'Thus has South Carolina shut tlio door against reconciliation, asserted independence, and begun the attempt to establish, npoo reactionary princi ples, a new government, with a basis antagonizing it to all European Powers, whose recognition they expect to purchase by promises of profitable trade. Let us, for the saketsf the past,?f not the possible future, and more fo sorrow than in auger, screen from further view the petulence, prejudice, and hatted, the unholy ambition and headlong despera tion of the present masters ot South Carolina, whose is the anomalous position of having cous ■plaißts without foundation, grievances without ac toaliity, suffering without burdens, and apprehen sions without reason. The olio i seceding States, wisely profiting by the •example f South Carolina, held their conventions "with ciosed doors—having published no report of the debates on the adoption of their ordinances of secession—and have, prudently, refrained from at tempting to give a detailed statement of their grievances. Tins, also, is significant. Every step in this I reasonable movement betrays tho conscious guilt- of its participants. ITS INEVITABLE FAILURE. As, Mr. Spteiker, I have thought of the possible destruction of* this Union, and forecasted tho man ifold and terrible afflictions which must ensue, I ] have been overwhelmed with dismay at the depth ! and darkness of the abyss toward whose brink we have been tending. It is unfit homed aud unfitb- ; owable. By none of us or ours be the attempted nteasurment over ru.ide! But will this calamity overt-ke us? I hope— \ea, I believe'it will not. Such self destruction is in the highest degree un natural and criminal. It is not only violative of •every instinct, but destructive of every valuable interest, immediate and prospective. Not only would dissolution lesnlt in several subdivisions, with endless complications, each a fruitful source of irritation; net only would it subject the weaker to the stronger, and open us to the demoralizing diplomacy of the contending tactions, families, and bcuses of Europe, thus committing a crime against ■republicanism; but it would destroy American -unity, which is one of the great tacts of history: thus committing a crime against humanity. All faces fee! this yearning for union ; and many have sttugglingly, and for years vainly, sought it. To us it came parly aud without difficulty, for we en countered few or no disturbing causes ; and hence we value it too lightly. What the hotua foaling is io tlio Individual, national unity is to a people.— The former unlocks his soul, leads him in paths of perennial beauty, fills him with noble emotions, and (Its him for higher liib. The I itter, by a mysteri ous but powerful attraction, clasping in brother hood those who are one in lineage and Unguagv, consolidates their energies, intensifies their power.-, multiplies their capacities, and drives them, with ever-renewing vigor, to the fulfillment of their mission. Tyrants cannot crush this. Even Na poleon, in the prida of his power and the Hush of brilliant victory—his betd on the neck of nationali ties whose empires ho had masteied—could not re construct tile map of Europe. Ages cannot dim It- 1 for at this moment the world thrills with the spectacle of the long-lost Italian nation reasserting its unity, end after weary and fearful oppression, gathering tip its life elements for consolidation into a libera! and poweiful government. How differently we appeal! The events iranspirieg on our Gulf const precision a revo lutira tbreoteued without just or adequate cause uor so tuuch by opeo as secret mean*: not in a spirit of thought fulness, but madness: not iu deliberation, but rashness; not in manliness, tot covortness; its purpose !o dri'ini'e men of one race long united under tho freest and be.-t j •institutions, enjoying and having enjoyed une- i quailed civil, political, social, family, *nd per- i .on .1 blessings. Can such a movement, (bus I initialed, carried on, and aimed, be succssfuiT— i Sorely, no. It contains within it,elf the causes] of inevitable failure. Ii ought to fail. It will j fail. Man cannot sfford its success. The ! American peop! will not allow i\ God (1 j apeak ;t with reverence) will not permit the • eacrilegiouji overthrow. Every instinct revolts j at ir. Every principle r.-bri* against it. Every j interest cries aloud in earnest protest. States j may reel :uid fall; communities may forget their ! duties; majorities may be misled; citizms may neglect their trust; folly, terrorism, and treason, J may rulu the hour; but the storm will pa*.*, tho | calm eotne, and peace be again within our bor ■ tiers. It may o't be very soon. The vii us is ; not thus esaily expelled from tho body politic. Blows nro not so soon forgotten. Uashes do • not at oace heal op; and wheu they do, scars : are left. But this much is certain; this Union i will not be destroyed, l'ou ask, what wi ! ! save : it? 1 answer: that ever-litiog, ever-thinking j mass —the people—will save it. Bu: hot*? Through tho ugeocies within their reaeti—their : popular assemblies, aud the myriad forms of their organized life: their loo.ii Legislatures, i State conventions, congressional representation j and executive head, upn each devolving a share of the labor and responsibility. It may not be done in a dap; and gentlemen should not demand such precipitancy. Years were required fo- the original construction, and time is now needed to dissipite pussian, reveal truth,, and induce rational views of duty. Complaints) murt be fXatniued, opiuious compared, aud a policy determined. Whatover cau fa ny be t-ske-i of trie, lam ready to do, as my vims wni show. iiOauv.Lile, whatever he the p'rccipi'a'c or j craven conduct of complaining States, the Government should preserve its position—giv- i tug up no right, escaping from no dutv. and caoccdiog no release from allegiance to itself, j Combining tho magnanimity of the powerful with th? tenderness of tho loving, while as- i setting and maintaining its authority, it should exhaust alt peaceful agencies to restore the Lenxied to soundness of mind aud sobriety of i judgment. But if eonoiiritioa should not aWai'iii dormant patriotism, oor kindness pro tlu.-o tensiderati n; if, in dire infatuation, all honorable auja-tuient be spurned, all peaceful i ncconiinolatKUi be refused, then will have ar- S i:va i t-;,i tiiß-a to "test the strength of the ; Govercmcit." Sir, I both dread and repro- : ta.c c;ji,ia:ou; hut if io urniutuia ton Goveru uieav agaiojl vile cop piracy, and save our selves trcai anarchy and tho republican syt:eiu i rrotn contempt; if, to protect our property from j spoliation end ( "jr flag from dishonor; if, to ; keep jr.. m 'he page of history the scornful ! teutcuee, ♦•tree institutions are a failure." coilri n must come, let it com*, and upon tho ' aggressors rest the responsibility. It has been remarked by a profuuod thinker, with as much force us freshues-s, ''hlood is not the worst tniog m history." I add, neirber is it the ' weakest. I have t-lways hoped that, at least iu tLis country, ite bid advanced beyond the necessity for an vppc.il to force. I sincerely hope have. I yet cherish the belief we have. Rut if \rts have not. woe to those whose wickedness io misleading, deceiving and j "firmg" t!.e people, makes such a probability ! within ordinary ;ange. Bat riarmg every danger, bearing every burden, submitting to every s.vcutioe, and every conseqaoiKie, the Amerioaa peo ple wiii preserve tail Government;- because they love its Lber.vl iosritutions which, in their compactness, vigor, cfficieucy and power, are j fitting monumsnta of the towering ui: n who' made them; because overy dear association, every tie of iuurest, every present and pros- j peeiive {.oo-J, is involved in tho maintenance of liio Union j because, justly tneasuriug their / history, which has been oue of great achieve | uient, and their future, wbiob abounds with | brilliiot promise, tboy know that union baa j made our pathway radiantly bright, and is the [ bow of promise which flushes the coating years; ! because they appreciate the importance to | mankind of the manly qualities ot the Anglo | Saxon race, which requires a home and a be coming theatre of action, and whose choicest ! seat is the fertile, expansive and central em pire; and beoause, their souls reverently uiind ! ful of theso oeuturies of toil, privation and S suffering, ot whieii uioderu civilization is the ! product, they would esteem it impiety to throw away their precious privileges, whose fruits are ! peace, prosperity and happiness. Having thus dete: mined, and from so exalted motives, the i self reliaut American people will address ! ibemselves —yea, are now addressing them selves—to this patriotic and Christian act; and they will patiently perform the duty, whether it leads through sunshine or storm, the plenty of peace or the perils of wat; never ceasing from tneir labor until, their labor until, their nation saved, mankind assured an asylum, and I ib2rty a country, their woik shall be fully, honorably, nobly done. Sir, in this faith I have lived; in it [ *i.-h to die. " BEDFORD INQUIRER. - a' BEDFORD, Pa. Frl.Sa? >lnrnlß?. Feb. 25, 1861. "FEARLESS AND FREE." I). OVER—Editor ami Proprietor. Republican A!ce(ing. Pursuant to notice, the Republican party of Bedford County, assembled in Mass Meeting, on Tuesday night last. The meetiug was call ed to order by.the appoiutment of the fnilow ttig officers: PREIDENT: GEO. W. HOUSEHOLDER, of East Prov iJeuco. VICE PRESIDENTS: DAVID STUCKEY, Middle Woodberry. GEORGE SMITII, Bedford Tp. WJI. ROBINSON, Southampton Tp. WM. UARNELL, MontOO Tp. WM. SLEEK, S>. Clair Tp. SAMUEL ARMSTRONG, Snake Spring*. JOSEPH IMLEB, Union Tp. WM. KISER, Bedford Borough. SECRETARIES: John B. t.lastmer, Broad Top Denial.M Bare, South Woodberry. 8 M. Moore, Liberty. William Jones, St. Uluif. COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS. A. King, B R. Ash com Jeremiah Mentzer, A. B. Bonn, Jacob Barndollir, jr.. Jarcd Hanks, John S. Het-rick, Jonathan Fitchner, George S. Miiiin. After the committee had retired. Hon. Fr Jordan wae culled bu to address the meeting. II is speech was a powerful defence of the Re publican cause, and fully exposed the long j matured plans of the Southern oonspirat rs, to i break up this glorious Union. He opposed the I Crittenden Resolutions, but would favor toe restoration of the oil Missouri Compromise Line. The Coaiiii.ttee on Resolutions then reported, 1 after their reading by the Chairman, our young friend,R. D. Barclay, E-q , moved that a cou ple of the ur.stdut.oMS should be stricken ou'. He then made a long and eluborote speech ic favor of his motion, and announced himself in j favor of the Border State Resolutions, the : Ki he ridge plan, the Crittenden Resolution-, or j any other plan to settle our difficulties. The : Luc* focus atteuded thß meeting in considerable i no alters, and frequently loudly obe. re i him, j from tho back seats. To show the unanimity j of tie meeting, our young friend could get no I person to second his notion. Toe resolutions, ' wore theu put to a vote by tho Chairman, and 1 earned ununxmously, Mr. Barclay not even j voting agaiu>t them John 11. Filler, E-q., theu addressed tire : uieetmg witu groat eloquence. lie was follow- i ed by Hon. A. King, in some very appropriate 1 return ks. The imetiug adjourned with three cheers for the Constitution and the Union. Resolved, That the 'Jjusti: atiuu of the Uni ted Btitc., as our fathers made it, affir is the best and aurest protection to the rigats aud liberties of the people, its efficiency has been ! tested by ihc experience < f more ihau three i score years, and ten, ami will be found sufii- i uieut for every exigency if honestly a dmiuis- j tered and obeerfuliy obeyed. Resolved, 1 hit any attempt to ching" its ! provisions, esprciuuy to times of high popular excitement, is so exseedingiy dangerous expe riment, and that no adequate reason has yet been, or can be furnished, fot amending it at this particular crisis in puoiio affairs. Resolved, ihat it wuulii greuily weaken the powers of the General Government to admit that the Constitution ougfit to be amended at : the bbe-t, ur to suit the views of mou in a state of revolt—on tbo contrary the safety of the country deuneds that no such buuiiiiutiug concession •.houid be made. Resotred, That the secession of the seven m*t ultra democratic States of this Uniou, and tUe connivance of a large portion of the sauiu party in the remaining States, demonstrate the '•rule or ruin ' policy by whieb they arc actua ted. It u glariug Bit iupt to subvert the Constitution, to compel the majority to submit to the will of the uiiuority, a lawless appeal from the ballot box to tue cartridge box, which well deserves the execratiou of every patriotic uoion-doviDg, aud law-abiding oitizou in the laud. Resolved, That, so far as regards the Border Slave holding States, who buve refused to join BIBFORB M flbe Southern ooufederaey and who cherish a ! sincere attachment lo the Union and ali its hallowed memories, it is right and proper to adept such a coarse of kindness and ooooilia ' tion as will give the fullest assurance that tfce | people of the non slaveholding States entertain 1 no purpose nor desire to interfere, in the smal lest degree, with the lights, or.render instoure the property of tbeir sou'hem brettiero, but ' that they are determined to stind by the con stitution and all its compromise*, j Resolved , That we cordially approve of the i course of the constituted authorities of this ( Commonwealth, in the manifestation of a fra ternal spirit and deposition to accommodate existiog difficulties by f-o readily responding to the call to send commissions sto the Feace Congress at Washington, and that wc sincerely hope that 'die patriotic men their assembled may bring about au adjustment, honorable to ! dl parties, and pioductive of lasting harmony and peace. Resolved, That the political dogma upon which secessionists ami traitors have based their rebellion against the lawful nu'hority of the Government, namely, that the Constitution of the United Stales, is simply a compact between the sevetai States, and that any State may ai any time aud for any reason rightfully separate from the rest is a most pernicious end danger ous bt-resy, converting the bond, which us our faihers understood it, is "stronger than links of iron," into, according to the new interpretation, "a rope of sand." Ours is a government of all the people of all the States, with 1 united j powers it is true, but to the extent of i's powers I absolutely sovereign cud supreme and uiust bo 1 so acknowledged universally, or it caacot eu ! dure. Resolved, That Abraham Lincoln having been elected President in strict accordance with the constitution and laws, and by a larger popular vote than was ever before cast for any other man, his election fumLhes no excuse for revolution or a disruption of the g vernuSetit; but ou the contrary it is the duty of every loyal cirizeu to stand by the Constitution, aud cheerfully acquiesce in the people's choice. Resolved, That the proceedings of this meet ing be published in tho lied ford Inquirer. Thk Locofoco Mekti.no.—Rich tct.Njc3. —i he Locofocos held a meeting on Monday evening Inst. Wo never at tended a meeting of the Democracy, which was moro uproarious. \Y hen we entered the house, Johu Ces'sua, E-.q., was speaking in atftnee rf himself au i the Douglas tueo. The fight sprung up in the or ganization of tho Committee on Resolution', and was kept up for over m hour, between Mr. Cessna, Spang, Shannon, Rted, ami others.— Mr. Shannon wa> making some remarks iu op position to a motion of Cessna; Cessna told hini "he kuew no more about parliamentary rules than a horse does about Sunday." Shannon implied that as "Mr. Cessna had bcea iu the Legislature he ought to kn';f mora than some other people;" Cessna, tejoiued that "Shannon had been in his iffiee long enough to uavo learn ed.''' Mr. Cessna carried the day, and was elected a delegato for the Borough. Shannon, Reed, and quite a number of others voted against htm. The real object wan to prevent hiiu being sent to iiarrisburg as * delegate to the State Convention, but be triumphed in thnt also. Shannon then tnide a speech, io which he defended treason and secession, Mr. Hall then followed rn a moderate speech, bat in which ho was willing to concede ali the traitors asked, and more. John Cessu •, Kvq , wrs tho next speaker, ilii spoech was a strange admixture of truth and error, luUrcpreseutation, Ac. He com menced hv abusing the Republicans in unmeas ured terms, lie thpn iit down on the S 'Uth uro traitors, an i .stated that he w is in favor of the Luiou ht ail hazards, that he was opposed to a disureinbornieut, with the object of recon struction, that it could nevor bo dooe, that be was in favor of protecting our forts, arsenals, uavy yards, ous torn buosei, Ac. lie was fre quently interrupted in bis remarks by the Breckinridge men, but he triumphed overt hem all, as he always carries things bis own wuv in his party. A man of Mr. Cessna's calibre should .-loop to totbiag dishonorable, and we were surprised to hear hi.u misstate the Mis soi.i Compromise and the Crittenden plan.— He sutd that the former made all North of 3G deg. 30 tuiu. free, and all South slave, and tho litter did the same. Tois Mr. Cfissna knows to Le simp 1 )- uot true Col. Jo*. W. Tale fol lowed iu opposition to Mr. Cessna. He was quite eloquent, as he always is ! Tho meeting then adjourned. Is Was a fight from the com mencement io the eud, and everybody went away in bad huuior. Tho electoral vote wis counted hi the United States Senate on Wednesday.—The Peace Congress is getting along quietly, and it is thought they may come to terms. Tho other day, at Savtnuah, Georgia, a British sea captain was tarred and feath ered, because tie invited a bLck stevedoie to dine with him during the interval between loading the ship. The chivalry had baiter look out that they don't get England down on them. It is thought that there has not been a secessionist elected in Tennetsee. It is thought the Morrill Tarilfbill, with slight modifications, will pass in a few days. A liusolutiou w,.a passed the other day in the flu use, ut Washington, unanimously, declaring it neither the right nor purpose of the North to in terfc-re with slavery where it now exists. This ought to satisfy the secession democracy -it is now thought that tbo secessionists have postponed the attack on Forts Sumter and I'ickns. Gen. Scott has now about 1,000 troops tn Washington. It is thought tlun will be snffieent to prevent any attack on that city. At the tequrat of John A. Dix, the Secretary of the Treasury, tho Feaaaylva. uia Legistnre have unanimously passed u #c t to endorse tho National Government, to tho amount of §2,867,514,78. Pennsylvania's share of the surplus revenue in the National Treasury in 1856, $5,124; rye flour at $3,624; and corn meal at §2,87 4 pur barrel. .U Both branches of Congress have been re markably peaceful sod courteous, since purged of the fire-eaters. I A CARD,—As there are a number of different j reports in circulation in reference to the fate or destiny of Mr. David Bolger, who suddenly left his j home, in Martinsburg, Blair Co., Fa., on the n ght • of the 7th of November last, it is deemed proper, ; on tbo part oi his friends, to publish the following | card: The disappearance of Mr. Bofger is still a matter ■of profound mystery. The family have a yet, no ■ positive or reliable information as to his lute or destiny. Mr. Bolgcr is a man 50 years of age, some six feet in stature, of spare features, promi nent forehead, straight dark hair, mixed with gray, und a hubs thin on tiio top, and when be left his home was dressed in dark clothes, low shoes, aud a dark straw hat. In point of morality, Mr. Bol ger stood high in the community in which he lived, and his habits of industry were very exemplary.— His business profession is that of a carpenter. He also had cultivated a high taste fur Church music. Any information iu reference to this man, his fate ur locality, will be thankfully received by the un dersigned, or by any of the citizens of Martins, burg, Blair Co., Pa. Respectfully signed. Jan. 26, 1861. J. 11ASSLER. ADMITTED. Ou Monday last, ou motion of lion. Job Muuu, Wis, T. Dougherty, Esq. wag admitted to practice law in the several Courts of Bed ford County. We understand that the Judge passed an excellent examination. "PtaatD OUT " —The Constitution news paper, pablirbed st Washington, has beoo dis continued. After i'resideut Buchanan struck hands with the Union uiec, he withdrew his patrouage from the Constitution, and the re sult is it has deceased. The CoQsiiluiiou or the Southern Con federacy, v; The Constitution of the States represented at Montgomery, Ala., as agreed upon by the Conveniino, is word for word that of the Uni ted Sistes, except that the word "Confedera ted" is used instead of "United," anu the fol lowing additions or alterations are made: THE CONSTITUTION Foi the provisional government of the Confed erate Suites of America. Framed by Con vention of DeputiM from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi and South Carolina, at Montgomery, A'abiun, Pobru- Jry 8, 18GI. We, the Deputies of the sovcre t gu and in dependent States if South Caroliua. Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana, iuvoking the favor of Almighty God, do here by, io behalf of these States, ordain aud es t.bli-vh this Constitution for the provisional government of the same, to continue one year from the inauguration of the Prcaideut, or uu til a permanent constitution or confederation be'ween the said States ahall be put in opera tion, whichsoever shall first occur. r ection 7. 1. Tho importation i f African negroes from any foreign euuutry other than the slaveholding States of the Confederated States is hereby forbidden, and Congress is rtijuired t<i pass such laws as shall iffectually prcveut the same. 2. Congress shall also have power to pro hibit the introduction of slaves from any State uut r member of this Coufoderaey. • * * • • • SECTION 8. The Congress snail have power— 1. To lay aud collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, for revenue necessary to pay the debts uti 1 carry on the government of the Ccnfedaiaey, ami all duties, imposts, und ex cises shall be uniform throughout the Confede racy, KBCTION 2. 3 A slave in one State escaping to auo'hsr 'hall be delivered up on tho claim of the party to whom said slave ma? belong by the Execu tive authority of the State in which such slave may be found; sad iu any case of any abduc tion or forcible rescue full compensation, it cluiiag tho Vjlne of the slave, and all costs and expense*, shall be made to the party by the State in which such abduction or rescue shall lake place. 2. Tho government hereby institu'ed shall take immediate steps for tbo settlement of all matters between tbo States forming it and their late confederates of the Uuited Slates, in relation to the public property and public debt at the timo of their withdrawal from them, these Slates hereby declaring it to be their wish ur.,l earnest desire to adjust every thing pertaining to tbo common property, com mon liabilities and common obligations of tint Uuiou upon principles of right, justice equity and good faith. Mr. Lincoln is uow en route fur Washing ton. At Indianapolis, on tho 11th inst., he made tue following speech : 1 have eeaio hero to thauk you for the sup port '.hat has been given by Indiana to a true aud j Ist CaUsO. In rciatiou to the urn tie? of coercion and invasion, they aro terms uow much used with temper and hot blood. Let us not uiisuuder staud iheir moaning, nor the meauing of those who use them. Let us get their meauing from the ineu who depreoate the tbiugs they would represent by their use. What is the uieaniog of tueso words! Would tho marching of an army into South Caroiitu with bos tiio intent be an invasion? I think it would, and it would be coercion also if Souib Carolina wis forced to submit. Bui if the United States should merely hold aud retake its own forts, collect its duties, or with hold its miils whore they were iui/ituiity vio lated, would any or all of these taings be in vasion or ooercion * Do tho professional Uuion lovers, who are resolved to resist coercion, understand suuh things on the part of tbo United States to be coercion or invasion} If they do, their idea of the preservation of this*Uuiou is exceed tugly tlvyi aud airy. In their view, the Urnoa as a family relation, would seem to bo no reg ular marriage, but a sort of free iovearrango uiuat, to bo matutniaed by passional attrac tion. In what consists the special sacreduess of a State! I speak nut of the po>ition assigned to a State io the Union by the Constitution, for that it baa by the bond wo all reuoguize. That position, however, a Bute cannot carry out. if a State and tbo country possess equal rights m n Territory and its, inhabitants, ta what, as a matter of principle, is a Strie bet ter than a country? There would, in tbo ex change of uauioa, bo ID exchange of rights.— Upon what piinciple—by what rightful ptin oiple—may a State, being not more than one fiftieth f art of the nation, in soil and popula tion, break up the nation, and then eoeree the larger division of itself? What mysterious right to ploy the tyrant is conferred on a dis trict of the country, with its people, by merely calling it a State? Mr. Lincoln, iu conclusion, said he was not asserting anything, but only askiogthem ques tions to consider, and to decide iu their owu minds what WHS right and what was wrong. Governor Morton being lou ily called for, appeared and congratulatory tones to the multitude, which ha 1 now become immense. Fur Ike Bedford Inquirer. Mr. KDITOR: YOU woul 1 no doubt bo pleased to hoar from your frutu's at Wood berry, and as this part of the County is de nominated by the Locofooo organ as the hot bod of Republicanism, it will be tho more in teresting to your numerous roaders to hear from us. Among the political topics of the day are tho compromise measures, and we find now and then u weak kueed Republican who is ready to compromise for a mess of without taking iuto consideration the result of compromise, or to examine iuto the affected parts of the secession convulsion. If we examine t ie proceedings ot the Dem ocratic Uunveution that met at lLltiiuore iu ! 1848, we find the notorious W L. Yaeocy in j irodneiug the non-intervention doctrine and j the protection of slave property in the Tcrri | torica, as au amendment to the pi it form then adopted, to run Cass and Dutier for the Pret* ideney and V ice Presidency and the cry spring I from every northern delegate in that cooveu ; tiou, "If jou adopt (hut pel icy in our plat form, we w>ll not be aide to carry a single tree Btate, and the following vote was taken | upon tbo Yancey doctrine: 210 votes against iif I au 'U.if sum of 30 for it. The af dtjjfeiiv-nearly all from the cotton me from a free State, 'genuine democracy now? they repuiiitcd in '4B. 1 hat, is, free,, tr|de, *ud the protection of slave property free territories, with the exception of the extreme doctrine of Democra cy, which is the reopeaiog of the African slave trade, and to open tie free Stt.,s au-i territo ries, for the trading, buying and selling of their peculiar negro merchandise Toe genu ine dogma of L-tcofoeoism is .maintained by them to t-o based upou t be decision of the Su preme Uoutt in the Dred SeoU ease, a decision denounced by the ablest jurist in Europe, and by the civilized world} and t:>e people of the U. S. denounced that uecisiou by an over whelming vote, in the last campaign, and now the compromise pitchers ask us to bow to their negro protection policy :n the free territory of New Mexico, and to embody the extension of slavery in tea Constitution of the United 31stee. If Washington aud Jcffersoo were to rise out of their graves and see the affairs of our country, they would say, ' woe uoro you, Democrats and hypocrites} how to you, own idol* aud images, and do not ask tbo iiepubii caus to nuke obeisance to the dogmas of your conglomerated doctrine of slave protection :n the territories that have beeu destined by the Almighty for free labor, free speech and free dom, and but for servility, aristocracy aud feu dalism, 5 ' Let the Republicans compromise upon the basis of the famous orJiaaaeo of 'B7 that tx c'.uied sis very from every toot of territory theu belonging to tue United States. Why w it that we cannot hava the ssius compromise we bad under the honored Washington and iiaiuol by the venerable Jfrffcrsou? Let us have u compruuiini) excluding the curse of slavery from vrcry foot of territory uow be longing to u<, au i tual is the only remedy ttiat can be gireu to extricate the couotry from its piibcot perilous situation. Tba border States will never eocele, and the rankest fire eaters in theui do not intend to sbGode frrmi the Union; they only inteud to bully the Northern people iuto tbetr own forg ed measures tot more permanent protection to their . peculiar slave institution. They will nover coascut to be gurerued by the kingdom of cotton, a?td to the reopening of the African slave trade. Tuey know that if they secede from tho freo States, the border of the free btate9 would become the Canada aborts for too slaves, atiu the remedy would prove teu limes worse loau the disease, aud they are not igno rant of that truth. The cotton States do not want to compro mise uuless upon the basis offered by tbsm at tuc Coarlestou Convcutiou, for the reopen in g ot the African slave trade, and the opening of all the free territory lor tho introduction of the geuuiuo imported African negro. The spirit manifested at that Convention by the slave and Cotton worshippers showed conclu sively that tbe.v iutend to have their owu way, or break up this most glorious ooufeduraoy. The first step iliey took was to rule the Detno oraiic Uouveution, and if not that, to break it up in a tow, uud let a Republican bo elecled Eresideut, ia order to have a pretext (and only a pretext) for the dissolution of the Uuiou; and t:iat part of tie game they managed ad mirably well. Suppose thay would form a Southern Con federacy and we a Northern one. Their key stouo would bo slavery, and their motto free trade, while our key-tone would be freo labor, and our motto protection to home industry. The result would drive a great mass of the poor wbi es of the Slave Confederacy into the Northern Confederaoy for labor, and would be ihe means of building up our free institutions of manufacturing and agriculture uuparalleled on the face of tue earth. Tho slave confede racy would buila up an aristocracy, based up. on negroism, and a perfect reign of MUma lukeisin wooid end the existence of their Gov-, eminent. Tue seceding States are placed in % more precarious situation thon people geuereliy im agine, UDJ the secession fury could be quelled au . biuliod nut of exite>jce iu less than one mouth by vigilant aud energetic action on the part of the Adoiiuisiratiou, without firing u gun. It they would dismiss all the post mas ters, discontinue all the tax ail routes to the so ceding itites, and uot allow snythiug to be maileu iu any of the other Slates, directed to the seceding States aud close all the seaports, it would break secosajQU into atoms in a short U. G. WOODBCUY, Pa. BY TELEGRAPH. THE CRISIS. "The Confederated Stales of \OPIH America." IMPORTANT FROMjSIONTGOME itV, ALA. JIOXTOOWERT, Ala., Feb. B.—The Consress Wi , :n secret session for four hours, and will meet .itr.n, to-night. The result will probably be faSw, during the night or to-morrow. The public session listed only half an hour and was consumed in prayer aud so ne ,ouiinc busi iieas. u,t " Gen. Ilcnnlngsen is her. l . MoxTOostEKr, Feb. 9—The Concuss last ni„s. 1 unanimously agreed, in secret session „„ t ■' stitution and the croition of a Provi 3 i Jna! G or ' " nient. H A strong and vigorous government will en ; r ,„ immediate operation, with full pow -rs an) , n Z. funds. No propouiticn for compromise or r „., n J struetion will be entertained. .The Congress will remain in session to mike '• the necessary laws. a " MONTGOMERY, Feb. 9.— This has been the most lmportant day of the Convention's proceedings a- d unusual interest was manifested during the-.-##i Jn Ibo ball and galleries weie crowd ;d with soect, tors. - ' * Mr. Momminger presented a beautiful model of a flag made by South Corolina ladi-s. itc msista of s blue cross on a red field, with seven stars on the cross. The flag is highly admired. Mr. Memr.iinger also preseuted another model Lv a gentleman oi Charleston. This fl.g has a cross with fifteen stars on a field of stripes. A committee was appointed to report ou the fair s;al of arms, and motto for the Confederacy ' The President was directed to appoint a Commit tee ou I oreicr. Affairs, on Finance, on Miiit-rv and p H t v ' l ' on ] ' o3t;li Affairs, on Commerce, The Convention then prmtoeJed to tho election of the Executive officers of tho new Government witli the following result; ' For President ol -the Confeler.fed States of -North America," Honorable Jeffsrs >u I) .vis ro ceivod the unnanimoas vote of th • Convention. For Vice President, Honorable Alexander H Stephens was elected. A resolution was adopted appointing a Commit tea of three of the Al.tbtm i deputies to inquire and report on what terms suitable buildings in Montgomery cm be s-.cured for the use of tn.-s-v --erul Executive Departments of tho Confederacy under the Provisonal Government. An ordinance was passed continuing in force, un til repealed or altered by Congress, all laws of tha United States now in force or use, till tho first of November, subject to the Constitution of the Provisional Government. It is understood that under this law a tariff is to be laid on all goods brought from the United -States. A resolution was adopted, instructing the Com mittee on Finance to report proinptlv a tariff for raishig revenue to support the G >vernment. A resolution was adoptee authorizing tho an. nointment of a Committee to report a Constitu tion for the permanent Government of the Coatl-d --eracy. The Congress was about two hours in secret ses sion, and the balance of the diy in open session, me PROVISIONAL CONSTITUTION. MONTO-MICRT, Feb. 9.—The Coastitmion of tha Provisional Government has been printed, and is now nude public. The preamble says: "We. the deputies of the Sovereign and Independent stales of South C ro lina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, M issis,jppi and Louisiana, invoking the favor of Almighty God, do hereby, in behalf of these .States, onion a:: 1 establish this Constitution for tho Pre vis, i miI GOT~- erniscnt of the same, to continue for one year from the inauguration of the Pr .s: lent, or until a p<>r mauent Constitetion or Confederation between said States shall be pit iu oper.itioa—whL'hso.-vo shall first occur." Tbe seventh seetion of the first article reads : '"The importation of African negroes from any lor eigu country, other than the Slav, holding Mates is hereby forbidden, and Congress is required to pass such laws as thafl cSettually prevent the same." The second section reads : "The Congress shall also, have power to prohibit the introduction of slaves from any State not a member of this Con federacy." Article fourth, third clause of the second section, reads : "A slave in one State cscapiug to another shall be delivered up on the claim of the party to whom the said slave mar belong, by the Ex- cutivo authority of the Stale in which such sin- - may be found ; and in case of any abduction or forcible tescue, full Compensation, including the value of the slave, and ail costs uud expenses, shall he made to the party by the State in which such abluction or rescue shall take place." Article sixth (second clause) roads : "Tha Gov ernment hereby instituted shall tike immediate steps for the settlement of all matters betwj n "tee Stares forming u and their other late confederates of the United States, iu relation to the put-he pro perty and toe public debt at tha time of their with drawal from them , these States hereby declaring it to be their wish and earnest desire to adjust everything pertaining to the common property, the common liability, and the common obligations of that Union upon the principles of right, justice, equality, ami good faith." The other portions of tl Constitu tion are almost identical with the Constitution of the United States. The election of executive officers is being cels brated by a grand demonstration to-uight. A complimentary serenade was given to the Vice President of the Confederacy. -Mr. Stephen# made an eloquent speech In reply to the compliment. Speeches were also made by Messrs. Chestnut and Keiti, of South Carolina, Conrad, of Louisiana, aud others. The demon stration is still progressing. A salute of a hundred guns was fired on Capitol Ilill this afternoon. SAVANNAU, Feb. 9.—The State authorities, under direction of Governor Brown, seized five New York vessels yesterday, as follows : Brig U . K. Kibby, brig Golden Lead, barque D. Colden, barque Murriy aud sclir Julia Halleck- The case of the barque Murray is said to have been adjusted. [Tha above d< spatch does not explain the cause of the seizure, but it is presumed to bo in retalia tion far tho Seizure of arms on board tho steamer Monti cello, by the police of New York city. IYASDISGTON, Feb. 9—Evening.—No further in telligence has been received from Savannah is re lation to the seizure of tho New York merchant men. Teaucssee far the Pnfon. The Election for State Delegate* MEMPHIS, Feb. 11, 1861. At the election on Saturday, Memphis gav# betweeo 300 and 400 majority for the Untcc candidates to tho State Convention. The returns from West Tennessee indicate the election of the Union oaniidgtes, NASHVILLE, Feb. 11.—As far as heard frcas all the Union candidates have boon elected by an overwhelming majority, and tho question of holding a Convention defeated by a Urge ma jority. In this city tho Union candidates re ceived 2,990 votes and tha secessionists 565. On the Convention question the vote stood ? For Convention, 1.290 Against Convention, 1,607 TUE TRAITOR STATE#.—Tho foftowing States bare already formally dissolved their connection with tho American Uuion,—so they are concerned though Undo Sam will have a word to say in the matter ; South Gurolfna, Mississippi, Florida, Qooreia, Alabama, Louisiana, Texas. Evcty one of Urns® States voted far Breckinridge and Lane, tho Disunion candidate#. Gunment is entirely unnecessary,
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