The New York Herald Newspaper, February 4, 1861, Page 8

* CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAGE. ‘eréer t0 prevent the possibility of seisure the goods will be nent over the Camden & Amboy Railroad to Philadel- phia, and thence to Baltimore, where a veesy is already ‘ehartered to convey them to their destination. EX-PRESIDENT TYLER’S MISSION. ‘WR, TYLER’S REPORT OF HIB MISEION TO WASH- INGTON, SuxRwoop Former, Jan. 33, 1861. ‘Bo Tue Governor oF THE State OF VIRGINIA: — Dean S&R—I received your communication, notifying me of my appointment by the concurrent vote of the two Rouges of the Genera! Assembly, a8 Commissioner to the President of the United States, with instructions respect fully to request the President to abstain, ponding the pro- ecedings contemplated by the action of the weneral As. eembiy, from any and ail acts calculated to produce a vol- ston of arms between the States which have seceded or shall secede, and the government of the United States. Op the afternoon of Monday, the 21st instant, by the mat! of that day, and in disregard of « severe state of inuispo- ‘ition under which I bad labored for some time previous, T resolved at all bazards myself persouaily. to carry ect so tar as] could the patriotic wishes or the Legis- ature, By the earliest comveyance I reached Rich- mond on the evening of the succveding day (Tuesday, the 224); and having had an inter- view with your Excellency and my co-Commixsioner, proceeced by the morning train of cars the next @ay (Wednesday, 234) to the city of Washington, which Tam tous particular in giving precise dates go that the Legislature may perceive that, with afl possible promptitude and desput h | ubeyed their wishes, and also to show that I was duly sensible of ube importance of time in the whole procerding. Immediately after reaching Washington I ad- @rcesed a uote (marked No. 1) tothe President of the United States, informing him of my arrival, ant asking anearly our to be designated by him toenable me to Place hia in posseesion of the wishes apd feelings of the Legisigture of Vivginia, and the instructions waica, in T reached op the afternoon of the Bame day. the form of ber leg slative reso!ves, all having direct refe rence to the dsturied and paintul condition of p: am promptly by note, and left it optional with myselt to se Rect wight o clock of that evening, or an early hour tue ext morning, for the time of the proposed conf My note (No. him that 1 w id wait upon him on the morning of the ensuing ‘ay. My note announcing my arrival, if tho objects which had brought me to Washivgwua had any @onsideration in the mind of the President, would, I did not doubt, suspend auy bostile movement against any Beceding State in tho interval of ime b ‘nits date and the beur at which Tehould wait upon hic the next morning, und supersede tae necessity of @ mignt visit. On the next morning at the hour of ten I repaired to the President's mausion, and met from him a warm and ourdia! receptiou. [lost uo tame iu handing him your wtuor of appointment attesteo by the seal of the state and legis dative resviutions. He said that they were the first ralt copies Of the resolutions winch he hat seen, and, after reading them, be remarked that he considered them very * mpor tant, and was good enough to add that, being bores by wyseif, he should tee! it b's duty to make them tue Subject of a Kpecial Fither {sug eeted, or be vol "ter—that Foounmensation to the entice power over the 5: af war oF pease, to ab. 6tum (rom ail action of a bostile character uatil Virgiaia ehould have had a fair opportunity to exert all ettorts 10 Weserve the public piace and restore harmony to the Joon. J said to tim that my mission was ty bm; that he was commander in-chief of tho army aay navy, unl could reguiate the movement of Soldiers aat ships in peace wd war, and tuat everything that Virginia desired Was thet the st ts quo should be observed. L represented tw him chat the pe ple of Virginia wore aimost univer Sally wehined to peace and reconetiiation, that Tn-ed not form fae of the sac cos the state Gad made for the Union in irs or of ber justrumentatity in the Creation of ign, that her» fYorts to reconstruct ir success on her being per tw conduct them undisturbed by outside colision He replied thet he nad ny measure chauged his views ae presented io his av Igive no Piowges; that was * laws and the power reste omplaived that the Sunch bas not teoatel Lom properly ; shat they hes c OBO cessary Ueiwansication oy Seizing unprotected Suir ane forts, and chit perpetrating acts co which had quite as wek been let I suggested to bom that while these things were, 1 admitted, ca caluted w (ret and ipritate Use Northern mind, that he would see tm themouly the neceaary results of popular excitement, tex atl, worked no mubief inthe eud, if har Bony between tho *tates were oned more restored; that She States wherein the s+ gures bad boon mad ald ac @vunt tor all the public property, aud that in the mean y dor Ws preservation was ouly changed He cepeated bis views of the obligations which rested on im. could give no pieriges Dut these contained in his pub. Be uote, and recurred aguin to the procerdings of the Le- @ Siature vnc bis inteutiop to send them to Congress in s Special mnessaye, accompacied with a strong recommen <atjon to avurd the passage of any legislation. I asked if 1 might be permitted to Bed the sketch of the message, to wich he owbesitatingly replied that he would take pea bure in sbowing it to mie next morning. Much more oc red in the course of our interview, which lasted for an svover, relating exclusively to. the ud [left him entirety satisfied with the re. 7. President was frank and on 4 _ ‘ale view, ~ Sirely coriin#ig ms tetyonge en yes! @ mMent’s Fedec ts Die Hyyt af 5s aNPE tuiges the reovutcvadetioe vs Gores w = +, L Was at liberty to unter a similar de ws ou his part of a stats of quietnde. Fri nb—I waited! on him agai the following morning he lost mo time in reaaitg me so muck of the aketch of the proposed mestage a3 related to the Bocommendation & Congress. I suggeeted no change of alteration, be Lieving it to be amply suificient, and I became only snxious for ite entation ‘to Congeese. He said be snould ve it all prepared to submitted to his Cabinet on that day, and would fend it in the next day. On the afternova of the same any (Frioay, 26th) | was waited upon by the Scoretary of suite and ive Altoruey Gomerat, who stated that they had cailed upon mo at ths request of the l’reai press his regret that tp comsequen @ of the & over Ww Merday, he woul) not be able to bend in the mes- Sage unit Monday. While ta conversation with those tlemen, which chiefly terned on the condition of pub Fe uae, 1 was started by Ube receipt of a olecraphic <deepateh from Judge Rdhertson, my co-Commizsiouor, sdated at Charleston, Souch Carola, inquiring into the fouteation of a rumor which had reached that plage, taat the steamship Brookiyo, with troops, had gatled from Nortoik. I snee.iately handed over the despatch 1 the gentlemen with the sult@bie inquiries. The Attorney General gaia, mm substance: +Vou know, sir, that Tam ui- tacked to the law department and no: in the way of nowy anything about it.’ The secretary of State aid that he had hoard and believod that the Brook: bad +s led with eometroogs, but he did not know when abe railed or to what pout she wax destined. | thensad, 4) boped that he bad act received her orders eimce my @riiva) in Waebington ’ On this point the geotiemea could give me no information, but expreseed no doat Dut thet the Presiient would give me tho incormotion if requested. Lexcused myself to them, and immediately withdrawing to the adjoming room, 1 uddreesed to the Prisident vole No. 3, which Mr. Stauton, the Attorney General, Kindly vcluntwe:ed to bear, Ja person and with Out Lopes of time, to the President, In & short time after. war ie Mr. Stanton revurned to inform me that he bad » the President's house, but for @ reason ot necessary here to state, he could not soe the l’reei- the hants of his rliest opportanity. The ) reached ine at tuif-past » interim T had desputes ed by tek graph Judge Kbertoon the information I bad collector, and Hpon the opening of the t face the next morning (Saturday) the mater the President» reply » ' ing tu the aaihog of th Ay, viz. that sbe han oo an errand of “me Feidef,” and thit she wa The orders for te suling of the rhip. will by were terued before Lroached Wasbineton fing the letter, aud willingly adopting the most favorable construction of ite expressions, 1 resolved to romaio in i aftor Mondiy, when the measave would I listened to ite reading in the to the Lowspa od o et No, 4, to which I received lus rep) The morning newepapers contained the rumors thit tbe rcoveding bad been adopted of mounting guoton te od +ice of Fortress Monroe, avd in my letter 1 deemod ft no way inappropriate to cali the attention of the Psi dent to those rumere = Thus bas ternaiuated my rieeion to the Presideat, under the legisintive resolution. | trust that the result of the Brooklyn'¢ eruiso nay termiaate Peaceably. No intumation wae given me of hee having ed in either of my intersiews with the Presi tent ¢ deetinauion remains to me @ Ss however much Mipht complon should the resuite prove the errand of Qbe hip frm the fi ot to have been bell tand wor Dike. Jam, cour sir, respectfully and truly yours, To. Gov. Lereurs é JOHN TYLER. MK. TYLER TO Tne Prater, Brows Wasiuserox Orev, Jan 28 Tain Sin—-I take the earliest memout to’ a of mp arrival in this city in charge of the footin wishes of the Legislature of Virginia, which have in wiew UO preservation Of the powce of the country, aad andor watructions to communieste ther © Rete foncy ut the earlicet moment practicable. Yay Task of to indicate some hour which would be rgreeabie to Jou ww reoave mo and thereby enable me to acquit belf of the duty imppeed aywn me. | have the bor Be, with the highest cungiceration aul resect. ve most obediont fer vant, JOKN TYLER, THR PRISIDRNT To 4% TYEE. happy to We hag? Sp Lave ar wived, and shall bo glad 60 welcome Foo Mum oveniin: a eight olginele, or tomorrow mornin, t we-early eH yor From your friend, very reepoc lly “ lous Tye, JAMES BLO UANA® Hor, 1 1x61." 5 Wepxgsnay Arreine MR, TLE 10 TIE PRM YDRVT Jane $1961 My Daan Sime Accept many thanke for your Vromps xd core snl ret ry cote, My too We bo wirke i pradeus for me t opera 4 vat she , | was dest ousof laying before him. He resp moa noe. ), for reasons therein set forth, informed NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1861, ‘but I will do myeelf to call vgon you in the |. Very truly and sincerely you se, J Te . JOHN TYLER. © Ma. rian tp THe PRY, y EVEN aG, Jan. 25, 1861, Halt. seven o'clock, P. My Duan Sm—The enclosed telegraphic is this moment received. May 1 be itted to hope that it ie ‘upon an unfuunded report? If not, will ou Broo L reoeived ber orders, on what {feo for which?” ‘With high teapot, car meat use ‘or ‘it igh res] yours gb respect, moran? ‘Tue Paxsxyt oy mus Usrrep Stares, MR, BUCHANAN TO MR. TYLER, January 25, 1861. Wy Dear Sm—I have just received your note, The ‘orcers were give w the Brooklyn, I believe, on Monday or Tuesday last—ocertainly betore your arrival in this city, (she goes on an errand mercy and reliet. if she had not been sent it would have been an aban- dovment of our highest duty, Her movements are 1p no way copnected with South Carolina, Your friend. very respectiully , JAMES BUCHANAN. His Fxerllency Joun Tyg P. & —I was prepared to send my message in strong terms, but the Senate have unfortunately adjourned over unuil Monday. 4M, TYLER FO THR PRESIDENT, Brown’s Horst, Jan. 28,1861. My Drak Sik—I leave the city to-morrow morning for the brief interval that «lapses bel weeu this and the mect- ing of the Commirri-ners ou the 4th of February. In making my adievs which [ should do in person but for epgegemente which prevent, J desire to express my Pleasure at heasmg your message read to-vay in the Senate, and to tender my acknowledgments for the facitities you have ai ) me in acquitting myself of the mission with which my ‘tate entrusted me. but cne regret wali hat hes occurred, and that is the gaihpg of the Brooklyn under orders iseued before my arrival in this city. 1 hope, however, thut she saiet with such instructions us, if’ followed,’ wilt prevent any collision. There 1s nothing that 1 moro sincerely desire than that your admunistration may ‘ami 1 the rejuie- ings of 4 great peo) le at the consummation of the work ofa ronewed and wore harmonious confederacy. Wall you pardon me for calli)g your attention to the rumor contained in the newspapers of the tuorming, which state that active procescings are in course of execution at Fortress Monroe 1» plusting cannon upon the lana side of the fort with their muzzies turbed jundward and over- looking the country. I this be 80, Mr, President, ig sueh proceeding either appropriate or weil times? T'shall do vo more then call your attention to the cirenmstance, and comacnt, with this simple ery possible ef- sioibgly ungra- m With my steering the ship 18 of the country, I am, and faithfully ) ours, JOHN TYLER. ‘°W1U) PRESIDENT TO MR. TYLER Wasuinaron, Jan 28, 1861. My Deak Sin—I have received your uote of this even- ing, wn sm happy to leam that you were pleased at hearing my mersege read today in the Senate, It ox- presses my sincere and cordial aentiments My best Wisbes attend you on your journey hone, und for your sute return to this city on the 4th February. I shall then bope to see more of you. [shall make ita point to inquire to-morrow morning into the rumor in the ews- popers to which you refer in relation to Fortress Moa- roe, Yours, very respectfully, JAMES BUCHANAN, His Excetiency Jouy Trier. LARGE MEETING IN BALTIMORE, TWENTY-FIVE HUNDRED PERSONS PRESENT—DEX CIATION OF GOVERNOR MICKS AND HIS POLICY— OF HON, R. M. M'LANE, 8. TEACKLE EX-GOVERNOR LOWE. (From the Baltiu: merican, Feb 2] The meeting hela at the Maryland Institute lat night, though 4 spu ited and enthusiastic gathering, was not as large, as earbest in its c: thusiasm, por a8 Unanimous in sentiment as the splendid aud imposing Union demonstra- on beid in tho same building a tow weeks age. On that memorabie cccaston Lie vast hall of the Institute was centely crowded with ab imposing representation of the intelligence apd che commercial enterprise of Baltimore, while the gathcrug iast night only hiulf filled the bali, though loosely scattered over tts space. Extrao:dinary measures were taken to guard against an enticipated visturbanee of the proceedings of the meeting. The stairway lading irom the street to the main entvance vi the hall was lined by @ st.oug potice " who closely scrutinized the countenance of those paseihg through their tives. A large force was also dis- tributed throughout the hall, About one hundred special policemen, whose brawny forms suggested great- er me Uerments to the preservation of the pease thaa the red ribbew acorting thew buttenshols ana constituting ‘heir badges of Cilice, Were present among the spectators for che ouble purpose, apparently, of shppressing any attempts to interrupt the proceedings and to aid in stim F m—cortainly none xpplandet with more inal apropos zeal than the men, provided for the occasion, and © thus deprived of that solice to impa- 4a emolient to menses mental and patriotic ox bi—a deprivation which appeared to be deeply Jelt, at least by One earnest individual in the viemity of the reporters’ table, whose persistent and dotermined etlort tommoke a igar aud whiatl: “Pisie’’ siggultane- ously created for a whi some Hitle amusement. At half past se Wock, the advertsed Lour of or- ganization. joshua of the platform, - A.C. Robin- son as Chairman of the meeting, and his nomination be wy nmanimonsl d, that gentleman advanced leave without V fowt t et mest of is Chairman were frequently intor- ee, AB AL ONE Passaxe b, > fiom or ideviinal diwent. Shouts of Pat him out tol lowed the brief interruption, and an instant ater a de- lochmens of police escorted with ceremonial pouteness a young wen gut of the hall. arrger OF W. H. Norte, The Chairmen, after the adoption of the duced Witten i. Ne : briedy t of neoevorB, INtTO- ~we, cag, WIN Bala] jow sim- ope, regent tor Jour consideration a series Voie twig uneniee UME lag wo the present state of my . ww navocute - Pit say I re “i this ipabulity on my part, for Dpto. @ tO mea- Ar Pomng 4th those Ato are so assiiaously endeavor. in, to place oir good old Commonwealth in & false posi- ou. 1 fovl that tbe presept jg send aud soloma mo ment, for I realize that the pride of my heart aud or my eoul, that which from boyhood [ have been tans”; to re. vere and toadore, 8 about to receive a fsto! “Siow, That our great confederacy ia on the ove of ® dismemberment, af it bas not alres een finally d*,upted. Yet at this timo, when State after State i9 fling fro a the confedera- tion, at this time, when Mary hind might do so much toavert by ber counsel and ber uobie example the last dreadful Chaster, hor influence has buon paralized and her bigh Tame tarnished by an unwise and degrading inactivity. Yes, fellow citizens, I have no hesitation in here eaying, that bed Maryland wkon, two months ago, the proud po sition to whieh by duty, by tnehuation, and by luterest tbe wus called by her people, she might have eayed the Union from the terrible jeopardy in which it now stands. But all is not yet too late. Ido not gay that alt hope is yet lost. When Degaaix reached the hard fo ight tiela of Marengo he way met by Nupoloun, who told him, ‘This ‘8 a battle lost,” Deesaix putied out his wateh and eaid— “Why, it is but two o'clock, there is time enough ye win Another battle!” Then calling arcund bm a retro ing body of horsemen, he made @ desperate chargs into the advaneing ranke§of the onemy, and beating them back in confusion saved the day and eecured to Napoleon the crown of Empire, And in’ thie great constitutioual conilict now being waged, a hke rally may be made and with similar reeulte—could Maryland ‘That it 1s the ‘involved in writes to Commissioner Curry, of Alaba: that any com- act mapery fT ie couaientonal ablations pact of the border staica i relation the wulya Heeawure of compromise rather’ thea! Union to offer unconstitutional, : as ‘theret. hazard the y of That be had previously " pe a ah Pialy that you must patiently ti! Linoula i# inaa- free ond slave Diaies, ihe terms. rerey between ies porated, abd then you will be ealled on to support hie resolutions. 4 ernment. (Loud cries were here uttered by the: ’ ener ce sted ak petetees Soe aren) eee i ou us be m ‘Bur if compromises: ‘90 made as to insure as Le] 2 wo weer you nn — “ po on to us ibe rvation of the Union and the intended benefita fF p Ten of the constitution, we declare our sense of ‘and jus. the subject. The speaker said he had no desire to ice, no lens than our com political ini ‘will | a single spark to add to the excitement, but as a manand decide us to cast our lot with Virginia and the other slavehold- | a: 9 gentleman he could not stand charged with Sng Btates of this co But, it our fon with Union, aba portion of these Fates shou'd compel ouF separation from the Northern. | bean charged tates, we declare that we are opposed to any att to. ine , fan, terfere, by vielerce, with the District of Columbia ‘pis. | the Governor o 4 trict aud the clty of Wa-ht oto be ietito the pence. | overy good citizen and lover of hia country that able oecupation of the federal until such times a8 | course of the Governor should be 80 ¢ he that all questions cnn cted therewith are disposed of by peace- | runs may read. Here we are at a period of the crisis able negotiations. Resolved, ‘Ihat we respond to the noble constitutional working itm of New York eity, und fn the spirit of fraternity we adopt, as our own, thelr pub'e resolve, : Resolved, That inthe Judgment of this meeting the Go- Maigland dovs sit represent the sentiments of be veinor o' -ople ot tate, in refusing thew. am unity, durin Rielesisting politica) erisis, to Ively rej 0 suthori ip convention, wnd that we denonnee as a: ‘unoons!t tullonal usurpation of power his attempt to affect the aesti- nies of this Ataie by the appointment of Commissioners 10 mert in Convention op the 4th of February next, the duly qualiged representatives of oiher States—eapectally when, i is believed that the sentimenta of this oom mm do not re- present the opinions and the feelings of the majority or the Inne policy of the State, Resolved, That we most cordially coneur in the sentiments embraced ih the address and resolutions adopted by the people of | Fiedertck “county, ut the | meeting, held at tre derick city on the 14th ult, and in their recommen: dation, to” hold a cepvention of the people of Mary: land “tor the purpose of conference among (be people of thin state an to mbat action may be, nece to protert their rghts or their honor,” and that, In furtherance of sald recom udation, the citizens of Baltimore be respectfully re- ursted to meet {fn their several wards at the places beiow signatsd on the evening of Tuesday, Sth Inst., to appoint five delegates (rom each ward, who shall meet iu Convention atthe Law Buliding 4, on the’ evening of Thursday | tu inst., and elect twenty-two delegates to represent ‘be the State Convention atoreaald, which State Conyention we recommend shai, be held in Baltimore op the 18ib lust. ‘Resolved, ‘bat we repudiate the infereace drawn by the black rerublican Legislatures of Vennsylvauia aad Sow York—indlcsted by their resolutions of congratulations to the Governcr of Maryland on his refusal 10 conveno the Legisli- ture of this State—that Maryland is prepared to act, in con- Janction with those State “af the employment of wilitary force to coerce by bloody proves the seceding States, aid that We recommend Iveal organizations of the eltizen Jdmore who are Cpposed to such coercion, and ure in favor of the con- eiituticn of the United States and the rights of the Southern tate, Rerolved, also, That we respectfully recommend to such of our fellow citizens of the aeveral counties of this State ax concur inthe wenthnents of the foregoing resolutions, and who have not already taken action in the pr 4, 10 asset dle fn primary mecting In the several disinets in each county. ‘on Tuesday, the 12th inst, at two o'clock appoint uunty convention, to be held county lock A M., on Thacsday, iW Legaies to the wumber of spective deleg the Tagisiature, to moet Jonvention proposed to be held in this city on the ibe ont heir the Sinte 18th inst Several of the “ resolver,’ the despairing tone and full expression of which recalls a passage from one of tho old poets— Bat what for us the children of despair, Brought to the brink of hell—what hope vemainst Resolve! resolve! were received with deafening and tong continued ap plause—cspecially those expreesive of a determination to Maintain the rights of the South, and to link the destiny of Maryiand with that of Virginia, ‘The approving mevtion of the Crittenden resolutions was aso received with hearty and deafening applause, whieh contipued for seme minutes. In response to the n of the resolutions to the federal property at rgton and the rctrocession of that city to Maryiand, I yore proceeding from the gallery exclaimed, a better Capitol for Maryland than Annapolis, which public expression of a private indi: vidual opinion elicited a burst of laughter, The usrertion that the Governor of Maryland did not rppreeent the people of the State was also endorsed with ferce avd loud applause, in the midst of which a voice called for ‘* Three cheers for Hic but the demand was drowned in a storin of hisses, and general eagerness was manifested to discover the champion of the * much abused” Executive of Maryland, but that individual haa the ciseretion to render himself’ very scarce SPAREH OF HON, ROUERT M. MEANT. At the conelusion of the reading of the resolutions there were loud calls for ex-Gove nor Lowe and for Wallis, but the clamor was silenced by the introductioa to the ussembiage of the Hon. Rorent M. McLane, former Minister to Mexico, and who spoke in substance as fol- Ws — the people an eotonty oy exercising. { sonastency which stamped his Conduct, in the opinion ; - or 8 rowse herself to her anejent reeollections, she might accomplish tnuch even now for the reconstruction of our ols: vored Union, But Marylaud is now without tation. She hus no offlelal v yice, Her Gurernur is office by a perversion of the ballet box— (loud ap plinse)—as ignamunious as would be (he mavt abjert sunmis: Mack reqntlican drninatum, The preseut Congres- ¢s of thi: city obtained their poritione nt election." Their commiseions are stained with blood, and,the Liv ikgeven now wreaking vengeance pon the agents of that brutal outeag (Great applause.) ‘The eity, then, 18 without a repre tation in Congress, She © unrepresented im the Legieia ture has by, volce anywhere, It is time, then, for the peopio—the peaple—to speak. (Sheers) We nave sup. pleated Jegitimate means for the meeting ot the and We have been arbitrarily re pate is oft us bat the exercise of our pow 7 ot in our primary { to represect Ourseives. (Applause.) wued at further length to say that the prople, induenced by Wexgers Whose sanctimonious hypocrisy prevented them from acmitting that honest nywhere el-0 n byeasis, would lose us the not only be compelled to bring tte re toa close, but had been compeltes to call upon a ond to read the resolutions which be had advert. 1) wsoQeTIONS Cor C. J.asnox fists then read the following lengthy keries of resovuticas: Whereasf the sights of the Southern States of this confede racy, er: tort in and secured by thee matitutton ot the United Jw itherately and persistently vic lated by the nduct of many of the Northern hiales, And Xo! the Southern States have, under w renee of these nugrewsions ond in the wel-founaed apprehensions of avis yet lo ensue, MUdrawD from this contederary; there «people of #he commer. Southern Stale, to express our resent erisis ntenerice of the federal Union, witht wes Which surround ft, Is to the peo: at to nil Other Loings, ws the source id political bleesiugs, and ought to their anxicus devotion aud most ution of the United ee 1 Mary ond par OF their material, social be and in the object o: strer wous aflorts, rd, That we regard the eon Lhe supreme law of the lend, abd that the a'empt to enforce any Viowtion of {8 provisions on the part of the gen eal g yertaent, oF ery Blaie GovexDtacht May be laws ully rerinue Kesolved, That we declare our nitashment to that constitu: tion A® the bond of Quilon between the States of this conf ed: erary, avd faithfully adder tothe constructi.n which it hes Julitalty received trom ibe ouprome \ ourt during n pertod br acechiy years, and Wedenounce any attempt t en ore~ « itera: inerprotation as en encroacament vpon the rights ot yee ‘fatal to the quility of the ( uion. Be eed Fiat ony ances ors who Mads this consticntion hie'tus thelr lives and soudnet ap An example. avenged that constitution a8 a charter for the of freemen; al inh gt the lesson that we event pabmit to power seeking to exercite by of right. ibthcw party, noon to Ke Inoue organic Dow, Interpretations of the he dos ro the commer rowperlty « Mtates; te tie dleciaton the Supreme by tary di ahe gov Ya dey De ifs. Me re ebprestead when, speak i and I hig own day, and Ot the eouadlention of the iy { Gecared hav Tuat inatroament was written A A. =] on te wer Ma , The Here'en the POWrN Kranied ao4aMOw tor thats tne Aatone d mening, they WH), wien thes fe OO Never bAfore in the history of this country, he said, bas such a ecene of poliueal disorder been witnessed; never betore has a crisis been experienced which more earnestly demi of the per land. Never before, in his long experience, had he w ese upon the part of the citizens of Baltimore si reluctan speak out as was now betug manifes He feit, he continued, indignation if not disgust, for those «ficials who had thus obstructed the expression of the popular will. The motive of their couduct, the intel ligence of every reflecting man would suggest, could be neither honorable nor patriotic. While desiring to pay ail due respect to the Executive of Maryland, Mr. McLane #aid he stil felt bound to speak of the official acts of the Governor as he thought they deserved to be spoken of; and he certainly thought, when he saw the Executive af feeting the deepest sympathy with the henor and inte- rests Of Maryland, and yet studiously performing acts diecreditubie to the name ano ancient glory of tho State, that either be was devoid of sineerity or he was devoid of (ruth. Governor flicks, when first requested to con- Vono tho 1m, Slature of the State, had declared that he Would do so'when C°easion Mhould arise, und, in orger to Hrengthen pubiie confiae..? lle unpopular course, had a send peers wis then in earnest con- Previously informed 10 that be horder States, and sultation with the Governoré of the. snference bis intimated that by the decision of that w. ood the couree would be directed. When next he addren. i Fecple on the subject he gravely informed you that .. Was unconstitutiona] for any number of the States to confer togeth<r; aud when pext he addrossed them tt was in O¥cet to declare that he had appointed Commis- Bioner® tow Conference of States in Warhington, thue ar- rogating to himself a power which he had <r tontiord is us in- bould reaaebt Alsgiecive’ sto. The Legislature te 4 Logether because the times We. - A With jmminent danger Maryland. The republican | P*‘rty avows ite determination to adhere to the Chicago io form, and furthermore, to execute the laws of the United States in thoee States which have retired from the Confederacy. Now, the execution of those laws, under the circumstances, could not be accomplished through the proper agency of the United States Court, for those have been all abolished in the States which have seceded; consequently they could only be enforced by military power, by a power unknown to the consti- tation, and the emct of such « policy Js cocrcion—sub jugation, and the government ceasing to bo a constitu- tional Union, would become, in facta military despotism It is time, therefore, for Maryland to u:ter her protest against the dieruption of her Union. It is titne to protest aivet the cunning and insidious attempt of desigaing iticians to identify her with the administration Eincoin, av odious in Marylund as i is in Soath Carolina (Veciferous cheoring ) Would tho people of Maryland submit to so degrading an attitude’ (-«) “no,” ‘Are they behind the people of New York, who have al. ready uttered their protest againet the heresy of black republicaniam ? They Aad uttered their protest through wr. Mr. Lincoln's chief minister, who had, from his ee in the Senate, cownielled his people to fight for Ure Union as @ lost resort. to wnth whom? “With our brethren of the South. By the Riring Ged, said tho speaker, ¥,,the administration shall dare to bing its black republican cohorts to the banks of the Susywehanna for such a pr. pose, thed river shai run red with boo) Lefore the Fated man of them ni cress it. (Voeiferous and long continued cheering.) J for one pledye here my life and my means to march with you to the banks of the Sus: quehanna to forbid the passage of these invaders. (Ro- newed appiaite.) In ordinary times, Mr. MeLanc said, be recognized to the fullest extent all his ob\igations to the federal government, but the powers of that government must be exercised’ according to the forms und by the means preveribed in the constintion, and when those requirements are not complied with or violated he would reaist the men who came to enforce the laws of the United States ina seceded Atate. Mr Mclane referred to the closely interwoven interests of Virginia and Mary. land, apd rejoiced that the resolutions had eo fully ex pressed his own sentiments and the sentiments, bo be lieved, of the people of Maryland, tn declaring tha’ sfary- lwnd would link ber fete with that of Virginia, He de clared_ that the fanatical sentiment of the North was then the controlling po echuvette could pot nd that the people of Maesa. slavery moro than he And whet had that fell epwit i nominiously from the connecils of the pation the best and purest statesmen of the North and to fill their places with euch men as Seward, Sum ner, Wade, Chase. Lovejoy, &c., &e —(hisees)—but it was bis happiness to know that the peopie of the North were beginning to realize the a they had thus cast upon their dignity and intelligence, and the day is at hand when the mischievour agitators mentioned would be succeeded by statesmen like Winthrop, Edward Viv erett—(cheere)—Charles O'Connor—(eheere)—aod Dick- epron, (‘Three cheors?’ ealled “for Daniel 8. Dickenon.”* Twoand n quarter given.) [twas a knowledge of this fact which prompted him to shake hands with the uoble con servatives of the North over the Crittendan roeoiutions, for the pnrpose of once more restoring peace and pros” distracted cout try. ook his seat amid great apple’ AYER OF 8. TRACKLE WA Warts, riety immediately after the conelasion of Mr. MeLane’s speech, was hailed with protonved ap- der | plause, and divesting himself of his overcoat, ho pro ceeded to addrese the assemblage—which had by this tine considerably thinned off—in Lis usual earnest and elcquent style, gracefully thanking them for the compll- ment to hitn conveyed’ in their applause, He said he dy expross the intense personal indignusion urese of Governor Hicks cxcited in hie breast. mor, he awid, who would ingist upon being the r of the people of Maryland, though be could by their honest euffraged become their servant He repelled ax a bave that those who did not choose to agreo with hie Excellency were doeorganizers and dieunoniste, and commented with severity upon the policy of the Executive, which had Kinoled bitter hatred between brother und brother, and embittered the relation® of Iriendship at « time of all others when we should be an united people, The State of Maryland, 0 far as any expression of the will Of the people i@ concerned, was tho State of Mr. Hicks —(tanghter)—abd his clique The speaker then procveded t examine the reasons aesignod by the Gover. nor in jnetiheation of his courre, ‘flere,’ said Mr. Wale lis, ‘are the invaluable contributions of Wr Micks to constitutional law and jurieprudence”’—(holding up and exhibinieg amid much langhter a number of adwspaper slips erptaining the Governor's several letters on the eulyect of the crisis) and commented at length and in a sutitical velu upon whet he pronounced their gross in in hie «h great soliontude for the eo ates, ant with them, j thern States to come 16 staten that | uperation of the borders of the refusal of the N ble terme, be will deren adivisien of the a main. You have waiter to ser what hie retin w after the border Aintee have acted and Cougrers te still Smameation ¥ of iho @icw, t anparcotly On she oth of Jo aring the ry he | ce mye al, ) which he said when it arrived he would cal! the Legisla: ture together, and yet we und that he wili not doit It ig evident that in bis course he bas only one intention, and that is to throw the State out of its’ proper counec- tions with its ster slave states. As a man, ther: is no persen in the State who has bad better ‘oppor- tunies than I to know the character of those who compose the Legislature of our state. That Legis- lature Which secured to you your political charter, as I may call it; that Legislature which, by the psssage of juat laws, stopped the career of red-bended murder. and which would have tyrannized over wo the present moment but for those members, The Governor mistruste it the better right it is for you to trust it, as by their acts they have epubled you to be present to-night with out being alarmed. 1t woula be a happy thing to break cown that horrid despotism which elected bim as Gover nor. If he does not call the Legislature together, the next best thing is for the people to call it. We see vbut six +tates have gore out of the Union It 18 a sigut, con stituted us Tam, that 5 cannot look on but with angush, aud think that ead of ringiwg bells &id sounding can- nops as in tokens of joy, we ought to fel line as if we followed a mother to the grave. They bave gme out call itas they may, secession, rebellion, or revolution, still they have gone; nd the remuwiug border States cannot prevent them from breaking the belt which oace united them together, We are told to clivg to che Union, What is the Union when the tendrils which once were twined round its heart are broken? They tell us that the Union is all in all, and that secession is unconstitutional Do they Bup- pore that we aro looking at statute books whieh are biud- jog on all? The argument which they offer would do to pve that the States were never joined ip confederation he question will arise whether the border States arp to go OUL too, and it is to express your opwmion freely that you are bere assembled to night. Cling w the Union means nothing less than cling to the North—cling w the republican party. ©an any man divine what ee it mesons? Is it the Union that we entered tuto years since, When there was no right on one side or wroug ow the other’ Our fathers newer took three months to tell them where the rigut was. If the Stats are to be kept in the Union the republicans caunot think of any ovher course than by coercion: On this subject I do not waut to speak, as itis with feelings of indignation thit the thought comes to the mind. Tne idea that @ State can be coerced, after it has severed its conmectum wilh the other States, is unconstitutional and was never sta: ted in the U mven- tion hat formed the conaivution. Teballeuge the production of the proceedings of tha’ Convention, in which every ove ould ave Idvea bis hand ‘against sich a doctrine. The of bringing back tho people of the seceaing States by coercing them is fallacious, as is aiso the Luoaght to hatg or shoot them buck to love the Union My God! the heart revolts at principles that would have such a government for the peopie, who, if they did not resist to the death, would be worse than slaves. I speck with fecling, a8 in one of the seceding States | have blood re- lations, aud thero are those before me who possibly have brothers or near kindred there. They tell you that i will be your outy togo there and coerce them into the Union. They are mistaken, for no government can raise the armof a freeman to fight agamst those he ues. Tho crigis requires action, ana the question with us now is does it require Maryland to bs quiet? No. Che voice ys so ought to be rebuked, and the State should speak in thunder tones in denunciation of the pernicious doctrine of Hicks. If the Union should be broken the guilt will be on tdoge who, iustead of acting at the proper tine, have sullered the period to pass away when they bad oppor taxities of allowing th» States to spexk out decidedly. The blackest shame should rest on those who have thus thrown away the opportunities thus afforded for decisive action, by which the Union might have been saved. When the Convention movts, if 108 decision agrees with the cpinions adyancoo by Goverbor Hivks it will ve our duty to obey. Ti, however, they agree with you andi, then we wiil want him to obey. In these respects you aro his equal. Jt may be that Governor t than all the people, expecially as he says thal cess to Mewbs Of information that other por sous have vot He revels in maginary wars and dangers that no one else knows anythiug about. However it may be, when the Conyention meets, we will have to abite its decisioa, if it takes us to the North or South. Che question is oae which requires great celiberation, There way be ditt culties 10 encounter in my Way, Which may be euiy gotten over m your way; while again, the same diflieul ty may meet you, and | would be iree Iron it The valy remedy m sich a case is to submit to the peaceful exercise of the ballot box. Aosy other course is more likely to ereato a civil broil im our State than ie Ukely to be between the aifferent States By nature peaceful, I desire above all things that the constitution should be preserved, for from it wil good thiugs come. If it is pot preserved on its gpristue beauty, then our State should take its proper place. Jam convinced that the Unwn cannot be preserved the subject of slavery 1s entirely taken out of Congress. It ia no use to patch itup. Of all thinge in tis world, we, of Mary- Jand, will never ecubmit to have oar morality ‘manutiuc- tured for us in Masrachusetta, We wilt not take our les- fons from Plymouth Rock. Tbe speakey then stated that he did not belong to any party, and wished it to be ua derstood that he was no partisan; that be wes pot actuat- ed by any partisan ambi ion in the citer fe thought Proper to pursue, He toen retired amid o-teh chapring from the meeting. harles H. Putts, Esq., was then loudly called toi" by the ba upon Wiliam Heney Noi « crowd, Was.” vi ry Norris, atter confer “9g with Mr, Pitts, requested Ube mee ciag 10 6% 7use hia frout speuking, as ba “#s pitemg groaly trom a cold. After some hesitation, the excuse was received by the crow, whe vorlerounly called oo ex-auverner E: Leule low, whe repaired t) the rostrum. His appe: $ signal of ion huzaas, nan ra ae alee _ AMOK LOWE Governor Lowe, after shaking hands with one of the crowd under the sta, commenced his address as fol- lows:—You suppose thal you see before you a conspirator; @ disunionist, a secessionist and a platoon general of men who are to take possession « f Wasnington ‘sf in order to prevent the inauguration of Lincoln, It is three nights ago when surrounded by my eight children in my parlor im the little town of Frererick, gathered as they were round my fireside, and not creaming of any treuson, or that it could be fostered among my native hills, | had the honor to be waited upon by a government official and in. vited to the august presence ot a black republican com- mittee at Washington. I havo been puzzling my brains these three days pavt, to find out how, on the tace of the oarth, I came to be Fuapected of plotting treason? At length, I have found it out, Mr. Wallis, iu bis excellent specch, has immensely enlightened ‘me on the eub- cot. It must have boon through the clique be- ind Governor Ilieks, but by doing #0 they have got him into the trap. I was there at twelve o'clock today, aud will be there to-morrow. «Loud chur: it) ‘It won't be right for a conspirator to’ diaciose the pverets of the black republican commitice betore the time that the Gover: or thinks proper; but {have made Sach a report before that committee that the people of Maryland will never be ashamed of, I cou’t uvheve that they would have sent for mo if they kuew what would conie out Though they sat with clased doors, yet I said vomething that thoy did not like. I told them thas the re- port of a tecret, omvarily comspir acy bowny formed t» seize tne Capi.ol and prevent the inauguration of Lincoln was a pre concerted project, and that it was a libel on the stute of Ma- ryland. ‘1 told them to pat down my words on their re- port az part of the testimony which they would have to prevent to the House. / told them that when the people of Maryland saw that the hour had come fur them to art they would rise with arms in” the daylight. (Cheers.) I told them even more—that I kuew more of the people, had taken hold of more hands than had come from the wombs of their mothers. tbat such public citizens who sre all around me are king part in any piet,»nd I not to know anything about it. 1 paid that the oniv person in Maryland wh» asserted iat he possessed any knowledge of a couspiracy was Gevernor Hicks, abd I required that he should be sum- moned to give evidence berore them. The idea that ul. lis {8 @ traitor, and [nota whit behind! The assertion to go abroad that Lowe wae a conspirator! I detled them to prove the truth of the rtion ant come out trium- ant, Thank goorners Governor Hicks will be there, tor which he wilt have to thank me There i# uo ques tion that can arise, no power, the speaker sald, aptiicieat- ly strong to carry him trom (he loved heart of Old Vir gina, and with ler Maryland will have what she ia entiiled fo. She will be determancd in the exeveises of her aunty, and, if necessary, wilt quiet the Union w tecure equal Uber! When the necessity occurs sho will reassume her own rights to the District of Coluubia The South don't care Sur wicks ond martle, Wut will require that not ome inch of her soil shall le yielded up. The Stave is for the Union tn and through the constitation, which must be regarded i all ite requirements, or else there woulo be no Union Virginia ws reparded asone of ihe most comctiraumy of oil the States, she ts patient and fortearing because she ix pwr ful, but when the vays that the golden band whton unutes the States must be severed, om that day, if rebellion ut be, then [ cmaretil. Wo only ask one thing, just and true, that we rhail be permitted to deeie the question at the bal wt box. If an arbitrary Goveruor should refuse our re quest, and with bis power endeavor to prevent the exer. cike Of theeo rights, then we will rave tho baanor of revolt against him. ‘(Cries of “We'll tollow.”) Uf after Virginia and Tenmesver have spoken, and the layal mon of ylend have spoken, he refuses, we will gob thim. Lam nist en. We say then that they shail not be- © contest, auch as their own timidity If the people should dociae othereied, nily, be would ebake cif the dust from bis fuet, and not forgetting the dust of those who lie buried inthe graveyard noar his home, he would depart to « more congenial spot Gov. Lowe was cheered repeatedly av he clueed his re- marks, after which J. Mortimer Kilgour, Req, of Fredo: rick, Was introduced by him. Mr. Kilgour roferrad to hie cupporting Bell wnd Everett during the Preside: tial campaign, but considered it as his duty to forego party considerations in the present erigia. He guid he did not believe that ail the imtocests of Maryland required her to go with tho South, but that the ehivairie charactor of the people demanded that ehe ghoula, The President desire! that the vote should be taken on the resolutint as the yplo were leaving in great humbers, it being balf.oaat resolutions adopted withont dissenting voice, the room being about one third filled at the time. ‘The meeting then adjourned with loud cheors for South Carolina, has brovaht on, the speaker said, that then, with his fi THE GEO! A ARSONAL, 7O THR EDITOR OF THE HERALD. Avevera, Jan, 50, 1801 In your isu of the 26th instant, you tl arsenal near Augusta Georgia, waa purchased by Captain Paine from Colovel Henry Walker. The purchasn waa made by Major M. M. Payne, of the United states Army, from the Hon, Freeman Waiker. oR, WALKER, GEORO tho | REASONS WHY GEORGIA SECEDED. GEORGIA STATE CONVENTION. Mnuiapcrvule, Jan. 29, 1861. Mr. Clarke offered @ resolution giving the Governor, under certain contingencies, power to muke reprisals, issue letters of marque and reprivals, suspend collection of judgments of Northern plaintiffs, kc. The resolution was laid op the table for the present. Jue ge Nisbet, of Bibb, presented a report setting forth the reasons why the ordinance of secewion by this State was adupted, Judge Nisbet stated that the report was written by the Hon. Robert Toombs, and he requested that gentleman w read it. Mr. Toombs complied, ani the following is THR ADDRESG. Toe poople of Georgia, luving atagolved thelr political connection with the government of the United states ten years we have bad numerous and serious Causes of complaint oguinst many of our non-siaveholding coufede rate States in refercuce to the subject of African siavery. ‘bey have endeavored to weaken our security, w disturb our demer tic peace and tranquillity, and persistently re fused to comply with Ubeir express constitutional ool ga- tions to us iv reference Ww that property, aud by the use of their power in the federal government have striven to deprive us of our equal enjoyment of the common terri- tories of the republc. ‘This hostile policy of our con- {ecerates bas been pursued with every circumstance of uggravation which could arouse the pustious aud excite the batsed of our people, and bas piaced the two sectious: of the Union, for maby years past, in U dition of virtual civil war, Our poople, stil! attached to the Union from habit and national traditior aversion to charge, hoped that time, reason « ugument would bring, if Lot redress, at least exemplou from further in- sults injuries and dangers. Receut eveuts have fully dist ipated all such hopes, ond demonstrated the necessity ol seporatiop. Our Northern contederates, after a full and culm bearing of all the facts, after fair warong of our surpose bet to submit to the rue of the authors of ys und injuries, bave, by a large majority, committe: the goverpment of the United States ito their bands, ‘The people of Georgia, after an eq wliy ruil, and fair, and deliberate hearing of the case, buve declared, with equal firmness, that. they shall bot rue over them, A brief ' history of the rise, pregrers and policy of antisiuvery, and of the po- heal organization inte whese hands the administration of the federal government has beea committed, wil fully uustify the pronounced verdict of the peuple of Gorgias vhe party of Mr. Lincoln, called the republican party, under its present bame and organmation, is of recent crigip. tis acmitted to be an anti-slavery party, while itattracts to iteelf by its creed the szattered wivucates of exploded political heresies; of condemned theories in polilecal economy, the naveeates oF commercial restric Lions, of protectio®, of special privileges, of waste and uphon in the admmistiation of government; anu pred ia ita mmission apd i's purpose. By auti-siavery it ie mado a power in the State. The question of slavery wae the greatest difficulty in the way of the formation of the constitution, While tbe euboraination and the politt cal and social inequality of the African race were fully conceded im by ail, tt was plainly apparent that slavery would coon ditappear from What are the hon slaveholding States of the original thirteen. The oppositin to slave- TY Was then, a8 Low, genoral in those States, aud the con siitution was made with direct reference to that fact, But a cietinet abolivon party was sot formed io the United States ter more tha haif a ceutury atter the go- vernment went into operation, The main reason was, that the North, even if united, could net control both branches of the Legislature during auy portion of that time — Therefore such an organization must bave result ed either m utter failure or the total overthrow of the govercment. The material prosperity of the North was gieatly depenvent on the federal govera- ment-that of the South not at ail. In the thet years of the republic, the navigating, commereml and manufacturing interests of the North, began to seek profit and aggrandizement at the expense of the agricul tural mtertsts. Even the owners of Ssbing smucks sought and obtained bounties for pursuing tueir own business, which yet continue, and over hal) a milion of collare are Low paid them annually out ot the freasury The pavigating interests begxed for protection against foreign sbip builders, and aginst competition in the coasting trace, Congress granted both requests, and by probibitory acts gave an absolute monopoly of the busi- ie 88 to each of these interests, which they enjoy with dimmation to this day. Not content with these and unjust advantages, they have sought to throw the legitimate burthens of their business, as much 48 possi- bie, upon the public. They have succeeded in throwing the costs of lighthouses, buoys and the mainteaance of thet seamen, upon the Treastiry, and the government now pays over two millions annually for the support of these ets These int rests, in copnection with the com /ercial and manutacturing elusses, have also succvede: by means of subvertions to mail steamers and the redu eb of postage, in relieving their business from the pay- tof about seven mihons of dollars auoually, and wing it upon the publfe Treasury under the name of tie: Tho manufacturing interest ontered striggle eariy, aud bas clamorcr steadily pecial favors. This inte. 4 wee confived mainly tu the Eastern and Middle non- ve boloug states, Wielowg those great States, it heid great power ape influence, wud its demands were in fuil propertion to its power. The manufacturers aod miners wirely based their demands upon special facts una rea- soos ratber than upen general principles, and thereby moliified much of the opposition of the or pesing interests. They pleaded in their favor the imiaLey of their buginosé in this country, the searcity of inbor and capital, the hocile legigiation of other coun- tries towards them, the great neoorsity of their fabrics i time of War ant the necessity of high duties to pay the debt weurred in our war tor Iniepandence. these rousth8 prevailed, and they received for many years souvrmorus bountirs by the geveral acquiesence of the who country. But when these reasons ceased, they were-pe leer ‘clamorous for government protection; but thes clagors were ices heeded, The country then put the prineiple of protection upon trial, and condemned it asier g enjoyed Protection to the extent of from tif ten to twe hundred pe, ceat upon their entire business for gieove thirty sears, the .°t Of 1846 was passed. It fice sodden Change, bt tu. Principle was settled, “~<a trade, low duties and ceon.~Y |B Public expen- ana... Thee Verciet of tbe Anwar, Public. | The diturer was... ‘this policy. tery states dustalnca Routh and the Northw:.. 3 - the di- ‘There was but smell hope of itd Téversal—upom . -nq reet eave none at ali. All there Classes saw thie, a felt it, auc cast about for new allies. The unti-slavery seutiment at the North offered the beet chaliae for suc. cise A antislavery party must, necessarily, look to tho North alone tor stipport; but a united North was now strong enough 10 centro! the goverument in all of its de- partments, ani @ sectional party was Wl fore determined upos, ‘lime issues upon siavery were mocssary 10 ite ano Soal trivemph, The feeling of anti-slavery, wi was well known was very general among people of the North, had been lovg dormant or passive. 1t weeded only a queetion to arouse it into aggressive activity. This question was before us, We had acquired a large Verrito- tory by acucvesful war With Mexico, Congress had to govern it. How, in reiation to slavery, Was the question then demanding solution Chis state of facts gave form sno shape to the avti slavery sentiment throughout the North sne the confiict began = Northern anti-elavery men of all parties sacerted the right to exclude slavery from this Lerritory by Cong, essiuna! legitlation, and demaaded the prompt and efficient exerci of this powor to that erd. This inaulting and unconstitutioual demaid wad met with great mode and firmness by the south. We had shed our blood and paid our money for its acquist- hop, we déemahied a division of it on the line of the Migeouri reetriction or an «qual participation ip Yae whole of it. There proxeitione were refused; the agitation be. came peneral and the public dénger great, The cause of the South was pre yin able, ‘The price of the sition Was the biovd und treasure of buth sections—ot all—and, heretory, 1% bet pged to all, upon the principles of equity ard just ce. The constitution ealegates no powor to Con- grees to exclude either party from its tree enjoy ment. iberefore our right was good under the conaticution. Our rights were further fortified by the practice of the go- vernment from carlier und better days. Siavery * febidden in the country northwest of the jo river by what is called the Ordinance of 1787 That ordinance was adopted under the old confederation, and by the assent of Virginia, who owned abd ceded the country, nud, therefore, this case must sland ¢y its own epecial cireumstinces. The government of the United States claimed territory by virtue of the the treaty o: 1753, with Great Britala—acquired tor ritery by cessione from Georgia and North Caro lina-~by treaty from France, and by — treaty trom Spain. ‘These acquisitions largely extonded the origipal limits of the republic In all of these acqui sit ons the poley of the goverpment was uniform It opened them to the settlement of all the citizens of all the States of the Union. Th igrated thither with thetr operty of every kind (including elaves); al! were equally Protectod by public authority in their persons and pro- perty, until be inhabitants became sufficiently numerous, and otherwise capable ot bearing the burthens ana per forming tho duties of self goverumont, when they were a: mitted into the Unien upon equal tern with the other States, with whatever republican constitution they might adupt for themselves, Under thin equally just and beneficent policy, law and order, plubslity and progress, power and prosperity, marked svery tp of the progress of taese new commu nities, until they entered aa great aad proeperoas Com- monweaiths into the sisterhood of American States. Ip 1420, the North endeavored to overturn this wise and vecerstul policy, and vemanded that the State of Mis. sours shoula rot be admitted into the Union unless she first prohibited slavery within ber limits by her consti tution, After a bilter and protracted etraggie, the North was defeated jo her special obiect: but her policy and position led to the adeption of a section in tho law for the admistin of Missouri pra: hibiting slavery in all that portion of the territory oequired from France lying south of 96 deg. 90 min, DOrth iatitaeo, and outside of Missouri. The vener: ubie Madisen, at the tite of ite adoption, doclared it wn. constitubonal, Mr. Jefferaen condemned the restriction, ard foresaw ite congequences, aud predicted that it” werld reeult in the di-sovution of the Unio ‘This pre- diction is now bistory. The North demanded the « plication of the principle of the prohibition of élavery Jicf the country acquired from Mexico, and all other for: of the public domatm, then and in ail fatare tim fi smaeot Of her purpose to appropriate to If al! the public domain thew owned and thereafter quires by the United States, the claim itecif was leas arte gent and jneulting than the reasons with which fhe supporto it. That reason wae her fxed purpose to limit, restrain end dually to aborleh slavery in the States where ftexists, The Sonth, with great tnanim ty, do- clared her purpose to resist the prmciple of prohibition to the last extremity, This particular question, in con. nection with a eerics of questions affectiog the Bante ub. 1, was Gpally digpesed of by the Jofeat of probibitory gielation dential olection of 1862 resulted tn the total overthrow of the advocates of restriction and thor party friends. Immediately after this result, the avery portion of the defeatet party resolved to nnite all the the North opposed to slay and to stoke political ferta hestility to slavery everyw ‘This ie th whem the poopie ef the North have 1 your go yernment.. ‘They raised their stand 56, aud were Barely vefestod They ene 6 Peestiential contest again in 1860. and sqcamededt proti hittin of ravery in the Se les, Dost 0 i overyalere, the equality of the disregard, of all consti favor were boldly and spplauded by its f fhe majority of woe people of the Rerts it) we ma A them as our rulers. The Sipalatin’ Wa forts yearo the suspen haan ony 5 for’ eae 0a sitere ” he hal ‘ered and debated in ie of Canerem before re ee ees and before the tril ani ato he majority of the ‘of tho North, in 1860, it in their ows favor. We refuse to submit to that judg- Ment, apd tp vincscation of our refusal we thr ae con. + ituton of our country, and point to the absence of aby express power to exclade us. We {ur government for the first thirty years exmt- ‘hee th complete refutation of the position that any such ewer is either necessary or proper to the execution of ony cther er in relation to the Territories. We the ivégment of a large minority of the people of the Nerth—umounting to more than one-thir¢—who united with the ‘unanimous will of the South, this usorpation; and, finally, we offer the judg- meat of Supreme Court of the United States— the highest judicial tribunal of our country, in our favor. This evidence ought t> be conclusive that we bave never surrendered thia rigbt; the conduct of our ad- versuries assures us that if we hud surreadered it it is ‘ime to resume it. The faithless conduct of our adver- surice 1s not confined to such acts a8 mi ‘he mrelves im their section of the Union, They are con- ept if they can only wjure us. The constitution declares ‘bat persors charged with crimes m one Sta e and flee- Ler thal! be delivered fe thee! demand of the wtiveauthority ot the State, which they may ‘ee, to be tried iv the jurisdiction where the crimo waa emmitied. Jt would appear difficult to language freer trom smb guity; yet for above twenty yeurs the nop-levebording States generally have wholly efused to deiver vptous persons charged with crimes ) flecting tlave pr: perty. Our contederates, with Punic tab, shield apd give sanctuary to all criminals who seek 'e Coprive Us OF Lb property or who used it to destroy vs. This claute of the constitution requirea thom to sur- scncerfugiives feu labor, This provision, and the ono lust referred to, were our main inducements fur con- tpg with the Northern States. Without them, it ically true that we would have rejected the con- In the fourth year oi the republic Congrese f alaw t give full Vigor and efficiency to this im- portant provision. This uct depeniod to a cousiderable dep +e Upon the ices! magistrates of the several States for itsetteney. The nov-+layeholding States generally re- pealed ail laws intended to aid the execution ‘but act, and imposed penalties upon those citizeus whose jeyalty to the constitution and their oaths might induce hem to disehurg. thei ny Congress then passed the ect of 1860, provicing for the complete execution of this duty by tedeva) oilicers. This law, which their own bad Jaith rendered aosotutely indispensable for the protection of constitutional rights, #48 instantly met with ferocious revilirgs, uli conceivable modes of bosuhty. The Supreme Court unanimously, and their own | cal court, with equal Upanimity, (with le and solitary exception of the Supreme Court of tained itso pst ty in all its provisions; yet it stapes to-tey a cead lover for all ical’ pure fee in every von slaveholding State in the Union, We have thelr covenant, we bave thoir cathe to keep end observe it, but the unfortunate claimant, even aveompanied by a federal officer, with the mandate of the bigbr st yudiew) authority im bis bade, is evorywhere met witb fread, with foree, aud with legwiative onact- ments to clude, to resist, to defeat him. Claimants are murdered with impunity, officers of the law are beaten by frantic mobs, icstigaied by eflammatory ap) from, racns holding the highest public employments in their States, eupported by legislation, in conflict with the clear- est provisiens of the constitution, and even the ordinary prizciples of humavity In several of our confederate sates, @ citizen canpot travel the bighway with hia ser- vant, whe ~~ veluptarily accompany him, without be- ing deciered by law a felon and beibg eubjected to in- famous punishments. It is difficult to perceive how we coud suffer more by the hostility than by the fraternity of such brethren. + The public lawe of civilized nations require every State to restram its Cluzebs or subjects {10m CummILting acte- injurious to the peace ond safety of apy other Siates at- temptmy to excite weusrection or to lessen tho security or disturb the-tranquility of their neighbors, and our constitution witely gives Congress the power to punish: all offences againet the laws of natious, These are sound, and just prinerples, which have received the approbation of just mew 1 all countries and tn all centuries; but they are wholly disregarced by the people of the Northora States, and the fed: ral government is impotent to main- tain them. For twenty years past the abolitionists aod their allies ip the Northern States, have been engaged in constant efforts to subvert our institutions, aud 10 excite insurrection and servile war amongst us. They have sent cmnissaries amongst us for the accomplishment of their pur peses. Some of these efforte have roceived the public sanction of # majority of the leadiug men of tho republican party in the pati nal coune! same men who are now proposed as our rulers. These efforts have in one instance Jed to the actual invasion of oue of the blavehoidig ~tates: and those ot the murders and in- cenduries who escaped public justice by fight, havo found fraternal protection among our Northern confede- yates ‘Ihese are the men who say the Unio shall be reserved. Such are the opinions, and such are the tices of the republican party, whe bave been call ee their own votes, ty armimster the federal government under the: constitution of the United States, We know their treachery—we know the shallow pretences under which they caily disregard its plainest obligations. If we sub- Mit to them it will be our fault and not theirs. The people of Georgia bave ever been willing to stand by this Dargeit—thie cor they bave never sought to evade #ny of its obligations; they bave never Se oestatlisb any new government. They have omuintaip ‘be aucient rights of themselves the human rece through and under that constitution, But they kn: w the value of parchment rights in treachtrous ban 6, and therefore they retuse to commit tbeir own to the rulers whom the North ofr us, Why? Because by their deciarec principle and policy they have vutiawed three thousand miliions of our property in the common Territories of the Union—put it the ban of the re- pip the States where it exists, and out of the pro- tectnw «f federal law every where—becauge they give Panoivary to thieves ana incendiaries who aeeuil it, to the whole extent of their power, in spite of their mort folemn obligations and covenants, Because their avowed. purpone ia Lo subvert tour society and enbdject us not only to the loss of our property, but the destruction of ourselves, oor wives and our children, and the desolation of our homes, our alters and our firesides. To avoid these evils: we revume the powers which our fathers delogated to- t ‘government of the United States, and henceforth sek new aafeguards for our liberty, equality, Be De wy ot trasquiility. ‘Ten thors? copies of the address were ordered to be printed, and th Clerks were directed te place it on the journals. The ordinance abolishing thé federal Circuit and Dis- trigt courts was reported back with pygendments, and passed. pe THE SEIZURE OF THE MINT AND SUB TREASURY AT NEW ORLEANS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. Previous to the secession of Louisiana tho Assistant Treasurer of the United States at New Orleans, Mr. Guirot, offered to deliver to tho ogent of the government the amount of funds in his bunds, which was called for- But the lutter refused to take the whole amount, offering totake only one-haif, which the Assistant Treaeurer re- fused to acced’ 0, but wanted to pay over the whole. In the mean time the secession of tho State took place, and then he considered himself as 00 longer ut Uberty to dispose of a cont of the money until duly authorized by the Governor and Logis- lature of the State. This authority will probably pass ® law giving power to the proper persons to refund to the genera) government whatever funds may ctand to ite credit at the Mint as weil as.at the Custom flouso. This canard, | feel satiefiod, ia of a piece with the falsehoods circulated by persons who are anxious to oxaxperate the Northern muna relative to the “robbery of the Sub- ‘Treaeury at Charleston,” and the tax of sixtoen dollars per head on negroes in South Carolina. ML SOUTH CAROLINA. WHAT THE SOUTH CAROLINA COMMISSIONER DEMANDS, Cowre! Hayne, the South Cxrolina Commissioner, in hie Wetter to the Presitent, arg.es the question whethor the federal government bas any right of property in the South Carolina forts. — Should the Preeident acknowledge and matntaip this right, Cohonel Hayve contends that any State has a right te purchase the forts within their bor- ters, whether im or out of the Union, adding that if this view of the matter be correct, and so maintamed, the eflusion of blood will be prevented, WHY SMOULD NOT PORT SUMTER BE ATTACKED? ge Lar gstres @ commubication in the Coiumbia (8. ©) Guardean, a ‘is Gev, Pickens for not ordering ap attack on Fort Sumter, contrary to the clamor ringing Poe en te end the State urging it. Tho J eays be would not order an attack though all the of Sooth Curolina demanded it, The following are his reasons: —Pecause every day is weakening the fort ana rtrengtheping our power over it; because nothing can bo lost by delay up to withm eight or ten days before Lin- inavguration, because | don't wish to give the enb- ppista of the Southran apoingy for their fears; be. caune Lam sure every one of the seced os would oppose the attack, not becange it would be wrong, but becange it would embarrass their operations; because it give abolitionists atthe North power over our irlenes in that quarter; beenuse I believe, as soon as tho routhern Confederacy is formed, the forts will be de- ivered up without bloodshed: because | am now suro no rein ents will be sent to Fort/Sumter, and if there thould be we could eink them before they coukt reach the fort, because | would bave South Caroline exchan Views now with her sister seceding States before sho akes eny step which must involve their jotorcets; be- ause | would consider the porsession of the fort just now burden rather than 9 benefit, Those would Cact with my dim lights. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. THY ORDERS TO THR COMMANDER OF THE BROOKLYN. ‘Tho epmmander of the Breokiyn is ordered to Iny off ort Pickens after landing enpplies, and if he sens an ate tempt to attack the fortress, to lind hie artillors men and Dring the ship's cune to the defence of the fort, DEPENDING TIT BRIDGRS. Tho cMcers of the Washington branch of the Rattimore and Obio Railroad have etationed guard at man bridges to prevent their thrcotened destraction by tie seceders when Mr. Lincoln jweees over this railroad om the way to be inaugurated on the 4th of wext month. ACCUMULATION OF PREIGHT. eNoehvilio Benner of tho 221 instant says Yes. jay morning there were ouo hundred ear loads of Treight socamulated at the Louisville depot, mostly pro- heey Corn, floar and bacon, beand for the soathern totes. ‘his heavy tranepertation has been going on for three months, and puppies the demand. The re- nt (interrupting we hville ond Chatamnooga road, nets |e eMeC8 Of Mood, © ped the gKooumalation,