Nebraska advertiser., 1861-01-10

N@-Ft - 800 ~ ~ ALANAg
fore to present our readers with thI
blight side believing it to be the duty o
journalists, in "trying times" to pou.
"oil Oh The troubled waters" rather thar
'add fuel to the flames" There is nj
policy in attempting longer to conceal th'
fact that we are 10 the midst Of a revolu
tion; dangerous and uncertain as to it
final result
The following extract from a letter re.
ceiyed by Us a few days since from a
d. Southern-frm Union man, however,
friend. now in Washington, will convey
something Of an idea as to prevailing
feeling there
"The present political aspect of affairs
tend to the conviction that there will be an
early disruption of government, and what
the future may have in store for US, no
human mind can foresee. That divisions
and subdivisions will occur until we are
cut up into almost as many petty confede-
raciesas we have now States, is a result
not at all improbable. By the incompe-
teney Of the present administration, and
IT'S total failure to discharge its functions,
the Generalization Of our government has
become so thorough, that its little re-
manning authority will amount to nothing
IN ~arresting the reasonable designs of
the disunion leaders, who are determined,
at all hazasds. and regardless of any and
all concessions which may be proposed, to
destroy the best government the mind Of
man has ever conceived, or human hands
ever framed"
We have however great hope-faiH
in the people; the masses, who. we think,
are not yet fully aroused and awake to
the true condition of affairs; the real
causes of existing difficulties. Matters
are rapidly unfolding and developing
themselves, that they annOt much longer
be kept in the dark,
Those who have been watching with
any degree of care. the .current Of affairs
for the last Twelve months, could not fail
te-see the design Of the leaders of the
Breckenridge wing of the Democratic
party. Disunion, secession, disruption,
and total annihiLation, if necessary, was
their object. They broke up the Char
lesion aud Baltimore Conventions for no
other purpose than to beSurs of a pretext
for action in the formation Of a Southern
C~onfederacy; they had used Buchanan
as atool, until1heirt schemes were nearly
ready to put in operation, and were not
going to risk the election of Douglas, for
that would postpone their day for action,
and, at least, partially unyeil their plots
Of treason, and long series Of corruption
and theft. The election of Lincoln was
a God.send- to them; it gave them a pre-
fertfor action. Latterly: since the seces-
sion Of South Carolina, the leaders do
moi pretend. to,conceal their traitorousde-
signs; they "do not want any cOmpro-
mises." Nor, are they willing TO submit
their hitherto pretended grievances to a
vote of their own people. HOt-headed
leaders are rushing matters with indecent
haste, under whip and spur, that the
people in the South may not have time or
opportunity for reflection or investigation.
The evident design of all this, now, is to
"cover up tracks" by Fastening if posi-
bic, not only a rupture, but an open and
hostile conflict between the two sections
of country, with a hope, doubtless. that
all,government buildings and records may
be DESTROYED, and thus all traces Of viIlainy
obliterated. The agitators, with the help
of the President, and leading members of
the Cabinet, have already given South
Carolina possession of the United States
Forts, and in consequence of Buchanan
refusing. to aecede TO- the demand that the
United States forces be Withdrawn from
the third, the Secretary of War, Mr..
Floyd has withdrawn from the Cabinet,
and the Secretary of the Interior, Mr..
Thompson, and the new Secretary of the
Treasury. Mr.. Thomas threaten to do
likewise. Gov. Wise, il is said, is pre-
pairing to do what he hung John Brown
for attempting to do take possession of
government war supplies at Harpsr's
Ferry. 1t is found lha, unheard Of guam
titles Of arms and ammunition have been
placed in al prominent posts in the seoe-
ding States, and troops Withdrawn. Sew
enty thousand stand of arms were placed
in the arsenal at Charleston, and are now
in the hands of the traitors. Taking
possession Of government buildings IN
Washington, and if need be, consuming
them by FIRE, is freely talked of. Or
.ganized plans are without doubt on foot
ofOrcibly proven, the Inauguration Of
Dir. Lincoln. The Secretary of the
Treasury, Cobb, bankrupted the United
States treasury, and then vacated his Of