Daily national Democrat., 1861-03-05
"Reminiscences of the Notification ing
CnRilrsIOn.


the dclicacy of the timely act of Gen ~cot il
must be known that the Chariestoulaus, who
were almost continually under arms during
the presence OF Gen. scott and the United
states forces al Fort Moultrie, had strongly /
barlicaded with cotton bales, etc, all the
wharves facing the fort, and had planted can
non ia a manner to command the approach Of
au armed force. Threats had also been free
" uttered that no United states soldier should |
be permitted to set foot upon the soil Of
Cha lesion
Just "A, the period of the utmost anxiety
when all hearts were anxious lest the MOI
row should bring forth civil conflict, a ire
was seen from Fort Moutrie at twilight.
rising from Charleston, rapidly spreading
and threatening the city with destruction.
Gen. scott happened to he the first who per-
ceIv,d the conAagralion, and with great
prompincss called for volunteers to hasten To
the assistance OF the inhabitants All the
officers aud men were eager for the service
md, with the exception of mere guard, al
we're dispatched IN boats and without arms,
20 subdue the new enemy. Each detachment
was directed to report itself to some city Of
hcer and to SIX for employment
detached officer proceeded to explain
The object of this sudden intrusion. Capt
subsequently slain on the tattle field Of Palo
\ Ito, who commanded a detachment, rushed
up to the iuteudant. (MayoI) and begged to
he put to work y citizen standing by at
once claimed Ais assistance to save Il sugar
refinery, then in imminent danger. $40
You hear thatT' said Capt. Ringgo.d to his
men. II'e uH 90 to death for sugar = This
was in allusion to the famous threat of GOV
Hamilton, in respect TO his importation Of
that article, before the boxes had arrived,
| that they woul1 60 to death for sugar"
II may lie added that the detachment il
>tantly repaired to the spot, and the refinery
was saved. Nor was the good hunored quo
tation lost on the hundreds who heard IT,
The navy was not behind the army in this
act of uishborly kindness. Both were early
at the scene of iii stress Aud all after dis
tingui=hing themselves for zral and energy
returned as sober and orderly as they went,
notwithstanding refreshments had been pro-
fusely handed round 10y the citizens.
1t is not eXtra1aglut 10 say that this time
| ly movement, 50 well conceived and so hand
-omely executed, overcame much of the ex-
citemeut and prejudice existing against the
I nited States here represented by their SOL
dier and soiors These men threw them
selves, unexpectedly and unarmed ia the
against them, and ty saving city from fire !
powerfully contributed to save the Union |
from the greater horrors of civil war The |
effect was immediate on the spot, aud was
soon spread TO other parts of the State. 1t !
was one of those acts better adapted TO soothe
the asperites of feeling than would have
been any degree of courage or success, in
the forcible maintenance of the law.
TnE LAST PHASE OF SECESSION. Referring
to what he calls the last phase of secession,
Sicklcs, of New York, says-we quote from
his speech in the house of Representatives,, as
published in the Union:
can only characterize il as the Mexican
method of revolution. When Rohle, and
Mramon and Santa Ana are engaged in rev
olutionary movements, and a Government
condueta Of specie comes within theii reach,
it is sized upon, and they say, I'VE will
count every dollar of the coin, and when we
settle our quarrel with you, why then the
money viii be all safe, and we will pay it |
over"
Mr. Winslow (Opp) of North Carolina i
would ask the gentlemen if he has any iufor-
nation that any money whatever belonging
to the Government of the United States has
been seized 10y the goyernmen Of the seced-
ing states?
Mr.. Sickles-Yes sir, l have it from the
Treasury Department.
Mr. Winslow-I speak now with reference
to the sub-treasures
Mr. Sickles-l speak of the bullion be-
longing TO the United Htltes, about nine tons
of silver seized the other day in New Orleans
Mr. Winslow-Does the gentleman rely
upon newspaper reports?
Mr.. Sckes-No, upon official information
Mr.. Winslow the same as that published in
the newspapers?
Mr.. oickIes-Substantial the same, but
worse, am sorry to say There has been
another mint seized in Georgia, whicl, is to
be held for our benefit at some future day in
the general settlement. Now, that may be
very proper, but | am not disposed to put
the mails in the same process of liquidation,
because the receivable drafts and warrants
on the Sub-Treasuries, and warrants on the
Postmasters in the seeding States, and all
the machinery of the Government which re-
lates to the public funds, would not be in
good conditition of administration under such
circumstances. But to resume at the point
where yielded to my esteemed friend from
North Caroinn, and to bring these remarks
to a close, | want to call the attention Of gem
tention again to these new phases which this
tuON tilltut III tIc progress ul events, NleIC-
ing entirely TO the passions of the hour and
reason, has assumed. In Novcm-
Der it was peaceable secession. We could
agree to that. am for it, In January. il
was forcible secesson and then, sir. the
friends of peaceable secession in the North
were transformed into timid apologies. In
February it is spoiation and war. Armies
are raised right under the guns of forts be-
longing to the United States. the Jurisdiction
has been ceded to us by the solemn acts of
the seeding States. Measures Of open war
yield to Mexican spoilations, and ! saw in
the presence of this new and last phase of
the secession n novement, that it can have no
friends in the North it can have no apolo-
gists in the North, but there will soon be no
exception TO the general denunciation which
II must meet from the loyal and patriotic
citizens Of this country.
The OTHER SIDE-Some of the Breckin-
ridge papers are now claiming great credit to
themselves for having charged IIerschel Y.
johnson, during the late campBign. with be-
ing secessionist. They claim to ue prophets.
and say behold he is now acting with the
sece~>oni,ts Of his STATE. They forget to say,
however, that he was an anti secessionist
member of the Convention which, against his
wishes, and against his most earnest efforts,
adopted the secession ordinance; and that
then, and only then, he yielded to the wishes
Of the majority,
The same mode of argument will make
Govelnor Letcher, or Nirginia--a man whom
Union men everywhere consider one Of the