The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-03-23
Errtrn session of Congress.

Extra Session of Congress.
Mr.. Lincoln is powerless to collect the
revenue in the Seeding States. He cannot
station men-of-war off the ports of the re-
belling cities to stop vessels from entering
their harbors, because the people, through
their representatives, have given him no
right to do so. Neither can he close those
ports, for the same reason. Not only is he
powerless to collect the revenue, but he is
unable to properly reinforce and hold all
the forts still in the possession of the Cen
eral Government, if the Confederate States
are fully determined to capture them
There are not men enough in the regular
army 10 defend all the government property
now threatened by an active, brave, and de-
termined people. If it is the intention Of
the Administration and of the people to
maintain the integrity of the American
"slars and stripes" steps must be taken
to increase the government army already
the weakness of our regular military force
is made a subject of ridcule in the Euro
pean papers. There is but one way in
which our army can be strength
ened andl Ethat is by calling out
the State militia. Already the cheeks
Of every true Union man are crimsoned with
shame at being compelled to pocket the
gross insults which have been heaped upon
their beloved Union and Constitution by
traitorous secessionists, and their hearts are
burning to avengo those insults. But Mr..
Lincoln has no power to call on the States
for either men or money. That power is
still in the hands of the immediate repre-
seatatives of the people. There is but one
thing that Mr.. Lincoln can do. lie must
call an extra session of Congress-and that
very soon. 1t will not do to let the ship of
state drift any longer. Steam must be
raised-alI sail set-or she will be upon the
breakers and all is lost-not excepting our
honor.
Several of the Southern States have to
hold special elections prior to the assem-
bling of an extra session of Congress, or
they will be unrepresented therein. In order
that they may have an opportunity of elect
ing their representatives, and still have
Congress assemble in time to meet the pre-
sent emergency, we think Mr.. Lincoln's no
LITIGATION to those states to hold a special
election ought to be forthcoming very soon.
To our mind, there is no time for delay
Delays are dangerous.
Fort Sumter has been entirely hedged
in with batteries until its reinforcement is
impossible and it is no longer tenable. ST.
Iently, and with the utmost celebrity, a
similar condition of things is being accom-
plished at Fort Pickens. Supplies sent to
the feet at that point are cut off. The
Southern tariff, which is much lower than
that OF our government, has been put in
operation, and it will quickly divert i'm
ports from Northern cities to those of the
Seeding States, and our revenue, will suffer
accordingly. So, too, the tariff imposed by
the Confederate Congress upon the manu-
featured articles generally furnished by
Northern mechanics to the Southern States
will materially interfere with the demand
for those articles and both sections will Sc
riously suf1er--the one for the value of the
manufactured articles, and the other for
the articles themselves. This condition OF
things cannot be tolerated for any great
length of time. Anticipated trouble is
much harder to stand up against than ae-
tuaI trouble. The people will endure any
than cr,cpopca
The merchants of the great emporiums
of the East will not patiently witness a
transfer of their trade to their Southern ri
vals-nor will the mechanics of the East
and West tamely submit to destruction
of their means of livelihood, and yet have
their government, to whom they look for
protection, sit idly by with its fingers in
its mouth like a school boy at a raree-
show-making no effort to protect their in
terests.
If the Confederate States are to be ac-
knowledged as an Independent nation, Con-
gress will have to assemble to do it. IF
do it. If the laws are to be enforced, and
rebellion punished, Congress must place the
power in the Presidents hands to enable
him to carry out its wishes. The final is
sue is being forced on the Administration
We have no doubt it will grid up its loins
for the struggle, and shall confidently look
for proclamation, calling for an extra SEES
sion of Congress, to make its appearance
in a week or two at farthest.
BE- From cur exchanges We CLEAN the
following appointments which have been
made, and some of which have been con-
frmed Benz. O. Farrer is understood to
be Assistant Treasurer at st. Louis; Frank