, 1860-11-27
THE SECESSION MOVEMENT.

THE SECESSION MOVEMENT.
TIE Q. 8. Arsenal AT cuAR1Es1oS-T1E
OVERT ACT.
Correspondence Of the n T. Trlhuue]
WAsu1xaToi, Nov. II, 1850.
The President does not feel at all casy, in
regurd to tho posture Of aHairs In South CARO-
lima; and while he has made cyery effort, and
members Of bis Cabinet have exerted eyeryln-
fluencc, to prevent any hostile demonstration
before the 4th Of MaEch, no confidence is en-
tertaincd iu the ability Of those who are dis
posed to such course there, to control r..
suits. On the eontraay, there are indications
well calculated to excite llis apprcleusiouH,
| that tIG 11Sh leaders Who have Obtained COM
maud Of the movement, will not wait for Lis
cxodas to prccipitate crisis, Il they suppose
anything Is to be gained byearlier action. 1t
Is none the less true, that the United States
Arse}.al in Charleston ,yas actually taken pos
| session Of BY force . fortnight ago. Col. Gar
| diner, who commanded ut Fort Moultrie, OIL
| Sullivans Island, >cycn miles from tLe city,
| sent up party Of his soldiers whca affairs be-
| gan to take serious turn, to remove some Ut
| the Government ammunition down to tiie
Fort, and although they 'scnt III citizens drca=
| 80 as not to attract notice, and cnde.rored IL
| disguise their mission, they were discovered
| and compelled by the people to carry back th':
ammunition. The Arsenal was then put III
! charge Of the Washington Light Infantry,
| volunteer military company, tE tue municipal
authorities, in order to prevent its destruction
| BY the populace.
| Here WIS al overt act against the authority
| Of the Government, just as much as il Furt
MoultTie had been taken by I'LL armed force.
| The President concluded, however, tu ignore
it, Tor prudential re.sons fearing it might ptu-
| yoke 1 collision and more fatal RESULTS Nu:
| that fact will only give encouragement to the
reyulutionists, who; believing the conduct oi
thu President TO be governed ty fear. will bc
| apt to 20 further and make tolder demands
lis services to. or sacrifices Oh behalf ol thc
South, except to reg them Us weak conccs-
sons made 10 their Glctation. II is Pretty
well developed to the satisfaction Of the le:s'l-
crs that even the Cotton States will moi unit
| with South Carolina in the proposed furua ri
SECESSION, aud hence they arc anxious to ta;hr
some steps by which the President 1nay
be compelled to exert his constitutional
powers, in order to attract sympathy, or, il
possible, 10 force cooperation. They c.suuo:
retreat now without dislonor, and therefore
desire to bring about = condition Of lilirgs
which nlny involve other States in tic s:nlt'
fate with themselves.
WHAT MARYLAND AND Virginia SAY,
Especial Dispatch to the n. y. 1itrald.1
WAsu1SG7oS. Nov. ::;; 1869.
Tic citizens Of Maryland and Virginia COM
plllu bitterly Of the prerili:auey of ii. Cotton
States regarding secession. Tley say il any
parties huye Il right to complain Of grievance
~ account OF the non-returu OF fugitiycs, it is
tho border States. The Cotton States Gu not
1asc one slave in . Thousand OF those that
cape. They therefore insist that If that he
their real cause oi complaint against the North.
the border States Lax Il right t0 be cunSulirt:
before the Union Is rent iSunder and commrr-
cial and financial interests destroyed. Blu.
they suspect that the sccessionists lave no
great desire to protect the border States. The
disruption Of the rnion,iu order to rc-opcut thu
slave trade, is the primary object, and protcc-
tion to border States only the prctext. lf1hi>
prove true, the latter will demand that the
grounds Of secession bc put before the people
OF the South in their true light, and submitted
to vote; and they confidently aver that all thu
border States would dcride unanimously for
Union, and that nearly all the wealthy cotton
planters would vote the same way.
LETTER IRON occasional"
Correspondence Of the Press.1
WAsuIsc1os, Nov. u. 1860.
While there Is no real difficulty i'll the Cab:-
net Of Mr. Buchanan, there il manifest tl:i.lsi-
ness. Mr. Cobb, two days ago, had not Le suN
to write LIS annual report rs Sccrctlry0i tit
Treasury. 1Ic seems to he fully convinced
that the crisis Is at hand, anil argues III thi:
anticipation with characteristic ability :!!t
carncstnc=s. When remember his able lv.-
Ter against secession, III 1871, and his fearless
determination to make 4 sacrifice Vi himself
rather than allow the thought Vi secession t.
ct'nlrol the people Of Georgia, because u: th..
passage If the Compromise Measures, iiud i:
ITO easy matter to believe that he can l,e sin
cerc in his present opinions. There is lcss
cause Tor secession NOW than there WAS il:
1850. The opposition to the admission Of CAL
itornia on the part of Mr. Hunter, M: Mason.
and Others, because Of its alleged rxtrava=.lll.
boundaries. lad something, practical i'll il ;1ut
would like Mr.. Cobb to tell Inc what reason
be has for askin. Georgia to ful:ow South Car
olina into the wi!drrncss Ut dissolution aud
anarchy: He cannot make The election Of AIr.
Lincoln the pretcxt, because lie WIS runs:ilu-
tionally chosen, and Mr.. Cobb, IL cun*ti.uti nal
Statesman and an experienced lawyer, is boand,
not Only to wait for the overt act, bit IL re-
gard him IS innocent until proved guilty.
viii le, then, throw himself upon, aid g.
before his people with, the idea that GcorEi.
siIall tr:til her proud and empire banner in tle
dust Is the abjcct Inferior of South C:Toliu:..
only 1ecaHssMc South has 1tcoms {, minority i"
the tHionf This is lllc prete1t offered by tut
reasonable fanatics Of South Carolina. THEY
propose to lcayc the Union with hurrat, :.,n!
say that they do so BECAUSE they 1lnd them
selves losing theiy influence inside OF our fam
lily OF Republics. They do not regard the
election OF 3lr. Lincoln as the chief t:use Of
AA%AA lAOsI!lCA ~ NblilSa ~ tuEAl ElHtl5t :N
a provocative, an appetizer, ansl u stiruulan1.
but they 80 behind present 6r cvcn recent
events, and declare that the safety for tlaver:
in the South is to live outside Of the An1eri:l
Union. Now, will Mr. Cobbaccept this theory
as his own: If he does, c.,i he justify j, 10
himself Us an honorable man:
With Mr.. Cob3's upiuious. he cannot remain
III the Cabinet, should the President tlkc ihv
jackson, and, heretofore, tic Cobb IDEA, an.;
hence it may bc that he i,,s reason for delay
ing the preparation Of his annual report.
Should he 60, he will leave iu good hnmor, amt
Thompson, Of Mississippi.
The New York Herald has been trying I"
create the impression that Governor Flow.
syn,pathizcs with Mr. Colt If Le does, then
there is no faith in man. l know that within
the last ten days he haf made thc1nos positive
declarations that i'll li8 event woull hc cullscut
to 4 secession or dissolution. simply OH nc.
count Of tue election Of Mr.. Lincoln.
Mr. Huchanans message WAS nut completed !
until Wednesday, aud liz is still polishing, il
into shape. The grounds he may take have
not been made acquainted with, although t
organ. insists that he will s'!uarely rtitcrl,e
and e,lfortc tue old jackson platform ::..:i,t.
Modification aul secession II Ii: losS, O.: ;
co:rse Mcssrs. Cobb and Thompson will rc~
tire.
South Carolina has gone loo fur to rccrslr. i:
AA@ "4A aGAGAA> stuA SAE " s!i IL stlGtlt+ cHE
cannot get companions. Her flrc-eatrrs hay,
succeeded in firing the hearts Of tie wl,olr
people with but one IDEA, and that il Of rcyol,-
tionary independence. \ gentleman present 1T :;
Charleston few days a.0, informs me that H.. |
never saw anything TO equal the t.cliri,,m Of !;
all classes in that city. They nrc maxim. ,..
brilliant with lone stars, and heavy with Fa:- !
Mettu trees, which are hum. out from r,ir.:s.
dcrot and ktGrc-liOusc:. h.lte}s hos. houses, i;
anu theatres. Ladies are making eockatl,s AMI
banners, painters arc painting, l',ctS :1r. port
lzlng, nlusicians arc srrcnauing, ar:lturs arc !
spclknE. aid minute Ellen art organizing, and !
there seems TO he q general sa:urna.ia. III !
truth. the only thing that convinced him 1lla! :
South Carolina was not II, much in car1lcs, n
she desired to appear in the newspapers was j
the fact that hcr people appeared 10 lie VI, :,
grand fro1ic-a Grccian symposium. whcrr fur |;
tic time being, all Thought and all discretion
arc lost in tue exhilration OF the moment If i
General Washington were t" appear ainon~
these jewellers arranging 70 destroy their !
country, and repeat his Farewell Address. ther
might not burn him III ctlgr, but they wuulti |
order him beyond their Remains Eut woe
upon Old Hickory! II lsc. l;l.. the aneipnt
Cid could come tur1h from his c!H,rnrl .ouse.
and repeat his proclamation, there would lc
NO respect, 10 refuge, ITO rescue for him. Can
it bc possible that the border States are rcaty
TO follow these frantic l,cr: do nor bciicy,.
it, and therefore ! AMI mt sorry that Sout],
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