The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-11-05
The Southern Confedcracy.

The Southern Confedcracy.
From the National Intelligencer, November
We received, few days ago, a pamphlet of
some twenty pages, printed at Charleston, and con-
tanning letter 10 the Governor of South Carolina
on the state of things in the South, and particular
ly on the project OF Southern confederacy. Il is
the production of William j. Grayson, Esq, for
merly Representative in Congress from the Beau
fort and Colrton district of South Carolina. All
who bad the pleasure OF serving with Mr.. Grayson
must have favorable and respectful remembrance
OF him as a gentleman, not indeed prominent
floor member, but as Il man well known to possess
an unusually sound, rejecting mind, and of I'M
bemished purity of private life He signs his name
TO the letter, as we'll he may do, without fear or
shame. for even his most inflamed opponents must
admit that it is such production as whatever side
II advocates, is highly creditable to the author. 1t
is book with those two things, soft words and
hard arguments. Ii is written in spirit offensive
10 no man, while IL makes the most forciblc and
straightforward appeals 10 know n facts and COM
mon sense.
We have read this letter with great pleasure, not
alone from its ability, but because tis far as we
have heard, the only voice. which has been pub
hcly raised against the deplorabe infatuation
which has come over the leading citizens of South
Carolina, TO such an extent as to require some de-
gree of. boldness for any man to come forward in
opposition to it.
We have not space for the letter, or for any ex-
tended review of il; and must content ourselves
with presenting 10 our readers the leading points il
discusses, which briefly recapitulated in one of
Its closing pages
This then is the substance OF the foregoing re-
marks
That the Union is the source of peace, prosperity
and power TO the nation and its dissolution would be
Iolowed by disorder violence and civil wars.
That If the present confederacy is broken up the
formation II any other would be dHicult and its
That exist TO justify the dissolution Of the
Union.
That the measures lately adopted BY Cop1res, ara
not arrangements constitutional rights and.if
they were are of common to the whole South
a, That the wrong Of which we complain comes from
the people OF certaiR States not from the Congress Of
the United States and the appropriate remedy would
De oessation OF socisl intercourse.
mat the mere apprehension OF aggressions in the
future will not justify the resort to
at present.
That the South will lose nothing by waiting; she 4,
rapidly advancing in ~sslth, population, and power;
and nothing arrest her progress but the i'm pru
eenee OF her own people and the rashness OF her
Ca each OF these several heads MIR. Grayson
dwells with q free, yet temperate earnes,ness,
which, while il carries with IL al once the conyc.
ton tina. he Is sincere, can scarcely fail, would
think, 10 arrest The rash histe aud ilm the head
lCng fury ofmen who would 1Fscipiiaie their coun-
ny into The returness plunge u revolution, arnlr
civ, end civil war
We can give but ore extract from the body of
the letter. 10 is that in which the author after
having el0quently summed up the benefits of the
In!on, exs mines the project OF Southern con-
But IL is ,lid con form great Southern confs.
deecy sne become more than ever before prosperous
ARD poNciiUl. who can tell whether, even II sepa-
rated iron the North. this formation Of a Southern
confecerecy would b. practicable Where would IL
begin What States would IL includel Certainly not
virginia CT Ktnucky North Carolina or Tennessee
or louisiana But suppose them all willing TO take
council TOR the purpose can any one be assured that
thy would unite w general southern government!
WIZ there be no dins'nnce' Of opiuion antagonist
ipttrtaBl We ell know the difficulty with which
the present coniedeRof formed the obtices that
deAyt almost drf.atrd It's adoption by the Hates
after b hsG been labodonly BhA ped aud SETTLED by
the Convention Of State. Wi not the sane din.
ouits BEST the union pfop1s d! why. there Is hardly
s'ste In which there ere not opposing interests
within its own luits Up-country aud loE.oountry.
property and population, have saeh their and
sometimes bittsr gdvocstss. We all remember the
bet ana Incorporating disputes between West aud
ERst Ia the last Virginia convention aud do We be-
heve that in "a cuuvcutina % the southern states,
supposirR such u eSst. there will be not hing
but tho hk and honey - mutual concession AID for
bsarsnce, 10 hostile t.eiiuEa conflicting interests
no impractiCalle obstinate. yielding minds lie
that believes this knoEs nothing Of men or public
bodies For my part. firmly believe that the present
Cou'ederacy a. the trst and last which ths country
will II that BE- dstroy 3D. there is forth With
forever end 20 coniei racy In North America This
g. roy solomn conviction. foreWarn citizens Of
this truth no future fed-rsoy be like
the Jrescnt By the memories Of the past By Assoca
tions with the grea and events Of the grand
epcfh Ct American history by the wisdom and virtues
OF The fsthtr 81 hts Country IL this Union cauno.
stand, there Is no hope for the continuance OF any
other The spirit 81 impa'i-oce to confederate rule
which cur example will fsn-tion and establish will
prevail forever The smallest real supposed injury
or Inconvenience Inflicted On any smber OF any
future tuppossd Union 81 states will BE- enough 10 in
duce that member g. abandon ito seoede TO break
IL up Without scruplr or remoras They would become
mere temporary partnerships az the great English
Etstffman dssrriees u lke partnershlps for the sale
Of DRY goods rroctres TO be dissolved th a. little
reflection OF dfhcutyn
The pamphe; closes with frank concession TO
those who differ from him Of the utmost purity
motive, and a gr~crful expression Of personal
esteem, switch a long and Intimate acquaintance
hss continually increased" for the Governor whom
he addresses