New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-01-18

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4 ese Ii7 10 recognized and acted upon, would DC
! il Il and ,oneaiory remedy. Another remedy, not
peculiar TO any party but which was yainy demanoed
Was the euf rcemeLt OF the laws That, indeed, would
b. desi able; that was solemn dnIy necessary Pet-
bars TO tie very existence Of the Government, De-
cau4e without tho enforcement Of the laws the Uhion
could continue. But that remedy did not meet ire
existing state of things. They could not, under any
prov ION Of the Cons tuton, enlOTce tue law against
a seeding State Tie law applicable to ind'ii-
uss and 10 enforce the law against the individual yol
must lave judges and juIies and YOU must process
ainst I'm cordng TO the Constitution In the Stale
here the crime committed. II was clear, there
FORE that they could not enforce the law AGAINST an nfi-
yidnal for Jury in South Carolina weald bring In
verdict Of - lily upon any Indictment iOuno at tDs
iunctuIe and under present circumstances. III WAS
rue there general demand for the enforcement
of the Law but however true az an abstrac ion how
ever necessary al all times and imperative II might te
on the GOvernm,n to enforce them, 1t was now lD.
practicable and impossible, well wholly unsuied
TO Il ecasion The question then was what was the
duty OF the Administration and OF Congress IL was
one of Tacifcation and demonstrations duty when
meet undoubtedly be committed TO the next Admins.
traoD the country must therefore wait an appeal
tn thc PEOPLE. But what, 10 the meantime, 10 TO be
done AS yet no practical remedy had been devised,
~ State alter State going oct OF the Cni)n All
the votes taken in the different e. his Committees tend
ed 10 strengthen the indication that remedy from
these is out OF tie question. The dominant
party lave shown an indsposiion to make those eon-
c,ssiont indispensable to Il reunion. Their 6ounden
duty them TO the status quo and to pre-
tie exiting state Of things a. nearly as possible
to avoid TIE employment Of coercion But to do ms
il was essentially necessary to their policy that Ike
puigOte and tpit should All innate their Southern
fitnds IL would not do for the South to protest
against coercion, while ut the same time they seized
the arms, arsenal, iOtrv-ses navy yards and ships
that come within their reach aud power. 10 act
thus not and could never be peaccable secesa0n
HAT wonid not be preserving the status q"y. h
declaration OF war; and when sovereign States
make war they could not cry peace, nor caH l1r
protection against coercion To repeal the ordi-
nance by which any Of the States adopted the
Union and ceded land or other property TO the
United states, their act became grant III fee SUI
tie not tply M property, but matter OF ursdle-
icn which by soNeregn acts they parted with forever
10 the II tied States. The constitutional compact WIS
Il comTart betw equal sovereign States, and wheo,
therefore sovereign State did act, whether BY law
or ueaty or by grant parchment cedig unalteE-
ably cce OF territory, large or SMALL whether Tor
the purpose # erecting on II fortress, or iort or cus
tamhouse city, or Town, that State coui not rccall
that cesson nor unHake the grant. This was out Cf
TIE question. Suc! proposition was m'nStrous IN
hw in morals and politics, aud was ntte ~ untenabe
| ard ndelensble. lie hoped The south, therefore,
would nos force ssue Of war III defense II THIS IN
cottroveriibe right and in discharge OF the lnper'
alive and paramount duty of occupying and keeping
| hore fortified places provided for tie common de-
fen,e Of the country. IL this point alone the
Whole 6arger Of llision to be dresded-on this
OILY ii, il can happen and ON this slion the hrst
battle n ay he fought. IL cannot he said by the South
that the seizure of the forts had been made Tor the pur
protection. tNt toilnf vi
South Carolina in Ler Convention, convened for the
~ rpoe Of taking steps 10 ecedo, met with no Inter
| oence from any qulrter-no lnieTier nee from The
| Executive or lrom Congress That Convention was
held n ordinance Of secession passed, and they
net with 10 interference with the act-none what
| ever. No army naval forces were sent Tor the
ruryCfe 81 coercion. But what bad toe Legislature
| o. South Carolina done They organized an army
ard v, { there was no lie Ell with that hostile
act from any quarter. Tic act of secession, from it,
incerti 70 is contamination, was rendered a. 'oll
rele and perfect human agency could make 1t, and
not the -lghtes' interference Was aoerted or a.
Tempt Il ~ the Executive or legislative departments
Through al these acts there show Of coercion
Tie uauti,r OF sixty men from one iort 10
another However timvl Gs II was, gave rise 10 un-
founded alpTehen.inns not only IN one state, hnt
| tlIougl cut the whole section OF the country The
mere transfer II hudlul VI men, uot under lstruc-
ton % me ace attack anybody WA assumed 10 Do
yai Ike nea6uTe on lie part of the Federal Govern
| ueGt. What next An unarnled vessel approaches
the hnrlor 81 Charleston bearing dispatches and pro-
Nbions and men 20 lace within the un1nesiionlble
iniisdicion oil Ito Federal Government Of the United
| siaies From ia masthead l. di-llyed the American
og and che approaches and is within sight Of for
tihCion OF the General GOvernment-tho official char
| aGer Of tie ves-e being well hnowntho Authorities
| OF South Carolina opened fire from their guns upon
| her, deien-elcs' as sie wus and compelled her to
rcuu and abandon the egi innate ami peaceful char
aCeT 81 her mission. That wa. an act ~ war; 81 uh-
qualified md hagant war; and bad lci am net been
| done by another Government or authority, By any
| foreign rover whatever, It void have aroused
ecled from every patriot heart loud and earnest
Iro,est, and ii mtad FOR an immediate appeal 10 all
the msnsuIcs uec vary 10 reIcl The insult and aNenge
the .utTuge. II an act OF war. Bat etornd tuliks
| TO the moderation Gtd noble mIgranlniy OF gallant
Major Anderson, il not - regarded by him. lie
remembered il was an net done by liz ollUwcO1nry
urn, by excited aud ni-.d by tie apprehension
| of iorce 90 De- employed against Themselves, aud
iCd 90 blind zeil by their anomalous politi-
| csl condition In retaliation of that act OF war,
Major Anderson might have laid Charleston IN ashes
AID civilization and history would have approved
| The act. He omphaicay announced lis conviction
that DO nan, looking al Che responsJihty 81 Mayor
| Anderson, could honestly lay bis hand upon
biz heart and condemn him for such viudi.
cation of the honor and the rights OF tlg which his
sWo.d aud bis life were III, dgcd 10 maintain. Bat this
was not DONE and he thanked Heaven for A.. II 10
bad hen done II would have been impossible IN recon-
siru,t the COni,dera1y. which now reemel the only
pcicfnl ESCAPE from their difficulties. In view Of mere
coercion he would repeat that they could not recruit
regiment in NowiUrk 70 march over the iontlertoany
State for The purpose of Cotr ION against people III
the cXerci,e OF their ogmaeHud holy nghte Never,
ncyerl Bnt the men Ot New-IOrk would march III
untold thousands anywhere t. protect the honored
aI OF tie Union, and 10 dcicnd and maintain as glory
aud rcnOwn ia any event, or IN any emergency
where Il necessary 10 dp so. lie would cal
attention once more 10 tho great and grave dis
nciion between an issue where force is employed
agaiuet a soycrt ign State 10 compel IT, abandon-
ment Of any poll zeal act within her legitimate jus-
dcon, and an appeal 10 arms in defence of the inds-
putabls right and jurisdiction Of the United SHADES
hen That urdic ION had been cedei b. tho at Of the
-sc.ding State. Reference had yesterday been made
Gy SIR. GarnctO To Ito probability of hostile
| visit from the armies and nayie- "a trS,e ana
England for the purpose of interfering WI our urs-
| dicion. This very probability shOwed !. would be
worse than madne5s to surrender the fortified places
which alone could enable them o assert and mEntin
| that iuriifiction Whatever might be the Views Of
gcn mn az TO peoceable secession, however they
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