The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-04-22

to a separate Southern Confederacy, if founded
upon free trade! The mouth of tho river will be
open, and there will be no necessity for Illinois to
come down with General Douglas, and General
Shields, and Colonel Bissell, and Colonel Richard
son, open it, And how easy it is to believe that,
once set up, this Southern Coniederacy will 60 on
extending to Panama (Deluding Cuba II the North
will drive them to t), and carrying with them the
culture Of cotton, sugar tobacco, rice, spices, CO.
clinical, and tropical fruits, and good market for
negroes all the way down
Such republic with Charleston as the great i'm
porting city, and New Orleans as the exporting
city OF the Atlantic section, and with the control Of
the passes of Panama, Nicaragua, and Tehuante-
pee, would be rather formidable establishment to
the Down casters. And God only knows what may
happen. Without going so far, there is danger
enough. There is quite enough to excite appre-
henson in the fatuity OF Northern philanthro-
pists, and red republicans COMMUNISTS jewellers
agrarians, and traitors of all stripes from the in
eendiary parson down to the crazy infdel. The APP
proach of the Presidential election does not mend
tl.e matter. Let the patriotic, Union loving
of the North ponder over this terrible state of
things South Carolina accords them, probably,
not more than ten months grace. In February
next, the state Convention meets upon secession.
II may meet earlier. The grand mass meeting, in
May of all the Southern rights associations in the
state. will probably do something indicative of
the policy to be adopted, whether to secede sepa-
rately, wait till one of the other cotton
States ready to unite in the movement
There two plans of secession on foot
L. The first is that South Carolina do secede
alone, and trust to consequences to bring up the
other cotton States into the alignment
2 The second plan Is not so pointed; but far more
comprehensive aud alarming. 1t is to hold of until
Alabama. or Georgia or Mississippi is ready;
until ono or more Of them shall have agreed with
south Carolina upon some basis of action, aad
far understand it, upon the following
PLAN
/. Guarantees are to be demanded ofthe North for
future security, and new COMPROMISED to be asked
of Congress.
,, The guarantees Of security are to comprise an
admission Of the right of State to secede, pledges
OF non-utertercnce with slavery where it exists,
and OF further securities for the return Of fugitive
slaves.
3. The line of thirty-six thirty, as the dividing
line of the State of California, with the liberty all
nitted to the South to introduce their slaves into
the gold country south of the aforesaid line. Fur
thermore, the question of division rests with the
State of California that ten millions OF dollars be
proposed indemnity to that state for the sacrifice
Of the territory south Of thirty-six thirty-on the
plan of the ten million Texas indemnity bill.
These guarantees and this compromise being
agreed to, the trouble is over the South will get
share of the gold region and the Pacific coast, and
with the right admitted to every State TO secede at
its own option, its exemption from future persecu-
tions or aggressions will be secured.
But if these propositions refused, then the
states making such overtures ofreeoncilation to
cedc from the Mon.
Disunion may be madness but with such method
in it, the subject becomes hazardous, under the
existing state of Northern incredulity and extend.
ing tanaticism.
As the right of state to secede, it is certainly
a tremendous question. II one of the amend
ments Mr. Calhoun had in view to add to the con-
sttution of the United States, in the form of d-
rect admission of the right Of State to secde, and
prescribing the mede of secession. Ii is contended
here, that without the admission of this right, the
federal government will rapidly be developed into
consolidated despotsm-t hat he Executive will 90 on
absorbing the powers of the coordinate departments
and the rights of the States till all swallowed
up-that such a system would be certain destruc-
tion to the South, and cannot be contemplated with
out apprehension.
Admit the right Of secession, and the weakest
State is safe against aggression from her neghbors
or from Congress, orof public sentiment Of adj
verse section.
The line Of IS deg. 80 min. for California, it is
contended here, Is correct, and that California will
give il for the money, because she wants money,
and don't care fig about slaves being introduced
into the country because several thousands Of them
are there already. with their masters in the Legis
latura.
This il, we learn, the basis Of the combined plan.
Southern rights associations Of Alabama are
taking it up; Georgia and Mississippi soon to
take steps sn the same direction. But we expect
at the convention in this city in May, more definite
deyelopements. Here is the conclusion The North
will have To concede something more than the
empty shell Of the Fugitive slave lay to the South;
or there several of the cotton States who Will
keep aloof from your national convention tickets,
and proceed to steps Cor walking out of the Union
II south Carolina delays, il will be TO secure the
advantages Of a combined movement.
II the adinnistration-Alr Webster especially
continues incredulous. II may az well give up the
campaign and give up the Union. The conpro-
mises won't DO. The South going to ask for
more, South Carolina is going out w.
j.. S.-liere at the Charleston Hotel we have
been luxurating for several days. upon green peas,
new potatoes, new tomatoes, water melons, musk
MELONS, straw berries, squashes, Sc part the pro-
duct Of the neghborhood and partly of Cuba.
Aittr successful engage nent, Bcnedetti, truth,
Miss Whiting, and company, have left Us. Sir
William Don was here, the other day, but returned
to Savannah. Anna Bishop has arrived. Great
picnic eight miles from town, yesterday, in live
oak grove. Planters are al work in their rice and
cotton fields. We understand Sir Henry Bulwer
is 70 he here in day or two. Consul Matthews
j. here, and j. reported 10 be in favor Of secession.
What does Sir Henry come fort