Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1861-03-13
Voice of the Press.


we give the following extracts from COM
mehtaries on that portion of the Presidents
inaugural Address, concerning coercion, ia.
Ken from some Of our exchange papers:
The Petersburg Express tUnion) says at
-, IN a general sense, Of a very mixed up and
unueterminate character. Tn first perusal
PIT, particularly if not a very careful one,
WIZ impress the reader with the idea that it
= utterly hostile to all the plans Of adjust
u,eht which have been proposed and discuss
eu' ana that IT breathes the very spirit Of CO.
eTclon. A more attentive examination Of it
ahu a collation. of its different parts, will
somewhat soften down this unfavorable i'm.
preston For instance-after announcing
ms Intention Of enforcing the laws of the
United States as it regards the national pro-
perty and the collection Of the revenue in the
seeded States, he has in immediate connec.
uon with this enunciatioD, the following
broad and significant qualification
Here follows the paragraph relative to
circumstances possibly debating a change
from his coercion policy.
Is not this opening the door 10 conserva-
tism through which he can fairly from
the demands Of ultraism and raficalism,
by which he will be harassed? ? 1t all events,
the words we have quoted seem to- our mind
a material offset against the coercion portion
OF has remarks Immediately preceding. That
little word unless may have a world Of
meaning"
Tie Richmond VA Enouirer Secession.
isl Gs:
MI. Lincolns Inaugural Address is before
Jul Teaoers--couched IN the cool, unlmpas
stoned, deliberate language of the fanatic,
with tho 4rroa sc vnrgniprr The ,r.u,nt
lhgs OF ianattclsm even to The dl.memner.
ment Of the government with tue horrors of
ci'il war. Virginia has me long looked for
aud promised peace uttcriug before her-and
Sue u%s move, size hns lle denial Of all hope
OF peace. tlyIl wtr must now come. Sec
u"itai war, declared by Mr.. Lincoln, awaits
only lns signal gun from the iHsulted South
ofu CoultErltcy, 30 light It's horrid fires all
along .Ie borders al Virginia No action Of
our toayeu 0n eul nov maintain thg peace.
o"e nsHst .J'yat. The .inerty OF choice IS
ye' hers. Sue nav mare 10 lie contest
WIN uer sister state OF tHe south. or she
must march to the conflict GguthSt them
There is left no middle course; here is left
no more peace. war must settle the conflict
aud the God of battles give victory To tho
right
We must be invad cd by Davis or Lincoln
IN. No,;o,5 I,t.rrn.,o,r ro;,ouatos =,
~ -
o''en Expressed ",Jec'i'" 10 '"e Po'icy OF co
s0''"' "'u u 'e'''' 'n"' - Suoh 0Hy Gal
'' sustained ,,
al il too late now to discuss the riphtful
ness or the wronrfulness Of the abstract doc
trim. or Secession Six or seven States have
already proclimed themselves indeoenden,
of the Union and have ORGANIZED n Provi
sional Government and are now in the act
of discharpinp all the functions of a sepa
rate nationality. Il is the part of wise and
practical men and il is especiallv the duty
of the Federal Administration at Washing.
ton. to look tucts in the face-to meet anc
accent facts as they find them. and dispose
of them with a view to the interests of peace
and harmony. Let Lincoln carry out tn,
policv Indicated in his Inaugural and civil
war yi1I he inauyurated forth with throuphonl
the L6S;b nd breadth Of the Land Tn,
CTfT Sfat,s in orr judgment have acte,
rasblv n~nneiyhhorIv and imnroperl bu
considering them e-riog sisters entitled n
our sympa1aiss and our AID n an ame-ganev
Virginia can never consent. and will neve
consent for the Federal Government to EN-
ploy coerCive measures towards them. An
the stupendous folly of such a policy
perfectly apparent. For, as we have said,
would lead to certain and inevitable wa
and TO the complete and eternal destructio
Of the Union"
We extrac, the fouoyino from tho reae,
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'o"S VI '"0 iN"l''S" """"'"' N""0"|'
So far as coercion is concerned, Mr.. Lii
coin occupIcs the very ground OCCUPIED b
MI. Buchanan. We have compared the Il
augural in this respect with Mr.. Buchanan
message. and the fact is so. We cannot,
An honest man, denounce in Mr. LincoI
what We approved in Mr.. Buchanan. III
man had lust taken on oath to support Il
Constitution and TO enforce tire laws
What was he to do Was he to say to Il
seven cotton States. YOU are ont of the Unlor
Who gave him that authority? Has Co
presss said it2 No. Have the Americs
people said it. No The mats are still fl
nished 10 these States, and Mr.. Lincoln sa,
he will continue to furnish them unless the
are repealed. But he says he must execu
the laws, and in the next breath he virtual
omits the cotton States as Mr.. Ruchani
omitted South Carolina, for the simplereas
that he has no officers in those States a
canno: execute them. lie says that in ii
terror localities where competent reside
citizens will not or cannot hold the ofic,
There will be no attempt to force obnoxio
strangers on the people. But he says
will collect The revenue ~ Tue cotton Stat
HowP lie must 60 L u at all. al the CT
~ f. g.. . go o.. ..II-.'t. 81 Il.