New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-21

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Fiom Our Own Correspondent.
BALTIMORE, Feb. lS, 1861.
looked in upon Fort McIIenry this morning,
to pay my respects to Col. Harvey Brown ana
the other officers, but found none of them in,
except Licuts. Reynolds and Smith. The old
Fort is beginning to wear a war.loOkiDg aspect,
under the auspices Of the present efficient officer
in command. The barracks are all in household
order, and i. will not be many days before the
armament will be on a complete war footing.
Some twenty odd Of the big guns have been
mounted on new carriages, aud they cape with
their black mouths upon every quarter OF the
horizon. They are chiefly heavy howtzers, PAS
and 32's and some 10 and l3-inch mortars.
Piles of black pills begin to rear their pyranida
beads on all sides, and the water battery viii
soon have its heavy ordnance mounted. A him.
dred men, now in garrison, are hard at work
bringing order out of chaos, so that, let come
what may, the stars and stripes will never cease
10 toat from the staff, where it iOated when
Frank Key wa, inspired by rs sight to indlte
the world.renowned song, chanting the praises OF
the Star-Spangled Banner.
When one cODtemplates this noble old Fort,
that has never yet fallen into the hands Of the
enemies of the United States, aud rees its para
pets bristDg with the tokens Of the power Of
the Federal Government, it is enough to make
one curse the day that saw tie elevation to the
Chief Maeistracy Of james Buchanan who should
have suffered any one Of tho strODghOlds OF the
Federal power to fall into the banos OF The ene-
mics of that power. 1t is evident that the poll
lev of our Government must hereafter be-, Tor
the Federal Government to occupy, IN sufficient
farce. all It's forts and arsenas, f it would mab-
tain its hold upon the affections of the people.
Tie policy that would surrender them to tie
States is a cowardly and reasonable one at beat
To show you how predetermined the South
Carolina rebellion was, let he inform you, that
an officer OF the navy wbs was sent To- a STALLION
in distaLt sea, last spring, was advised AID
urged by n certain seeding Senator, to bring h's
ship home into the barber Of Charleston WHEN
he should hear of the secession OF South Carolina
He refused TO promise tint, but agretd that be
would resign, and has done SO. The history oil
this conspiracy is to be written, and when al the
facts come to be known, it VIII be chapter IN
tie worlds history, that for iniquity and black
ness Of treason, Will have no paInll'l.
The memory of political nvn will not be at
fault, If | remind them Of tie threats ri Tie Van
buren, dynasty to break up the Federal Go'eih-
meut, and prevent Gen. Harnsons Inauguration.
They who had psrt in those times VIII not
iaiI to remember the effort of Mr. PoiDseii, then
Secretary Of War, to get up standing army of
2OOOGO men. Lad that scheme been accom-
plirhed, the disruption would then have been
cgsayed Well do ] remember the serious co.,
Germ Of the friends If the gallant and true
hearted Harrison, after his election, ut The
threatened resistance 10 his Inauguration, but the
time had not then cone for the contamination oil
the work Of treason. That black deed was re-
served for the reign Of the imbece aud traitor
Gus buchanan, who cheated Mr. Clay twice out
Of the PRESIDENCY by the perpetraiion Of shane
LEES falseboods, aud whom Gen. jackson vaiDIy
warned Mr. Polk against.
The Republicans Of Baltimore hold their Ward
meetings tonight to elect delegates 10 the City
Convention for the ensuing yeai; and, IN this
connection, / may note the fact, with some de-
gree of qualification, that with the exception OF
some three or four out Of the thousand Republic
cans who cast their votes Cor Lincoln and Ham
liz in this city, there is not one OF them who
has iorsaken the faith as written in the Chicago
platform There's fidelity for you, all ye Republi-
cans in the Free States--ii there are any such-who
have recauted their faith, aud gone over to the
cOmprom sers, with Crittenden ut their head.
Nay, the Republican ranks in this city now num-
Der thrice as many as voted for Lincoln IN No.
vember.
The Secession Convention met this morning,
and o slim attendance there was. A strong eff
fort will be made 10 turn it into sovereign
body, but it will hardly succeed l think.
/ learn from Washington that Mr.. Lincoln's
speeches have stirred up the bile of certain par
ties at the Capital. They are finding out that
he is going to be President! The compromisers
are especially exercised, both here and there.
Commander Semmes, late of the Lighthouse
Board in Washington, was telegraphed by the
late Howell Cobb to come to Montgomery forth.
with, whereupon be resigned and went, with the
expectation, learn, OF being reinstated when tue
rebels come back
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