The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-01-14
THE NEW YORK SUN,
MONDAY MORNING, JAN. IA. isa.
Oplnlon- of the pfess

Opinisss OF the Press.
The Albany Atlas C A'yus sys Of the events q
Charleston,
The ,u,hoIiy sad dignity o, the sOvrnmsn, mu
ue vindicssed ~ evey hazard. The issue having
osen made, u mws be met and sustained neoeses
'sry' BY The who's power of The navy and Army.
The Atlas Argus, however, would 60 no further
hsn self defence requires, but while sdhering ~ VI
policy Of non. cusicoa In respcot ~ tie secsi!ng
sssses, 10 bod, thAt,
The gUvdnnsns nu nos lie Lumi is,ed Ua. 4,
exprcns ,hs du,y .. Ne .s The r,sh, OF self drsno,
I. can do no less 1t thould do no mot Ey,o in
sustainir the dersl su,hcrity in vindcsans Il,
power in Charlesson ha'bor, we desire 20 zee the
and dignity.
The A bany Evening Journal ssys:
There u no feature In the vilAlny of se,ss- i,,n
no treason % 'douoly distilled" s taat II Plor,d.
vagrAnt pirssicN stip Of territory, sbou aiding in
swamps Iadisns, iuu away negros, and alig.,,rs,
purchased ~ prevent les btcouing Q resers aud re.
eepsacle for every desc ption OF msosudes and re-
formed - an expsLse OF more shau $50, eOO 0Oo is
now making war upon the Jvernmsn,! II there
be vifsue In sunpowdsr and hemp every florida
ns.'sr shss escapes shooting should 10 hung.
The Philsdelphis Press
The effect Ct the attitude that has bsen sssumei w
he President u the united States in avor OF main.
shins the law. upon the basis ,hsa ',he Union mus,
and shall be p'eserved,' viii he moss 70 usry II
viii do much 10 unite the friends Of she Uni,n,
especially II she Rspubicans In Congress, WHO are
p,c'aticn of The people BY making every sdoS 70
ssreI gshen she supporters Of ,hs Consultation In the
b,rder slave states.
Pi.iabe, mos pitiabe, howsv.r, In contrast vi,A
The sOund taken by ,he p eideut afsr his forbear.
anco in regard ~ their asg essions and exsolions, Is
,he dilemma Of tbs aisuni Jbis,s In Congress aud In
the s)uthern states Ni ony do ,h.y refuse " give
tdit 10 the President for overo king and, in many
eN@es, encou agir thar errors, but ,hey have en.
baiked In persona crwsie upon him. The dIs-
uuiCn leaders in the Senate upbrsid him-fJr WHAT
For ,Akiug the lives Of the ,ouihern people n,
no! For prepsring.io defend the weakened for,rss-
see on the southern cot end in the southern hat.
boisS No no! But because he 10 JOtio,oing n. in.
svdbie Ioyic 81 his oath, dsd, obeyinJ the ijuno-
tons Of tie Constitution, nhich Uey haze tramplei
under foot, announced his determination 10 see tha,
The laics Of Congress are enforced
II B upon such . record this thu these u, IN ex.
pea TO go before the civiz ,d world, 10 max war
upon the peace and society Of our hsppy country-
W inAusa asse civil conh c, Of uneSanpled psrbarisy
and piOuscted horror, aud W estsblish new govern
en', and open commercial relation, with olbsr ns-
iions. Who supps eas thas any csuse thus champion
ell succeedf VINO believes shat an experiment
50 fol hardy and ~ inexcu,a5ls, wIL sriu nph
Should blood Be shed In Charleston hay, Il viii be
shed in defence Of the United States l, will be shed
in the face Of the fact shaa the President has done all
In bis power 10 assure the SJushern peope Of his
nest sympathy with them in their early aud
recent complaints IL will 10 shed In she face Of the
manifestations OF friendship and bsotherhoJ on the
on ,hs bead Of thoee who have provoked shsn.
Wnaa hopes, Ic,aim' shs Lynohsursh Virginian,
ofJreedom Is again driven ous, 70 bs vandersr Ger
ses and land, where csu she hops " fad resi- Aud
II we, unfaithfu 70 the gren sruss oommi,ssd 70 us,
,ts,l de.Aroy our nas q and " i6etis-, when eau
.n the dia' Of Anal Tann they may be ours oncs
m"fe! We thsil resrch the psges of history In vain
for paa 10 eur folly, and in vain seek through
al the records Of national humiliation, dssrAdA,ou,
aud hnal tverhrow, fjr even, 90 ssupsndous In
ul's thnss that will follow the dissolution OF shis
unou and ,hs extnc don " American nationality.
The Erening Poa remarks upon the evidsnce
sfo,ded on al tid,s that the ats of the disunicu
esn pa siois sc making Of ,hs people Of the free
'ses, one grand pssy In favor Of shs Uaion and shs
maintenance Of shs Laws Nssysi
The question whsthsr slavery shall be permitted to
pr ssiDg question whsthsr she Federal Govern nsns
has any real existence and whsshsr M laws aro W be
respected. In answsring shis question, ths people
msnt, they ssy, IL . real, substantial govsrnmsns,
clothed with power 70 enforce iss authority the laws
are nos msre Recommendation, which anybody who
his own caprice, bu. whic, until shsy srs repealed,
must Be faithfully ohsyed.
There Ia no doubt ihAs the sscsasiouiss oouuwd
upon the support Of the democratic psrty a the
North in the maddsss Of their schemes The North,
,hey said. commercial; It's god Is th, slmlghy dol
lar, the North vii submit 70 any condition which
may be demanded. however huniliating, rather shAu
suffer she usual course Of trade to be disturbed the
Nth, shsy rsid, Is cow@dly: II va show IL q
brave determined froH,, II will let us have own
way aud will nos venture W enforce the laws a alnst
us.
But the Democratic party At shs N nth, fsr - |,
has gone with she sJu,b, even 10 the Loss OF power
in every nosshern STATE, Is loyal 70 the Union, and
the discovery OF this Act, The Post thinks will sadly
dlAppoins the ssceslonsss. The Commercial Adper-
ser thus paints the conduct u he South Caro- inlaus