The New York herald., 1851-08-09
south CaroiIna Politics--Secessson and the
New Party.

Until very recently, the secession movement in
South Carolina seemed 10 be driving that State
heaGlong 10 what they call separate State action,
without even the skeleton Of party to resist il.
This separate State action signi6es nothing less
than a dissolution of the Union by the solitary
secession Of the State Of South Carolina. The
Isn radical and cuts the roots of the contro-
versy with the North. II is TO de,lare the State
gu, Of the Union-to set up separate govern
Inen;, and to hold the United States as they hold
the rest Of mankind, 4" enemies in wa, in peace
friends" We say that the movements towards
this revolution and dissolution, unit, very recently,
In South Carolina, have driven all resistance be-
fore them; and have elected a State Legislature
and state Convention decidedly in favor Of this
terrible policy Of separate State aetioa-aad elected
expressly to act upon the Subject. Calm and dis
passionate men, the face Of these facts, began to
despair Of south Carolina.
but within the last three months n counter re-
men. and opposition party to those OF the ex-
Gre policy Of separate secession hs been openly
started in the state And, all things considered, II
has prospered remarkably well. We expect every
thing of this new party. IL is no. Union party,
South Carolina is too far gone into the illusive temp
,stions Of dsunon, 10 tolerate yet awhile an avowed
Union party-in favor Of the Union pr ", and for
tie ssle Of the Urion. Nothing Of that sort. Time
enough for that, by and by. TIE Sta;e cannot be
reclaimed At a single jump. bu: the new party,
<Fpoeed 70 III mediate and separate secession, taxes
the rrOubd that The movement Is impolitie be-
-su-s i wOGsd ts; ths; the cooperation of several
Southern State Il necessary 10 efec. dissolution
of H. mon ana the es.1tlist nsnt Of . Southern
eouieo.rtey up0r he b4xis Of southern iEsta;ions
th.; viii stand They take the ground ina, while
i-oisfion vii be destruction and ina submission,
that cooperation cannot possibly fail; and that
by imply waiting a little ger, CO operation will
certainly be secured, and that thus the south will
he surely, and efficiently, and permanently re-
Lsvsd Of al governmental connection with the
Northern States; for the Southern states com.
binsd will thus have the power and the means o.
tsblifhing s;r0ng. commanding. sslfProtecting.
and capable government Of their orn-a govern
men, capable Of commanding respect. as well as
sfLeient 10 yrotee, its institutions. This is tue
platform Of the party In south csroiita opposed
to separate secession; and y, tAs parry by which
~e expect the State aud the Uniou 10 be saved.
No man In bic senses would call sueh aparty
nsou PARTY. On The coa,fsry, II sPPears 10 DC IN
many iBtortsD, respects party and policy more
dsngsrous than any other ~ the Union. There
5. deliberate coolness in this plan ef CO operation
"a ovuDting ef the c0st, and q calculation VI lhe
.oussousnoes, which are ssrousy more alarming
than TIE bsDbslsrd, plunge sfssA-neck poiey
of tks innedlsts sece.si0nifU. Indeed o. az ise
di.solrinx yisws ever inventsd, none s more iyrss
asLss 70 c0a.snyi-is than that oi 3eibersie
eonsinasiou u al, % u any fespec able nsmorr
of tks sos,hsr states iOr tie purpo-e Of aecisTHg
thsmseves out Of the nion aud under the p-0.sc.-
sng genius Of Independent ,Odiaern cSnis dersey
Yet sush, We repeat, = the policy q The co
operation party IN south q Carolina. They have.
within the last three months risen int3 the in.
rprssnce Of an opposition parry 10 the immediate
,eeeders Judge Butler, Lsngion Cbsves, Nr.
BarpveIl, MIR. Burt, and sther leading men, have,
nj or since the late Southern kights Cotventi,n a,
Charleston, publicly ranged themselves IN ihs
ranks Of this cooperation party. central sgan
has been established at Charies,on-an active and
energetic papes--which Is ably sse,nied by toe
s;,ear,l, Pafrio. in the western corner Of ID.
state From all that We can learn, the Ps;ty is
gathering strength, and confidently soan.s upon
being able 70 control the Legislature. and the state
Convention, against the policy Of ssparste seces-
zion Their plan Of disupion is certainly more
plausible, practical, and methoScsl than The
other few days ago, at their meeting in
Charleston, tsey turned out ia large numbcvs. and
passed strong resolutions in favor Of the policy of
cooperation, a. the mos, ecen, plan f,r practical
secession; and, In community where diranion is
the one universal idea, the Arguments Tor CO.
operation dust rally strorg psr,y 70 their suppor,
The question here recurs, how is the state 10 Be
saved by this cvoperstion party, the declared OBJ
ject q which is dissolution Of the Uniou and he
erection Of southern confederscyi We d. ~,
nnd anything Ike desirs TO remain permanently
IN The Union expressed in the proceedings Of the
late Charleston meeting What difference, then.
b there bet-een the cooperation party aud the
Immediate seeeiers, sxeept ~ to the mere question