New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-05
THE UNITED STATES.
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Mr. Buchanan will soon be lrft the sole member 81
the Government he originally formed. Another See
rotary OF state hes i-Hed M thompson VINO whs
what ye shou,d call Home Minister one Of the band OF
Southern PERTAINS in the Cabinet, has gone out De-
cause n tle last moment, Mr. Buchanan seems dl-'
pofed to serl litlc Assistance 10 Tie gallant An
GeIson who guards, in t0u Sumter, the properly OF
ihe United Siies and the honor OF Inc haionai nag
Thus one tv one. they fall oil from their Chief
One Understands now how Ai. buchanan came 10
pat his name the astounding M,ssage be Published
on The Alb of December. There was anarchy IN the
Cabinet NJ well ms Ia tie nation and hence the anarch
cal Message The world has seldom seen the chief OF
State abd atug before the threat OF rebellion. We snail
coon want political glossary. America invented lLe
term annexation" although slc did l2i invent The
policy She has now given currency 10 tue WORD
u secession "a polite rendering OF the honest old
word rebellion "A the ith OF March approaches
tie peril cone nearer and nearer. The Administration
is p1wcIless. Congress can agree upon " no plan OF
adjustment aud on Ills bJdy Mr.. Bnchanan IN his
new Message s said TO throw the responsibility OF the
issue weakly suggesting himself the restoration OF
tie Missouri Compromsc, as If, III these days, any
faith could be placed Ia the agreement OF the 30 thcrn
States TO any such diyisiJn as II the Southern States,
rebelling and seeding on all sides, could be got TO
agree There can be but little doubt that Alabama,
Florida, Mississippi, have by this time followed
the fatal example Of South Carolina, and the teic-
graph Informs IA that Ncw-OIleans shows majority
of 5l2 for immediate secession, statement which can
only refer to the election Of members to The State Con-
yention since the Convention does not meet until The
I'd. Texas " III follow I0usiana and Arkansas must
do the same Delaware il, as yet the only Southern
STATE which has officially made stand FOE the Union.
Her Ieaislatire no, condemned secession a remedy
for ex.ing evils aud has ielused to 10 iny
iaion from Mississippi to secCde. On the other hand,
the spirit in the North IL rising strongly against
"peateable Cision." While Governor Banks in
Massachusetts recommends the State to repeal the
Personal Liberty laws he il Of opinion that peaccable
fece-i,n il impossible and Coy. Blair, in Michigan,
taking high ground, will not recommend the repeal OF
the obnoxious laws in the ia e OF threats but he does
recommend the Legislature to assure the Federal Gov
er1lment that the State will support the uri0n with
the whole of its force. The Government ~ thwarted
by tue Senate in il faint attempts TO enforce the law
and insist the coll, ction OF the revenue AT Charles
ton. The Southern Senators were banded together
TO resist The confirmation of the appointment of a
Collector BY the President. We may be slow TO believe
though the report il not intrinsicaliy improbable,
that the South Carolinians have fired a transport
carrying reCniorcements 20 Mai. Anderson, aud driven
her on. But if they have done 20, from that incident
vC may date the outbreak Of civil strife. The war
steamers on their way TO Charleston could not submit
to treatment which may be- satey applied 10 tIaus-
port and would be the duty OF the Brook TO
voy the troops into the harbOr, aud land them at the
fort II the Brooklyn be fired upon she must in honor
return the compliment unless her instructions are like
those given to some of our New-Zealand officers
not 'Fto be out after dark, and not to come into
collision with the natives The seizure of the forts and
arsenals in Georgia. Mississippi Alabama, direct
and overt acts of treason aud the principle OF passive
obedience and non resistance on which Mr.. Buchanan
sss car Oaly te sspaalsd on The Plea THAT he has ~