The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1865-12-27

not as rs price. They wished no cOmnrOm-
ise- but only fair dealing So far as Nj
Buchanan sympatnised with this feeling.
We honor him. Bu- the charge We make Is
that he solga, peace al the price OF N
t0nai dignity. We can readily excuse his
dislike 20 Gen. SCOTS philosophy but We
can see no reason for his neglect 20 garri-
son the forts On the Mississippi ana the
coast he was the Executive He had
one duty and that was 10 prevent. a. any
cost. the degradation of the country. He
tells us that Gen. scott presented no
practical plan" He mad no troops. he
says olt four hundred men" Lincoln
found mel.hlt. even accepting this excuse.
We a.. know that in October 1850. four
hundred men might have had the moral
effect OF ten thousand The southern lead
ers would have seen that. whatever the ua-
ti0n4l viii might be whether the President
choice was Brec6nrtge or Douglas Lin
coin or Belt would be sustained. Cen.
SCOTS plan strikes us as feasible IL
would have shown the conspirators that
tle power OI The Republic was behind the
popular ~ill and that any step in agrees
ION w0llt be- met with blow. thar they
might reason and rail, but not rebel Mr
Buchanan lutlnatcs tho ir.l that au1
course lac that suggested hy scott would
have been calculated 10 excite" the Re1-
els " Indignation. and drive them % ex-
ucmities.' lie wished 10 ''reirain from
ANY act which might provoke OF encourage
tAe Cotton states into secession. but 10
smooth the way for such a Congressional
Compromise as had in times pas happily
averled danger from the Union.
Let consider tlis flr a moment IS ID Involves
tAe beginning lui The enl % Mr. Blchauan's arsa-
= ont q n To- nlf 40
quietly performing a duty II eecting the man OF
l-eF --'-ce 10 tAe Presidency IL WAS natural IL
evNaole. proper act 0n the other hand. he saw A
1-lI-l ana .llsc1nllte1 minority, who proclaimed
tat Tho perform u that oct would Be regarded
and resented a. crime. Its leaders were engaged IN
war-lAe preparations. E1-y were building batteries
and .urllag military Organizations aud while pre-
p4r.-g O. 1s1t asserted, IL the words u Mr PrvOrs
csebrAtc- scs9.ut.on, that any attempt u prevent
their treason would - destructive 10 repubAcaa
liberty. What NJ Pryor aud his friends wanted
va t,-4- " l-t dr- Buchanan gave them Vas time
u I9o,nes il uauy respects tie ablest rnan IN the
Rebellion, the very type OF revolutonist seconded
the words o. ". Pryor ami placed al everlasting
comment upon Mt buchanan by openly and with In
p-nity cllasaAng tue capture OF Fort Pulaski BY
Georgia Hsle. These We're the men whom our Pres
iisl- vas afrsii TO " drive" 20 estren.tes i' Th.
S'l4 &C.. o. t''.ys was ''ss s N a9i ys5. y5 tsas eoaI SCI
-. .s. re.Ii-ls ad. IN ADDITION 10 recon-
nclllg TIE capture o. national fort. saI1 VI the
Re1e.lll, That he " fell 10 was revolution W
e. 81 y and win Tie Nation Likewise saw
tbs H-ra was senator proposing 10 uslrp ths
Government BY staying ID AMI winning. III other
wJrs ~ driv.ng Lilcoin Out OF Ofi.. anc placing
Mr. Davis a. Ais pace There Was VS. ON II this
daring thought. and had 10 been fol wei the revo
luton O. 1861 might have been Of q diisre-t char
a-ier Ioomos saw party il the North prQfesse Is
willing q JOIN uslrpet replbhc A Plillierhla
meeting cleere1 ClsIllln. Wal-st belieye1 loom
AMI apprecIAtei lchAaan Tor q advanced tie price
Of the southern - lie stocks The states sece icd
W4l-st, SAW trembling President on his knees and
stlkel Us money that be would rern4iu there Tie
iab.si AfTto was rising. The Old pr0-Savery feeling
W-s carrying lie aggression into the North Ia
January real OF AZ anti Slavery meeting being
F broken Up q NeN-York while Mr. Philips vas r15bbed
10 Boston. Al Ills while, I90mbs and his friends
org mixing Rele i0n the forts were bsiaS cir
clmvalAted the rebels were discussing the pol-y O.,
ab -.sliug universal white suffrage ln the south
and a government was being created a Montgomery
"hie Jefferson DAVIS was accepting his " Presidency >
Nj BlcnAlsu directed Gen. Scott O. write tkai Ihe
Government does not contemplate calling any troops
here Washington other tlsl the District militia
aud s9me -etachmsnts of regular troops aui It IS is
sired By the f encs u peace that 10 organized s0cst
.es " clubs sren r,thotg Grms shall make the- a.
p4arance here untl the traaq lilty of the public
mud e restored ' tbs ex-presidcnt argues 10 this
volume that be ha1 no power 70 call Out tie troops
-Four years ago be directed Gen scott = say that
-st she ~-us 81 roaas S~s sf ,li. us qa-.s
Buchanan, the President Of 1881 as the best witness
against Mr. Blchanan, ne writer OF lse5s
What the Sy1taerners wanted was time NJ BI-
f chanan granted IT, on the 9.h o. January. tho
Rebels drei into ta5 Star Of tts West Tbs was al
s-it TO the national dignity crime which could not
be coudone- without contsssing national cowardce
Let Is see wat 3r Blcllrao' STATE % mind a.
THIS time When south carolina sent Com u e cners
% him n December. 1880, 3D. was happy omen. %
Wneu AzIor Anderson transferred as command
fro Fort I0utrie g. PORT Slmpter elsctrfving the
nation BY his intrep 1ty, Nr. Buchanan felt regret
re not. therefore d. the frame o. mind 70 grow
pe1sive or irrsscble over a harmless shot Why was
10 answer ulaie 20 th1se Rebel guuss Because ",
are tod, Na.9r Aneers Z had granted 6 Truce an
the Pres den; could not broakitf truce 70 allow
messenger - BRING demand OF surrender from Gov
Plcsens 10 the President The messenger came
arriving 10 Washington January 13 1880 He NIGH
have delivered his demand AID ended the truce. Dlt
the request q NJ Davis and others he rename.
untl the 3o-h-.g3 and three days-without present
ing h.s uot3. DAVIS gained nearly three weeks b5
tls MANURE when dave were years q his cause
lie President permitted t1s trea5onabe trling a..
ilno-elty says that lie could not terminate tLi
truce because the Commissioner would not give hin
the letter persisted IL 80 vexation delay" Thre
golden weeks gone, aud the executive power q 10
Na-Cr paralyL31 by av4Erant Caro-. Al Eascora-ln
around the Washington hote.s Those dreary dreari
hours How we looked lonsingiy FOR one particle o
courage or brawr 10 ths White House. o1y o zee
presi1eat trembling and limp. Mr. BayGrt Taylor =
the tine expressed tie n-ii9-Al feeling n satire s
erq1sitey true and natural that - became wonder
e,l-y popalar.
Tbe trs. nate harle. bis trumpet down
Tne d tars cursed together,
ID see tle g0o1 ship helpless roll
~ the sport O. wave aBc weather.
TIE tattsrei sails are Al aback.
Tarls crack and masts are started,
A-l It's captain Weeps and SAYS : prayers
all ths t1l lie miiEhips parted 'i
Tls Cornnissionsr ansly made his demand n =
s-r-el1er Ct Sluqte- Er1 went home The true
vas broken Why 1ot aVe1Ee tae treason CAROL
: Ia was nj ready. MAJOR Anderson, according {
secretary Hos, rs actiaE u1-er orders 20 sta-
str.ctIT t15 defensive NJ B-char a. .orE -ts "a
wlen be gently cailss Major Anderson FOR not bont
ar-i-g F-rt Aa--trs wasn tie St1- q tt> W>s. va
r~,F- -~f t--~A -at-.f.s
I c.recll-s la 5ono2r1lnsnt Here Asaln Nr. g.
chauar the writer, j. best answered D. " Drcha-
Al the President. through Secretary Hoi; BE caunc
.zsts1 lp04 Mll5r Anderson re shszsf1l b12Lssiio
winch y perz.tte- America . s--e-
More t.ne was Vartec; ard We had the Peace Coz
2 fe-e-cs-l virginia scheme - postpone L0stiii4si
JOIN Tyler came q nssion C '' reconciliation
a1- s-ccce1s- % vel that he gained twenty -
more DAYS an e-t NJ. B1chznan but two Tsel
government. The tr-Ce whict Gen scott s1bseqrer
% y lan0lnced. a-d waich Mr. Buchanan elaborate
: expllirs an telcn-s va really g tru-e. i g.T
tns - - tbs start Il allowed the peo7le cfChar-
-on Sd strong t1at twenty thousand men c01id 10
c according . Ma Andersen. resc1e Fort Srnte'
Ts see now. ard the country san then, t1zt Al ties
d. ass we're .lte--al % gl- fiu7. lr3 south 1- a'
> va an- nan O has 4 ~len = s.' re--s n 8
-1-1a- gave % tbs Tine an threw loa NJ LileO
q sll--- and pzr y.sd Ac-ta, prepared az ~
- ci-- 81 -1--h. Ilcce a1o criLlclEa NJ Liurol1 2
, III e ca-c1 tau1erlas VIII Fort S-nnfer. sho1
lTl- lDln .l-s at NJ L--c1n lu-ld tle 5C-i
arusi ana rr-1y. burning for vU-tbe North ID
- U--t an weary Elln t1e c-lcr-d czys o. coTarcH
s a11 tr-- -E- VI B-cla-ln na1 the opportunity; \
Lnc1 bad ro.-sn- i is for lcriecIrg fthls oppo
Unity hat - csls -se car s1inor to-day Hls c
p fs-se dos 70. rssc-e hin Hs .sIs us le csi 70 !.
- z1tLorzs t1s raslnE Q, troops. Ar Lincoln f0ur
. AK n pl5lc necssslty ara raised troo7s. staoui
70 az Tas passs- by Cc1gr=s. u-tl eight csvs AZ
i1e battle q Bal Pun
: The -9og protected controversy Win Gen. Scc
ne s-5-sc q TIE " trrcs Is closed ~ t1e p1t
cation 0; his noo< wn:le We 90 not think that &c
-col- t-.y appreciated the moral c-ty o. the hour
rscoguiz ~ TIE si1 q slavery, be Vas snoogn q
: soc4sr - see tazt there was nothing more EsnAi
J. ting thar 10 f-Tl The Cnioo csors before Rebel Z
= II his as II othsr respects he ds-red fra TIE Pre-
), dent Ee Eo1i1 Lot hzTs hanged Roosrt 4oo1o
Hs To,ld lave hanged nobody. BIS policy vas :
z tsstkhy pssesfzl Re saw h rT EFsates "a 8