The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-04-19
From Secessia.

The border states are beginning to remon-
strate against the imposition of duties upon
goods and produce sent to the Gulf states.-
The Nashville Democrat saws There is a
point De!ond which We cannot goa point at
which forbearance ceases to be virtue We
suggest thai we have very nearly reached that
point now. The straw that is 10 break the
camers back is now about to be put OIL. That
straw is the tariff which the seeding cotton
ocracy proposes to levy on such goods and
wares as our people send into those states for
sale. Not satisfied with stealing our forts,
arsenalS. money, and other property, they now
propose 10 tax US for the privilege of selling
our lumber. goods, iron, and manufactured
articles IN their borders. In the name of
high heaven. what are We TO do3 Are the
'reemen of tennessee willing 10 bear the rule
OF traitors who are ready to betray US ito
the hanus Of ta>k-masters? Tennessee Ken
tucky. and the other border states are to paw
tribute to King Cotton, We have she'd our
blood and spent millions of money TO acquire
free access to the Gulf of Mexico. We have
built forts Ia protect our commerce on that
guilt We acquired the right 10 the free and
nhob>truc'ed navigation of the Mississippi
river. Il Is "h' rtyht. and 40 poper on ea,th
cGa az SaaN dtl,,ire MS IF IT, That river
and those forts and custom houses are as
much our property as is the state capitol at
Nashville.
there Is a very strong war feeling at the
West. The people there do not conceal their
impa;ience at what many of them consider Il
temporizins policy, or their vexation at the
and 81.
sion leaders. and the, would fight with a
will against the Montgomery despo,ism,-
The pressure upon the administration from
the West for war poicy has bee me
very great. There is also some change
OF tone On the par, of the Union men in the
slave states The Washington correspond
ent of the New York Post SAYS: The Tn
ION men from II e border slave slaves begin
TO change Their tone in reference t. the CO.
erclon' OF the seeded states. All winter
they have deprecated anything which might
look Ike making war upon the rebeilious
states, and therefore tend 10 irritate the
slave-masterS Of the border states. Bu, the
do-nothing policy has been pursued about
long enough. and prominent southern Un:on
men here express the opinion that the gov
ernment should defend Fort Pickens at all
ha7aris
y Pensacola paper gives the following as
one day casualties in the besiegng force:
hlle man was tooling with his pistol,
while lying in his bunk" the pistol. went
OF. carrying one Of his fingers with il. On
the street little negro came near being shot
accidentally by the rechlessness of soldier,
who was trying pistol. \ man was shot
a, the redoubt, in attempting to pass the
sentry without the counterslsn. He died
soon afterwards. No blame is attached TO
the sentry. who only performed his duty.
An amusing inciden; occurred few days
ago Al Charleston upon the arrival of the
steamboat with the private effects of one of
the officers. which had been left at Sullivan's
island. Supposing that Fort Sumter was at
Last to be evacuated. the troops at the differ
ent batteries around mounted upon he breast
works and sand hills TO watch the departure.
Just before the arrival of the boat Major
Anderson had given orders for the repair of
the large flag. which had become torn
hIle the steamer was living at the wharf the
flag was lowered, when the confederacv troops
around set up loud Shout, which, however.
was suddenly checked by Seeing new flag
run mp to the mast head, that soon foa,ed
out as detiantlv as ever.