Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-10-27

I OpVO-
nents-we speak now of the true COoperaonists-d
pct the dangers OF separate secession in glowing terms,
affirming that far from being needy for existing
wrongs, it ould not secure a single right which S.
Carolina does not now enjoy, would not redress
single grievance; would indeed, be raught with every
evil and peril attendant revolutionary MEASURE,
without yielding any good as compensation. They
admit that South Carolina has been deeply wrouged;
but they say, she does stand alone as victim OF
Northern oppression The other Southern States
equal sufferer but every Of them HIS distinctly
repudatsd secession, and it does become single
State so arrogate herself all the capacity for udg-
ing of the proper mode for action and all the spirit
| resist injustice, These tho avowed opinions OF
that portion of the great Cooperation party which APP
proaches nearest to the Sec essonsts There other
parties which have fallen into the Cooperation ranks,
and yet differ on some important points; The very
name assumed by the latter party shows that ostens-
bly, at least, it a hostile to the Unoa. lis platform
| "Cooperatlon" It's title is "Cooperaton." 1t must
therefore have some object to which the word applies
some original principle of action. We find, by
ference to the speeches delivered by the leaders, aud
to the articles published in the newspapers OF the par
ty, that the cooperation they require is that of
Southern States in the formation Of Southern coGie
deracyi in other words dissolution division OF the
| Union.
The original leaders of the Cooperationiss are Sen
! ator Butler, Las gdon Cheyes Mr.. Orr, Col Chest
nut and others, whose speec hes abound wth.denunea
tons Of the Union, though of late their oratory has
been employed rather in portrayng the dangers of
cession than in ncuc atlng respect for the conedaracy
and obedience to the law or the contrary The prin-
| cpe organs are the Charleston News, the Co
lunbia Transcript, and the Charleston Standard The
| latter declares the main, ultimate object of it
| labors to be the establishment OF Southern cons
fedsracy and its presen! object the overthrow of the
Immediate secessonists Nowhere do we find Sc.
cesonsm combatted by thee leaders and newspapers
on the ground Of affection tor the existing con
stituton and laws, but their arguments directed
tireiy to the neffeacy OF secession a means of
redress Such is the public opinion of South Caro- lima
as outwardly NANTES ed-t appears TO be unanimously
for disunon.
1t seems rather paradoxical, in the face Of such
state of affairs, to claim the result the election which
has just taken place Union victory; ii We e xam-
me little more closely into the condition of South
Carolina politics. shall find that the claim is not
unJustlhaoie The foregoing remarks have referred
entirely. TO the Co operationistJ proper those who
organized the party and led the campaign against the
Of South carolina; yet hey hav bsttle for The
Union on the same principles that the uras oil Georgia.
Alabama and Mississippi, carried on crusade against
the Union. The ul tras OF South Carolina have as vet
found parallel in other states But it must not be sun.
posed that there no Union men in South Carolina
There are not many it is true, but there some and
their influence has been felt in this election They exist
chiefly in the mountain districts where they have, in tha
Greenvle Patriot, an efficient eXponen ofther views.
Iheywere not strong enough to organize party of their
own, and as the first great purpose to be achieved by
them was the overthrow of S4csssi onism they rallied
under the banners OF the Cooperatonts and assisted to
swell the vote OF that party at the ballot box Having
accomplished their primary object they NAV direct
their attention to the supprs so1 OF that dsunon feel
lng-at present Ger tainly only theoretical and i'm
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controls Tho nnhl;n nd t Santh Co, ~ oe oeneu
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m.son bad heen n,, ~ ~ tbs uao nc lne
the resistance vote would have combined that Of the
t;onists for .uha ,na ,h al J;y of uiI
sid th.y have rendsr.J 70 ~ w eoen'
cannot hsiiavs that the, hav 49, W. w, ,h we
in tbsr rnnnths Nn.rhl., 80 10 h ua iae'nooa
that every dav whish eans.s % not op1o vi ie
them more clearly the foIIv and danoer Of Ssne,s;a
ian hu, will br1ng them h.cL n that rasn. ~ x
t'"s
1t fortunate, perhaps that the question OF Secession
prevented to them 10 all its naked truth Had the