The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-02-23
n. Li.eeln,s Policy.

nwu ,sshentic report yesterday, foresha-
nM pky None of the seeding States
y kanded BY 4 hostile force; war is not
~ Asir territory, nor the yoke of tyran.
y placed upon the necks Of their peo-
~ marching Of an army into South Ca
ays NJ. Lincoln, would be invasion; it
70 coercion, also, if South Carolinians
ned to submit TO the rule of q Govern
y rpudiate; but the act of retaining
Foperty, Of abandoning certain ports
!ssd the stoppagc ofmail facilities, would
y coercion nor invasion. On the plat
lssrict enforcement Of its constitution.
Shas, therefore, the new administration
inin stand. There 10 to be no subjuga.
tuolted provinces, no coercion in
insiys sense of the term, no infringement
rannssd rights of the States. South
Avil be secured in the same privileges
(which Massachusetts enjoys-no more,
aleA Georgia and Mississippi will be ten.
4 the protection Of the Federal Govern
90 NAhave no need of calling upon the
d NJ new Confederation for the protec-
seR Individual righta Even Louisiana
~ tie younger children, will be humor-
esR little ways 20 far a. may be consist
"a proper paternal supervision. If these
M 1t to accept the salvation thus freely
@thsm, their troubles are at an end, and
ny come back and behave themselves as
yen peculiar temperament and educa-
DHnit
the other hand, il the seeding States
. be protected by the power of the
.eoyernment, and pertinaciously persist
aon, the result cannot but be extremely
70 all concerned. The President is
obliged BY his oath of Office to execute
the Union throughout the whole ex-
sue Union, but be Is also bound by con-
considerations Of commerce and strate-
sinlain oil the coast defences Of the ma
= fenoescot 70 Baton Rouge. The same
smcn have led to the construction of
Mences will prompt their retention by
= umens They were erected to protect
fce rom the expressions Of pirates
nen The forts along the Atlantic
& IN Florida, and At other points on
nd especially those at the mouth Of
App, were put up for National, not
qess; they are still necessary to i'm.
End national ends; they are, indeed, q
Miud more necessary to us than Gibral.
~ Laesnd; and the Federal Government
Nep pCseesion Of them at all hazards.-
*vpe Of Tie North and West, who furnish
Voc Of the Atlantic Coast and of the
se, will under no consideration con-
Os0con the projection of It to q for.
fy. or this the South may AZ well
US mind, and know that even if it
seed in creating an independent con-
AsM still be obliged to yield us these
sac and commercial points.
sef thing there can be ~ little doubt:
=" II. Lincoln will either enforce the
q they are, or that be will coun.
~ 70 declare certain ports no longer
auHy, and warn the werld against ira
~ IN 90 account of the United States. -
.s@ De coercion of any State, bun
eoseetion of itself by the United
w government, unable to collect what
-" those ports, in consequence Of IN
rsolt Of the people, viii order com.
ssd iss way into other ports not 90 OBJ
me ships Of England and France will
11 sonestic troubles render it neces
'sas,n their cargoes to Norfolk, or Bal
~ rniisdelphia, or New York, instsat
Sssson, Mobile, Savannah and New
isseign vessels will take the advice
nes will be turned to Northern ports
100 will not be 'coerced,n but smoth
aos b an act Of war, nor even Of hos
s~oer this change in the channels o
;a he Southern States should con
~, We Interpretation will be their own
Iasot means no war, and will not, i
! .so'aed, he'd drop Of blood If VA
y. ~ east Be made by the South; but le
understand, when IL does come, thu
- q enterprise, Of accumulation ans
m Oh the srss Of warfare have no
oa upon The North. Cool in temper
.ceiul 10 IL pursuiA, loving industr,
) n - ness han fighting. il has yet the oil
go Saxon In is veins, and viii 20 I,
"a ne sens ponderoos and irresistible
ny which it has reared it's massive ci
- Of the primitive wilderness. In
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