New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-11-30
REASONS FOR SECESSION.

REASONS FOX SECESSlON,
| Shetch Of the Speech made by 4Mr. c. q. Mmmh
! Per Of CharLestop, bct0rc the CITIZENS of Green
| eiHc on Thursday Night, The I'D November.
FELLow-CIrIzEss OF GREEsyILLE In times lk,
these il is the duty Of every citizen to contribute, il
| any way he can, to the solution OF the difficulties
| which surround MS. / have therefore cordially re
sponded 10 the invitation Of your Committee and an
| here tonight 10 express my views upon the great
question which now engrosses the attention OF oul
| people. ..
Ten years ago, had the pleasure Of addressing yor
uron tits same subject AZ that time the Legislatures
of several OF the Southern States had expressed thelI
determination 10 resist " at any and every hazard Il
the Congress of the United States should give the force
| Of law 10 what was then known AZ the Wilnot Pro-
yiso The principle involved in this Provso was the
entire appropriation by the Northern States Of the
whole territory acquired from Mexico by the blood and
treasure Of the South, IN conjunction with the North
South Carolina has contributed more than her quota
for the acquisition Of this territory On the held Of
Cherubusco was spilled the blood Of two Of her nobest
SORE and the gallant regiment, which she sent forth
with hopeful pride, returned with but one-tbrd OF
their original number. To ne, therefore was mon
strous proposition that of the results OF their
achievements should 10 the benefit Of the South
When by fraudulent contrivance the State of Cali
| fornia WIS brought into the Union, with clause in
her Constitution excluding Slavery, and with limits
far beyond the line Of the Missouri Compromise South
Carolina thought that the had arisen in which
| the Southern States had determined TO resist The
Wilmot Proviso substantially sanctioned by Con-
| gress in the admission of California into the Union
under these circumstances and State Legislature
| PREPARED for resistance.
Unfortunately for the South, sundry measures were
simultaneously passed by Congress, which were offered
as coUpTome to the South. Among these was a
law for the eectual renoiion of fugitves slaves
and il Was declared both in and out of Congress- that
peace ard security would now be secured TO our
country. Each of the Southern States which had de-
clared against the WilnOt Proviso, except our owu
accented this compromise and brought TO the
Of CHI
time, of leaving the Union alone
Many of our people, among whom was one, con-
cuCed that separate secession, under these crcum
stances, would be unwise. We believed then, as we
do now that the people of the North and Of the South
essentially two nations, and that time would de-
veop this difference completely IA TO lead TO South
ern Coniederacy. We felt confident that the assaults
Of the North on the slave Institution of the South
would not cease and that common interest would
bring all the Southern States TO desire common des
tiny. Moreover, perceived that the acceptance OF
the Compromise by sister States of the South made
il with them point of honor 10 sustain these Compro
mice measures and We therefore, could expect no CO.
| operation from them in measures Of resistance.
Thus left alone by our natuarl allies we were
obliged TO take what your hunters call the back
track and many Of devoted our beat efforts to
strain the further action Of the State. The people
convinced Of the proprety Of delay and the state IT.
self through her Convention while asserting the night
Of State to secede, consented 10 withhold the
cise Of that right. -..
Ten years have pessed away; and what is the spec
tecle " hich the country now presents The North
have taken themselves all the fruit expected from
their portion of the compromise and then they have
proceeded 10 denv 10 the South that which they had
baTgained for California has been pouring its millions
into their lap while not single STAKEHOLDER hold
foot Of its golden territory. State after State has
been added TO the Union from each Of which Slavery
has been excluded; and, when single territory APP
pered with federation of Slavery in It's Constitution,
| she was rejected with disdain.
On the other hand, the petty boon which had been
offered to The South the price of all those countless
benefits 10 the Norh-namoy the rendition of fugi-
tive slaye- has been actually taken back by the North;
my wore, II has been made the means OF throwing
contempt upon the South and its civilization. Fifteen
States have either nulhied the Act Of Congress,
have made IT 10 impossible 70 carry II into
cuon, and thus instead Of dischargng the duty which,
by the Constitution each State solemnly undertook 10
perform, the Northern States have not only refused per-
fonnsnce, but they pertinaeiousy inerpose every OBJ
staele 10 prevent the Federal Government from dis
charging the duty for them
Preeuming sl further upon the divisions and weak
OF the South disregading the planest provisions
OF the Constitution, they invent higher law, under
whore sanctions they reject the decisions OF the Courts
Of the Union, and have proceeded TO organize
onal party, Whose ayoyed object Is 70 interfere with
and overthrow the domestic institutions of the South
States. This party have no bond Of Union except
avowed hostility 10 the South and equally avowed
determination 10 make OF the Federal Cove, msnt
for the purpose Of carrying out their schemes Of
CITATION Thee schemes have been ret forth in book
ndorsed by their leaders aud by some sixty Men BEN
Of Congrers and their t fruits have been exhibited
by John Brown in Virginia and by the torches aud
strychnia prepared for the good people of Texas.
1his sectional party has succeeded In the late cleo
ton, and u now preparing 70 seat s chief upon the
| Presidential throne. One Of tie leaders, who has
lately addressed speeches TO the whole North from
Massachusetts TO Kansas, has declared that in single
Presidential term they will be able to settle this mat
ter forever that the South will be sble re-
sst and that the conflict must be maintained until
Slavery shall 10 exist. In hese views he hils
received the unqualified concurrence of the immense
audiences which listened 10 hun; and have 10 re-
ceive the result Of the election the declaration Of
their final determination. The new era has therefore
commenced, revolution has been effected and We are
now TO have hostile Government elected by hostile
section, whore settled purpose is upon the peace
and civilization Of the South. Sece-sion from such
Government II u necereity-hot choice. To submit
10 such rulers would be 10 acknowledge ourselves
subjects without putting enemy 10 the trouble
Of making conquest-in fact il would BE- TO wear
chains, and claim them as a badge of distinction.
In l776, when fathers declared their indepenl
dence Of Great Britain, il because a foreign Cow
eminent claimed the night to pass laws for us which
We had no agency in MAXIM. After eighty wears of
independence We are brought back 10 the same posi-
ton sectional party taking Possession of the Govern
men, and WELDING for sectional purposes s in fact
foreign Government, and when, in the present case
the party Ii animated by sectional hate the subject
minority ii in IA condition than the subject of AN
absolute monarch; for be would feel some sympathy
with every portion Of his dominons But in our case
fanaticirm has eNtingished every kindly feeling
and political jealousy has taken the place of patriotism
What remains for the South but to cast of such A
Government aud 10 return 70 the original position of
independent States. Our right 70 do 70 bas been al