New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-11-10
MANIPEsTOEs.

| Ithas been suggested in various quarters that,
in consideration of the excited condition of the
pubic mind in South Carolina, and some other
| Southern States, the President elect ought
| 10 come ont with manifesto setting forth
| the policy which he intends to adopt We have
already expressed the opinion that no such step on
bis part is called for. The platform upon which
| he was nominated announces with distinctness,
funess and precision, the doctrines, aims objects,
| and intentions of the Republican party. That
platform furnishes abundant information az to the
line of policy to be expected from the new Presi-
dent. Besides, it is not any apprehension OF any
thing that President Lincoln may do that MOI agl-
tates the Southern mind. 1t is the simple fact that
his nomination ard election were brought about
not only without the participation or con-
currence, but against the remonstrances
of the slavehoding interest, remOnstrances
based solely upon the circumstance that he
does not favor the spread and increase of SlaV-
cry. No manifesto on bis part could alter this
state of facts or remove, soften the sentiments
of hostility which grow out of it.
If, under the existing state of excitement In
some of the Southern States, any manifesto is
needed, we should say that the heads and leaders
of the Breckenridge party are the men who ought
to put it forth. If they intend Notwithstanding
their defeat to stand by the Union, as we presume
they do declaration to that effect would as it
seems to us, be just now highly sessonable and
| proper. 1t cannot be denied that their course
during the Presidential canvass has greatly con-
tributed to stimulate the ILL feeling which now ex-
| hbits itself at the South, and to encourage the
hopes and excite the passions of the disuniOnists.
| Their secession from the Charleston Convention,
| their refusal to submit to the platform or to
| indO1se the nomination of the majority OF that
body, were ecgerly hailed by the disunionists as
the first step toward the breaking up of the Union.
Subsequently threats of secession and dissolution
| were freely employed by their partisans as q
means of frightening the voters of the North
| into surrender of their principles and
the abandonment of their candidate. If
| the idea of a dissolution of the Union has just
now any considerable currency in the South, out
side the limits of South Carolina, which for years
| has been given over to that heresy it is
| mainly due to the countenance that project has
received pending the Presidential canvass from the
heads and traders of the Breckenridge party. If,
after all, they are really attached to the Union,
| and desire that it should continue undisturbed,
notwithstanding their failure in the Presidential
election, and their consequent loss of the Federal
| patronage, it might be well for them to say so.
1t would be little cruel to the South Carolina hot
heads to allow them to lead off in a secession
movement under the false idea that their
proceedings have the secret approval of all the
Southern supporters Of Breckenridge who only
need the stimulus OF an example, themselves to
follow in the same track. Besides, they ought to
have little consideration for the unlucky predc-
ament in which, should anything really serious be
attempted, Mr. Buchanan would be placed. They
certainly owe Mr. Buchanan some gratitude for
the zeal with which he has labored to elect their
favorite candidate. To throw upon him the re-
spOnsiblity of encounterng the sovereign State Of
South Carolina in its march out of the Union will
be TO render the last months Of his Administration
| very uncomfortable.
| There is still another important reason why the
| Southern Breckenridge men should make speedy
declaration Of their loyalty to the Union and deter
mnstiOn to stand by it even though Mr.. Lincoln is
elected President. Let them take care that they
are not anticipated in this movement by combi-
nation of their political opponents at home Should
the stigma Of being q disunionist party be ence
fixed upon them they would probably soon find
themselves in minority in every State but South
| Carolina.