, 1860-12-17
INTERESTING FROM EUROPE,
ARRIVAL OF THE KRDAn.
IMPORTANT aEFaRMs in FRANCE.

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IMPORTANT asfaams IN FRANCE.
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The Cunsrd screw steamship Kelar, Capt
Little, from Liverpool, on the 9Th ult., ut
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IN ESa11sH y1EM oT TIE 1uREArExE1
from the London Times, Nov. .61
In eleeting Mr., Lincoln to the office Of Pres
cent the Northern United States have ycnture
on bold experiment. They hare determine
to Test the courage aud sincerity Of the South
to face unappa1lel the spectre OF secession. an
discover whether It be really terrible spiri
potent for evil, or only buSbear, devised by
clever faction, inflated with the breath Of rio
domontadlng orators, aud dressed out with
hfacous mask by p!accmen TREMBLING. fur thei
appointments. The next month OF two vii
show how far those arc In the right who hay
calculated on The strength ef tue An.e7icas. Luio,
anu TIE supremacy Of National }tt'iny orr al
&seElonat tnteTe&t. Should South Carolina
Georgia and the adjacent S,atas separate them
serves permanently from the Federation. con
stitutiug themselves = new nation, with thei
own army, navy, Customs, foreign represent.
iases, anu all the aplanages of Independence
1nen Tue whole series OF. American politician:
will have been in the wrong, and this fouYnai
which has always declared such IN crent ia h,
Impossible, will have been in the wrong viii
them. But L, utter m outburst Of parry pas
siou, the SoutheEncEs themselves become sen
sible OF the wtckedness and folly Of fhri,
course: if they recognize how far the uossss
sors and cxpcctant5 VI official places ara the
movers Of This agitation, and If. moreover
they are calmed By the reflection that Pst-i.
dent, powerful rs he is, can do iAie to a{;rr ~
policy ct tie h7,"t4ie. and no;Af,.y at all Il, nh
ts7ffht do";fss.c intttfuiVas Of A= s7tral Knit g.
then the result will te such rs VIC antIci,st..
anu the United States viii continue to conitiuv
10 one Federation TWO communities, with vide
y different politics anu systems Of soci.l UEs.
Int forming essentially and una1teraLly ,,nc
aad the Eainc people.
For the present, however, the storm ia r.-
Slng throughout the Southeastern States.
South Carol!1la, Vi course taEes tho iead. and
georgia, throwing Oft her usual sld-fleliour,I
4uletudc, snrpasses her hot-tcmpereJ sister in
revolutionary violence. South Car,,:ina Is f.
however the first to act. Tie Federal official;
az az ChaEleson havc resigned their appointments.
lhe Tag OF the State Is ostcntntlousIv tisnlayr,}
lnstcad Of the Stars and Stripes. Even stcan-
car coming inty Charleston larbor WI. obli.-rd
to discard the symbol Of American unity. S.,ne
interference with the Federal fortresse5 within
the State 6ecmsalso to hAye been ontenu1,trt3
In Georgia 1le Governor, in specl.l tncsearc
10 inc Legislature, is carried BY lis z.al BE-
yond the bounds Of common sense. Ifye ,,n-
uerstand him rightly, he proposes not on}y 10
separate from Massachusetts, but 10 carry IN a
ehEonlc Warfare against that Offending State
Because the laws Of Massachusetts d. 1iot nro-
1ect slave property, or, in other words, "causc
plunder from Georgian citizens" Mlssarhu.
sets must bc compelled to make cutnn.r.ax
1!on. Tic recommends the enactment Of laws
the Seizure Of the money or p;tn,-
er1y of any citizen Of such otIendip: and i,;,h.
less state to indemnify the losses vi 11c c;ti-
zens of Georgia Hostile taril1s are to BE- cs-
tablished against the Ablliionists. The rom
lation IS to be called to arms to support itt
rlsats, and money is to be r.li=ed to mn the
State iu o posture Of defence. This Is asurn;-
men Of the counsels whicV arc NOW onerr.i The
southeEncrs By their magistrates, and 1t first
sight they would Eeem to port end The fm1nri,,
ate disruption Of the Republic Eut thyvt7a III
his esoehee ,.s ednnct tut think tat sign. cf in
'inee'ity nkk<ar. The CarpIinlans anu G.o:.:i.
'ns ' protest to nnch- The fame is too viotcnt
md too sudden TO last long. No doubt. 1n1,cl,
'cstflon will BE- talked, aud many nrts ,o,n-
nlt:ed which the Federal Govcsnn,eut n,i.ht
- JustiAe1 III treating as reasonable: hut
when time has been given for reflection ,I,..
:outhcrners witt be .cconcilcsl to their
after all, Is no hard one-art, cu1n.
non sense will show them the a!,surLitr ofre-
using 10 accept constitutional election be-
ause II naS Eonc against them, and Gr.tak;;u,
p a great nation Mrvugh the tuia far kI4iy
'agfssrats effamitfd ro':rTs tci do 9hut no IL.
oe scou'd b at!e 10 effect. 49,
In the meantime, however, South Caro,;n,
nj make every show Of secession. Thu
tmerIcan papers d;scuss the prospects uf
le new Republic, Its wealth, material
csoufces, ports, railways anu com,r,r |
'al systel1. The complications which wpuld t
usue on this event arc spoken Of with rlurh
ElsitE. The effect on Tie cotto,, trad. ,>1,c-
ally would be most remarkable when rhp
Foauce of Georgia, on its wny to Ebatlc-t,1,.
oa.a lave to nc bonded. cnd Tennessee would
. Divided from the Atlantic and th. Eur,,;ran
oFid Us "i"feign country" Sn i,unrt:ja;e
- - .. ossI' eae impulse; We LeaF that eagin'vrs
e seiit TO eSllnlnt thr old sc!leluc Of f0r1ninv
great shipping port ut Brunswick, ca. III
ltccfatIon ol this State rreferriug to remain
lncthbrF OF the Old Federation, II il cI,oru.
sistic Of the americans that even The j;srn,,.
On OF their beloved Republic cshonlti he viewed
onee tn Is 1aefc:utile AMI jeiu.- -stocl: cyn.
~! ll::aI. But, as f,E As wo eau SIZE, even
'rseh :. new milton. Tic :trst tIan Il tn en-.
rtlss the Federal Government tt rcii,s;nvTo
li1!1 Fedora! duties South Caruiiuauuus lin
'.fedeFa! Officials. She mcditatcs withdraw
: her Senators an,l Representative from
'nssess, anu ol'nossi'S i passive rc,stancsfo
DHnDfh I
"Talnctto State" viii! then i,:ay. tho
'vefnthcnt at Washington 10 take vlat
.ps it thinks fit- In short, the srI,c,n,. ~;
South CArolinians is not So .,uuth 60.
sion rs "Eullilic!tirn," to use the ,,rn,
s7shi *ncn tht sainc State attempt cd a .;1ni-
pollcy In the tinle Of Mr.. ca1horu. S,,,,h
roilEa will not derla.e her Independence IF.
Federation i'll the seusc in which s.,r dc. ..
red hcr Independence Of England Il wars
D; she will be content with ihefr 1ns,,;nr
Their extreme limits her rights rs n snrcT. I
a State, anu, wliIc remaining no1nin.,;v in I
nmunlon with Ncw York and Wissa,,..
Is, Will attempt to limit the constitutional, !.
horuy ot tlie Federation By her private cu-
mrntf+ Thcsr will not be tarol:,,:,n
s:'deat, viii, enjoys duly acc7c.iit,t a; ll,r l
ef:n capitals at Washington anil Loalon. =
tic authority nf the F.s.cra, (;oycfnmeai
uc lbiih:cnt within the limits Of the S:nt,..
thc people, II sictercrluiucd to remain oh. u
satc: VIII undertake. to manage their own =
!. : ONCE. their own Customs, the li;lti,; vi
and arulinx domestic for,rc~ scs Il
ssrons;IniiIdci President like Jaea,tu g
aterer his own symratllies, would ;,;ul..niy II
hesitate tn crush the Cart,.uia,3 hy f,-Ic
evident, indeed, on the smallest rctiertion' Al
the south. even if united, could never ". :,
= LOT Infee montEs the greatly prepoDder- +,
+ s.renSth OF tue North. A few huutsrrl =,
ons ot murder and pillaSSc, hacked by q ~
olute Population Of pour Whites" az; no e.
ca for the hardy and re.olutc po1'ulatinns ~
he Free States. The .yo1her;.r5g haxr H;;x.
tfta9ett ne $vufA like q peta&an: cAi7, and -,
!: IA TO all it, auys: u u eoer tie d.,y of II
&c! 1tFe 10 e:snf. 'c1tld I< x1oGs. ka.f tie co
is out taad in its ,vakness q, vyN az j.. =. be
'ortin.ss, "'
bclcye, however, that moderate counsels ~ ~
all at Washington. Public opinion ia ry;- W
~ opposed to the use Of military FORE OF
nelt the agitation. Violence is to be nrf lit
and srtlition by quiet discharge
Constitutional dut,c<. The southcrners nfe
10 be coerced. because II Is expected ,i.af +
VIII shorty be able to restrain themselves, l.
u hardly be ELECTED without some djsriar
scnchlent and anger. The extreme sec
IN the Slave State have 60 long a5I ~ 70
fnently asserted their resolve neyer ~ On
UT 10 Republican Executive thar fl+r
U NOT without becoming r;diculou. au;e,Iy LII
iescc IN tAeiF defeat, Everything l:.s &c,
~, y. staSe , WIN then-Flaee, power, Social t
they can hardly nrin:. themselves to h..
that they have lost the DAY. But tie L
Is not united. Whole States arr lnkns j.
4 IN Inc Democratic cause, and look win ~!
y On anythiug like : disruption Of In Fs''
leAc. Even i9 South Carolina there isa - -
:17te parry, y hleh, when the tirst ctfery+s- ~
.s's snosldea, Will make its influence csn
20 ieaTe the Sontherner5 entirely tn Il y,
selves, to take no notice Of the withtirau.
tne SENATOR'S aud Representatives. tn
rs much a. possible any connict net,srrn GE,
saen'i authorities and the excited ponu-
sharicsfots--fn asort, to opposs d 4sp.ct.,r- AtI
c!s1!y 70 iAe excitement ef The Soxh, il ne
:. rteo,aoxndtd e. to the .farth, and " elaaot del5
INK II teW x sactexyal The South viii -
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