The Lansing state Republican., 1861-01-09
ANSiNG STATE REPUBLICAN
The Conflict Begun.


Certainly Two, perhaps moreot the States of
this Union, are in arms against Government
Civil war, SO long dreaded is upon us. IL is of
no avail to ask how this came abat-ihe manifest
duty is to prepare for it.
ALREADY the Legislatures o. Massachusetts,, OF
New York, and of Pennsylvanis are moving to
meet the exigency by the lew OF troops, and by
raising means 10 keep them in tie field. Mich
| igan being weaker, AMI more remote from the
seat OF Government. which will within sixty days
become the seat of War, viii not bs looked to for
30 large IA contribution for the common safety as
the states above named, but she can will do her
/ share
| The messages of the Governors, both retiring
and incumbent, represent the organized and uni
formed militia of the State, as considerable
body of men, taken collectively. say forty uni
formed, organized and disciplined companies OF
ail arms, Ia the aggregate say fifteen hundred
men, or two regiments These companies, il
they would do nothing more, wouH form a nG-
cleus around which might soo.. be gathered
twenty thousand men ft for service, from the
hundred ID ten thousand enrolled militia of the
State.
The most prudent and best advised of our del
egation in Congress, are now dai V warming one
and another Of their friends at home. that unle.s
prevented or overawed the md met OF slavery
intend 10 signahzc the 4th OF Marcia dav sa-
cred as the inaugural period Of freedom, by a
-ubver-ion of the. Government. Two letters of
1t
the House, have come under our Owl ObseFva-
vaion w;hin the past week In one of these
letters, the ~iicr hopes that the first act of the
Michigan Legislature will be the tender of her
orgaulzed militia TO Government, ior il. preser-
vatiOn lt will be urged by some, that it viii
not be safe 10 Offer troops TO the Government a.
the administration now stands Upon this point,
there Is reason to hope that the dark hour of
ies't"ncy and doubt nas passed with Buchanan.
The fierce aud unUiidlud yiolauc. ot Saith Gar
o!na and Georgia IN seizng the nui,imrn;s in
Charleston tabor, aUd upon the rivers Of Geor-
gia and the refusal OF the Charleston Collector
10 pay revenue To Government aud other open
acts of treason, have lctt the President no alter
native, ani though late and reluctantly. vet at
last, he shoas disposition Ia regard hi, oath
The Overwhelming pressure upon him from his
Own State, Pcnnsy lyana, from the city and State
oi New YORK., and IRON Maryland. also. j ave
State, have forced him from his lurking place
among the hiding holes oi tleason and will com
pei him, unwIllingly to do his Glry That he j.
tr.to: at heart, and ever has been, before and
-
son vel knew and understood him, while he
lived, unfit 20 be trusted, and he refused all
trust ia HIN. Bat he has neither the force OF
character 10 combat nor the strength OF will To
resist the pressure 10 which he is now subjected
South Carolina, as il 10 make the farce of Sc
cesSou more absurd, has formed a cabinet, as o
an inde pendent natiol. Gov. Pickens appoints
| A. ,. Mctirath, Secretary %: State, 10 regulate
Intercourse aiti ether States and foreign pow
erS, making treaties, regulate commerce, aud ap
poiHt c,nsuis. D +. Jameson, Secretary OF
WaE, y. o. h.mm!nger, Seer cretary of Treasury
" IL. Hlrdie, % regulate the postal department
and Ugh, nouss; A. - Giriington, Secretary Of
the intrrior, ~ attend 10 local matters, including
the militia AMI coast police
At Mobile, Alabama the United States arsenal
was taken At daylight by the Mobile troops with
OUT resistance. The arsenal contains six stand
Of arms, fifteen hundred arres of powder, 500, :,
600 rounds oi cartriges and other manifestation.
Of war. IL is reported that Fort Fort Morgan
was taken he night previous
At Savannah, Ga, "Wednesday, Fort Pu
, iasl was a,ken possession of by the volunteers
D.. order of Gov. Brown. Il is reported thai
the reveHle cutter DObbn has been taken pos
session OF but Gov. Brown has issued order.
for her return to the government.
The State of Georgia has also taken possession,
OF the Usited States cutter on that station.
II chiesn, it would seem, can hardly sit BY
with folded hancs, whilc the people of several
Of the States of the U.ion-at least three-are
openly in AIMS, and are violently seizing the
batteries and defences Of government, both
ashore and aloat. II is possible that our troop.
may not be needed, but that they NAV not be
and that no blood be she'd j. the wish and hope
every good citizen, bus the best guaranty tina,
they shall not be needed is TO have it known
that they are ready.