New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-11-21
THE SECESSION MOVEMENT,
LETTER FROM GOV. MOORE OF ALABlxI.
SOUTHERN BAPTIsTs FOR SECESSION.
The Position Of Kentucky.
LETTER FROM GOV. MAaoFFrN
OPINIONS OF THE SOUTHERN PRESS
From The Biohmo"d Enquirer, 1914

spective editors of The Hcr0id, The TRIsusy and
The Times unite In avoring the idea that the fate e
the Confederacy now hangs upon what Mr. Lincoln eha
do or leave urdone-say or leave unsaid. M
Lincoln IL little more than 81 her in the present A..
count. He II mere exponent, whose significance Ia
due not TO biz Ierronal official conduct but 10 the
attendant unit figure which precedee The significant
fact which menaoes the South il not that Abe Lincoln
is elected President but that the Northern people by
a sectional vote have elected President for the
avowed purpose # aggression on Southern rights. The
purpose Of aggression has been declared This il a
declaration # vOr. An important act has been COM
mitted for the purpose Of concentrating this declare
ton. This is an 0ct # v0r committed by State off,
cers, acting under The dictatiOn Of popular vote.
The war is made, and Mr.. Lincoln is impotent %
command the peace. What then Full assurance o
peace must be given from competent quarter, o.
the Southern States must choose between subsection
and resistance.
Tie Northern States which have declared war
against u.s. and committed acs Of against us-they
alone competent 10 shield from revolution. Let
each Northern State through her Legislature or In
Convention assembled promptly repeal all nnllfyng
laws passed for the innry Of the constitutional nights
of the South; pass laws TO the easy and prompt
execution Of the Fugitive Slave law; pass other laws
imposing adequate penalties on all maefactors who
shall hereafter assist the escape Of Ud-
tive slaves; pass other laws declaring and protecting
the right Of slavel olders 10 travel and soourn in
Northern States accompanied by their slaves; instruct
their Senators and Representatives In Congress 10
peal the law proi ting the se Of slaves In the Dis
ric Of Columbia, and to pas laws sufficient for tha
full protection Of slave property in all the Territories
of the Union; and let those Senators and Representa-
tiyes promptly obey such instructions.
Tls will only secure the constitutional rights Of the
Southern States from aggression actual or menaoed.
This will do more than mere fulfill the constitd-
tiona obligations Of the Northern States. This, and
nothing sh0rt OF thu, will suffice TO prevent revolution.
Wiihout this, revolution in form another, is
inevitable. Without this, must inevitably incur
either the revolution incident TO armed resistance by
the South or tie more dreadful revolution incident to
ouhp pffion uyltc Hall
wheIm Southern Ieace, Southern property, Southern
honor, Southern safety, Southern State sovereignty,
beneath the rapid march Of political fanatcism greedy
for GAIN and interruptions in its thirst for domination.
The question, then, prominent before u.s. in the first
instance is-not What will Lincoln dol but " What
acW the korthern STATES dor Leooe undOner'
From The Southern Guardian Columbia, 8. c., l7th.
Tie Nr-Yoyk Herald Of Wednesday publishes
sndry documents, emanating it states, from recent
informal meeting Of statesmen from South Carolina,
Alabama, Mississippi Georgia, and Florida, recently
them from distinguished Southern gentleman, aud
that they therefore probably reliable.
We have heard OF no such meeting, nor do we think
any has been held in Charleston or elsewhere. The
documents referred to purpOr to be sort Of Decara-
ton of Independence the part Of the Gulf and Cotton
States named above. II sets FORTH seriatim the
wrongs and aggressiOns the South has suffered for
many years from the Northern States. Accompanying
this which appears to be more particularly drawn for
foreign powers, is wilt purports 10 be copy Of tho
instructions given TO the agent of the Southern indie
pendent Confederacy to the Emperor of the French.
These instructions direct the agent to impress upon
his Majesty tie territorial extent Of the FIVE seeding
States the Of secession forth in the other
document, and authorizes him TO tender free ports,
Charleston and Mobile.
What may be the object or motive for putting out
these documents we cannot conceive. We imagine the
first Southern manifesto, worthy of notice By The
Herald will be the ordinance Of the State of South
Carolina, Withdrawing that sovereignty from the pres
ent Federal Union and establishing her independence.
From The FyedeyieksbErg (pe) Recorder.
Shall we destroy government that contain so many
blesi gs because it carries along with il some ilsl
Suppose we break mp the government, will slaves not
sill escapef and if we the constitutional
provisions for their reclamation s il probable that wa
can attain the same thing in any other ways and are
we then because we suffer ILL., 10 break up the gov.
eminent and suffer worse 7 We might in this way res
duce all the arguments of the Secessonists 10 the re-
ductio I'D absurdom. But wherefore The President
ills true not OF our thinking, but have the Senate
we have the House, and upright, honest Judiciary.
We have two branches of the government the Repub-
leans one Sbal We by secessions break up and give
them all or shall we stand to rights as men within
the Cnionl Every dictate of wisdom points our
course that as sensible men will follow It, for our
part no doubt is entertained Let us keep the Union
and the Constitution though be to the destru-
ton OF Lincoln and his party rather than keep Lu-
Union and dishonored Constitution
- From The Charlottesville ia J Rerieu
Fine appeals are made about the duty of Virginia 70
offer herself up as sacrifice for the sunny South.
Other gentlemen may have their tastes but we have
ours. The projected martyrdom il entirely unaccept-
able. South Carolina and Alabama NAV be very dear.
but we recoll from entire ruin on their account
Slavery may he strong bond of Union between 10.
bacco and cotton, but do not feel altogether ready
TO sink the tobacco for the welfare OF the cotton We
had rather be an independent planet. We want Virs
ginia to have an orbit of her own. We do not want
her to gravitate toward New-York away from Ala
bania, nor toward Alabama away from New-York
If any gavtaion is to be done let il be dsne toward
her, or let the existing attractions maintain the present
orbits We believe the present relation of the various
States is the best that can be devised II the system
Is disturbed, where each Will fly to calculations can
foesee First one and then another of these orderly
stars will "shoot madly from the sphere" Confusion
will be general-the ruin common. Let Ms saw before.
hand that are shall nat be dragged And if the at
tempt is persisted in let South Carolina and let Ala
bama go their way and we will 90 ours.
From the Same Papcr
When we read the Republican journals, we get in a
fret when we read the disunon Journal we get in
fIet. What can wise man do Ii is a very irksome
thing to be moderate. IL is fiat sort of business So
Is virtue, In certain sense One often grows weary.
Did you never feel like you wanted TO get drunk, or
wanted row ; To be spending ones life holding two
fellows that want to get into fight you had almost
rather fight yourself. A man had "mieht IA welp'
live IN teapot, in this perpetual rowing ON the
Slavery question. leather-wng bat in a mans
brain, would be almost quiet mode of life. Massa-
chpsetts beats drum on one side of your head and
South Carolina blows horn the other. You may
stand this for an hour, but who stand il for day
who can stand il forever We wish Massachusetts
was a cat, and South Carolina was terrier and Cuffy
was bone, and we could nail all three in candle-
box together. We want peace so bad we don't know
What TO do.
Fron The Memphis Enquirer, Nos. IT,
SECESSION AND NULLFIcATIoS.-It is now a popu-
lar rumor, grounded the not infahble telegraph,
that the President will resist notification and permit
secession. Some of the Northern people find this q
wonderfully fine distinction But rs secession can only
De an act OF the sovereign people, sanctioned and