The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1861-03-15
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Lat Tsesday was the day agreed upon.
a. vaI learn by telegraph, for che Southern
r,-ri.sourrs cent 70 Washington, to pre-
..,t tbeir credentials 10 the President.
Nd know what reception they are 70
meet.
mrssrs. Roman. F9rsyth aud Crawford.
Commisionor as the reader knows. are
nov in Washington City. Their mission
te seek the surrender Of the forts and
ths withdrnwaI OF Federal authority alto
-e.bar from The seven Confederate State,
ana 40 propose q negotiation Tor terms Of
neeeeable separation. the settlements Of
l~rrtndariea. and the adjustment Of ques-
i.ous Of property and Indebtedness.
The inaugural address Of Ar. Lincoln
leaves no roum 20 ex9ret that be Ftli re-
e..ire them. ia ans official capacity. Or
that a. viii entertain their propositions
A. ALL lie has announced that he will
hef8 ni ordinances and DEGREES Of seces
,io. a. nall. aad will al do that be has tie
,,ver Is do. 70 hold and d~f-nd the fortr
and other property 81 the United STATS
rvefvwherp-tiat j.. the fort and proper
a., Ia che secsied States, a. in any other
State.
or course be will say that he knows no
governments a. Montgomery, and there
E fore no commissioners
He postion u different from that Of
Bueh.nan. WHEN he held correspondence
with the south Carolina Commission r.
ig tbis restcci. souit Carolina then stood
..tarate. a single small State. which sent
t,a.k the surrender Of FEDERAL jurialic-
uoa. with no wright Of support. in the
Official or pl~dg-d CO operation Of other
/ States. Mr. Buchanan guarded himself
with much rare neainst the admi-sion that
be Wa treating with an established Gov
eminent ~ a recognized State lie listen
"a hossgsr. 20 Their P~rofaahons Tor ~
There T. be CInRress nov il aeslDs
which Dir. Lincoln may refer the com.
muuicuu0us be may e., Give irom the r
Commissioner. But they c.me a. him
not as the agents Of IA single State. yet in
the throea Of . revolution but a. aecredit-
ed ministers from the common govern
ment Of seven Ststes. which have accDm-
/ plished "a revolution. and peacnily ofgmn-
ized q government over three millions Of
willing people. Perhaps this change Of
the asIct Of facts may awe come impress
sion 30 inducing the President 20 give a
civil hearing. even though he NAV feel
bound by bis faith in the Chicago platform.
and bis devotion 10 mere partisan vic
TORIES. 20 encounter the risks Of refusing
TO tolerate or 20 treat for the recognition
Of the new government.
II he wa acluated by the malignant
feeling which WA exhibited on many oc-
ca-ions Is his allie in Congress. he might
venture upon the experiment Of dealing
with the Commissioner ~ rebels, liable
10 the penalties Of treason. for attempting
10 subyert the Government. A committee
of the House Of Representatives. raised
on Tho questions referred b. Mr.. Buchan-
an. concerning the south Carolina Com
~mIa.ionerss reported a censure on the late
President. for holding intercourse with
those gentlemen 40 all. They reprobated
every act Of the Executive. which. in ex-
press terms. or BY implication. might seem
Ito place the responsible aidrrs and abet-
tors Of secession in any State Of the
Union. IN a1y other aspect than that Of
traitors % the constitution OF the United
States :; aud they pronounced il to have
been the plain duty Of the Executive ito
enforce he laws against any indiv duals
however eminent or respectable. known
or suspected Of completely ia any move
uient OF d reasonable character" The
plain opinion of the COMMITTEES was that
Mr. Buchanan should have sent the South
Carolina Commissioner to prison on the
change ol Treason. The same class OF
reasons are equally potent to imprl Mr.
Lincoln 10 nave Me-srs. Roman. Crawford
and For-yth arrested ~ rebels aud trai
lors.
This would be the legitimate result Of
the Back R-pnblican doctrine on the
zubjret oi COERCION, and logical SEQUENCE
OF hr. Lincoln's ayrrment. IN the ihaugu-
ral Of his duty as Executive.
But we have no M@