The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-02-01
that the refusal Of the Republicans to accept

that the refusal of the Republicans to accept
of any compromise, and 80 preserve the
Union by peaceable means, has worked q
great revolution 10 the northern mind, on
the subject Of coercion. A few weeks since
the North was unit on the preservation OF
the Union, by the most vigorous and warlike
measures, but it was then thought that q
plan of Cancellation would be presented,
which would prevent the secession of the
Border States. But gradually, as all hope
Of such an act of wisdom, on the part of
the Republicans, has been dissipated, and it
becomes evident that the Chicago platform
is the only olive branch to be rendered to
the South, large and rapidly increasing
party has grown up, who will resist any at
tempt to inaugurate civil war, under what
ever specious pretext it may be proposed.
Before two months we venture to predict,
unless there is q change of policy on the
part of the Republicans, a formidable orga-
nization will arise in every Northern State
opposed to coercion, 10 favor of a peaceable
separation, and the ultimate reconstruction
of the Government.
- In October last, Gen. Scorr prepared
paper, and laid it before the President, in
view of what seemed to him even at so
early date, the imminent danger of dis
ruption of the Union by the secession of
one or more of the Southern States. The
National Intelhgencer, of late date, pub
fishes this document. That portion of the
paper in which the General indicates the
probable dividing lines which natural boun.
diaries and commercial afinities would de-
termine, in the case of the breaking up of
the Union, is of less practical Importance
at this moment than those other portions in
which it appears that before the November
election be anticipated the capture of South
ern forts and arsenals, and pressed upon the
government the Importance of at once
throwing into them sufficient garrisons to
make their capture impossible. On this
subject Gen. SCOTT said:
From knowledge of Southern population it
is my solemn conviction That there is some
danger of an early act of rashness preliminary
to secession, viz: the seizure OF some or all of
the following posts: Forts Jackson and st.
Phillip, in the Mississippi, below New Orleans
both without garrison Fort Morgan, below
Mobile, without gurrison; Forts Pickens and
McRae, Pensacola harbOr, with an insufficient
garrison for one Fort Pulaski, below Savan-
nah, without o garrison; Forts Moultrie and
Sumter, Charleston harbor, the former with
an insufficient garrison, and the latter without
out sufficient garrison. In my opinion all
these works should be Immediately so garri-
sOned as to make any attempt to take any one
of them, by surprise or coup de main, ridicu-
lous.
As to the probable dividing lines of the
several confederacies to arise on the ruins of
the present government, General ScoTT
says: .st as
All the lines of demarcation between the
new Unions cannot be accurately drawn in
advance, but many of them approximately
may. Thus, looking to natural boundaries and
commercial afinities, some of the following
frontiers, after many waverings and conflicts,
might perhaps become acknowledged and
fixed:
1. The Potomac river and the Chesapeake
bay to the Atlantic. 2. From Maryland along
the crest of the Allegheny (perhaps the Blue
Ridge) range of mountains to some point in
the coast of Florida, 3. The line from say the
head of the Potomac to the west or northwest,
which it will be most difficult to settle. 4. The
crest Of the Rocky Maintains
The Southern confederacy would, in all hu-
man probability. in less than five years after
the rupture find itself bounded by the first and
second lines indicated above, the Atlantic and
the Gulf of Mexico, with its capital at, say
Columbia, South Carolina. The country be-
tween the second, third and fourth of these
lines would, beyond doubt, in about the same
time constitute another confederacy, with its
capital at, probably, Alton or Quincy, Illinois.
The boundaries of the Pacific Union are the
most definite of all, and the remaining States
would constitute the Northwest confederacy,
with its capital at Albany.
1t, at the first thought. will be considered
strange that seven slaveholding States and
parts of Virginia and Florida should be placed
(above) in new confederacy with Ohio, lndi.
ana, Illinois, etc. But, when the overwhelming
weight of the great Northwest is taken in con-
nection with the laws of trade, contiguity of
territory and the comparative indifference to
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ginia, Kentucky, Tennessee and Missouri, it is
evident that but little if any coercion, beyond
moral force, would be needed to embrace them;
and have omitted the temptation of the un-
wasted public lands which would fall entirely
to this confederacy-an appanage (well hus
banded) sufficient for many generations. As
to Missouri, Arkansas and Mississippi, they
would not stand out q month. Louisiana would
coalesce without much solicitation, and Ala
bama, with West Florida, would be conquered
the first winter, from the absolute need of PEN
sacola for naval depot. .-...,...
The Charleston Merury of the 10th
says, that the amount in the sub treasury,
when South Carolina seeded, was not the
pitiful sum Of So, OOO,as was at first reported,
nor the sum Of $2l 900, but it was $l5O,OOO,
which amount has been reduced in the usual
manner, by payments, according to the law
of the United States, to about $4,000.
This sum is still in the sub treasury to the
credit of the United States treasury and the
disbursiDg agents. South Carolina has not
touched cent of this money.
Gen. SANDFoRD's tender of the New