The Van Buren press., 1861-03-20

ropean governments to inform :hom OF thel
future policy of this government, thus fore
| stalling and defeating the object Of thel
Southern Confederacy in sending their
| Commissioners thence. The Same course
| will be pursued relative to Mexico. The
| Cabinet as soon as the Southern forts adair
| is settled, will take into consideration the
collection Of revenues. All are known toI
agree tina. it should be collected, but the
manner is tho trouble.
Lieut.. Hatman has arrived from Texas,
with dispatches from Col. Weite who has
been instructed to withdraw from Texas,
and was concentrating his troops at Indi
anola. Col. w. will remain until all the
troops have left. ALI stores and munitions
of war were in the hands of Texas commits
sioners who allowed the necessary supplies
to send the troops outof the State.
The military post. Bragg's Island, was
surrendered by Lieut. Thompson to Gen.
Nichols. first insisting that the flag should
be saluted. He had only Is men and 2
guns.
The steamer Arizona was ordered, by her
owners, to wait at Indianola until after the
Steamer Gen. Rusk. which bad Gen. Mich
ol and Forsyth on board should pass her for
Brazos, in order that the Arizona should not
take out the news of the Texas. The Tex
as rangers are stationed from Brazos to
Brownsville. and it is anticipated that they
would attempt to prevent the government
troops from taking away stores and artil-
lery.
"A Washington dispatch Of to-day. says
the last remittances Of the seceeding States
on account of the customs was received to-
wards the close Of February about $4,000
Draughts on Baltimore, previous to secess-
ion, and receipts other than customs, it is
said. are honored in those States with the
exception of Louisiana.
A dispatch from Savannah, Georgia, to-
, dvy, from the President Of the Central rail-
road, says, goods from Tennessee and 9TH
er States not in the Southern Confederacy
pass through the Confederated States with
out the payment of duty.
2 MONTGOMERY, Ala, March, 18.
D The Tariff bill reported last week, was
not passed into law. it will be up for ac-
4 tion when Congress meets again. The
t Commissioners to Europe, Hon. VIM l..
a Yancey. Dudley Mann and P. H. Root. are
t about leaving for New Orleans, and will
! sail from thence to Havana. to take the
g English steamer, which leaves that coast
on the 9th inst. for South Hampton.
81 WAsHINGroN, March 18.
: The credentials of David Wilmot were
presented and he was sworn in and took his
seat.
The joint resolutions of the Legislature
1 OF Indiana. requesting Congress to call a
Convention for making amedments to the
| Constitution laid he oh
cred to be printed.
a MIR. Douglas resolution was taken up.
and MIR. Breckinridge said on the present
n anxious condition Of the country, the SEN
ate should not adjourn without expressing
an opinion under the existing state of at
fairs, and giving some advice tending to
, allay public apprehension. Opinions seem
f divided rs to the measures Of the Inaugural
I he was Tree to confess and grati6ed to do
SO. that its general expressions are for har-
4 mony and the prevention of bloodshed, but
the policy which the President says he
e deems 1t his duty to pcrsue, must result in
= blo"dshed, unless essentially modifed-the
leading idea of the Inaugural, very clearly
! put forth. is that the President does not re-
cognize in any sence the existence of anoth-
er Confederacy, but that he regards all pro-
Il ~SsiAA6S "aA oSes AL Iu6 ScCeucQ ICtateS eltn-
er insurrection or revolution, and that it is
n his purpose to the extent of his power to
enforce the laws of all the States, inc,iua;no
those who haye withdrawn-;::rser vas
irresistible, to whatever extent force or in.
g Sasion Is necessary 20 collect duty ON inn
ports ana 70 maintain, possess and occupy
: 'ne lor's, force Will be employed by con-
r strung 1t to 20 his Constitutional duty-
: us true TIE President qualified his declara-
non oy saying the course here indicated
would be followed unless current events and
experience shall show notifications to he
proper, and IN every case and exigency nv
O best discretion will be exercised according
n 10 circumstances actually existing snd with
view to the peaceful soluti6c of our Ns.
tional troubles and the restoration of fra.
teInai sympathy and affection--he. ,H.reck-
j lnrldge, took his qualifications to moan. h.,
q VIII not undertake to execute the laws or
to bold the forts or other places within the
Withdrawing States. excepting where cir
ounces show his ability to do so. and that
ne will not undertake to enforce those fnnc.
f tons because it would be initiating war
ana would make the hopes of peaceful so.
luton more doubtful than the policy would
oe that which would prevent the initiation
Of bloodshed. The President conce;ses !,
, his duty to hold. possess, and occunv the -
| iorts and collect duties ON imports. to he
mooihed according to the necessities of the
case which may surround him otherwise
ms policy would be simple and easy. Look
ing at Fort Sumpter. what were the reason.
for the rumored evacuation They were
not political but military reasons, because
IN the opinion of the administration. rain
forcing the fort would render concil;st;on
ana harmony doubtful. but because the mi-
itary and naval power does not expect to
penetrate to that point. unless the purpose
OF the President was to use force. So far
as was necessary he would, if his object
was purely Cancellation. withdraw the
troops for political and not military reas-
ons. then he thought he was iust;f;ed in
constituting the inaugural to mean the Pr.s-
ident will hold the forts aud the other nlsc.
ss within the Confederated States. and col.
ieet the duties on imposts to the sextent Of
his power. AAd thsres il any niod;fcat;on
it vN Be eacauser Of his insb;ltv and NO,
bsnpss be would bs willing ID w;thdrsw ,
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