The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-10-24
sosth Carolina-The Late Eiection-seces-
sion Gazing In.

South Carolina has spoken, and secession is
caving in. Between waiting for company and
going out alone, the chivalry of the Palmetto State
have decided to wait little longer.
Ever since September, 1850, the State has been
boiling, and bubbling, and Kissing hot with indig
nation at the atrocities Of the compromises. When
our special correspondent went down to look into
tie state of affairs Of South Carolina last spring,
he found the most active preparations in progress
for going out of the Union, SOLITARY and alone"
Secession meetings, military encampments, and
separate State action barbecues, the height Of
the fashion. A general convention Of the Southern
Rights Associations from al parts Of the State, was
held in Charleston, and In the teeth Of the wise
counsels Of Senator Butler and MIR. Cheves, the
most emphatic address and resolutions, for separate
State action, were passed by the almost unanimous
vote Of Eve hundred intelligent men. Il was from
those proceedings, however, and their unmstake
able tendencies, that the commercial interests Of
Charleston and the prudent planters of the interior
took the alarm. The reaction shortly after com.
menced, in a meeting at Hamburg; but the pro-
gress against the ultras slow until the elections
in North Carolina, Tennessee, NJ ssissipp, and Ala
bams, Indicated the current Of the popular senti.
ment Of those States to be for he Union. The CO.
with the defeat Of Mcdonald, in Georgia, the game
in their hands. South Carolina was left stand
ing alone Her neighbors had successfully disa-
vowed any sympathy with her movements, and had
given her distinctly to understand that they were
not yet disposed to countenanee the experiment Of
secession Thus abandoned to their own discre-
ton, the people Of south Carolina appear to have
to tho rescue, and the result is, that, Of four
teen delegates elected 10 the Southern Congress,
the co-Operationists have electei twelve, leaving
but two for the secessionists-Mr. Rhett AMI his
colleague from the sane district. We are here re-
mir dod Of the old man a: the Geld Of Blenhein and
hrs favorite Wilhelmine. a gardener had turned
up skull Of one Of the victims Of thai great victory
she asked the old man to tell What was the object
Of this work Of slaughter
"Indeed I DO not knew. quoth he
But twas a famous victory
So with this victory in South Carolina. II is famous
though the election amounts to nothing. The other
southern States having declined to cooperate, these
delegates TO a Southern Congress have been elected
10 stay a. home. There will be no Southern Con
gross for South Carolina is saved the trouble Of
dsunion cons ultation by the late elections In the
neighbofing states They have washed their hands
Of the Nashville Convention, 50 that ell the delo-
gates elected or likely to be elected TO this South
ern Congress, bsna t5s delegates, are the twelve
co.operationists, and two sccessonists from south
Carolina.
Wherefore, then, the necessity Of this singular,
out of-the way, obsolete Congressional election Il
was according TO law. The Nashville Convention
recommended Southern Congress, in references 10
the question Of union or dsunon The Legislature
Of South Carolina, 1SJO'5l, having, with an over
whelmiDg majority, resolved upon secession, pro-
eeeded to action. Some three hundred thousand
dollars we're voted for cannon and small arms The
cannon have just been manufs ,tured and tested az
the Tredesar Iron Works, Richmond, Virginia
the small arms, we believe, we're supplied by Mas
sachusetts The Legislature also passe an act, di
rectine the election Of q State Convention. which
election was held shortly after the passage OF the
act, and which resulted In the choice Of msjc.
rity Of immediate seceders The convention thus
elected has Jet TO decide upon the question Of Sc
cession; but they mus: first be convened by call
Of the Legislature. Another legislative act pro
vided for the election Of two delegates from each
Congressional district 10 q Southern Congress
Ard IL is in obedience 10 this Law that the late
election was held, which has resalted 90 conclu-
sivey against the ul,rss.
Upon the strict question Of resistance or s7bmis-
sion, there has been no Union party in south Caro-
Una in this contest. The only psper In the state
that openly advocated the cause Of the Union, and