The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-11-27
VIRGINIA.
OUR RICHMOND CORES roSpEScE.

RICHMOND, Va Nov %, 1880
he Position or the kojuiy Of ne Cabinet the Secession
oraotitn-whdt he Maintenance Of hat Position Wi
Lad TS-Dslusive Hopes Of tie North firm the PreSnt
Comparative Lvit in the so,ah-Peunidvy Difficulties
the Paramount Confederation for the Time Besno-Ca
ton Son, 10 Nee Iork as a Basis Of Erchan0e- FIRE. Ne
sroe, Returrue from Iberia and Sdlinc Themselves
Into SroDyy-Condi,ion of the Free Neg7ocs-Fnanccs,
&c dc
The news brought here to lay by the Hs,AIp OF di.
vision IA the Csbne, the queso, Of secession, has led
to much discussion amoag our leading politicians. Ne
Buchsnan's position has caused considerable dis
appointment among the less conservative, while
they believe tia. the enunciston OF his
policy will rather increase than diminish tie
secession fifrOrs which nov distracs the country
His rcpods,on Of the doctrine OF pesceabe secession
coupled with the purpose attributed 10 him. OF enforcing
submission 10 the federal authority the part OF the
seeding states 10 regarded S Inconsistent with the
possibility OF peaceful adjustment Of the pending din
cultes jest certain no proclAims this doctrine
his messsge, certain win tho secession DO
by the accession OF hundreds OF thousands
who are no~ opposed 70 H. The mos! moderate, the
most conservative Of all citizens, proclaim that In
event win they tolerate coercion any seeding state An
attempt OF that sort would make every In the
South a dsuniopist. And II would involve
serious consequences. II would lead 10 . bloody revo-
ia,ion, which would tbs country bitterly rcgre.
tina, the alternative OF peaceful given
fear that enough OF what the Cabinet couu.
ell Of Tuesday last has transpircd 70 give active
pulse 70 The secession II there IL any hope
Of ptsoeable acjustmsnt Of existing am sutes Ia
be found only In policy Of mastery Inactivity" BY
the general government II IL South Cardinals fondcst
sntc patton that collision between herself aud the
raj authorities VIII ensue, for such event univcr-
among her sister Southern statee would be
aroused whsh would Inevitably lead 20 nrm union Of
the south both for resistance and secession.
Mr.. Bucbanan should, BY all means, avoid
furnishing ny pretext for ooIs,ou Coercion 10 the
present state OF the southern mind w,ud every
In the South 10 take NJ and promptly 20 10 the
aid OF the Pslmett, State. well forescc how ncgoti
alton will be impcded By such proclamation OF views
from the President the despatch In the HsasIo OF yes
terdsy foreebadovs In tue Of the cosstItu
tors phase Of this question Of secession Ia his message
be should deem his duty 10 present his opinions,
and thcy should turn out 10 conflict with hc pre-
vains dea N The soush Of the right Of peAceAble
sion, be should by oil means express an opinion
Of The impolscy Of enforcing such . doctrine
while The pubilc mind was 90 excited. .
prcclamatsoa maintaining the unccusti.usionslity OF
pescefal secession made, without any ocuntsrvair
ucdiaoasos, suos ~ rdcsse, all hops Of pcsoeab,s
settlement viii be st end. Pablc Indignation la the
soush, which, IL 70 be hoped, win have materially sub
sided by time Congress mccts will be instantly nred
up and IN the desperation OF despair prccipiste action
win be taken, and thorough dsunIou must be the conse.
oucrce Coercion would make Virginia ultra as south
Carolina II TO- In fact the very emergency, according 10
her adm ssiop, which viii virGnls to tkc
Geld. " 10 view 81 such contingency that she
uipg Der citizen sodcsy with suon haste and At suoo
In expense ms, In shovt, OF ali Others the
which would Involve most ruin 70 the Of w