Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-03-16

ent oil forneys Press esys:-
Two OF the three Commissioners appointed
by the Southern Confedeiacy, to treat with
the Federal Governmant, ore now 10 this city.
The third, Mr. Roman, Of Louisiana, &C.
cording to the New Orleans True Delta, has
declued TO accept, having become utterly
disgus,od with the whole Disuulon experi.
meDt and one Of tbose nov here 10 reported
to have admitted, since his arrival, that hs
and his friends have made a grand mistake.
They have not yet seen the President, sl.
though they have sent their names to him
and TO the Secretary Of Stote. How they
will be received, If received at oil, | will not
predict, although they are quite hopeful of
having a favorable interview with the Chief
Magistrate. This, doubtless, springs from
the circumstances | have alluded TO, the
changing sentiment 10 favor of the Union
among the people OF the Cotton States, aud
the imposslbity OF reinforcing Fort Sumpter
or OF retaking the captured Notifications in
the other Southern States with ut 90 local.
culable expenditure Of blood and treasure
Another indication deserves to be mentioned
in this place, aud that lie, that large portion
Of lie RepubticonS, in and out of Congress
are quite wiHing that tie GuiT States should
be permitted to remain out Of the Union en-.
trsty. They argue that i! they are brought
back 1t can only be done by such CONCESSIONS
as will degrade the people Of the free States
aud that they never would contentediy sub.
mt TO the role Of the majority; that they
would be the source OF constant trouble, and
that treaties of commerce and amlty could be
arranged with them, leaving both sections to
pursue their own course, without being &C.
countable for the peculiar institutions Of
either. This body Of men is 10 favor of
| al H.. f..
iorce The better plan, 10 my opinion, would
be 10 leave the whole issue to tune. Let the
Southern coDspiratoIs test their experiment
to the full, let the United Statss GovernmeGt
coptne itself to such precautionary measures
! as will prevent the seceders from interfering
with the commerce Of the free States with
foreign nations, and with its own revenues.
and If, in the discharge OF this high duty.
hostlltes should onsue, the responsibility
will not be with MIR. Lincoln and his friends
Judge Douglas has certsiuly vindicated his
character for courage and genius 10 the course
he has taken iu the debate upon President
Lncolu's inaugural. have never known one
or two short speeches create as much dscns.
! sion as those which fell from his lips on this
subject on the 9th and Ith inst. The late
Administration or Disunion men declare that
10y putting favorable aud peaceful construc.
tion upon the inaugural, be bss thereby
! proved that he had entered into league with
/ Mr.. LncOn before the election, and that he
is fulfilling the bargain. The ultra Rppubli.
: Cans denounce his utteronces on be inaugural
us the giving of unasked.for advice. and more
than one does not hesitate to say that he has
assumed to speak without authority for the
Chief Magistrate. But between these ex.
tremes again are te be found on Immense
/ number OF conservative citizens, who hail and
applaud his speeches as evidence of chsrac.
terlstlc magnaniml,y and manliness. have
IN my possession. at this present writing
twenty letters received from Democrats and
Republicans in Pennsylvanis, in which the
warmest commendations are conferred npon
Douglas on account Of these speeches What
struck me as worthy Of remembrance. how
ever, was the studied silence observed by the
Il, publican Senators while hs was conducting
the debate against Wigfall and Macon.
Here was the leading opponent OF A braham
Lincoln in the late campaign holding up the
inaugural Of the new President as a pledge OF
peace, declaring his purpose to overlook all
party feeling, to sunder oil party ties. if MIR
Lincoln would avoid u prpcipitate resort to
violence. Here were the men who opposed
! both Lincoln and Douglas IN that campaign
aud who insisted that Mr.. Lincoln meant
violence 10 hls message, finding themselves
trlumph.ntly confut-d and confounded at
every step by the Little Giant" The Re.
! publican Senators, struck with the mastery
ability of Douglas, impressed by the clear and
conclusive analysis be presented of the inau.
! gural, h-sltated about approving his theory
aud yet restrained from condemning il, be.
cause the tutsre might show that bs was
! right.
Wond it not he an unexpected sequel 10
| the events OF the last two years if brsham
! Liucoln should find in bis chief defender in
the Senate of the United States his chief
! opponent Of 1858 10 Illinois, aud 1860 n the
country at large Such things have happened
before, and may happen again. Douglas asks
nothing, and will take nothing from the Ad.
mlnlstrution.
Gov. Wise for the Union.
! Extract of speech of Gov Wise at cele
bra,ion in Richmond in May. 1859
"And il any would array this country &
parts against each other in sectional division
AID strife, let them have no Inheritance in
the whole-the grand, great whole, but lot
them selhshly have single, small place for
their safe Keeping, home made for treason
felony, or mania, prison or q mad. house.
They cannot destroy the Union without
destroying States and homes. and they cannot
destroy homes and States without destro iug
the Union, BY strengthening each part We
fortity the whole, and by foriifying the whole
We protect each part. Each and all is ours
each and oil belongs to all equally and alike
! in the part and in the whole oil citizens are
seized all, all, North and South, East and
! West, white and black. native and nsiurslized.
bond and free. happy here rs never men were
happy elsewhere on earth, may say, for the
whole Union Of these States, as this toast
sayd for the blessed mother of States:
! "'Brealhss there with soul 80 dead,
Who to himself hath said
TINS is my own my native land.'
| 81 give you the Union and the Cons.itu.