The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-12-15

II i ntto curious that city skies sold today at
%, Per cent icss than the above BIDS.
We permitted to publish tho following letter from
ton John Cilmor, member n Congress from North
Carolina and, believe the largest slave owner iu that
state. The letter written, must add, before the
Hgr Jefferson Davis delivered The calm staicsmanSc
speech published 10 Tuesdays HErAip
Houss % RrIp,nsI SrafvFs Dee I, 1860
IpAR sm-Wc are ia most fearful crisis. 10 seems
& hc settled purpose with the dsunon senators -
conduct the debates ~ the Senate further t. nma
tie southern mind already too much excited and there
by precptatey force dsunion regardless OF all ,Onse
dAenccs madness rules the hour With many Who
We'll meaning aud III the mau conservative, "Judg
mcnt u dcthroned, aud treason has lost rs sway.
Others entitled ~ less consideration to he moved
~ the instgation ~ the devil and ITO be fatally bent
Mischief These seem determined 10 press the
south nt9hctou whilst aboring under furious fever.
ii states the steady Of the south They
unwilling 10 give any time for reflection, to enable the
slave states having common interest 70 confer with
each other, aud determine any line u policy deemed
best for all.
whist would not lose one moment in discussing the
right az each state to socede there rule OF morality,
law and religion that all fair minded men ought 10
spe,t and observe IL i so old that the memory OF
reason is that 1--WE should exercise own rights as
not 20 do injury to others"
At best under present and for existing
causes for the Southern states "a sec"de Is fearful
plunge 10 all who have social, material and substant
Interests but the hazards are certainly much greater u
they shall 60 Oh dsointed differing and perhaps guar
rolling among themselves.
II south Carolina and Alabama have Just causc
& scccde then all the slave states have, and
ought g. 10 with them. Taking this 20 be truc,
INSIST most respectfully that the sister states of the
south that to themselves superior wisdom, aud
rashy lead create necessity the part OF their
sisters TO follow before they have time 70 prepare and
their houses In cfder wanting In their regard
FOR the feelings and interests OF their ueghbors.
whenever u rs reasonably settled that honor
longer be maintained and rights longer safe In
the Union, have too much confidence ia the spirit aud
courage Of southern people 20 doubt their united
pledges and action 70 maintain aud preserve our honor
and rights ont IL 10.
When We have exhausted al reasonable and fair means
for constitutional rights the Union and have failed
do insist that should be deferred from a scpara-
ton from the free States because thereby lose all
sympathy have with tho conservative millions
the free States and make them all alien Garrscnan
abolition enemies freed from the restraints growing out
- community Of interests laws aud constitution But
this consider alton, connected with thc probability
many bloody battles with the millions al the Northwest
settled the tributaries of he Mississippi growing
q the navigation ~ that great river and tbs Increased
necessity Of meeting promptly and successfully the mul
tpipf friends Of John Brown should induce H. a. WEIGH
carefully The Cor which separate and he Ger
tain that they satisfactory now and Ia the future at
rast 70 the masses OF the slavchoding states.
AZ the risk uf much criticism venture TO express the
hope thst calm firm aud well considered Inc of
policy may yet be developed by Visor haads which my
the Union aud tho constitutional cqa It's vi
the slave States therein.
The eyes cf tho south now anxoueiy turned ~
Georgia the Empire State 81 tho south. We trust that
time viii dvest themselves Of all passion, calmly confer,
aud give US at The summing w Of wise conclusion
Yours, truly, JOHN A. .lIMER
To Dr. WI ~ ogSyERs, Covingtor Georgia
The earnings Of the Erie Railroad for the month OF No
yember. 1850 s6l AS IS
Earnings Of November, 1859, soc257 "
rcrxoaso a., 100 -,