The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-10-28
THE LAST STRUGGLE OF SECESSION
Death Groans Of Poor South Carolina.


From the CneIloeton Palmetto Flag Oct q
As there is apparently variety of opinion as to
the effect of the late disgraceful election upon the
action Of the State, we will briefly state the real
and legitimate consequences. This election was
throughout the State. The mutual object was to
develope public opinion. The sentiment declared
by this means must dnquestionably influence both
the Legislature and the Convention the very
clared against secession II this is to have any eff
feet, secession is certainly dead letter. That
South Carolina will not secede may no. be regarded
fixed fact. But this is not ALL In its death blow
descriptions which makes up the submission party
has efectualy denied the right of secession, MUIR
dered the doctrine Of State sovereignty, given aid
and comfort to consolidation, and achieved free
could ever accomplish.
Speaking of the recent elections in that State,
the Southern Sentinel, of Columbus, Geo, says:-
The campaign, which is just closed, is one of
the most interesting and important in the history
OF TIE country. 1t determines not that the people
OF Georgia have endorsed Mr.. Cobb's declaration
that the compromise measures were "fair, liberal,
and JUST" not that majority of the voters of this
State deny the right of State to secede not that
Georgia will maintain the principles of the Georgia
platform but that the devotion of our people to
the Union is stronger than their devotion to the
institution of slavery. When the controlling ele.
ments of this vote sh all have been properly anayzed
will be found that the people, Eve do me an the
othce-seekers and pOticians,) have been influenced
of their serious approximations for the safety of the
institution of slavery, to swell the majority for
Cobb and his cOnfederates. Yes, in spite of their
serious apprehensiops for while they sh outed
for the Union, their fears smote the N with alarm
for their safety in the Union. Well, the cry o.
"Union" has succeeded; the disunionists have been
completely routed, and this "glorious Union" is
safe There is no doubt about it now; but even
amid the reves Of victory, the question rsust in
trude itself upon the thoughts of that Union
who Us not completely sold to submission-Is the
South safe .?
s'Bat hopeless as is tho future foresh ado we'd BIZ
these inquiries, We even more seriously compro-
missed in this Congressional district The nominee
of the Union party, it was char ged and proved
free soiler and an anti-slayery man, and yet, in
the face of these charges be has been sustained by
the full strength of the Union party. What are
Northern men to infer from such vote! What
ought they to infer? What, though We tell them
do thus and SO, or we shall resist even to the dis
ruptiOn of every tie which binds US to the u MON,
when, at the very first election after the adoption
of that platform, We send man to Congress who
recognises their right to do everything against
which we have protested"
May not the same be said of Mississippi, Ala
bama, and South Carolina l.! The truth is becoming
more ard more clearly demonstrated every day.
North fail to that the devotion of our people
to the Union, their fear of the federal govern
ment is stronger, infinitely stronger than their at
tachmen to the institution of slavery. For the flu
ture the free ors need not resort to Congress for
the accomplishment of their ends. They have quite
a sufficient number of sympathzers ami fellow
aboitionists in oil the Southern States, to receive
any amount of aid, encoura cement and operation
whenever it is desired Not only is the right of 80
cession defunct and State sovereignty an exploded
abstraction, but the Union is now more strongly
cemented than it ever was before. So far have we
sunk into submission, that disunion is now childish
fancy, and it will soon become treason to breathe
the word
We give below a corrected table of the results of
the election, arranged in congressional districts but
having the vote Of the election precincts separate;
attached to each will be found the number of dele.
gates in the State Convention to which it is enti-
tied. There numbers are arranged in submission
and secession columns, according to the side on
which the popular majority lies-exce pting Edge
field, which, having but one majority, We have d.
vided giving the odd delegate to submission
Our object 10 making thi table is two-fold; irst
fer its convenience ut any future time for references
and secondly, to show what will be the relative
strength of parties ia the Convention, if this cleo
ton is to be considered the final decision of the
people If the members of the Convention are TO
be guided by this election, each ono of them must
be governed by the m aj ority OF his particular
parish or district, and not by tho majority of his
congressional district Thus, because Char lesion
district gives majority for submission, it does not
follow that a member from st. Stephens, which is
nine to one for secession, should vote for subms-
sion, ard the Same rice The necessity for
this distinction is obvious Charleston district is
over 300 ma jority for submission; send thirty
four members TO the convention; now IL every mem
Der is to be governed by the majority of the whole
district, here are thirtyfour votes at for sub
mission; but If each is to be governed by the ma
jority in his own parish alone IL will appear from
the table, We have twenty TIVE for submission, and
twelve for secession. Surprising then, that each
member must obey the sjority Of his constituents,
the following table has been arranged
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