The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-11-22


South Carolina, for the dissolution Of the Union.
Upon this point we shall herein undertake to
erlightsn our innocent and ignorant expounders
of republican principles.
The election OF Abraham Lincoln Is OF itself
secondary confederation among the people of
the South. The great cause Of their apprehen
sion is the powerful and still increasing sec
tioDal and aggressive anti slavery movement at
bic bacS. Let Us look at 1t q moment Some
thirty yesrs ego the first abolition newspaper
the Journal Of Commerce, was set up In this city
Shortly thereafter Vim. Lloyd Garrison, who
had started CO operative abolition movement
IN Boston. was dragged from q little snti-slavery
meeting by mob, incensed at this sort Of poll
doS agitation, end only escaped lynchiDg by
being buried Of, under the protection Of the
officers Of the Law, to the refuge Of the city jail
Tbis was sems thirty years ago, when the
people Of Virginia were seriously debating
among themselves the question Of gradual
emancipation
Blu. what has followeds how stands this
matter now A President Of the United States
has Just been elected BY tho anti slavery party
Of the North, party pledged not only to put
stop to the extension Of elavery, but Boosting
that "the election Of Lincoln wiu be the down
fall Of slavery." The candidate Of this part Ia
not only elected President by Northern vote,
conpreherding, perhaps, every Northern State,
but By such overwhelming popular msjorities
ga to give to this election the form of al ire
sist;ble Northern crusade against the peculiar
and vital Institutions Of the South. Our
brethren of the South, taking these election re-
suits In connection with the declared objects
and purposes Of the republican party, and the
violent abolition campaign speeches Of W. II.
Seward, Senators Wilson, Sumner, and the re-
publican orators generally, and with the
shadow Of John Brown in the foreground,
discover that Southern society, life aud pre-
perty are in danger; and hence tsis prevailing
Southern disnnion excitement.
Southern men SAY to each other We are no
longer SECURE within the Union-is II not
better, Of all hazards, to leave il Look at
Lircoln's tremendous anti slavery maiorities.
Mark how the anti slavery North las grown
over us and overshadowed Us since the admis-
sion Of California Before that act Of admission
we stood fifteen Southern to fftesn Northern
States. Nov there are eighteen Northern States
against our fifteen, and with every prospect,
should the South quietly submit to take
things as they may come, Of the addi-
ton OF half dozen new free States to
the Union before the end Of Lincoln's
administration. Thee new States, organized
under republican auspices. will be Of the anti
slavery type Of Kansas. The census Of 1860
will next reduce the representation Of the
South In Congress and increase the representa-
ton of the North; for during the last ten years
the mighty popular accessions to the North
from European immigrstons have built up
powerful States where only Indians, trappers
and wild beasts lad fleurished before.
Nor Is this all. The republican party have,
in the most solemn forms, adnonished US of
the South that there shall be no more slave
Territories and no more slave States; that the
Supreme Court shall be reorganized on the
side Of freedom; tlat the freedom Of speech
shall be established In the South as 1t exists In
the North, and that slavery shall be circled by
6re, till, like scorpion, II shsl sting itself TO
death. Thus we see In the future o free course
TO abolition emissaries among Our Southern
plantations. and to the Helpers snd John
Browns, who are now excluded by the defen.
Give arrangements, pains and penalties Of the
Southern States. If the South, and especially
the cotton States-where or elaves form 80
large proportion Of Our population rs to be
only safe under our own absolute supervision
II the cotton States consent. under this state Of
things longer 70 submit to the Union, hey will
invite the day Of destruction.
The conservative people Of the border slave
States appreciate this statement Of the case on
the part Of South Carolina and Der disunicn al.
lies. But Virginia Gays there may he q remedy for
all these grievances and apprehensions of which
you complain. The constitution Of our fathers,
as interpreted by the republican party, will We
admit, no longer protect us Of the South. But
may we not secure from. the sober second
thought Of the North new and satisfactory
compromise In the shape Of q national CONVEX.
ton and q revision Of the federal constitution
And this lie the Issue O dissolution Of this
great conteoeTacy, or RECONSTRUCTION OF the
federal governments violent disruption, or
peaoeable reconstruction Of the very fcrrds-
lions Of the Union.
The good old Commonwealth of Virginia Ia
leading CO la behalf Of the preservation Of the
Union. II she can arrest the contemplated Sc.
cession in South Carolina, and bring her TO con
cent TO another eacrt for the Union, the Union
may be saved Meantime, ca tie views OF the
President IN power OF this secession question
ere beginning to be understood. IS It IL known
that biz opinions on the subject are pretty much
thosc Of Old Hickory, there Il no longer
shadow CT excuse for this foolish silence on
the part Of the President elect We r,us,,
therefore. persist in cur sppesl to Honest
Abe Lincoln 70 speak out on this disunlon
question 10 the American people Ills late