The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-12-13

alton which She is forced bear be speedily mitigatea
the effects will be most amentable There is a point
beyond which nations any more than individuals cannot
carry their expenditure without tempting ruin
The Secession Movement in an English
Point OF View.
From the London Times, Nov. 20
In electng Mr. Lincoln to the Office Of President, the
Northern United States have ventured bold expert
ment. They have determined to test the courage
and sincerity of the South to face unappallcd the
spectre Of secession and discover whether IL be really
terrible spirit potent for evil only bugbear devised
by clever faction inflated with the breath of rhodomon
fading orators and dressed out with hideous mask by
placemcn trembling for their appointments The next
month or two will show how far those in the right
who have calculated on the strength Of the American
Union and tho supremacy OF national feeling over all sec
should South Carolina, Georgia and the adjacent
States, separate themselves permanently from the
federation constituting themselves new nation with
their army, navy customs, foreign representatives
and all the appanages Of independence, An The aoho
and TAI, journal, which has always declared msa
on epenn TO be impossible wtu h1N been IN
The wing ~1h taem But If, after m out
become sensible of the wickodness and folly Of
their course If they recognize how far the possessors
and cxpoctants Of Official places the movers Of this
agitation and II, moreover they claimed by the
Election that President powerful as he j., can do little
alter the policy OF the republic and nothing at all TO
subvcrt the domestic institutions Of the several States
then the result will be such as we anticipate, and the
United States viii continue 10 combine In one federation
communities, with widely different politics and sys
tens of social life, but forming essentially and unaltcra
bly, one and the same people.
For the present however the storm is raging through
the South eastern States South Carolina of course
takes the lead and Georgia throwing OF her usual old
fashioned quetude surpasses her tempered sister
revolutionary violence South Carolina Is however, the
first TO The federal officials at Charleston have
signed their appointments The flag Of the state IS osten-
tatousy displayed instead Of the stars and stripes Even
a coming into Charleston harbor Obliged to
discard the symbo of American unity. Some inter
ference with the federal fortresses within the
State seems also to have been contemplated. In
Georgia the Governor, in special message 10 the Legs
lature carried by his zeal beyond the bounds Of com
mon II we understand him rightly, h. proposes
only separate from Massachusetts,, but u carry
a chrome warfare against that offending State. Because
the laws o Massachusetts, do not prot oct slave property
or in other words, causc plumber from Georgian citi
gems y Massachusetts, must be compelled TO make com.
pensation He recommends the enactment OF laws
thorizng the of money property Of any
citizen of such offending and aihess states To indemnify
the losses Of the citizens OF Georgia Hostile tariffs are
10 be established against the aboonsts The population
is TO be called to 10 support its rights and money
be raised to put the State IN posture Of defence This
a specimen Of the counscs which offered TO the
Souherners BY their magistrates and at irst sight thy
would opotend the immediate disruption Of the
public. But through all this violence we cannot but think
that signs of insincerity appear The Caroniaas and
Georgans protest too much The flame Is too violent and
too sudden TO asst long No doubt much sedition will be
talked and many acts committed which the federal govern
might be justified In treating reasonable, but
when has been for reflection the S0utherners
win be rcconcied to their fate-whch after all, no
hard onc-and common sense will show them the alb
surdity Of refusing 10 accept constitutional election be-
has gone against them, aud breaking up great
nation through the vain fear that magistrate OF limited
powers will do what dcspot would be able to effect
In the meantime, however, South Carolina viii make
every show OF The American papers discuss
the prospects Of the republic It's wealth material
resources por railways and commercial system The
complications which would ensae on ms even arc spoken
Of with much gravity. The effect ON the cotton trade
especially would b. most remarkable when the produce
Of Georgia, its way to Charleston would have TO be
bonded and Tennessee would be divided from the Allan
tic and the European world by foreign country So
immediate has been the impulse, we hear that engineers
are sent examine the old scheme OF forming great
mort n Brunswick
of this state preferrng to remain member OF the old
federation II IA Of the Americans that
the disruption OF their beloved republic should be
viewed in its mercantile and ointstock company
light But "a far as we can see even south Carolina
does not yet propose To make herself nation Tho
first plan L. to embarrass the federal government by
fusng fulfil federal duties South Carolina has
no federal officials me mcda,ss wtndraw,ng ner sena
passive resistance TO the execution Of federal law The
people Of the Palmetto state will then leave the gov
ernment at Washington 70 take what steps II thinks 1T
10 short the scheme of the south Caroinians is not
much secession nullacation, to the term
when the state attempted similar policy IN tho
time Of Mr. Calhoun South carolina will not declare her
Independence 81 the federation In the in which she
declared her Independence Of England eighty years
ago; she viii be content with pushing To their extreme
limits her rights as sovereign state and while re-
naming nominally in communion with New York
constitutional authority II the federation by her
private enactments, There will not be Carolinian
pitfalls Of Washington and London but the authority Of
the federal government will be impotent within the IL
III
main obstinate, will undertake to manage their own Post
Office their Customs, the lighting IL their coasts,
and will perhaps 60 the length Of constructing AMI arm
ing domestic .prresses strong minded President like
Jackson, whatever his own sympathes, would probably
not hesitate to crush the Caronians by force II is EVIL
dent indeed tbs smallest reflection, that the south,
n united could oppose for three months the
greatly prrponderating strength 81 the North. few
hundred thousand slayeowners trembling nightly with
visions Of murder and piage backed by dssoutc popu.
ation q poor whites arc no match for the hardy and
resoIue populations Of tho free States The Sorhcrners
k... sf. pfel.tfA
given IN all its ways; but II the day Of conflict
TO Il would be shown that the South but
child in its weakness well as its frowardncss.
We believe however, that moderate counscls prevail
At Washington. Public opinion j. evidently opposed 10
the use OF military force to qusl the agitation. Vic
lencc il 10 be by calmness aud scdion by quiet
discharge 81 constitutional duties.
The souihcrners are not % be ooerccf because / =
expected they viii shortly he able % restrain thcmse
The overthrow 81 party 80 long dominant could hardly
hc effected without some display o. excitement and
The section 81 the slave states have long and
- vehcmorty asserted their resolve never submit
republican executive, that they could not without be
coming ridiculous, quietly acqucscc their defeat Eve
rythng has been at stake with thcu-placc power
cial position credit with their fellow citizens, and now
they can hardly bring themselves 70 believe that they
have ios the day But the Su'h j. unitei. whole
states lukewafm IN the democratic cause. and
ock with horror ANYTHING Ike disruption q the
republic Even "a south Carolina there Is mode.
rate party which when the first cfrvesceucc has sub
sided wiz make It's Influence felt To leave the South
crners completely 20 themselves . take no notice Of tho
withdrawal q the senator's Representatives 10 avoid
much pcssihe any conflict between the federal
thores and the excited popuace q Charlcsionn shost
10 oppose mastery inactivity 70 the excitement ~
the South l. the policy recommended ~ the North and
cannot but think 4 viii be successful The South
will grow accustomed 10 republican President the
movement IN South Carolina and Georgia viii be confined
20 only section Of the slave states aud after some
months wiser ccunsck will prevail even there presi.
dent Lincoln VIII probably be found by the stockholders
more harmless than they anticipate. Mems acts are
extreme their opinions, and rs the free soil
have -four shed under the dominion OF their oppo.
nenis 80 the South msy exist spstc of chief msgls
rsc whose opinions slavery not considered ortho.
dOx at Charleston.
Holland.
me Dutch Ministry had brought In bill for n new
tariff which the duties cotton goods several
kinds Of iron, aud other articles