Zitit Afraid.
CARLISLE, PA.
'Friday, .I,a6uar'y . 18, 1861.
- THE1.11,TIONAL•011.18IS.
We have give place, hn the outside of our
paper. this week, to'the correspondence,.be
tweet' President Buchanan, and the South Caro
lina Commissioners, viho came 'to Washing•
ten, olothOd with plenary powers, from his
Itoyaylighttess, the Governorof South Caro
]inn.
Wo havo also given the lending points
of •the special message, sent to Cdngress, in
relation tif , the'condition of Federtil
Ile refers to the dangers which threaten
the Union, towhich,he called the attention of
Congress in his annual , Message, and these
recommendations he renews, stating that the
country is in the midst Of a groat revolution,
and that upon Congress rests the responsibility
of removing grievances th 4 may result in war,
and of restoritig.peace, to the country. For
the securing of these ends he recommends Mr.
Crittenden's Compromise... 'ln relation to South
Carolina the President says •that he has no
alternative but to collect the revenue and pro
tect the public property, and that his right
and.duty to use the navaland'military farce
against those who illegally assail the Federal
. i tovornmentgro clear-and unassailable.
endorses Msjor Anderson's occupancy of Fort
Sumpter on the ground, that he could not have.
retained Fort Moultrie against an attack, and
concludes with a vindication of his own con-'
duet.
PROGRESS OF SECESSION..
800TH CAROLINA.—The Legislature of Soulh
;parolina has passed a - resolution unanimilualy
declaring any attempt made by the Fedora
Government to reinforce Fort Sumpter an ac
of open hostility, anti a declaration of war'
Also, a Tesolutron approving of the not, and
the promptness of the military in firing on the
Star of the , We.il, and promising support to
the Governor in all:measures of defence.
'The Governor, in a message, (Walla a plan
for guarding the coast, by the puichase of
steam propellers. , Tfie plan also includes the
fortification of all lite inlets and mouths of
rivers, with redoubts and ordinance, and for
boats to keep up a constant communication
between them, as a protection against addtlan
invasion by lawless bands
kepecial despatch from Washington says
'that South Carolina has offered to evacuate
all the forte and public property, in case of
Major Anderson being ordered batik .to Fort
Moultfie.
VIROINIA.—The 'Secessionists in the Legis•-,
lature of Virginia, aro using every effort to
precipitate disunion and fogoo , lhat State into
the secession movement. So far a majority
have borne up against the pressure, and have
decided that the question of secession shall
be submitted to a vote of the people, at the, •
same time that the delegates to the State Con
vention are elected. 110„..election is to bo
held on the 4th, and the Convention to meet
on the 13th of February: The final action of
the proposed convention will also be sidnit
ted to - a - vote of the people.
FLORIDA.—The ordinance of Secession was
signed on the 1116 inst., amid the firing of
cannon and the cheers and enthusiasm of the
people. • Fort Barrancos and the Navy Yard
at Pensacola have been taken possession of .
tho. Alabama and Florida volunteers.
ALABAMA.—A dispatch from Mobile states
?'that the secession of that State had caused
great isjnicings. Ono hundrtd guns were'
fired, and the city was illuminated. The Citi
zens of Mobilo Bubscribed $lOO,OOO for the
defence of the city.
TENNSEISEH.—The Legislature of Tennessee
-- tavo passed a bill calling a State Convention
on the Ifith of February. Delegates are to.be
elected on the 9th of February, An'd . if the
Convention resolves to withdraw from the
Union, thin{ its action is lobe submitted to the
people for ratification or rejectiOn. •
MlLLsn6arimcs.-Ga.,_January,ls.—A largo
number of delegates to tho State Convention,
which assembles tomorrow, have arrived
hero. Mr. Nesbit, of Macon,, and Mr. Hill,
of Athens county, aro spoken of in connection
with the 'Presidency of the Convention.
There is au unusual number of visitors
here, among them the ablest leading men of
State. Mr. Orr, Commissioner from South
Carolina, is hero.
- It is generally supposed that the ordinance
of secession will be passed . at onoo.
NOILTII Canoto47—RaLaicat, Jan. 15.
The Senate has been engaged on the Conven
tion bill all day. No vote has been taken.
The debate was mostly on details, and there
are no indications bow it will result. •
The House has been engaged hi debating
the non-ooeroion resolutions all day: Various
a mendments wore offered and many speeches
made—all against coercion, tut some against
the right of secession. Some excitement was
xamifested in tho deb
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The tirsoreAme icau says
There is an obviou s Gil in the progress of
secessiotr at the south, and the excitement
seems to have subsided for the ,want of ma
terial to feed upon. What this , quiet, may
'porteall it is impossible to fortell. It nity'of-'
for the opportunity for reflection, reconsihra
tion, or only prove 'delusion by giving wa[ii to
fiercer outbreaks and more decisive results:—
All wo can say is that it exists, and a quiet
unlooked and unaccounted for exist s. In
the meantime the South Carolina ambassador
or commissioner 'is at Washington, and the
secret of his instructions is so well kept that
nothing but the most unsubstantial rumors
currency. It is said that South Carolina de
mands'the unconditional surrender of Fort
Sumter, but as she has made that demand be-
fore, it seems improbable that her Commission-
eitthave no other errand. Whilst this consul
, tatien progresses Charleitoi- remains
and the Brooklyn is again at her anchorage in
Haapton Roads.
ge'The Black Republicans will make no
concession to the Injured South; they will 4 "
not compromise even with those they have
wronged ; they are in power, and they will
use .it I
They have proclaimed the irresistablo con
flict.
,Their motto is "The
,Extirpation of
Slavery." They will not lower their stand
ard.one hair's breadth. They will su hjugate
the South. If resistance is . made, , th.ey will
assert their authority - with grape and cupid
ter. -, --Louisville Courier
The injustice, to say; nothing' ofthe wicked
ness of such pass ionate 'appeals, is evidel l it_ ,
from the fact that the same paper, from which
this'extract is made, contains a synopsis of •
the conservative and conciliatory message Of
Gov. packer, ut the opening of the Legisla•
.
A siarpEny Cont;onsTiork—ltt the /101.40
of Representatives at Harrisburg last, 'ark;
o bili . was presented for the ineorpoiation of
PROM wAsniNtrrom.
Gen Scott is still busily engaged in concen
trating troops l!t. Washington• for the proton:-
Lion of the city, in case of an . attfinid tp Inter
fere With the inauguration of Mr. Lincoln, or,
take , possession of Ihe.Gapitol. Two of the
Artillery companies ordered from Leaven:
worth, are stationed at Fort:McHenry, the:
third has been placed 'in possession.•of the
Arsenal at Washington.' comprises 80
men did 05 horses.. The Arsenal contains
about 8,000 stand of arms, and a largesupply
of cnnnon for fort and naval service.
Five thoOsand citizens of Washington have
already been enrolled for the defence of the
Capitol in-once of nn attack from the Seces
eionists, and the work of enrolment goes
bravely on. . .
Lieut. Hall, direct from Fort Sumter, and
Col. Jlayne,nn'the 'part of South Carolina,
have arrived. The precise object of their
mission has not transpired, further limp that
it kai reference to an understanding between
the tivo parties, so as to avoid a conflict.
It is ascertained that_ the Government wil
nein present Bend reinforcements to For
Sumter
WASHINGTON, Jan a —it is' understood
hero that WO SoutliTarolina agents now here,
demand'the unconditional evacuation of Fort
Sumter, wills n viow to avoid' thli 'shedding of
blood. The Administration have-not yet con
sidered the proposition.
CONGRESSIONAL.
Senator Bigler on Monday, introduced a
bill in' the Senate for the purpose of practi•
tally, carrying the Crittenden propositions by
referring thern:directly.to' the people, exclu•
sive of the action of Congress. . .
The bill 7itopoes to submit the question
to a votesii'the people; at an election- to be
hold on-the 12th of -February, __The_propo•
sition 'is iii the shape of seven amendments
to the Constitution. In addition to the Crit
teuden 'amendinents, it ititerdicte forever the
Africa'n Slavetrnde, and, extends the Presi
dential te`em to six years; making him Inelli
gable to a second term. •
The committee of thirty three have made
a majority' report, proposing an amendment
to the Constitution providing that no amend•
meet thereto interfering with Slavery, shall.
Originate in any other State than a slaVe.
holding State, and to be valid„shall.be rut
ified by every State iri the Union.
They also submit an enabling bill for the
, admission of New Mexico as a State, on an
equal footing with the original States, and a
fugitive slave bill, which gives the right of
trial by jury to the slave claiming liberty in
the-State whence he escaped, and releases
nay citizen from assisting the Unites States
marshals in the capture or detection of the
fugitive, except when . lforce is employed or
apprehended for•the': release of thd fugitive.
They request Northern. States to revise
their Statutes so that hindrances to the just
execution of the lows may bo removed.
They also report a series of resolutions rec•
°gaming no authority on the part of the
people of one State to interfere with the in.
stitutions of another, and discountenaneW
all mobs and hindrances to the rendition of
the fugitive slaves. They recognize no such
conflicting elements In its composition, or
suliFeient cause froth any source for a disso
lution of the Government. .
Tuesday, July ltith, I.n the Senate, • the
Crittellen resolutions were taken up, and
postponed, after which the PaCifie Rail Road
bill was discussed, but the Senate adjourned
without taking a vote.
Seward , x Speech
The position accorded :co Senator Seward
iu the Republican _party, 'naturally attaches
much importanc'e folds views in the present
critical condition' of our public affairs,
Hence,'his recent speech before the Senate
has been looked for with much interest, in
the belief that the policy indicated by him
would be followed by that party, from the,
fact that he: not only., spoke as a Senatc4,
but as a member of the in-coming adminis :
tration. Whatever mai , have been tho pre
vioits impressions of Mr. Seivard's extensive
position on the Slavery 'Atie* L on, it . is very
certain that ho occupies conserNtivegrouud
now, and the best evidence 'of that is to be
found in the fact that his position does not
satisfy the ultra•men of either section
" A Republican now —as,l have heretofore
been a member of other parties existing in
my day—l nevertheless hold and cherish, as
I have always done, the principle that this
government exists in its present form only
by, the consent of the governed, and that it
is as necessary as it is wise, to resorkto the
people, for revisions of the organiellaw - When
the troubles and dangers of the State. cer•
tautly transcend the powers delegated by it
to the public authorities. Nor otight the:
suggestion to excite suprise. GoVernment
in any form is a machine; that is the most,
complex one that the mind of man has ever
invented,.or the hand of man has ever framed.
Perfect as it is, it ought to be expected that
it will, at least as often as oncein a century,'
require some modification to adapt it to
the changes of society and alterations of cm.
pire." ,
. •
The points . reade by Mr. 'Seward in his
speech, are summed up' as follows : •
First. " - I agree that all laws of the States,
whether free or slave States, which f@l*to
this class of persons, (fugitive slaves) oestny
others recently coining from or resident
other States, and whi'd4laws contravene the
Constitution of the IThited States, or any
law of Congress passed in conformity thereto,
ought to be repealed." •
Second. "If misapprehension of my po.
sition needs so strong a remedy, lam wit
ling to vote• for an amendment to the Con
stitution, declhring that it shall not; by any
future amendment, be so altered as to confer
on Congress the power to interfere with Sla
very in any State."
Third: "If Kansas were admitted as a
State, under the Wyandotte Constitution, as
I thinlc she ought to be, and it the organic
laws of all the other territories could be re ,
pealed, I could vote to authorize the organi
zation and admission of two new States whi
should include. them, reserving The rih to
effect subdivisions of them when nec e ssary,
into several convenient States ;" but of be
lieving such reservations Constitutional, he"
prefers tir advise
,a convention of the people,
: after the iftesent trouble shall have subsided,
which convention shall decides whether
changes of the organic law shall be made.
Fourth. "I hold myself ready now, as
alwayi heretofore, to vote for any properly
guarded laws which shall be deemed neces
sary to prevent mutual invasion of States by '
by citizens of other States, and to punish
those who shall aid and abet them."
Fifth. " I remain cor.stant to my purpose
,to secure, if possible, the construction of two
Pacific railways, one of which shall Connect
the ports around the Mouth of the Mississip
pi, and the other towns on the Missouri, and
thelakes with the harbors on• our western
coast." ' .
The Senate Chamber was densely crowded
during the , delivery of this speech, and as it
will be universally read, it may be honed
that it, will tend to'rethove some of the pre.
judicee, Ancl : false impressions, which have
already been the Cause.of so much mischief:
Had it been less philosophical and • more
practical, it might have beau still imore'
ifitel.,rv.
Goy. CURTIN'S INAUGURAL..
We have.giviin at full length the. Inaugural
Address of Gov. CURT/N. It is a calm, delib. ,
erase expression of his views on public affairs,
State andHatinnaL Hd vindicates the fidelity
of Pennsylvania to the Union, and the impor
'lance ova fair and honorable adjustment of
thddiffloulties, which now threaten the peree
of the Cointry. Front the acknowledged pos—
ition of the author, tiler mpderate and conser
vative lone of tliis official address, should not
be without its due weight of influence on the
Union men of the Border States.
PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE.
In the House, on Fi idnythe Ilth, Mr, Huhn
offered the following resolution
Resolved, That all eit izens, •snoiet les or•
ganizat Mils of citizens Thinlititt_CiammonweAlth,
he end they are hereby cohlinlly invited to
participate in the inauguration ceremonies of
Tuesday next, January 15, 1801, •
The consideration'of this resolution,, gami
rise to an animated debaCe. It was understood
that the joint committee to make arrangements
for the inauguration, had decided thtit uo po
litical club S; as such, should .be admitted to a
place in 'dimprocessiou. This -ylt's objected
to by some of the Members, who conceived
that the rule was intended to exclude the Wide-
Awakes, and contended:that it was nnjnst to
them, and seneureti the, nation of the own
milted. Others sustained the committee on
the ground, that it would be unwise and. im
proper to , give the ceremonies of thelnaugura
lion, 11,131%1= character. The matter was
postponed'until the committee were prepared
to report. As we profess to belisvo that Col.
CURTIN is to bo the Governor of the people.
and not pf a party ; the action of the committee
was eminently' proper; and the members, we
hope,. have had the good sonse to sustain it:
Inlhe State Senate, M'essrs. Nichols, Parker,
Connell and Ifiestand, presented memorials
•asking •for the repeal of the 85 abd Han
sections of-the peanl code. • A number of bills,
resoltitions, petitions, , were presented, and
the resolutions upon, the stale of ilia Union,
the question being upon the Substitute offered
by Mr. IVelsh. This substitute was lost, as
'has Mr. Wharton's amendment. The question
t'am 'recurred to the original resolutions of
Mr. Smith, which, after haVing been passed
singly, were taken up and carried as a whole.
On Saturday the Senate was not in session.
In the House a bill was passed, appropriat•
ing $3,000 for the Executive Mansion. The
resolution offered by Mr. Gorden, affirming the
doctrines of the Chicago platform as express
ing•the.sentiments of a majority of the people
of this State, and expressing the belief that
nothing iu our political condition requires
concessions from us, was passed by a vole of
50 to 20.
. .
Monday Jan. 14.—1 n the Senate the session
was mostly 'taken up ° with the ,consideration
of private bills._ ' Senate concurred in the
House, bill appropriating $3,000 to r au•
and refurnish the • governor's house. •
In the House a resolution was passed for the
purchase of a flag to float over the dome of the
Capitol, during the Session of the Legislature.
The resolutions of the Senate, .relating to the
maintenance of the Union,. being the spebial
order of the day, were taken up; but wlthont
coming to a vote, the House adjourned.
Tuesday, Jan. 15.—Very little important
business wds transaoted in either house in
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consequenco,of the inauguration.
Wednesdajr,, Jan. 10 —ln the House 'the
Senate bill entitled "Joint resolutions fro the
Maintenance of the Constitution and Union,"
was under considerat ion. They were discussed
until the hour of adjournment. •
INAUGURATION ON CAGY. CURTIN
Accorditig to the Constitution,. _Gov. Curtin
was inaugurated, on Tuesday, the 15th inst.,
at the State Capitol: A largo number of eiti
ions, and military companies participated in
the ceremonies. At 12 M. the Goveittor . was
sworn into Mike, by the Speaker of the Son
ate, and proceeded t o deliver the following
I=l
FIRLLOII7 CITIZENS
Having beet' entrusted by tho. people of
ennsylvania, with tbe administration of the
'Executive tleparttnent of the government for
the next throe years,,and having taken a sol
emn oath of fidelity to the Constitution of the
United States, and to the Constitution of Penn
sylvania, I avail myself of y'eTtr presence to
express to you, and through micLurtii the people
of the State, my geat Rude for 11i-distinguished
honor they hove, in their partiality, conferred
u ton' me.
Deeply impressed with its responsibilities
and duties, I enter , upon the office of Gover
nor of Pennsylvania, with a determination to
fulfill them all faithfully to the utmost of my
ability. Questions of great aliment intimate
ly connected with the feelings and interests of
the pet,ple of all parts of the Nation, now agi•
tatd the public' mind; and some of them, from
their novelty and importance, are left for sot'-
dement in the uncertainty of the future. A
selfish caution might indicate sifence es the
safest course to be pursued t'as to these ques
tions, by 'one just entering upon the responsi
bilities of high official position; but fidelity to
the high trust reposed in nut demand, cope- energy to individual and associated enter
cially at this juncture, that I yield. to an hon. prize, maintained public order, and promoted
ele• d custom . which requires a frank declara• the welfare of all parts of our vest and ex
ile!' of the principles to be adopted, and the I pending country. No one who knows the
policy to be pursued during my official„term. ! history of Pennsylvania and understands the
We have assumed, as the great fundaluental I opinions stud feelings of her people, Orin just.
truth of our political theory, that man is ea•,; ly charge us with hostility to our. brethren of
pablo of self.governrue.nt, and that all power other. States. We regard them as friends and
emanates from the people. An experience of fellow countrymen, in whose welfare wo feel
seventy-one yeers, under the Constitution of a kindred interesftend we recognize. in their
the United ,States, has demonstrated to all broadest extent, all our constitutional 'oblige
mankind that the people can be entrusted with lions to them. These we are ready and wit.
their osim political destinies; and the deliber.. ling to observe generously and fraternally
ate expression of their will should furnish the , in their letter and spirit, with unswerving
rule of condtict to their representatives in fidelity.
official station. Thus appreciating their lib- The election of le President of the United.
oral capacity for self-government, and alive to States, according to the forms of. the Consti
the importance of preserving, pure anti unsul- tution, has•recently been made. a pretext for
lied as it came frosts the hands of the .Apoties disturbing the peace of the country by a de.
of Liberty, this vital principle, I pledge y. liberate attempt to wrest from the Federal
self to stand between it and encroachments, Government the powers which the people con.
whether instigated by hatred or ambition, by ferred on it when they adopted the Constitu
fanaticism or, folly. tion. By this movement the question wheth-
The policy that should regulate the adjoin-, or the government of the United States em•
istration of the Government of our State, was bodies the porogatives, rights and powers of
declared by its foundsrs, and, is fully estab• sovreignty, or merely represents, for specific
lisped by experience. It is just and fraternal purposes, a multitude of 'independent cum
in its aims,.liberal in its spirit, and patriotic nmuities, conformed in a league which 'any
in its progress. The freedom of speech and one of them may dissolve at will, is now
of the press, the right of conscience and of placed directly before the American people.
private jirdgement iu civil and religious faith, Unhappily this question is :not presented in
are the high prerogatives to which the Amend the simple form of, political discussion, but
can citizen is born. In our social organize- complicated with the passions and jealousies
Lion the rich and the poor, the high and the of impending or actual conflict.
low, enjoy these equally, and the Constitution There is nothing In the life of Mr. Lincoln
and the laws in harmony therewith, protect nor in any of his ants or._deolarations before
the rights,of all.' The intelligence of the peo- or since his election,qo warrant the appre
ple is one of the main pillars of the fabric of bension that his Administration will be un-
our government, and the highest hopes of the
patriot for its safety rest on enlightened.pub.
lie morality and virtue. .Cur system of Coin
mon Schools will ever enlist my earnest so
licitude. ,For its growing wants the most
ample provision should be made by the Legis
lature. ,I feel that I need not urge this duty.
The system has been gaining in strength and
usefulness for a quarter of a century, until it
has silenced opposition by its beneficent fruits.
It has at times languished for want of just op
-propriations, from - changes 'fluid amendments
'of the law, and perhaps from inefficiency in
its administration; but it tins
. surmounted
every difficulty and is, now regarded by the,
enlightened and patriotic of every political
faith.as the great bulwark of safety for our
free institutions. The manner in which this
subject is presented to thdlegislaturo t by. my
immediate predecessor, in,-his annual message
fully harmoulies with public sentiment; and
his recommendation • for•'aid to the Farmers'
'High School of Pennsylvania meet my moat
- cordial approbation ; Invited to the rich OM
rie latls.of tlfe West, where the labor
,of the,
'husbandman is pimple and uniform, when
population has filled our volleys., it passes.
away from .our highland soils where scientific
Culture, is required td reward inter tty bring ~
ing fruitfulness' and plenty out of comparative
sterility. • While individual liberality has done
much for ah institution that in designed to
educate the fartirtheiof the Slif4,the School
languishes for want of. tontine aitt An expe
rience of ten years has fully denionstrated that
yho inetitthion oan'be made self eus. - taining;
dad it requires no aid from the Suite except
for the completion of the bliildings' iMaccoi3-
'lnce :Wilk the original .design. ' A liberal.ap
prokettion for that purpose would be lionora ,
ble tifi the Legislature arid a just recognition
of a system of public instruction that is of the
highest importance the State in the devel
opment 'of our wealth, the growth of our Pop•
ulation'anV tho•prosperity of our great, agii
cultural interests.
The' State having been wisely relieved of
-ho management-of the public improvements
their sale, the administraticth of the goy
, aliment is greatly simplified, its resources
are certain mid well understood, and the amount
of the.public debt is definitely ascertained. A'
rigid economy in Various departmitits
and a strict occuuthability from 'all public of
ficers, are' expected' by our people, and they
shall not he disappointed. Now that the debt
of the State is in, the course of steady liquida
tion, by the ordinary moans of the treasury,
all unnecessary expenditures of' the public
money must be firmly resisted, ao• that the
gradubl diiriinuition of the indebtedness shall
not. be inl arrupted ' , • :
' - To promote' t he prosperity of the peoplmand
the power of the Commonwealth, by increas
ing her:financial resources, by a liberal re
:cognition of the vast interests of our corn ,
merce,. by husbanding , our means and dimiM
hitting the bu'rdens of taxation and of debt,
will be the highest objects of my , ambition.
and all the energy of my administration will
be directed to thendoompliehment of: these re
._
soils
The pardOning power is foie of the most im
portant and: delicate powers conferred upon
the Chief Magistrate by the Constitution, and
it should always be exercised with great cau•
tion• and never except •on the most exclusive
evidence that it is due to the condemned, and
that the public security will not be prejudiced
fly the not. When such applicatioim are pre
settled to the Executive it is due to satiety, to
the administration of justice ' and to all inter
ested, that publiemotice slieuld o, be given. .By_
the adoption °fetich a regulation, imposition
will be prevented and: just efforts will be
strengthened. • •.
The association of capital and labor, undir
acts of corporation,' where the purposes to be
accomplished' are- beyond the reach of indi
vidual 'enterprise. has long been the policy of
the State, mid has done much to advance the
prosperity of the people.' Where the means
.of the eitizens.nre•moderate, as they generally
are in a new and growing country, and where
the concentration of the capital of many is
necessary to'development and progress, such
associations, when judiciously restricted, con
fer large benefits on State. The vast re
sources of Vennsylva'nia,; 4 and the variety' of
:her mechanical and other industrial pursuits,
'invite capital and 'enterprise from attorad,
'which, on every sound principle •of political
econotily, should be encouraged. ,Itlfich of
the time orthe Legislature is consumed by
application; for special chartered privileges
which might be saved by the - enactment of
general laws and by such amendment to our
general mining and manufacturing law ns will
remove needless and burthensome restraints,
and at the same time afford ample proteCtion
to capital and labor, and to the community at
trge. Our statute books are full of acts of .
incorporation conferring : special privileges,
various. ad they are numerous, disimilar in
their grants 'of power, and unequal in their
liabilities nnd restrictions. Well' considered
and judicious generallaws to nicer all classes
of corporations, would remedy The evil, econ
entice thith stud nithrey' L relieve the Legislature
from the constant pressure for undue privi•
loges, and be just'and equal to all in their ad
ministration. •
Thetveto power conferred upon the Execu
tive was given with much hesitatioth and not
without serious apprelesions as to its a b use,
by-the framers of our organic law. It is, in
my judgment, to be used with the greatest
caution, and only when legislation is mani
festly inconsiderate, or of more than doubtful
constitutionality. The legislators, clicisen as
they are directly, by the people, in such ri
manner that n. fair expression of their views
of the true policy, of the government can al
ways be had, glytto all well considered meas
ures:of legislation the Solemn sanction of the
highest powers of the State, and it should not
be arbitrarily interfered with._ While I shall
shrink from no duty involved by the snored
trust reposed in me by the people of the Com
monwealth, I would - diave all other depart
ments of tle government appreciate the full
measure of respouldbility that devolves upon
them
The position of mutual estranitetizent in
which the different . sections of our couptry
have been placed by the precipitate notion
nud violent denunciation of heated partizans,
the apprehension of still . tifore serious com•
plications of our political affairs, and the
fearful uncertainty of the future, have had
the effect. of • weakening commercial credit
and partially interrupting trade; and, as a
natural consequence, *ranging our exchan
ges and currency. Yet the -elements of gen
eral prosperity are everywhere diffused
amongst us, and nothing is wanting but a re
turn of confidence to enable us to" reap.dhe
rich rewards of our deversified industry and
. .
enterprize. Should the restitution of coal
dunce in business and commercial circles be
lung delayed, Gie Legislature, in its wisdom,
will, I doubt not, meet the necessities of the
crisis in a generous and patriotic spirit.
Thus far our system of Government has
fully answered the expectations of its founders
and has demonstrated the capacity of the par.
ple for' self-government. The country has ,
advanced in wealth, knowlAge and• power,
and secured to all classes of its citizens the
blessings of peace, prosperity and happiness.
The workings of our simple and natural po
litical organizations have given direction and
friendly to the local Institutions of any of the
States. No aentiments but those of kindness
and conciliation have been expressed -.or en.
'ermined by the constitutional majority which
`eketed him; and ,nothing has occurred to
justify the excitement which seems to have
blinded the judgment of a part of the people
and is precipitating them into revolution.
The supremacy of the National Government
has been so fully admitted and PO long cher•
fished by the peoplo'of Pennsylvania, and so
'completely has the Conviction of its national
it'y'and sovereignty .directed their political
notion, Gnu 'they. ere surprised at the peril
necity with wig* al.portion of the people
elsewhere maintiin the opposite view. The
traditions of the peat, the recorded teachings'
of the Fathers of-thbEepublio, the security
of their ..freedom aid. prosperity. and. their
hopes for the futurel are all in harmony with
an unfaltering. allegiance to the National
,Union, the maintainence. of the Constitution
and the enforcement of the laws. They have
faithfully adhered to the compromises of rue
National Coinpact.4nd willingly recognized
the peculiar institutions and righteg proper.
ty of the peeple of other States. Every true,
Pennsylvanian admimthat his first civil and
ratlike' 'idly is to: the; itztherel government,:
• and Lefrankly acknowledges his obligation
to protect the constitutional rights of all who
live under its authority aud' enjoy its bless
lags.
1 have already Inken occasion to say
and I now tepeat, that if we have any
lows upon our statute books which infringe
upon the rights of the people of any 'of 'the
' States, or obstruct its exeoution, they ought
to be repealed. We ought not' to hesitate to
exhibit - 10.011'er States that may have enacted
laws interfering i nith the rights, or obstruct
ive of the remedies which belong constitution
ally to all American citizens, an example of
ntaglipiniMikY and of implicit obedience to the
pnramount.law r anit,by a prompt. repeal of
every statute tliktniay even, by implication,
be liable to reasonable objection; do our part
to remove every just cause of 'dissatisfaction .
with our legislation.
PenneyWanin has never faltered in her roe
cognition of all the duties imposed anal - her
' by the national 'connect, and she will, by.
every act,colisistent with berdevotion to the
• irfferests of her own , people, promote frater
nity and peace, and - a liberal comity between
the States;- Her Conv ictions on the vital
quest ions which have • agitated the public
mind are, well understood at home, and should
not be misunderstood abroad. Her verdicts
have been as,uniform as they have been deci
sive, in favor.of the dignity, the prosperity
,and the prosperity of herfree industry, and
support of the principles of liberty On which
the government is founded, and menace nr
rebellion cannot reverse them... They lave
passed into history as thodoliberate judgMent
of her people, expressed in a peaceful, frater
nal and constitutional. manner; and when
they shall have been administered in the go,-
ernmenf, - ns soon they will be, the madneesi
that now- rules thMhour will subside, as their
patriotic, faithful and national aims - being
• ample protection and peaceful progress to aIL
sections of the Republic.
Iu the grave questions. which now agitate
the country, no Suite has more profound con
cern than Pennsylvania. Occupyingo a geo
graphical position between the• North and the
South, the East and the West, with the great
avenues of travel and trade, pasoitigthrough
her borders, carrying on an extensive com
merce with her neighbors, in the vast' and
_varied productions of her soil,' liar mines and
her manufacturing industry, and bound to
them by ties of kindred and social intercourse,
the question of disunion involves momentous
consequences to her people. 'The second of
the thirty-three States inepulation, and the
first in material resources, it is due both to.
ourselves and to the other States, that the
position and sentiments of Pennsylvania on
the question should be distinctly understood. ,
All the elements of wealth anti greatness hare Wes
spread over the State by a kind Providence with a pro
fuse liberality. Our temperate climate, productive soil,
nod ineihnuslAble ininernl wealth, 'tertian:notated the
industry of our people and improved the skill of our
mechanics. To'develone, entente and protect the in
terests which grow out (dour natural advantages, have
become cardinal principles of political °tourney in Penn.
sylvania, and the opinion every where prevails among
our people, that development, pnlgress • and wealth do.
pond on educated and requited labor; and that labor,
and - the interests sustained b it, should bo adequately
protected Against foreign co opetition. The people of
Pennsylvania have always fa red that policy which
Alms to elevate and foster the In (try offflie country
In the collection of revenue for the support of the Gene
ral floverntnent Cand whenever tiny have has the op•
portunity. In aide election. they have vindicated that
policy at the ballot lea. When their trade' was pros
trAted And their industry paralyzed - by the legislation
of the General Government; which favored adverse in
terests, they waited patiently for the return of another
opportunity to &elate the public will In acoostitutional
manner. In rho into election of President of the
Unl
led States, the princlnle of protection war one 'of the.
prominent h the proceedings of Congresa at
its last session fresh in their memories, n large majority
of the people of Pennsylvania enrolled themselves In an
organization, which. lu its declaration of principles,
promised, if successful, to be faithittl to. their suffering
intereSts and langulahlog industry. Protection 'to la
bor was one of the great principles of Ito platform ; it
was loseribed on its banners; it was advocated by Re
publicjeurnala";, and thrprgheut the canvass . it has a
leading text of like orators of the successful party.
This is n propillous.inoment to declare thnt white the
people of Penns)] vault. were not indifferent to other
OW issues of the cativess,,they were demanding jus
tice fir themselves In the accent election, and had no
design to interfere wither Atoridge'llot rights of the peo
ple author States. The growth of our slate had been
rebutted by the abrogntion of the principal of protection_
from the revenue lows of the, national government;
bankruptcy had crushed the energies of many_of one
monteentt rprising citizens; but no', ire of disloyalty
or treason was heard, nor Ives an:nrm raised to otter rho
loner togho carped fabric of our national Union. CM-
Selena of their rights trod their power. our people looked
to the ballot box atone as the legal rentedy for existing
evils.
In the present unhappy condition of the country, if
will he our duty to unite with rho people of the States
which remain loyal to the Union, in out, just and hon
orable measures of conciliation and fraternal kindness.
i.ot ue.invito them to fein.us In the fulfilment of all
our obligntiOna under the Federal Conetitut lon and laws
Then we can :ordially unite with them In claiming like
obedience from those States Whir.h have renounced their .
allegiance. If the loyal States era just and moderate,
without any sacrifice of right or self respect the throat.
coed danger may be averted.
' Ours in a Notional Government. It ban ylthin the
opheee of its action all the attributes of sovereignty,
anti among these ere the right and duty of self preser
vation. It In based upon a compete& to which nil the
people of the United States are parties. It Is the result
of mutual concessions, which were illftlio for the purpose
of securing reciprocal benefits. It acts directly on the
people, and they owe it a personal allegiance... No part
of the people, no :Ante nor etentinatlon of Stoics, ran
voluntarily a cede from the Union, nor absolve them
selves from their oblicatious to it. To permit a State
to withdrew at pietism u tram the Union, without the
consent of the rent, is to confess that our rovernment
Is a Allure. Pennnylvanin can never acquiesce In much
a conspiracy, nor scout to a doctilno which Involves
the destruction of the Government. If the Government
Iv to exist, all the requirements of the Constitution
must,,be obeyed; and it must bate power adequate to
lhn SlVOrcoment of the supreme law of the land in every
State. It in the first duty of the .Netional nuthorittes
to stay the progress of anarchy and enforce the lair.,
and Pentanylvenla with it united people, will give them
an honest, faithful and active nupport. The people
mean to preset% the Integrity of the National Union
at every hazard. •
The Constitution which was originally framed to pro
mote the welfare of thirteen States and four :Willem , of
people, in less than three quarters of a century has em
braced thirtythroe States and thirty millions at in
habitants. Our territory bar been extended over new
climates, Including people gill, new interests wed wants
and the 6,,YorUlu.lit,has protected them all. Every
thing icquisittt to the Perpetuity of the Union and Its
expanding power. would boom to hero been foreseen and
provided tor by the wisdom and sagacity of the tremors •
of the Constitution.
It la all we padre or hope for, and ell that our fellow
countrymen who complain, can reasounbly deemed. It
.plovialen that amettalments may be proposed by Com
green; and whom++ or the necessity to emend Abell. oe.
cur, the people of Pennay Iva nil+ will give to the amend•
talents which Congress may propose. the careful and de
liberate consideration which their Importance may de•
mend Change is pot always progress, and a people
is b. hevo lived so long, and enjoyed!. much prosperity
who have so many sacred memnrlca of the past, and
such rich legacies to transmit to the future, should de
liberate long and 'serhiunly bolero they attempt ta,al
ter any of the fundamental principles of the great char+
for of our liberties.
I assume the duties of this high office at the most
trying period of our national history, The public mind
la agita led by fears, suspicions and jealousies. Haloes
apprehensions of the future pervade the people. A pre.
concerted and:organized effort has been model° disturb
the Mobility of tiovernment, dissolve the uphill of the
Stoles, and mar the spume] ryan d order of the nablest
political etructu re ever devised and enacted by human .
wisdom. It shall be my earnest endeavor to justify the
confidence which you havd reposed In nue, and to de. •
save your approbation. t 1 ith a conelousnesa of the
rectitude of my intentions, with no rosetithients to
chili lab, no enmities to avenge, no wish but the public •
good to gratify, and with a pn.found anseof the animal
ulty of my poiltiou, I humbly invoke the amintanee of
our fleovenly f ether, in whom Mune is my dependence
that Ills strength may sustain slid Ills wisdom guide
coo. With Ills divine aid I shell apply 'myself faithful-.
ly and fearlessly to my responsible duties, and abide
the judgment of a palatine people.
Invoking the blessing of the Uod of our fathers upon,:
our Slate and nation, it shall be the. highest object eV+.
my ambition' to contribute to the glory of the Common. et
wealth, maintain the °I•11 and religious privileges of 4
the people , and promote the mut n, • Pitsperity and /
happiness of the country. •
NEW Pow:lBnm° Flan.—We learn that
Ciro. W. Childs Esq. of the late well kiiown
publishing house of Childs & Peterson, Phil
adelphia, has become a member of the firm
of J, B. Lippincot, & Co. Mr. Peterson, re•
tiring from business. The enterprize and
busitiess tact of Mr. Childs, will make him a
valuable acquisition to the house of .Lippm
cot & Co, which in point of capital, talent,
and other available resources, is now perhaps,
second to no other publishing house in the
country.
It9..The Louisville Courier of the sth inst.
says .
' • The city of liouisvillo was never, more
prosperous than during the last year; and
there is in it now, less embarrasment in bu
tallness and financial circles; less suffering
for want of employment, and a better state
of affairs generally than in any other city of
he same size in the United States.
Yet the editor, mounted on the Secession'
hobby, would put this prosperity inieopardy,'
in the untried viseissitudes of 4 Southern
Confederacy.' The " glorious flo . od-tide" he
speaks of, will verb probably end in a swamp,
and we'nould bo sorry to see Kentucky sub
merged. . • . 0 • .
`',Waahington, Janl6, , TheAdmintstration re-'
fnees to nbandon Fort Sumter"; and orderi bare'
been sent to. 'Major Anderson to defend bint-'
self;lt,attnolied. to the : lasi. extremity. .
THE COUNTY MEETING.
In pursuanee.of the call for aCounty Meet
ing; of those who favor compromise and con:.
ciliation, in iho present crisis, o' very-large
Dumber, from town and country, assetribled
in the Court room, on Monday evening last.
Weiheves eldom, if ever, seen a larger meeting
convened, or one, the objects of which, seemed
to take tio:de p a hold ou the attention of the
audience.
The meeting was organized by the selection
of the following officers: . ,
pawn D ENT,
IL C. WOODWARD
VICE PRESIDENTS, •
Wm. M. Penrose, . Miles Glenn,
Jolla W—Cucklin, , James Quigley, •
Peter Spitlir, Abm. Limberton,
Ahrelioin Busier, • Dovid•Wherry,
John Miller, John Sturgt, Jr.,
Wm. Ileagy, Gracey, •
Eli Brandt,. ° J ohn• MoCortneY;
It. P. lendersoti, 's A, Cathcart,
Sam'l. Megrim, Jr., John Pilgrim,
,•
Joseph Culver, G. N. Sohucliman
DonipP S. Croft,
Wm. M lectern,
BEOItET.ARIEB,
E. Cornman,
A. Dohuff, ,
Jacob Bowman, Martin Kunkle,
Wm. M. Porter, • John 8., Bratton,
lion. Frederick Waits, then addressed the
meeting Ishii hie usnal:clearness and ability,
in which hcr.refdrod to the dangers that men
aced the,country and advocated the necessity
otadopting eonteineasure of compromise which
would strengthen' the hands of the Union men
iu the Border States, and thereby arresylio
'secession movement; end concluded by sub
mitting the, following preamble and resultn ,
. • . _
rEm
Wheeeds, We have assembled hero to
consider a subject which in its impoitance
.Involves all our earthly, internals : not only
the breaking up of the freest and belt Gov
ernment that ever blessed a • happy peoplo„
But entailing the eternal disgrace upon the
tfistory of our own generation, that wo have
boon unfaithful sentinels upon that,tower of
strength and model of beauty which' our
fathers placed In our hands, that •we might
watch it, and; if need be, protect it, from
the hand of excess or violence, and Band it
down to our posterity,as an example to the
‘weirld that a free people aro capable of sell
government : not only this but we are
brought to- contemplate the approach of
civil war, a curse more damning than wo
have language to portray one which breaks
tip the domestic comforts of home; the
bonds of relationship, the ties of friendship,
and all the• securities with which wo
sur
round each other—by which our children
and friends are to be demoralized and
impoverished, and their lives offered up as a
bloody sacrifice upon-the altar of fraternal
hatred.
Is there cause for this 7 and if there;•be,
- may it be averted 7 are questions of solemn
import now addressed to every man who
~has a voice to speak'or an influence to ex
ercise. Whilst the bitter language ofstrite,
.aye, the very clangor of arms almost re
sounding in our oars ' it behooves us speed
ily and dispassionately to consider st what
shall we do to be saved.", ,
- A.Conscientlobs conviction of the truth
impels us to the Conviction that 'the Con
stitution of the United States,, afe, it is, if
fairly construed . and ho'nestly regarded, with
n spirit offraternal - kindness towards each
other, affords The most ample protection to
the lives and property of all our citizens
both in the North icid South ; and the' po
litical agitation which now convulses the
country, has its origin in no principle
which finds a place in the hearts of the
American people.
But If it-be true that the experience of
seventy,years has taught us, that in, some
of its dfitrills, its influence has been to bring
us to the very verge - of a civil war, strong . '
as our attachment may, bo to that sacred
instrument, we desire to express our wil
lingneaa'so to amend it, as to rnake it equal
ly acceptable to all Sections of the country.
• Our Republican Government has its bout:—
dation in the affections of the •people ; our
Constitution is but the written evidence of
the principles upon - which that affection is
based. Our love of country is but an express
aloudf attachment to ourselves; and unless
that attachnient is as widely spread as the
Constitution itself we fall far short of that
self sacrificing spirit which influenced tho
hearts of its original framers.
As dispassionate men, whei profess to love
our country anti desire to promote Its pros
perity and the happiness of its people, we
reel bound to consider our existing political
troubles as the subject or compromise and
just conciliation, therefore
Rewired, That our attachment to the
Anturicati Union is undiminished . ; and that
we will exert' all our influence , and power
and priors for its perpotual'existeneu ; and
for that purpose wo need only rely upon
tho patriotism of the people, having the
sanction of a•Divine antl.overruling , Provi- -
dunce: .
Resolved, That the scheme now on foot
to sever this Unicin into Independent GOV
ernments in ono of rashness and folly; that
the existence of separate Republics upon
this continent Is wholly impracticable, and
would bo productive only of eternal strife
and internal wars, until their elements of
contlictWould consume each other.
Rewired, That the agitating controversy
which now distracts the Union .and threat
ens Its dissolution. presents no question so
grave and difficult as not to be susceptible
of just and Constitfitional compromise.; and
that we have an abiding confidence that the
people of Pennsylvania will sanction the
proposed Constitutional amendments and
Couressionarguarantees which are known
as the Crittenden Compromise;" and that
wo advise our Senators and Representatives
in CoTigretis to give it their hearty support.
Resolved, That wo desire to extend to our
.bretiferen of the Southern Border States the
hand of fellowship and kindness; and to as
sure them, that our feelings aro not in any
degree hostile to them or their institutions;
and If the fugitive slave law" be divested
of its odious features as lroposed by the
Crittenden compromise', we will heartily
co-operate with them in its faithful execu
tion.,,
'Judge Watts was followed by James Hamil
ton, William M. Penrose and Wm. H.
Ewa.; who spoke eloquently' in favor of the
resolutions, and by Wm. M. Watts and A. B.
Sharps, Esqs., who spoke in opposition.
The preamble and the first and second reso
lutions were then put to vote, and adopted
unanimously; on am adoption of the third res
olution, a Motion was made to amend by strik
ing out the latter purt r referring to the, "Crit
teuden Compromise." The motion to amend
was ably sustained by R. M. 'Hendersonund
L. Todd,. &qrs., who were followed by.W.ta.
J. Shearer, .Esq., in opposition. The motion
to amend was negatived, and the third and
fourth resolutions were then adopted by a de
cided majority. There was a diversity of
'opinioirlt the meeting in regard to speolid
measures of compromise, and also in regai'd
to , any amendment of the Constitution, bg c t
there was a full and free discussion, and the
Interest of the meeting was kept up until the
.adjournment.
, 11 .00, • .
-
-,THE STAR ON TRE . ,WEST.
• The attempt of the Steamer, Siar of West
to enter the harbor of Charleston, with
forosmints to Major Andeicon, threw the peo•:„
ple of that city into the ' greatest excitement.
On approahing the battery,on•Morria' Island,
the South Carolinians openyd fire, „and also?
the guns of Fort Moultrie. • Seventeen ehots
were fired ih all, two of which took etrect r with'..
out doing any, Materitil,.dmicage. When the
Captain finding it impossible to reach Fort
Sumter; returned la ••• NeW York; landing her
stores end men al:Goiernor's
CApt. brOGOWAIeq.STATRBIENT.
S t iEAMAIIIP, STAR OT TUN WEST,
New York, Jail. 14 1801 ,
N. - O. RODPITS, Env Sir—Atter leaving
the wharf on'the 6th inst. at 6 o'clock P. ,
'we proceeded down the bay, where we hero to
and took on board , four officers and- 200 vo I
dhwv, with their arms,
then proceeded to sea, crossing the bar at 9
o'clock P. M. Nothing 'unusual 'took place
during the peeing°, which;wris a pleasant one
for the •seatton.er the' year. We arrived off
-Charleston Bar at 1:30 A. M ' • the 9th inst., but
~thild find no guiding . marks for the bar, as the
lights were all out. • We proceeded with cau
tion, running very slow. and sounding until
about 4 A. M., being then in, four and a, half
fathoms orwater, when we discovered a light
through the haze, which at that 'time crossed
tho:herizeri.' Cepcluding that-the' light was
'On Fort Sumter, after getting the bearings of
it, we steered to the S. W. for the main ship
channel, when we, hove to to await daylight;
lights having ithen out since 12 o'clock to
avoid being seen. - Ae - the,day began to break,
we discovered a steamer just in shore of us,
which, as soon as ehe saw us, burned one bind
light and two red lights, as signals, rind shortly
after steamed over the bat, and into the ship
channel. The soldiers were tion'altput below,
andlno• one allowed on the deck except our
own orew. As soon as there was light enough
to see, we crossed the bar and proceeded on
up the channel (the outer bar buoy having
been taken away.) The stormier 'Mead of us
sending off rockets - and burning lights until
after broad ,daylight, continued her course tip,
near two miles ahead of us. When we arrived
about two niter) from Fort Moultrie—Fort
Sumter being about the same distance—a
masked battery on Morris Island, whore there
was it red Palmetto flag 'flying. opened fire
upon us—distance about five.eightlis of a mile..
Wo had the American flag flying at Our flag
staff at the time; and,, soon after the first fire •
shot, hoisted a large Amerinn ensign at the
fort. •We continued on under the fire of.'the•
battery for over ten minutes: several of
shots going clear over us. One passed just
clear of the pilot house.---Another passed be
tween the, smoke-stalk and walking-beams of
the engine.. Anotiier struck the ship just abaft
the fore rigging, and stove to the planking,
and another came within an ace of carrying
away the rudder. At the same lime- there was
a movement of two steamers from Fort Mont
trio—one of them towing a scooner—(l pre
sume au armed sooner) with the intention of
outtingueoff. Our position now became rather,
critical, as we had to approich Fort Moultrie
to within three-fourths or, a mile before we
could' keep, away for Fort Sumter. Aal eatner
approaching us wittran armed scooner
and the battery oil the island firing at us all
the time, and, having no cannon to defend
. ourselves from the attack of the vessels, wo
concluded that, to avoid certain capture or
destruction ' we would endeavor to get to sea.
Conserfuently,'Sve, wore round and steamed
- down the Channel. the battery firing upon us ,
untirtheirshot fell short. As it was nowstrong
ebb tide, =Me water having 'fallen sumo
three feet, we proceeded with caution, and,.
crossed the bar safely at 8:50 A. M., and con
tinned on our course for this port, where wo
arrived this morning sifter a boisterous passage.
A• steamer from Charleston followed us for
about three hours, watching our movements. -
In justice to the officers and crew of each de
partment of the ship, I must add that their
behavior While under the fire of the battery
reflected great credit on them:
If a few of the purblind politicians, now in
Congress were replabod by senSiblepatriotio
men, the difficulties of the country would bo
settled in ten days. The man whk allows his
pride of nationality, honor and judgment to
be borne down by sectional vindictiveness—
who forgets his obligations, in a mischievous
deplro to foment discord, and thereby present
a peaceful termination of-tho present issues, /
is a disunionist, whethor he hails froTo tho
South or the North. -
Interview with Illr.Lineeln—llls Opinion
of Compromise. •
A correspondent of the Misiouri Democrat
gives the following particulars of a visit to
Mr. Lincoln :
We found Mr. Lincoln in his parlor sur
rounded by some six or eight gentlemen, who
all proved to be temporary visitors
like ourselves. Mr. Lincoln met :'-us With a
frank welcome; shaking hiinds with os, and
at once by his words and matinee's,, making
us feel that._ our call was no intrusion ; and
on his invitation, we were soon seated with
the circle dF gentlemen who occupied his
parlor. The. subject of conversation was
politics, and Mr.. Lincoln expressed himself
upon every topie.which was brought up with
entire freedom.' He said at ono peri
od in the conversation, "he 'hoped gen
tlemen would bear in mind that ho was
not speaking as President, or for the Presi
dent, but only eta:mishit; the privilege of
talking which belonged to hitn,oin common
with private citizens."
1 chosC rather to be a M bier, than a talk
er, and paid careful attention both to Mr.
Lincoln's matter and manner, and although
he se,emed to talk without regard ,to the fact
of his Being the President elect; yet it was
discoverable that:;.he chose his words, and -
framed his sentences with deliberation, and
with a discretion becoming his - high posi
tion:
Ho was asked, ", Do you think the Missou.
ri Compromise line ought to be restored?"
He replied that although the recent Presi
dential election was a verdict of the people
in favor of freedom upon at, the Territories,
yet personally he woubp-le willing, for the ,
sake of the 'Union, to dWrte the Territory, we
now own by that line, !lin the judgment of
the nation it Would save the Union and restore
harmony. But whether the acquisition of
territory hereafter would not reopen — the
question and renew the strife,was a question
to be thought of, and in some way provided •
against.
He had been inquired of whether be intend
ed to recommend the repeal of the anti Fugi
tive Slave laws of the States? He- replied
that he had never read one of them, but if
they wore of the.charactor ascribed to them
by Southern men, they certainly ought io .be
repealed. Whether as President of the U.
States he onght to interfere with State.legia. ••
Wipe by Presidential recommendation, re
quireitmore thought than he'had yet given
the'subject." He had also been asked if ho
intended to interfere or recommend an in
terference with Slavery or the right of hold
ing slaves in the dock yards and arsenals of
the United States? His reply was "Indeed,
sir, the subject has not entered my mind."
He.was inquired of whether he intended to
recommend the abolition Of Slavery in the
District 'of Colombia? to which ho replied
" Upon my wprd Ihave not yiiezt the subject
a thought." A gentleman present said to
him," Well, Mr. Lincoln, suppose these dif
ficulties should not be settled before you are
inaugurated, what will you do?" “ He replied
with a smile'" Well, 1 suppose I will have"
to run theMachine . as I find it." .
In, speaking on the subject of a compro.
mise, ho said: "It was sonrtimes better
for a man to pay a debt he did not owe, or
to lose a demand Which was a just 'one,
than to go to law about it; but then, in com
promising our difficulties, he would regret to
see the victors put in the attitude of the van
quished, and the vanquished in the place of
the'tirctors;" he, would notleontribute'to any
such compromises as that.
It was discernable in the course of Mr. L's
conversation that be dulj app reciated • Biel
;difficulties which threaten his incoming Ad
ministration) algid, that he regarded himself
as grossly misrepresented at the South ; nor
did he conceal what was manifestly an in
vincible conviction;of his honest and intelli
gent mind, that, if the South would only give
bite a fair trial, they would 'll,a - their Con
stitutional rights as safe under his Adminiti
tration as they had over been under the 'ad T
ministration 'of any President."
MO/1034Y roa 2113 SOUTII.—TIIOI.III3TpOOI
Post publishei a .letter fr4m-mt,Scotch, gentle-
man in Mobile. The following is an extract:
" I hope Queen Victoria will load us ' , twenty.
or thirty of her mee-of-war ships to assist,
our commerce. If she keepti good faith with'
us there is no telling what might happen.
Would not be surprised to 'see a gooa, sound
constitutional monarchy here is three years.
We area republican,arristocrecy already, and
sooner than allow the' country to be destroyed
by emancipation of the negro, 'we- boldly look
to a strong government, and who would, suit
so well as one of
,Queen Victoria's sons? You
then would - be, eur;friends out andlout. Our
eight Stales are as large as all Europe, save
,lluee , a, and here lathe fotindelitm of a great
.people=negroes and: all. We--.want foreign
commerce, the establishment of ilmtseful arts
aild we want liberalieni,•the arts and sciences,
a'nd we' b I VP. ri , ll , a.eroutelt f .'all thin