Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1861-02-20

YJUttSss WItlEW uaCtl Ine tDOT0ef9i 6I3CcSS VIII
bc'satisfic.l -thatthan nost.l6:the secdding
Stateswilf return, leaving South Carolina,
and perhaps one or two others, to fight It
oYt alone, What the Agesalt will be, no ono
san, doubt, they mutt yiieM. go = .es
Whether The policy Of the incoming adj
tninistration will be positive or negative CO.
ercion, IFhave' no. means aof ktiowinS,'s and
therefore shall not attempt to say, though
IN! :dpinionis that,it will he tho latter. Il
{ I have written thus ct length. because II
desire that the people, Of Minnesota may
know all the ffpc ts. Ia doing so |; haye. gone
over all the ground Of the controversy, ,ex-
cept the grievances, 50 called, of the, seeding
States. and they ara too Welt understood to
need repetition here. We all agree that
they are without. Foundation Or reason. and
entirely unjustifiablc. 8 Ii. this review or
statement Of affairs, have purposely avoid
adythe. subject of armed coercion, because,
twhllc admitting fully the! power and ability
Of tho NORTH, 70 subjungate even the entire
South, sill We may not shut our eyes to the
fact that in the present state Of affairs, any
such attempt would inevitably result in a
civil war such as the world never Witnessed.
= "A very prominent MINNESOTA merchant
writes to me that his business has fallen off
ono4half';n consequence ofour political diff
culties-thatitl,e price Of grainis greatly re-
duced, aud but yery,feY buyers, at that. IF
the talk ola dissolution and war have pro-
duced this result already, what will tho re-.
ality bring? -. &
Who cal, estimate. the destruction of life
peace, prosperity, PERSONAL and NATIONAL
wealth, that would RESULT from such = war?
And who can tel where, when, and how it
would end2 idrheso are questions which mon
ought TO consider ,selI; before rushing head
rlongIinto var. They are questions which
must be NIT; and ask the people Of Mime
sofa, if they are ready for it? DO they de-
sire $uch;a result? Or, would they not
rather prefer, by such a conpfdmisse as This
indicated, an avoidance Of the dire calamitics
and return Of peace, prosperity, and good
will! There. is no question in my mind,
'thatIif Buchanan had actcdupon the advice
ofGeneral Scott, in his letter of. tho 18th
Of October, and garrisoncd the Southern
forts, and sarsenals, VIC should never have
heard Of this secession movements. There
would have been doubtless two or three
Southern Conventions and 4 few speeches
BY such traitors as Keitt,, Yancy, Cobb &
Company, and thai. would have ibeen the
end oft. But unfortunately for the coun.
try, be did not do it;.ssnd now we have to
deal with the disease as we find lit, spcrmcat-
iingsthe whole Southern system.s,.I.si,t
4 have faith that after the present, difficult.
ties arc set,1el, so far, as the. North and the
border States are concerned, the power and
dignity. Of the government will be fully
yindicated,. and that whoever attempts to
Stand in its way, will be most efYectually
crushed. pits 4 zG2s5lt Fl ,ltsilast =
Many Northern members who favor
compromise. VIZ not vote foE i 1snn,. Of
Will, however, doubtless I'D enough go with
the Union ,nel, Of the border States and the
South to, carry 1T. Herewith Igivc YOU .
table ofthc votes for and against, Is at pres
sent understood by the correspondent Of the
New York Timer; 30.