Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-03-19

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SESATBgsAiri, PQugI1sss Ifspbaions of
enquiry we're called mp.
As: Brerkipridgc, OF. KY, said it wasr
not his intention tOitrespass- long mon l,.t
tune ot tue Senate but IN HE present
Z ahxious and distracted condition Of ~, 4
country. this body should nbtu adjourn
4 without expressing mn opinion on .Iiei
existing state of atfairs and ing some
advice tending TO allay the public appre4i
tension Heretofore IN an 6lHefSi sposiI
1 noRI as presiding officer, he had OF neces.
/ sity been a silent spectator of3tbe scSife 4
4 before him. Since the last Con kiresS s'n,atI
the ConfedeIacy had Geen dfsmembered,
i AT an early period of thealate session de- 4
\ with others Ind made Strenuous efFtSss IA; \
/ oHdsse 10 eopsuinate = satisfactory adiusts
meht- UnllnPpily all these ttEovts,4linvs-
I failed: he thought he tortsa n soon Aftefa
\ Vongrefs met that thsyswopld all fail and !
accordingly more thnn two months ago her
Wrote 70 The Governor 6f Kentucky 10 that
| eHeGts No Nun regretted this failure more.
lhun he did, and u0wiltlIe other branch of
4 Congress having adjouFhsd he should re-
gEet II this body separated Withpnt, giving
thetroplnion orsttdvice in; order to alluy I
apprehension in the public mind. sThef
the immediate question was one. Of peace 4
OF war. So it was tosdaE W " hateSer,may i
6esthe possibility of an ultimate adfuSta
ment toyupite all the States It was one oil I
peaeefOr,wRr .ilss,ilr, s5ss-s
| Public opinion seemed to be divided
as TO the..Hel6ib oE lfhd ApETguraI. 1
Tie Senator from, Illinois (Douglasl had
eohstfasd ~ % Plpaa sIises l35 E6 deIRlt
lion; Phe Senator from Maine (Fessen- /
/ DEM has also said so. The President
himself certainly used general terms Of
sone!lllellonn i4Ytt y hISR RsoRer TO
1 inquire whatakind of peace, and on what
termsit can be maintained. The eountry,,
4 However, should not be slulled by a gencr-
al a snrance of peace, unless he was nte-
| pared 10 give it. He regretted that he had I
/ not been able to cOnstruel the inaugural
Address as other Sepat6ts! Heuwas, free j
| to confess, and, he was gFstitied 10 do So
\ that the general expressions are for 6ar-
mony and the prevention of bloodshed,. i
hut tie policy which tile President says be-
deems IL his duty to pursue, must result in 1
4 bloodshed unless it Is essentially modified.
| What were the, REASONS for the rnm6rgd
evacuation of Fort SRmterp mot political
but military retsons; not BECAUSE in the 1
opinion of the alininistptti6n, the hold
ing of the fort would irritate the public I
mind, and render cancellation and tliarmo-
ny doubtful, but because the military and
1 naval power does not sxist 70. penetrate to
that point. Unless the purpose of the. I,
/ President was TO use force SO fat. as was
/ necessary he would, ii ihis object was
4 purely cOnciliatotyi Withdraw the troops
I for political, AID not military reasons.
This was the Olly reason why the eSacugg9
4 alton was TO be excused by the.dominant
purity and the Republicans press Then bef
] thought he was Justified ID constituting the
/ Inaugural. 10 mean that the ,Presidsat,
4 will hold the forts and other places s.sitllini
tue Confederate Stats, i and collect duties
on imports to the extent. of his mower, arlti
if there IS any modification it will be- beao
cause Of his Inability, and not because he
4 would be VI ling 10 withdraR the troops
for. the purpose Of producing consultation Z
4 and peace in the public mind. 1t was
i avowel The other day, when llle bill was
4 passed making an appropriation for a GER
tain number of steamers OF light draft and
4 hetLEy armament, TINT it,Bas fol, no other
purpose thnn' to ihSGde the Shall " II tgfs
4 OF the Southern Statesi should this become
necessarily Tlelc64ntBy shpuld hotIbe de-
cetVtd. What was meant by peace and
conciliation2- -Hdw was it 10 be main.
tained? Hedesiredto know it as sincere
4 y as lie desired tue Union of ull.the States.
\ He had seen mo measure of practical poll
q cy which tends to produce the desired re-
suit.
4 We arc in constant danger of collision
and Gloodshed. Perhaps IN no other coun-
try on the Globe than our own could such
4 events long exist without producing bloody
consequences. We are, he repeated, Ii,-
BILE at any time to hear Ofsd collision of
arms. For the sake otgt6e political and
mateTiql interests of the country he .supr.
y portion its credit and general b sperity, c
let MS establish some leading principle. d i
4 Nr. Hale, of MIL, replied. After an
executive session, ndjPHrpsdi9a2 49tt.uo
\ dtA1AgFroIn EVaStifhA SEt6h.1HA Alto
i WASHINGTON, March l7:s-Thoss best in.
formell Brelatiye TO SoptheFn; lqoy cmentsi
totally discredft the report that Fort Pick
ems has heef attacked Or that eH ali odGt
will be likely to occur at present ~
Coy. Roman, one of the Confederate
State Commissioner, has autographed. from
Wilmington, n. o., that he wilF,soon be in
washington: He has been cen detained by
wAsarxGTox, March 49, UHieiol, dis
patches from the East, Indies Squadron
say that one of the vessels has been dis
patched to Ming Pc. for the purpose of
finding out, If possible, tue pirates who
recently captured two American Sesselsl on
THAT coast. = 80
If The Pacific mail, by the North Star.
brddeht no Information relktifc u itha
missing sloop.of-w Levant. = iszsrN ~
III The list 'remtttances from auy of the
q kseceded, States on account of the. customs.
ssliwcre eelTed 4fr6m5 SlrestJn,t II 1as tS.s
I tyari3 fhe9 close Of February, being about
1890 dratts % BalaGtes Ode pfeSfoRs TO
: the SEE slsiol. 41dfoq iscqIss 6Eher ThSb
from customs are, If g said, honored in
! those States With tue .exssptiep. Of Iou;l
Mr.. Arcbbold, Bngtneer In Chief OF the
SayyfJlss ErsIgned. lrgu8 ssnemsIsneE