The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-11-11


secession in the South, there is real and serious
danger to this Union. The cry of dissolution
can be no longer disregarded as only Southern
scare-crow to frighten Northern "dough faces"
into the support of slavery That time has gone by.
The leading democratic politicians, supported by
the mass of the democratic party in the principal
cotton States, have ceased to threaten dissolution
IN mere self defence, and boldly preach it as the
calculated the value of the Union in the money
true federative policy of the South. They have
market; and they declare that while it does not Sc
cure them protection it does not pay expenses
They have estimated that separate Southern CEN
federacy, costing thirty millions per annum, will be
cheaper than the present general government, be-
cause the revenue will be expended among them
selves. They count upon free trade reciprocities
with England, the European continent, and the
world at large, as the basis of vast commerce, OF
which they are now deprived by protective tariffs
and navigation laws. They believe that treaties
with the North will give protection to slave pro-
perty, and supersede any necessity for civil war.
From certain ntimatons thrown out at Washing
ton, it is not unlikely that they also count upon
the acquisition of Cuba and further annexations of
Mexican territor-thus securing them in the perma-
nency of their peculiar institution, and with an in
be deceptive, but it is brilliant and plausible. Upon
one point at all events, there can be no disputng;-
the leading democratic politicians of the cotton
States have taken hold CT the utimatum of seces-
sion as practical thing, and the mass of the party
are upon the same track, Northern agitators and
Northern aggressons have broken the bonds of
fraternity and equality, till Southern leaders regard
the mutual interests and necessities of a common
Union as obsolete ideas.
Conspicuous among the cotton States, in follow
ing up the intimatons of Mr. Calhsun, that the adj
mission of California would be made the test ques-
ton, is the State of Mississippi. That State org
mated the Nashville Convention, and her Legisla-
ture and her Governor have acted fully up to the
Nashville platform, of the utimatum of 36 30.
Recent events, regret to say, clearly indi-
cate the disunion sentiment to be gaining ground
The compromise bills, so far from reconcng con-
flictiDg opinions, and conciliating peaceful sub
mission, have only aggravated the excitement
and widened the rupture The patriotic course of
Gen, Foote in the Senate is universally known,
and among the Union men of all parties, is univer-
sally admired He originated the Committee of
Thirteen-he was the principal supporter of Mr..
Clay, from first to last. And when Southern ultras
in the Senate admonshed hun that he would have
pi, Gen. Foote replied that he was fully confident
of being sustained by nine-tenths of her people.
But what is the fact Z Mr.. Dickinson has been
received coldlv enough by his constituents, when
his noble conservative course in the Senate should
have commanded the substantial approval of every
Union man, of both parties. But the reception of
Mr.. Dickinson is consoling and agreeable, com.
pared with the return of Cen Foote to Mississippi.
If the one has received the cold shoulder, the other
has been met public enemy, and publicly de-
nounced, by men OF his own party a traitor, aad
as Decorating his seat in the Senate. He seems
stand alone before the people, in defence of the
adjustment, without sympathy, without support, and
without even the ordinary concessions of cvility.
The following, rom Mississippi paper, is from
report Of his reception at the town of Canton -
THE bold resistance speech OF Col MoWiiiie takes
with surprise Mr. Foote's Filmorn friends In this
scwniie would differ hut Mttie from Foote
Col. kcwnlie remarked that Senator Foots had
STs. sT hsTp S S.y sna sss
Fillmore. lie eir hcwlllie) had no communication
With such gentlemen. The keen satire OF Col AeWi-
lie vas sorely felt by Mr. Foote.
Hon. Franklin Faith followed in speech OF great
power. We understand that he denounced SIR. Poote
as traitor and Decorating his fest in the U. s
Senate
The people became 20 erafperated in the course Of
the evening that Mr.. Foote was hung in saisy.n
Another account says that the hanging in effgy
was the work Of few boys, got up in sport. tbs,
hewevcr, sufficiently manifest that secession is
alive and active in Missisappi-that the mass'of
the people side with the ultra leaders, and that the
State is ripe for revolt The Nashville Convention
meets to-day, by appointment. We must await It's
action, and the ac'Ion at the Georgia Convention,
before can count upon The slavery ajjuslms Mt in
the South At all events further agressons upon the
South are out Of the question A plausible pretext
lie all that il wanted for practical secession. Wtha
two months the Northern Union meu viii BE- adyis-
ed Of the necessity Of raliying to pa, down North
ern publication, and Of proving 10 the South that
their existing rights under The constitution will be
aemited and protected and that the further re-ag-
iia'ion Of the slavery question must be suppressed
Nothing but a strong Union movement can save
the Union.