Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-01-08
us. War Steamer Brooklyn Or
dered on a Cruise !!
She takes Four Companies Of Artillery
from Fortress Monroe!
Her destination supposed to be Fort
Sumner :
NORFOLK. VA. Jan. 4. 1861

NORFOLK, Va, Jan. 4, 1SG1-A. NJ.
There is great excitement here in consequence of
a report that four companies of Artillery from
Fortress Monroe, have been ordered to Charleston
Lieut.. j. ii. North has resigned.
The war steamer Brooklyn is coaling taking in
stores getting ready for cruise, reported for
Charleston"
Only think of it Ia steamer on a cruise Lieu
tenant North has resigned the steamer Brook
Ign Is "coaling and Fort Sumter is "destina-
toni"
Angels and ministers of grace defend us"
All We people run here and then run out of the
Union, for the steamer is "coaling" with the in
tention of coercing, and we shall all be subjugated
in the course of a day or twol Thanks to Mr.
Fulton for the information-thank to him for the
privilege of reading and copying such dispatches
which he says he takes" and "pays" for
thanks to him for his firmness in the crisis now
upon us-thanks to him for his efforts to preserve
the Union by inducing North Carolinians to COM
init treason by taking the forts-and thanks to him
generally for an amiabty of temper which reveals
itself in these exciting times like rosebud in the
deserts of Sahara. If any one is at loss to know
how to be on the alert" during the present crisis
let him look to and initiate afectonate, undis-
gruntled contemporary of the Journal
~ We have neither the space nor the DISPOSE
ton to reply to our correspondent Publius." We
agree with him in some things and disagree with
him in others, but we entertain sincere respect for
his opinions By the way, he has Inexperienced
US i'll relation to the manner in which the federal
Union formed. We used the language of the
Constitution when we said it was formed by "the
people of the United States but we did not mean
to be understood as saying that they formed it as
mass 1t was formed and ratified by the people of
the several States through their representatives,
We went further and said, that the people who for
med it can alone preserve it. Hence, we advised an
appeal to them in the last resort. We think are
as good States right man correspondent
from whom we have learned many valuable lessons
| in the doctrines of Jefferson and Madison.
MIssoURI.-The Governor of Missouri, in his late
message deprecates the action of South Carolina,
and says our people would feel more sympathy with
the movement had it originated amongst those who,
like ourselves have suffered severe losses and
slant annoyances from the interference and depreda
tions of outsiders. Missouri will hold to the Union
so long it is worth the effort to preserve it. She
cannot be frightened by the past unfrendy egisla-
| ton of the North, dragooned into secession by
the restrictive legislation of the extreme South The
Governor denies the right of voluntary secession,
and says that it would be utterly destructive of every
principle on which the national faith is founded ;
appeals to the great conservative masses of the peo-
pie to put down selfish and designing politicians, to
avert the threatened evils, and closes with strong
recommendation to adopt all proper measures for
our rights; condemns this resort to separation ;
protests against hasty and unwise action, and re-
cords his unalterabe devotion to the Union so long
as it can be made the protector of equal rights.