The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-12-13
essION MOVEMENT AT rHR SOUTH,
i,ticr from Secretary Cebb-Uaion Move
mcst> ut the Nerth-The Call Of the Mayor
oi Philade phia for a Union Meeting, &c.

Col. Philip 81. George Cooke, of Powhatan
county, Va, has written "a letter 10 the Rich
mend Examiner on the present state of az
fairs. After rccoontiug the injuries inflicted
On Tue South by the North, he says:
what then. shall we OF Virginia and tho
S1uta do ! We saeuld promptly and with
.oua voice say 10 the orth- ou have violated
the spt'it and broken The letter of the great
,ans.ttutionH compact which cur fathers
pasde unto your fathers. Yuu have SET ar
raukht the laws of Odd aud man; aud Won
hsyr brokea all the bonds that can bind nan
a. bi> fellow man. 1ou stand convicted of
-. IA taE, perjury aud treason. Yon ba 70 ron
a-red II AN possi ole that we of the South can
nsent longer 10 live under the same govern
me with you. Yoa have subverted the C1n.
tetian OF your country. lou have DESTROYED
Vii aaiJu OF these = ate>.
Tne supreme law CT self-defence and saif
,,rrs sryattou-our duty 10 ourselves and our
uroqer y--lo mankind and TO God-reouire
ihat we should separate from you peaceabiy
# We can, f0Tciols If wemust.
Ist US, then, boldly prom pity and unitedlv
s.pgclse the inaiieuab!e rights of fresmen-
l.: there be NO discord and divisions amongst
II NE hesitate, or ara divided, our enemies
yr.:. .Ilumph. aud we shall soon he made To
hs-a .hs neck aad pass under the yoke OF
,.a,try and oeS potiSm OF Northern masters
~. T!ii quickly inaugurate ia our midst a
--iya -! Terror OF which history has as Vet re-
-fF Il
rp,s,acEeS ii 81. Domingo and the horrors OF
TIA French revolution.
tton The contrary, the South is true TO her.
sat-IvUe to her pos erity-true 10 man and to
Il d-she Will arIss In The majesty OF her
ruI,A.' Sac viii shake off her enemies! She
ul.I DEFY them Aud she will roll back uuou
the demon OF Abllttionlsn, OF K and BIa K
RrguDHeanIsm, wither4ug aLd u damuIng
del-at!
I.s,us Of the Sputh. then, invoke the spiri,
ssE her of A
ti5a. when they declared themselves iudepen-
d. %! Great Brl' Let US instantly pre-
g-s gp5St.cts, and let us, IN dts lin, and form
proclaim our separation from the Norm, aud
our ssp4Ta'e aud independent existence Il
people aud let Us, like our foreiatRers uiedge
10 sch other Ia the main ntenance OF that posi-
den our Ayes, oar fortunes, aud sa. red honor
Your feIio %-cltiIen,
PHILIP ST. ago. Cocks
Nov 81. $500
y B-A not TO be unders TODD as adyoca-
ting or advising what is called immediate se-
css-!on, nor Indeed auy precipItate or agsres-
siyr action th1L might invite or provoke a
physical contest with the North. We are in
Ia. rigut-let us by all means continue to c.
cupy tnat position. We have only 10 know
oar rights, aud 10 be determined 10 main Tain
them. Ne must, however, !Gke time for con-
ference, for deii5eratIon, for pTtpGraftea for
armIng and organizing our military aud for
framing me Constitution of our new Confed
-Facy. No Southern State can. without great
I'M "a nCeAcr, danger anu InJusNce TO all the
rest, move until all are ready 10 move, and
shJuId, IN the meantime, get ready to move es-
pecIaly ready In D1tftfary sense, before politi-
cai meas uTe3 shall precipItate US, while Ms vet
nnaJmed into civil war. Upon these poin Is
! may hereafter ask TO be heard.
InCATollne county, Va, on the 10th inst, q
meeting vas held, which adopted resolutions
advising q convention in this State, denying
tas right OF coercion, and asserting the right
OF secession.
The letter Of Secretary Cobb TO the people
OF Georgia has just been printed, and will be
dispatched South at once. After referring to
The origin and purposes of the Black Republi-
can party, he says:
Can there be Il doubt In any in teIligent mind
that the object which the Black Republican
party has in view is the ultimate ex til ,ion of
slavery in the United States To doubr il is
~ uast the imput&tiOn Of hypocrisy aud i'm be-
cillIy upon the majority of lie people of every
Northern State who have stood by this party
through all its trials and struggles 10 il. U. Ii
mate triumph in the election Of Lincoln |
an sure that no one can entertain for them
Individually or collectively less personal re-
f-ct than do, and yet l do give them credit
Tar more sincerity and in teliigence thEn is
consistent with The idea that in obtaining
lgv'er they Will refuse to exercise IL for the
only purpose for which they professed to seek
i, 90 believe that with all their meanness
and duplicIty they DO hate slavery and slave
holders quite as much as they say they dc.
and that 40 argument addressed 10 their hear ls
or judgments In behalf of the constitutional
rights OF the South would receive the slightest
consideration. What might be efiec ted hy An
sppeal 10 their fears and cupidity l will not
low stop 10 discuss.
In the nomination of Mv. Lincoln for the
Presidency the Black Republicans gave sui
more polE led expression TO their views and
feelings on the subject OF slavery. Lincoln
had neither the record nor the reputation OF &
salesman. Holding sentiments even more
Cs!ous lhan those OF Seward, he was indebted
T. The comp paratiye obscurity of his position
fJr Il triumph over his better known cOmpeti-
tor. By the boldness and ability with which
Mr S-WarG had advocated the doctrines OF
las 'higher law" and the "iTTepTessibIe con.
riict.n he had exhibited 10 the public charac-
r! so infamous that even Back Repu biicans
would not hazard the use of his name. To
mud 4 candidate of the same principle and less
uulCrtety was The great work TO be perf.rmt
by he Chicago Convention. That oaly was
successfully discharged in the selection and
nomination Of Mr.. Llncoln.
lie closes IS follows:--
The ficls and considerations which l have
eud-av Jred 10 bring 10 your view present the
prguriety OF resistance on the part OF the
S uln 10 the elec zion OF LIncoln in very diff
tertuL light from the mere question Of resist
lLE the elec lion OF Presid who has been
, ,hJseu Ia The usual and constitutional mode
l. Is not simply tnat u comparatively obscure
Sou h, has been elected President, and that we
are ASKED u 1--we under The administration OF j
man VINO commands neither our Respect
nJr confidence that The south cOnlemplales
Teelsiauce even to disunion. Wounded
honor might tolerate The outrage until by
another vote of the people the nuisance
could be aoated, but the election of Mr..
Lincoln involves far higher considerations.
IL brings 70 The Sou IN the solemn judgment OF
i majority of he people OF every Northern
Stale-With solitary exeeptioE-in favor OF
d0slGiGes and principles vioiatiye OF her con-
tHtuuouGl rights, Illuminating 10 her pride,
destructive ot her eQ uaiIty la the Union, and
ifadsht with The greatest danger 10 tue peace
ahG safely Ot her people. IL can be regarded
III 10 other light than declaration OF the pur-
Iiet and Intentions OF tne people Of the n Orth
- continue, with the power IF the Federal
Government, the war already commenced by
Tue teE Lulilfylug STATES OF the North upon
lLo lntutuii iiOA VI slavery and the constItn-
u0nal rights Of the South. To these acts OF
bfd Ialt The South has heretofore submitted,
l1-uga constituting ample jus liicatIou for
abandoning u compact WhIcu had been wan
bAiy violated. Tue question Is now pre-
Srhtel, y %Atther IUnsar submission To au IN
'Iras4HE spirit and power OF aggression is
compatible either with her hOuUr her
halety. In my mind there is NJ room for
oJUbt- The is re must now be met or forever
soandoned. IL ualiiy and safety In the Union
are a. al end, and il only remains 10 be seen
whether OUr manhood IL equal 10 the task OF
asserting AID maintaining independence ont
oi X. The Union formed by our fathers was
9le " eq uaiity, Justice and fraternity. On the
"a VI March II Will be supplanted by
tAlon Of stctionaiism and hatred. The
Que was worthy Of The support aud devo-
siOh Q! tTeemen, the other can only continue
a. lhs cost Of your honor, your safety, aud
!oar Independence. Is there no remedy fJr
~ ~ state Of things but immediate secession
'ohe worthy Of your conservatism has been
a aDkResied, except the recommendation of Mr.
""tAdAAn, OF new constitutional guarantees
" " father the clear aud explicit recognition Of
'uose That already exist. This recomme uda-
,iSA , is the counsel OF a patriotic statesman.
a. ~ eGhibits an appreciation OF the evils that
Hie up0u US, aud at the same time a devotion
~ the Constitution and i(s sacred guarantees