The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-10-09

"Jnion." conor,
seconded the utterances OF the so-cai!Gu ols
unionists. We have seen tha5 hooei
Toomts declared if Lincoln shouid aoGpt
peaceful policy, there would be not ohis ~
more Secession, but also a speedy return =
the Gulf States without bloodshed o.
trouble.
!. Wlthout some cqn9by Ieaig4, "'e"s'Fe
Scott continues-'a all the slave State
will ioin the Montgomery Confectionery II
less than sixty days and Washington
CITY will require a permanent garrison o.
$4,000 men" He then proceeds TO tht
other alternative. /. e. COERCION.
.U.-Collect the foreign duties outside o.
the seeded ports. or close such ports by
'.act Of Congress, and blockade them. HI
CONQUER the seeded States by invading
armies. No doubt this might be done ~
"tro or Nrec ycars BY a young and abe gen
"eral-a Wolf, a Dessaix, or a liohce, VIII
300, 600 disciplined men. estimating a thlrd
for garrisons, and tie loss OF a greater
number BY Skirmishes: sieges, battles.sand
Southern fayers. Tie d~estructtoa 81 ,hte
and proDc,ty on tie otho' side, ~onM 81
'.fr1yhttul, hotccrc' pctJect the mot"l ",s-
.:cipline of tic iuradtr. u. B. Lee the
reader note that Gen. Scott always speaks
''of the war as one of '.iaras,oa, therefore
''unjustitiable.) The conquest coml.letcd at
''th0t enoyua0us arasfe Of hun1un Ife to the
".NoytA and Noythnest-with at least $3.50
5000, 900 added thereto, and cus bono!
"What good2 FIFTEEN derGstatnI p,orntccs,
mot to be Jrought into harmony 1rih Their
~''couquerorv, Int to BE- held for generations
''Ly henry gn11isous, at heavy expense,
''quadrupIe the duties and taxes which
could be extortel from them, and foHoued
"Ly q Protector, o. an Emperor! Lastly
say to the seeded States waywald SIS
tiers, depart IN peace.
Surely the old man spoke as prophet.
The National HtcUiyence,', still recognized
as the mouth piece of the White House,
warmly advocated the evacuation of the
Southern efforts, as the initiatory step to
amicable adjustment. Horace Greeley, writ
ING from Washington several weeks after
Lincoln's accession, said-s'l am surprised
to see and hear on every hand convincing
'%'proofs that an early collision with the
"Confederates (the new name for the Rebels
lis not seriously spprehended, in ever the
"highest quarters Edward A. Pollard,
who, at the time, was connected with the
New York press, if | mistake not, says in
his history-'sA leading article for a New
york paper" (1Ae TImcs.2) had been
prepared. tie poof sheet Of mAich wos
+" subn,tted to ~. LincoA, and approved by
''him. In this the ground was taken that
"the evacuation (of the Confederate forts
was an absolute military necessity, brought
"about by treason Oh the part Of Mr.. Buch-
:" anan, who, it was insisted, might;
. have reinforced and supplied.the garrison
I" but not only failed to do 50, but purposely
+" left it In such condition as to force his sue
+" cessOr IN office to encounter the ignominy
F." Of yielding it to the Southerners. This
: same article lauded Mr. Lincoln's peace
q policy etc. Other writers c~orroborate
the statement.
And yet Mr.. Lincoln had declared in his
address that Secession is illegal and in
and must be suppressed.
then, are we to understand this extra
ordinary vacillation after the universal de-
The explanation, in my judgment. en-
braces three separate stages or epOchs. each
It's motive. For several weeks after
his arrival IN Washington, the new Presi-
lent found himself greatly embarrassed.
The treasury was virtually empty, many
officials had resigned, and a fierce squabble
betweent the moderates and extrem-
SITS among his own party leaders. Naturally
his first period was one OF hesitation and
uncertainty. Then ensued a period of in
Tlgue ana schenlng to feel the temper of
he North, and at the same time divide the
south, and prevent the border States from
making common cause with their Southern
listers. Lastly a period Of downright du-
and lying, with intent to throw the
South OH her guard, and check her prepare
ions: While the North fastened night and
lay 70 organize volunteer companies !:
manufacture arms, and procure aid from
Running through all these epochs was the
Instinct ann OF shaping events to throw the
O""
Herein, moreover, We have a kew to Lin
CONS ambiguous and o~racular utterances !,
l5 Is Inaugural, which Won words Of appr o.
al IRON SOUTHERN Journals like the Rich
nond y hIg, Raleigh ,Standn,d. and Far-
'%ttevllle Cbsercr; and deceived wen To
,Stremists IN his own party by its apparent
Abraham Lincoln had a great deal Of that
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