The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-11-09

The revolution Is marching apace and as the
news Of Lncoln's election spreads through the
South, the echo comes back telling of rising
feeling in favor OF secession and resistance. "a
will be seen by our dispatches in another
column.
Tie Governor and Council Of North Carolina
are in session, and it Is believed that the Legis-
lature will be called together immediately. In
South Carolina the greatest excitement exists.
The Collector of the port Of Charleston, Mr..
Conner; the Federal District Attorney and Judge
Magrath of the Federal Court have all resign
ed their Offices; the State rights flag has been
boisted In the presence Of applauding thou
sands, and the State Legislature at Columbia has
passed unanimously resolutions for State con
vention. In Alabama similar resolutions were
passed some months since, in view of the pre-.
sent contingency, and as our advices from that
State show that 1t has gone largely for Breckin-
ridge and the party that supported bin is al.
most unanimous for secession, there can be
ls,le doubt that State convention will soon
be called. In addition to this, our telegraphic
adyices report that large numbers of the
Bell men IN that State have declared
for secession. From Mississippi we
learn that the people largely support
he views in favor Of secession recently
promulgated by Governor Pettes of that State
Our advices from Georgia affirm that that State
will call a convention before the 4th of
March, and that the popular feeling there is
in harmony with that in North and South Caro-
lima, Alabama and Mississippi. or the Gulf
States, Florida, Louisiana and Texas only re-
main to be heard FROM but there can be no
doubt that these will be harmonious in action,
as they are identical 10 interests, with the
States previously named, and that Arkansas
will &C. in union with them. The aspect of
affairs has already produced a financial panic
in New Orleans. In addition to these facts, it
is now stated that Virginia has gone for Brock
inridge, as have the border slave States of
Maryland and Delaware.
The political revolution and the commercial
revulsion that were 30 repeatedly toreshadowed
before the election of Lincoln are now upon us,
and it is time for the people Of the North to
awake to the conviction that the South Is In
earnest in resisting, as they have been in sup
porting, the black republican party and it's
infamous proclamation Of an 'irrepressible con-
Hict" In refusing to believe that the Southern
people meant what they said when they pro-
claimed the necessity of self-defence against
the Inauguration at Washington of the revolu-
ionary ideas Of black republicanism, the
North has refused TO contemplate what lies in
the very essence of things They have ratified
by their votes, the attempt TO establish In the
federal power an idea which Is hostile to the
very existence Of society In the South. This
idea Il an abstract one In the Northern States;
but In the Southern communities, where
large slave population exists, II influences
every one Of the servile race; 1t brings
strychnine into every household; 1t approx
mates an incendiary torch TO every home. For
far less than this our fathers seeded from
Great Britain, and they left revolution or
ganized in every State, to act whenever II
should be demanded by public opinion. The
confederation Is held together only by public
opinion. Each State Is organized as a COM
plete government, holding the purse and WELD
ing the sword, possessing the right to break
the tie of confederation as q nation might
break q treaty, and TO repel coercion as nation
might repel invasion.
To-day the nine Southern aud Gulf States
North Carolina South Carolina, Georgia,
Florida, Alabama, Mississippi Arkansas,
Louisiana and Texas-are compelled TO look
upon the incoming federal administration as q
hostile government, and to take measures for
selfdefence. Six other Stases-Tennessee, Ken
lucky, Missouri, Virginia, Maryland aud Della
ware-every one Of which has exhibited in the
recent popular suffrage an almost unanimous
feeliDg-so nearly unanimous, In fact, that we
would be warranted In calling II so-sgainst
the idea and policy that animate the black re.
publican party which has elected Mr.. Lincoln,
have not yet exhibited any determination TO
move with thoee with whom they are united in
feeling and interest; and good policy seems to
counsel that they should remain for while
within the Northern confederacy, in order to
serve as shield for their Southern brethren.