New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-11-20
Of the ssve-rade with all its horror--a pesteut and

Soutbrons traversng the country in Nil directions,
aggravatng the popular feeling, adding fuel and pour
ing oil from the rostrum and through the press, upon
the fame that has been kind,ed. One generous and
chvalric but deluded and too Dpusve State, is the
eve of separate accession Two three other States
almos ready for like prccpitate action, girding
their lons lust in the rear of South Carolina These
men, and these States men Of the North, do not fairly
| represent the Southern mind They do not yet; but
they soon WILL Revolutionary feeling thus provoked
and fostered among such people, and for such good
cause. catches surely and with electric rapdity from
man to man, 1t will soon sway wildly, fercely, ire
pressibly the maskes of the South The writer knows
well the people Of whom he speaks. He has watched
in another country, among people Offering many
striking POINTS of resemblance to the population OF
our Southern States the progress OF great Revolu-
ton from it, beginning to its end with his hand daily
upon the popular pulse, and ON the popular heart
and he tells you men of the North, seriously, sadly,
earnestly If you wish to prevent disastrous revolution
lere and now you must offer promptly the olive branch
to II people Whose interests you have dlsreyarded,
whose rights You have yilated. Une's this be done,
all is lost The revolution at the South will soon be
Organized rrepressible and irresistible Thewavering
will become resolute the doubtful will become as,
sured; the timid will become bold; the hopeful VIII
desIar and every Southern patriot will sorrowfuly
and eteny accept the conviction that Secession the
.riphtul and only remedy Men Of the North, II this
be DONE put your ear to the ground in three months
from this date, and you will hear the measured tramp,
ard soon after you will the steady front OF the NJ
teen Slave States advancing in one body to proclaim
the dissolution of this Confectionery to tell you that
your injustice and aggressions have made this Union
intoleable to them that they have come to tear the
Constitution which you have tmpled upon to shroud
in black the glorious pages OF our past history 10 re-
sign the proud career nation that Providence L. Of
feiing u.s. and close forever the record OF American
L.. taltxy fhutla
forth they hold you they bold the rest of mankind,
+" eneinies in war; in peace friends
Some of you aver and affect to believe, that the
threat of Disuuion swelling from the South, Is
but noisy bluster. And silly women tell US over their
tea that dare not seeede-hat the North will CO.
cree us to submission You will see If dare. 9th
ers of your orators kindly tell in coneiatory pat
roniing tone, to " fear nothing'othat the SOUTH
will not be invaded that we Z" shall not be CO.
creed" Men of the North, we have no bastard fears
in view of this crisis. You know that we have not,
and il il dastaTdly in you to attribute them TO u.s. we
do not appehend your invasion OF our territory we
know you i'll not attempt coercion Yet we do fear
There is fear we are not ashamed to avow, that
heavily and sorely Expresses at this moment-that
causes us IA il all true patriots of the North to
shudder and recoil with horror from the abyss before
u.s. We know that the sell which proclaims Disunion
will be the signal for the instant departure OF the
glory influence and power of the American name
and nation. The cloud will depart from off our taber.
nacle We lose from that moment our proud stand
the foremos-and rink to the level of third and fourth
rate nations-tbe contempt of all that have feared
the GeIison of the world that has respected us And
Oh what despair will strike the great painting heart
of humanity that for the last forty years. at sight of
the American Republic has been beating with hope and
confdence7 How will the swollen, buoyant heart OF
the patriot, everywhere, collapse and aint aud bis
strong arm ready to stlke, everywhere fall nerveleSs
at the intelligence of the angry disruption OF great
Confederacy! And well may be stand aghast; for the
kn,l of the American Union is the kne OF human lib
erty, the kne Of man progress Alter that, humanity
has nothing 10 do but fold It's arms IN despair and accept
its destiny in the inevitable changes Of that fatal cycle
-DesI oiism Revolution, Liberty, License, Anarchy,
DespOlism. This il the fear men of the North which
il making quake the hearts Of patriots at the South,
which is making to quake hearts OF Intelligent Ameri-
can pat ots all over the land All If Washington, and
Hamilton and Adams the heroes and sages Of former
timee Whose wisdom and yaor won for lis those ines
Unable blessings which are now in such extreme peril
could become inearnate and revisit the scenes o. their
suffering and glory they would sweat in their patriotic
agony az it were great drops OF blood falling down TO
TO the ground in view OF the catastrophe which seems
so near at hand II is then no bastard fear OF per-
sona that causes thousands Of Southern
patriots sill to hold back and refuse their support to
lie inpatient valor and hasty counsel OF the men
yesterday few, many to-day, but who, tomorrow,
will number by hundreds Of thousands-demanding
the sepaIation OF these States We cling TO the gori
ous Past which we have achieved together and we
hore men OF the North that you will refuse, at this
late almost last moment, to sacrifice to the Demon OF
Discord the glorious Future which fayoring Proyi:
deDce has placed within our grasp-a graDder and
more splendid national than any that the his
Tory If the world records
But. Heavens viii be- done If you will per-
sst OF the North in making this deplorabe sacri-
fee OF national glory and human good upon the shrine
OF the false MclOcb, whose temple you have erected
fright against the temple Of God preferring to the
worship of true liberty that Of its disgusting and hor-
ibe counterfeit-sO be it Pass you through the hire
TO this honid king-and make your sons TO pass AS
for us and our house we will serve the Lord
But there are thousands at the North, aud many even
at the South who tell that the election OF Mr. Liza
coin beng q perfectly legal and constitutional act,
should not Cannot must not be the cause nor the pre-
text Of revolution by secession. Walt they say
" till it il What the President elect VIII do Per-
baJs he will be conservative in his administration OF
the Goyernm ent. Perhaps he will not wish to violate
Southern rights. Perhaps he cannot if he would. be
calm, be prudent. Secession is a momentOus act III
vol, ing the grayest responsibility Ii will be stupen-
dous, covering yourselves the whole country, the n-
man race and posterity; covering Now and the
Future. Serious men should deal seriously with 80
serious q subject. Wait and see. Resort nor TO TINS
Lat remedy Of secession till some fragrant violation OF
the Constitution shall occur which VIII justify ana
HI Ike it nect ssaIy." Men of the North, you who
preach tits doctrine III the present emergency andthey
Of the South who with YOU are yourselves not
satisfied with it. 1t is in fact merely spe,0ns ana
leads to dangerous delusion You feel that the argu-
mont is rotten somewhere, though you may not nave
been able to put your finger exactly upon the spot;
eIrecaiing GhuLion, as well you nay-ieafing ana
feeling that the hour is come you would tam put
il Off You are of those who III former revolutionary
tines, cIitd, Peace Peace when there was no
peace. go
viii tell you, men Of the North why We of the
South cannot should not will stop the ball OF Reyo
luton that is now in notion unless you promptly offer
10 tie oy,banch ana give the security that If 80
much needed for your future faithful Observance oi
the Compromises OF the Constitution, andof our con-
stilutioil iiglts. Twill tell you why the South con-
tiders aud may well con,der tho election OF Mr. Ian
CON- legal AID constitutional thought be- good and
sufntieni allowable cause for Southern secession