, 1861-03-12

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Northern niles have resolved to con6true the
Presidents Inaugural to mean " coercion" =.
and they cry out with one rotce. TINT I'VE are
on the eve Of disastrous, bloody and desolat1ng
waar.'' The wish Is father to the thought
The fire eaters desire q col]iaIon with the Fed.
eral forces, believing that It would unite the
slave states against the Government: The
douehfaces are anxious that hoHtilities may
break out, in the hope that it msy injure the
Republicans and benefit them. They. aesire
that civil war muy rage from the eame motive
that thieves loTe; to see q house on fire, as it
affords them chances to steal. : :. =.
The Inaugural was discussed yesterday in
the Senate BY Clingman and Douglas. The
former assailed it as o war document, bristlfDg
an over with "coetclon " and hostility. 1.-THE
revenue Was collected q collision between the
Government and the Insurgents was inevitable,
in his opinion ...~.c 49,: ..-
Douglas defended, and contended that the
Inaugural was peace personified. He had ex-
amined it critically and pronounced it to be O.:
pledge of peace. The President would not
fght-had no power to resist the rebels or to
hold, occupy or retake the forts, That the
pledge to collect the revenue and enforce the
laws, is to bo understood as depending on
powers to be, conferred upon him BY some
future Congress, IS be had no authority to act
under the present laws.
In this iesuitical strain he spoke for some
time. His cir wns that Of mock gravity and
sincerity, tipping the wink to his disunioR
c1urns With a1eer, as much as to say, Amt
I tying up hands beautifully" Every one
who reads Douglas's remarks, cannot tail to
see the treacherous purpose he had In view:
; Lincoln is for peace, but not for su77e2lde7:
The Becessionists demand that be shau ac-
secession complete end irreyocable, and pro-
ceed to make Z treaty with them as seperate
and independent nation. The Montgomery
c6nclave have appointed three ENJOYS to re-
present the secession States, who will shortly
present their, credentials to the Government
or course they will not be received, but they
expect to ohtain reasons for refusing their re-
cognition, which they will claim recognizes
the existence Of q separate Government, though
not its Independence. -
The insurgents at New Orleans are collect
ing and pocketing SEQ 1000 per day OF imposts
that port This thing must be speedily stop
ped. The Federal Gove1nme ent cannot permit
It's revenues to be absorbed by the usuTping
Insurgents at the rate Of 5000 900 per month,
or 81 900, 600 per year Large sums are OBJ
tanned By the rebels at Savannah, Charleston,
Mobile and Galveston, amounting altogether
to as much as that taken at New Orleans. The
General Government is therefore being robbed
at the rate Of quarter Of million per week.
Tie new tariff comes into force on the 1st Of
april The new tariff fixed by the Montgom-
cry Congress takes effact about at the same
time, which is much lower than the United
States tariff. ~.
II nothing should be done to collect the U.
s. revenue 1t the Southern ports, after the LIST
Of April nearly all foreign goods would enter
the country at the Southern ports to escape
the higher duties levied ct the Northern ports:
The result Of this would be, that the rebels
would collect imposts upon the whole i'm
ports Of the United States North, as well as
South, while the legitimate and constitutional
government, would be deprived Of the last
dollar, and left utterly destitute, stranded and
destroyed. New York city, which is SO clam
orous against coercion" would not see YES
sci arriving with goods from foreign ports
| once month. Grass would grow on Broad
| way.
The merchants of. the Northwest would pur-
chase their goods in New Orleans, aud every
| dollars worth consumed in the line North
western States amounting 10 over one hun.
| dred millions per ;year-Wou1d be taxed to
support the insurgent government of the cot.
t ton confederacy. From this source it would
|
But it may be replied that the Federal Gov.
| ernment: would have the right to collect its
I own impos.s on those goods at the line divid.
| ing the National Government from the rebel
| States. So 1t might, if it could prevent Snug.
| nling On our open land frontier,of 1000 miles,
| and at the same time would surrender its
right Of jurisdiction and sovereignty over the
secedrd States. The one thing would include
the other. The interior custom houses Would
| imply that the States which had on paper re
solved themselves out Of the Union, we're ac
knowledged to be independent Of the General
Government The right Of secession would
then be conceded. and any other State on its
| own yolition could Withdraw, the Genera!
Government would be at an end, and the
American Union wholly destroyed. -
Those people in the North who oppose tht
enforcement Of the ]aws aud the collection. @
the Federal rpyenuee at Southern ports, ars
advocating secession, and are the allies Of ths
irsurg7 nts. They are rink tories, and should
be so held md treated. -:
The very word Gooernn,ent means coercion
not Of States, but Of individuals who trans
gress Its laws and refuse obedience to its con
Nanis. The anti-coercfonfsts are, therefore
advocates Of lawlessness. They are aadrea
ists and enemies Of orghnized society. Thei
principles, pnt In practice, lead inevitably Il
robbery, arson and murder
4 The authority of the Government must b;
upheld aud maintained, at whatever cost 9
lileand treasure. The wrong doers will b.
i those who cross its path. Its acta ore dgeat
i,e, and must drive back It's assatiants OF sue
cumb to them. >
The telegraph his told your readers that tn
President has appointed NORMAN B. JUDI
Of Chicago, Minister to Berlin, which is one q
The hrst-class missions. This Is a handsom
recognition Of Mr.. Iudd's services md stand
ing II the Republican party, His Secretary c
Legation Is q. KRE1sMAEH Of the same plact
one Of the best Republicans in the State IN
eminently qualified for the discharge Of th
| Guties of theplace. It is pity that Illinois
| to lose the services Of two 'sunh such Aeput
, Ncans for four years as Messrs. Judd IN
Kreismann. Their numerous friends are plea
+ cd at their preferment, but sorry to part wit
| them.
Asharp struggle will eusue among Ohio po
: iticlans TO I'LL the place In the Senate made p
:. can't by the resignation Of Gov. Chase, VII
= take5 charge Of The Treasury Departmen
The prominent candidates are Gen. Ashle.
ri Hon. John 4. Bingham, Hon. John sher1na
and Gov. DenniEon.
The appointment Of Gen. Cameron as Seer
tary of War makes another vacancy IN II
. senate which will probably be, filled by DaS1
Wilmot-~
; The new Cabinet is q anti and entirely ha
= monious-all reports to the contrary.