The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-10-23
Alarming Progress OF Revelation ut the
south.

Alarming Progress OF Revelation ut the
south.
We publish to-day number Of letters from
Southern correspondents, and articles from the
Southern prees, showing the alarming progress
Of revolution at the other side of Mason and
Dxon's line. The revolutionary programme of
the black republicans at the North and the near
prospect of the election of their chief, are pre-
cipitatipg the secessionist and even the conser-
vative elements Of the South into revolution
and civil war.
Already are preparations for hosdlities
being made in Virginia, and the arming and
organization are going forward with vigor,
as described by our interesting Richmond
correspondence. If we are to believe the state
ment Of another well written and eloquent letter
from another Of the border States, Maryland
is also in the incipient stage Of revolution, and
every border State will stand by the action
of any one or more Of the cotton Stat0s which
may secede, and will resist to the death any
attempt to coerce them into subsection TO the
federal power. The writer says that the at
tempt of the republican President to force his
Northern Office holders on the South would be
sufficient to commence the bloody fray, but
that bis election will be regarded by the South
as Caesar crossing the Rubicon.
The people of Mississippi and Alabama
speak, through their press, their determination
10 right themselves outside Of the Union, and
not within. The Charleston Mercury, which
expresses the sentiments Of the citizens OF
South Carolina, is equally bold, and proclaims
that "now or never Is the time for action,
for the emancipation Of the South from North
ern aggression, or the retiring Of the Southern
States from the Union. That old and respecta-
BILE organ of the Palmetto State counsels
the people not to postpone their measures till
after the Inauguration Of Lincoln, and the
armed force Of the North Is at his disposal as
their action may then be too late. The same
sentiment Is uttered in Virginia.
A Georgia paper suggests the mode Of bring
ing the revolution 10 crisis. II advises that
either South Carolina, Mississippi or Alabama
should secede, and then If the central govern.
ment at Washington should attempt to coerce
them, every Southern State would rally around
them and the secession would become general,
and new Southern confederscy be formed i'm
mediately out Of the broken Union. That
Georgia will 60 with the seceders we are fully
assured That large majority Of the people
Of South Carolina, Mississippi and Ala
bama are prepared to take the deci.
Five step OF secession there is but too
much reason to fear. The infammable
materials are there, the train Of ganpowder Is
laid, and II only requires that the match OF the
incendiary, the torch OF the Wide Awake, be
applied, in order to set the whole South In one
blaze.
The air Is rife with revelation and secession
The partsans Of Breckenridge. the partsans OF
Bell and the partisans Of Douglas at the South
and they include nearly the whole population
agree IN one thing, however they may differ 10
other matters They all concur as to the GER
tainty Of revolution IL Lincoln should be
elected, while each party contends that the
election Of its own ticket alone can avert the
calamity. The Richmond VIII and Mr.. Hill.
Of Georgia, whose letter We publish, insist that
only the election OF Bell can save the Union.
The Richmond Enquirer on the contrary de
clares that II Virginia should 20 for Bell, and
not for Breckenridge, the Gotten States will re-
gard this AZ a casus belli, and secession will be
precipitatsd beyond the power Of man to ar
rest lie course.
without discussing the points on which the
Southern people more or less differ, we may
take that on which they seem TO be agreed, and
that Il. that the election OF Lincoln will be the
signal for revolt, which nothing but his defeat
can prevent Az We are within fortnight Of
Me time when that question is to be decided at
the ballot box, we think our readers Will admit
that We are on the eve Of BY far the greatest
danger hat ever ,sres'ened the country, and