Newbern weekly progress., 1861-01-08

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The North Means to COerce Seeding
Revolution.
1t is folly for the people of the South to
close their eyes to the uncrring indications of
the future We must either put stop to Sc
cession and consent to live under and sustain
Lincoins administration, or fight way out.
The present and the incoming administration
have determined there shall be no peaceable
secession. In fact we cannot see how any
sane man could ever suppose such thing as
peaceable secession possible. Hence we must
fight for our rights in the Union, yielding
choose secession through all the horrors Of
Revolution. The tone Of the Northern press,
the Northern Legislatures and Northern pco-
pie are all unnistakable on this point. The
New York World has the following:
"Thc South Carolina Commissioners have
gone home with f1caS in their Five days
ago we did not suppose Mr.. Buchanan would
ever give any honest man an opportunity to
praise him. It is, therefore, unexpected
pleasure to see that he Is not wholly n>enS'lc
to the force OF northern public opinina. His
appointment OF Mr.. Mcintyre to the collector
ship Of Charleston is precisely the right thing
to do, at the present luncture; and, if followed
up by a sufficient naval and military force to
protect that officer in the discharge Of his du-
ties the country will try to forget Mr.. Buchan-
ans late pusilanimouS and vacillating course
Since he is rid of Cobb and Floyd, the two
worst spirits in his cabinet, and since the re-
buke indirectly administered to him by the
unanimous applause with which the whole
North greeted the spirited conduct of Major
Anderson, the President seems capable Of ac-
ting more like patriot and less like tlmld
old woman.
And so the puissant ''nation" of South Car
olina learns that it sent its personally respec-
table embassy on a fools errand A little girl
who puts a tiny teaspoon to the mouth OF It's
doll or goes through the motion of nursing it,
does not make more idle display of maternl-
ty than our little Palmetto pet has made OF
nationality, in sending commissioners to treat
with the federal government. South Carolina
is net nation and when she affects that dig
nity she is only putting on ridiculous airs Mr..
Buchanan has acted with good judg gment in
declining to recognize these sham ambassadors
and they owe it to his wise fOrbearance that
he did not cause them to be seized and impris-
oned as traitors The country will applaud
the Presidents late formed resolution to collect
the revenue and hold the public property at all
hazards but it will not require him to do more
than merely maintain the supremacy of the
laws This government, if well administered,
is too strong to be annoyed at any foolish aping
of nationality by two or three states SO long
as they confine themselves to the harmless op-
erations of passing resolutions, mounting cock
ades and sending embassies. These are follies
to be tolerated. not punished. But when
they set the laws at defiance and resist their
execution, none of their childish shams can pro-
tect them. if the executive be true to his duty,
from the laws severity. 1t is gratifying to see
that the President, though late, coming to take
this sound view of the matter"
Here we have in the above paragraph not
only the sentiments of the Republican party
but of large number of the Northern people
who voted for tusion They for coercion
and will not hear of the right of secession W.
must choose then, and the South should be
unit in the choice between residence in th'
Union under the Constitutionally elected Pres
ident who is to succeed Buchanan or Revo
lution out of It that will break up and overturr
all government, and may run through twent!
years
But here is another voice from the North OF
this head and one top that has right to speal
for the Republican party. we must COMICS
we like to see these plain terms and candid de
clarations. The editor Of the New York 1fl
bune, a man who is as familiar with public sen
timent in the North as any other man in tina
section, utters the foloWingi
DISPATCHES received in this city yesterda,
from Washington announced that Fort Sumte
is now besieged that Fort Moultrie has beer
completely repaired and the guns remounted
and that the rebels were fully prepared t
open fire upon Major Anderson aud his ittl
garrison.
We trust that these reports are exaggerated
We can scarcely believe that the fanatlclsm Q
South Carolina has risen to such pitch as t.
prompt her to actually begin the conflict
though after the seizure of Fort Moultrie and o
Castle Pinckaey and Of the United States reve
nue. cutter, open and fragrant acts Of rebellion
there is little reason to suppose that the reVol
ted shareholders will hesitate at anything,
Should the news prove true the Governmen
at Washington has, of course, but one course
TO pursue, and that is to promptly reinforct
Major A-:derscn Pfc send az the naval force q