The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-11-05
what a Clergyman Thinks OF the ssces-
sion Movement.
10 THE EDITOR or THE HERALD.


RicaMosp, Nov l, 1850
win you allow me through Jour columns 10 cay fsE
words In reference your 70 the probability o.
secession II is indeed surprising that any one ~ho q
capable OF observation should come - any oasr ooCeg
slon than yours Whatever IL may be The tu,y, = 4:
ever the interest Of the south ir tie q In
coins election there "a very little doasI NJ a
10 the fact that several states viii secsts . sraS
pD,ieisn. for, like many esrsy nsa, A. dent iei
wah party, AM have never eas, Pott.eA T1ss 2
SPEAK oys ctzen anxioas 70 avert tee rain raah
fear Inevitable. Let your readers al the North bear q
mind tnA With them rests the decision Of sole
question "Shal the Union be prcservedi The battle q
10 be fought In the Moth, aaA n they place the a.
vtrbneut In the hands o. banded togcthw By %
prnep.e Dot thAfof hostility 70 the sju,b 80 ocrtaa
that the sou.h will not submit DO not rely 10 ths
truth OF what s.y upon tatrzurg leaiers or TIE ie
ciaraons Of ar ultra press "a my n,eroourss sih n'n
FROM dinereat parts 81 the Stats-men ~ sound
and the sentiment Widespread AMI deliberately formed
that the event % Lnrolss election !. beet tia, the
issue be met at They mink undesirable a. re-.
with the No,th v 'hoalt cause Tor the pre-
sect great distress II al that ths fal1,ncer al
other paper, shout undertake 70 conynce the cJuny
that there no DANCE AMI that Virgin gill never cave
the Union II idle to AXE such assertions Much
deplore the present cndtol q ihlng- knoS enough 1,
way that Lincoln should attempt % Souih Ciro
and Asbama. there would be great 9r.ing IN
Virginia n foreign tie should attempt % enssye them
II Bell or Beckinriige or even Dousas ,honld brns ihs
federal power 10 bear upou thssc states he sogtbssn
tanned By almost entrc 500 n Bi Virginia aud Nota
C0o'ba wl never quietly beholf the nvas OF san
SOL ~ executive ~ha has been elected f,r o,h
but that be pledged 70 cripple and II possible,
% crush interests II IL melancholy 70 thiux that
there ooud be party willing W elect not bec,lse
he su labor for national prosperity not because he S
adm nser the government for ,he cool 81 tue peose
bot be Will u damage the property
and prospects OF large section Hos can the SMth -
expesed - acQuiesce When such the grounds
Which the republicans propose 70 take the gpyernmen Of
country
will not DO for good people at tbs North u tell The
South that aggression Il intended rne best evidences
o. that be refusa o. vote for purely sectional
ddaie. They may say vll De 'ulnous ~ she s,ugh -
secede-ary or tnink here. Bat not gtyea
20 cacu Of that kind where Their honor mi ther
rights are volved There privileges desrer tnsu tlos
o. prop ~ ant though there many oppyss = sees
eoo, there are. aso, " wise patriotic aud c,n
SENTATIVE citizens vao ros upoa dissolution as iocyits
Die Al some ne. atd they voui rather fase ths
quen,es themselves than them heritage ~ Their
chiircn II Lincoln y e'ertcd they leci bet
ter for separation thtn the colaaics a
In The Revolut %, AMI that tins they bHte-
prepared 10 maattn their poston Than the
10 battle sgsinst Eussad They consider IA
pcclsiy prepared Tor sush sscp 100, the wnlle
Soutb, sae virginia 10 Pattisiitr i so Thoroughly
nixed.
Bui, hawever that mar be, there are states that vii
receie Lircoin . elected and the rest viii he them
the moment coercion 10 attempted
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