The New York herald., 1860-12-07

linn, Georgia Florida, Alabama and Mississi ppi
we guess, aud that three other States (Louisis
na, Arkansas and Texas will follow '.as Don
as the action Of the people can be had" Bat
we ere further assured from the same responsi
BILE authority, "that there will bs no war; that
the North, governed by such farseeiug states
men as the Senator from New York (Mr. Saw
ard,. will see the futility of this and that in
less than twelve months a Southern confede
racy will be formed" and that ait will be the
most successful government on EARTH
These anticipations may be too highly color
ed; yet 1t is enough that they are entertained
By our Southern brethren. But who can under
take to define or TO number the details Of revo
lutiopary demolition and reconstruction, politt
cal, commercial, social and moral, North aud
| South, comprehended in this tremendous pro
gramme Of disunions The .ootton sta'es, are
ripe for revolution secession l. revolution
| Mr. buchanan can discover neither the constitu
tjor al authority dor the political expediency fo-
the resort TO federal coercion against sece tiog
State BE is right in this; but DC. Lincoln mas
procleimed the opposite do ,trine. Taxing al
vantage, therefore, Of the intermediate time,
aud In order to avoid war. the "cotton States
will withdraw from the Union before the 4.h 0
Msrch. The incoming President on the day
Of his Inauguration, will 6ud them in the at
titude of foreign States His views Of bis con
sti'utional duty will compel him, We dare say,
to attempt coercion. La this event, the border
slave States will join the seoeders, and thus, be
tore the end of welve month";, there will in
| reality be Southern confederacy established
competent to command peace.
Through our private advices from Washing
| ton we are admonished tha, the conservative.
! in Congress despair Of saving the Union. They
tell US that the revolutionary movement n the
| South has become too strong to be arrested
that nothing can stop it. and that the politicians
in this matter are far behind the people even
! 10 the hitherto staunch conservative States OF
| Virginia North Carolina Kentuoky aud Ten.
nessee. The fulflmeDt then of our worst ap-
| prebensicus ie close at hand. Before Christmas
| day the break with South Carolina will have
| commenced. which is to spiit mp this great
| republic into two. three or more (who can say
bow many independent. nations
L
| uo,hiDg can be dene that will save the Union,
much. between the North and the South, may
| be done after the dissolution of the Union, 10
| he work of q wholesome reconstruction. This
ia q distant and uncertain house of refuge. We
| glance over the records Of republics and revo-
'utions, and We find no examples Of the recon
| struction of q broken country Of the fashion
Il H.. f.,~r
precedent fer thess United States in their rapid
| expansion ard development In population,
wealth. power ard prosperity, and in the gene
ral happiness Of their people; nor is there any
| example to be found from which we can mea
| sure the consequences Of the dissolution of
| this confederacy. We know, however, that a
great and comprehensive political systeu like
that Of this Union Of States cannot be abruptly
| broken without bringing upon all concerned
| IFS train OF inevitable disasters.
| In cur present monetary and commercial dis
| turhances we are warned Of q fearful time be-
fore.ur- Of such o financial revulsion, and of
| such On amount OF individual distress aud des-
ti,ution az we shalt have never experienced
before. But our Northern negro philanthropy,
which has pushed us to this ordeal Of revolu-
tion aud chaos, il still incredulous or defiant.
| From tba. monstrous fana'icism which devours
It's OVID children there is 20 escape. Senator
Hale hes spoken for the republican party
Senator heIsop bas spoken fer the South Dis
union is our oestny and our Only hope now L.
that disunion may not involve rs In civil var.
BrhsTNs or TIN CRoToS MANS s-TRE CuY IN