, 1861-01-29
What Shall be Dones

What Shall be Dones
[From the y. T. Evening Post.l
What shall he dons? What Is the Federal
Goyernmant to dos What should Cong1aas
dot ara questions which are asked at every
corner Of the ftreets, and to which = thousand
different answers ere given. We. purpose TO-
oasp5s Sose tesm 1Sa p,isy sy.o.,i i, vi. ,cpm,
threo claases. Fi1st, those Who really desire a
separate national existence for the slave etates,
who please their Imagfnations with the idea Of
. Southern ContedeTacy, Of which they ara to
be the founders and the government Of which
they are to administer. These men are most
to be found dispersed everywhere throughout
the s1aTe states. Secondly, those who wish to
see the slave trade revived rs the most lucra-
tive Of all branches Of modern commerce.
These form, perhaps, the most acttVe, pe6e-
vering and noisy leaden Of the secession move.
msp1 1aan Th1dt{ H. thoss ol1tssns Who haze
Union that they may obtain better laWt tof the
free states. They nnve tried the menace Of
aisunion several times with good effect, until
at length they find that mere threats arc no
longer needed, md finally are driven to the ex-
pedient Of carrying that often repeated men
ace into effect, in the hope Of efeetually hum
bling the free States and reconstructing the
Union 60 as efectually to nationalize the insti-
tuition Of aIayery. -
The first class Of which We have spoken, those
whose ultimate object is q pure and simple
slaveholdlng confederacy, are not 10 be saiis-
fed With any thing short Of an abandonment
within their limits, and the full recognition of
their separate Independence The second
class, the spectators, who expect to enrich
themselves BY the slave trade, will not accept
any terms which do not include the free i'm
portatton of captives from Africa IS legal OBJ
5ects OF merchandise, and seeing no ground to
expect the consent Of the United 9taies to this,
they place their hopes solely on The foumation
Of q separate Southern government. Neither
OF these c1nsses will be satisfied with anything
but m absolute unconditional acquiesccnce III
secession
There remains the third c1ass-those who
see the importance Of the Union to the &C.
ceding States, and who, presunins on the
quiet temper Of the people Of tie North, and
the love they bear to the Union, think to ex-
tort from the tree States, by actual seces+
sion, some guaranty for the protection and
perpetnatlon Of slavery which the Constitution
OF itself does not give, The demands md e1-
pectatious Of This Class are doubtless, various;
some will accept nothing short Of the nation
alizatton Of slavesy-tht recognition Of the
rights Of the Southern mister not only In the
territories but In MI the stateswhich he choos-
- 70 ssa lss .usousn ". ssn otnefs, caimtne
s1nxerv aps,i ho ae ran enuse VI 'nls lnss! toat
faatt h,t sn. ~ ~ seeGsnzeu Is la"1a ano pro
tories south Of a certain degree of latitude;
but all Of them demand that the free States,
which have just, with one voice, dec11rrd
- ss pst g. LIZ lna1ouuciion OF BlaVcsy
d;.s5 Hu5 ~ ue Aetsiioiles, hnali reverse tnat
Ssor ~ d;ssoat;s Inat ~ ~ MpnStple, aao, n !ne
nIa, ~ = - t4e onon, }le4u lo Tue
been Ella to otain om thc Fscra Gfs
aDtu ~ NV, ~ no1 - 11n eacIa4 ootttn-
HGnsas m1en nf 10y naa '1e fsesi9ent ana ooth
11f;o r1as.a ~ thass 5s5o ~ snem ~. aaue. ny alea
.1s:a HuAo Saeeo 4ennuus ME- eAcoui1seu oy
tha a,a4nnars - ~ seessaoalsts ; ptope, anu
@ lo tt W. " ta9 SLIME ttaass ~ ash 1oi
find 9ha,seu. n psspts pe 81 siseu ana %9u!a
~ n5.nt =. W tne1a
tt ano nomen5 ,;t tnsy expreasGa Willingness to be-
~; t1aara,,osa ~r at...ao' ~ Infringement 81
snn+i, o9s"een LUG Noftt a1ld t1s
sDu ~ IL ,,.,- 4to-.eo -
h .o 5u' inetSaose, .nae aI pIesent nolhlnc
ment W Of the dsnmte mt WY ~ III ihenoly hnoy aaas.
ance the cnre * he nreseat an etan etatn oRRear
ulusL pe ~ ~ ~ L1ne anu nfm anu prudent
# the resn1t ston1a he Sna1 suss.nmeh.
ai - .ue snoat4 ~ w 1nai separation ofthe
=; sIhses ~ nu tns LEY Aele are aosanta-
or1ai ~ ,le e ~ nMeu He ousht not 10
t;on Of tie 11ninn ia nnt What ~ ~. ssul h;.
49, - r.
%usa ~ ns iGtGotssh , thaI, the tree States
ia ~ ~ ir1nanns - eh;ah thees tas w II MouM Ds
~ " an 1nnuence Mnlca mas aemoFalzed and
Goe Gua,uptea T., oar polaties, ~ snaplng them to
Hsunoeo lt saE inIeaesn , q powerful ohgafcay.
hnnor ~ rom the dlt
nonG. =. sEsely W!t9in ang part Of
D1aH 4hat ats ~ Eh; rhf s,9e s.a1es no long
~ epy ta: ua1 istNGt .h!eu me 'ree co,nmani.
ues W Lave ac4niieu loF tnem, "! De leit to feel
ans ;; GneSs ' wn!Ga me natural aoaorrence OF the
stamI;na stsaa "ert loE siaVets VII hase upon me
ratsd tha. ~ 1noee M eGua.ea q Whcn It Is to-
!nas elog on our action, and clear from that
aalt olo., snan Proceeo on acareer Of glory
aho prosperity 70 which the world will otter 10
pafailet; "nile me sIa!c States will be left to
tae eensnre o. cls1hzed maukind, to the feeble
ness Which their iaEortte Institution certainly
"nlch tnose communities where it is not in
course o. c11lrpatlon are sure to plunge deep
er and deeper. Il we might, In this enumcra-
tton, Ie1er to matters OF less Importance, We
should mention the greater economy with
witch the government might be carried on
a were II ne slavenoldlng States no longerto form
part OF our confederacy.
But what steps, IN the meantime, shall The
government taSe? II seems to us that tue
question is easily answered. 1t should insist
on The return Of the property Of which it has
been robbed 1t cannot expect tina: the insus~
Ee1,,,e ~ Ae9bIes tAc setnsuehL ss lung Is
lt aAoTs itseat to oe tri1ed with. Those forts
st Whlch II Is or any consequences to the United .
states TO ho1d should be retaken; the Others
might be ieit as they are. The Federnl Gov
e!nmeat should again enter upon the Posses
sson OF fensacoM Navy Yard It should fully
'reiniorcc folt sumter. 1t should require the
T. Iestora1lon q tn; revenue cutter stolen from,
II at Charleston: It should declare the harbors
o. lne aeeeang states ports Of entry no longer,
ann M psesens smuggling IN Their Waters.
Inc seeding states nave put out the lamps
oi cur nssnt nonses, removed our beacons and
taken ~ aMsy nc onoys Which naarked the access
's 70 tne!r e naIoors' ms Is ar-Eiolation Of the
nt,ea la% a. nasons. III lhat ~ REQUIRES SIX month";
hosace hons 10 g ea given q me erectton q light
teMoEal WHAT me seeding States have done
Ivy n.1sm ?ut ~ sao & WIN WRECKS and corpeea
the beacons set nm aea;n and tha sas,,o-I, W Ite'
STORED. They are ali Ours esIah,ishcd 1T - mr. NJ
expeuse! the sites bourht tor thrn, hv tha
money OF the Free states. and a fnli tit1e yjre1,
to the Fedcral Goycrnment .N'~1'
The post routes in lie secedinr state. mnst
be suppressed, They arr not 6nIv 1se;1 ~
purposes of insurreciion. ri our eri,ense tut .
they are in the hands Of those Who nv in}o All .1i
private corresuondence. nnen nr;vats 1nttars -
and keep back iii those theY do not thinE . nre.