The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-02-11

ruin Of many of them. Therefore the pster
; interest may be accounted as an accession
The conservative ranks, and the lobby will b
compelled to be patriotic for the sake of il
bread and butter.
The Seizure or New York Vessels IN tn
Port OF savannsh-Defeat Of Republf
can Aggression by the Government o
Georgia.
The fragrant invasion of the rights and pro
perty Of citizens Of Georgia, three weeks ago
by our Metropolitan police, has received til,
rebuke it deserved. II was ruthlessly perpe
trated, under aggravating circumstances, will
he direct sanction Of the Governor Of ah
State, and it met with the response which srssi
an unwarrantabls, highhanded act of aggres
sion might be expected to receive, from an in
dependent incensea Commonwealth. The his
tory OF the facts whish cumiaated in the repri
sails that were witnessed, on Friday last, in the
port Of Savannah, was published in our yester.
days Issue. Under psetext that wares, pur-
chased in New York, short time since, were
"contrabaad Of war;" vessels lying in orr har-
Tor were invaded, and Merchandise they con-
tanned was unscrupulousfy stolen. Peaceful
efsorts were made by Governor Browu.of Geor-
gia, to secute'its recovery, hut withontsucsoss.
The decided measure OF retaliation to,whieh he
has had recourse, has, however broughs,the se-
| publican conspigators If not TO their Senses at
| least.to their knees. Neither the Governor Of
| this State, nor his police subordinates, have
daredao face the just indignation of an iscensed
! community, and they have restored, unoondi-
,ionslly, upon the first notification Of repri-
sails, the goods they had sequestrated uRder
false pretenccs,
The retaliatory act of the State of Georgia
| was q virtual decree Of non-inte-course, which
would have inevitably led to hosslities between
sections OF the country, if the injury that excited
it mad not been promptly repaired. The. re,
la'ions OF the ooantry are still peaceful. No
competent authority has recognized the ex-
is'eD % Of breach, outside of the competency
of Congress ana the President to heal But
how long will it be before acts, similar actsp to
that which our local republican sathorities have
committed, will result in the horrors Of civil
cotfiict, and the initiatOry stages of military
despotsmf We see preparations for war every
whore, which aDpal the patriotic heart. Secrs-
tsry of the Treasury Dix, orders his subos-
dinates TO- "shoot down on the spot a.certain
class Of sscsders. Governor Morgan tanders to
the President of the United States the militia of
New York 10 war upon tina Souths the State
Senate votes five hundred thousand dollars to
aid IA putting it upon ca war footing, and
General Sanford publishes to the world his
\ IA rok for n.f.ha ha he I
latars has ordered bin 10 be esgrossed, with
a clause that the forces Of the Bay State shall
hold themselves in readiness "for service out
side Of the State at no. distant day." and we
hear Of enroiments in the West and Northwest,
with the avowed object of promoting interne-
cine strife General Wool wants the aid of
| hundred thousand war hounds to tear the vitals
OF the republic. General We'ghtman would
| drill the police Of Washington; and the heavy
tread artillery and the bristling of the bay onet
are daily rehearsal on Pennsylvania avenue, Of
the scene to be witnessed there, on the 4th
Oh Marca next al. Lincoln shadows forth the
vie" pc himself entertains of an approaching
| military rule, by programme for his journey
TO the capital which would have better become
| a Trajan or an Antoninus.
| Meanwhile the progress Of the Southern con-
federacy is sure aud steady, in an onward di-
rection. The dignifed manner in which the
proceedings of the Congress at Montgomery
have been conducted, is a striking refutation OF
the ISLANDERS that have been promulgated by re-
publicans, against the slaveholding States. The
Executive chosen to preside over the new con-
l-tederacy is military man, but die tone adopt
I'd in framing its constitution is eminenily con-
servativc, and the reopening Of the slave trade
has been formally forbidden. Every word that
savors of aggression or OF hostile feeling to
wards the North is carefully eschewed. A re.
Gently seeding Senator seems to have spoken
with authority, upon the occasion of his las
address to bis colleagues in the halls OF the
Capitol, when he said
We will recognise the obligations of all existing rsa
| tes-poe respefsaq tie Afytcaa st,re ade inciIiea VI
nail lie Jacy ared 20 dsstae iat proportion Of the
n nal d.d doootn, ehe cost II al the orts ami che
m,g,yy of tie Un,td SAFES .os,ch been compcle
70 stse IN bdeuce If it should appear that shar
such expenditure inns been greater han "a other sec
tons and shall recognise the right Of the ahaoi'
ants OF the valley Of the Mississippi and II
| tributaries ns free navg4tsn Ne will guar
antoe them free interchange OF all agIicu
|
Kind sn tn transit from foreign countries OF
species Of merchandise SUBJECT only 10 such regulation
"a ny be aheoutey necessary for the protection OF
.cyrtue system W. may establish and for purposes
ice. AS for such States OF The MIN as may not choos
. unite their ies,taies utth ours sail CONSIDER them
, | al uhey Tore,gn nations Ene,niss pdr-a petc,
l,sosn We ic,sa Gsd bors 20 part ich issrs an'ca
IT, and depends thev ahau have no proved
no,, b. pursue a hoie coue ,cu ts FIR the n 1se ~ ~
ire taies dcide this mor,ntqs question We must
prepared coercion whether attempted nr svo~e
nseni or b. band heretofore supposed frisniy-D
| moi
mere dangerous, preext Of enforcing iie laws, protect
iDg public property collecting the revenue W. sha
al Gavin sbosi words discuss legal and technical G
tnctOns shai consider the ne eq iivaapt TO IN
ther and shall 30 prepared IL act accordiasy-.1osfa
oy|a,o parai pa pu fsd rendy % meet you 10Th he o
sty.,casd hind Of fellowship the mailed ppnofay9 tcd
as yo may ,cH Elect between these alternatives
This position is dignifed, and is direct IL
viiation TO the North to maintain terms Of aunt.
Il Is In the face OF such overtures, that Senate
.,rro RI .aaa in.a Aat thai llhntIaN shall be Ih