The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-10-24

The New Orleans Ddta says that number Of the oiu
gems Of Louisiana including many Of the most prominent
addressed 70 Governor Moore petition, requesting hi
TO convene the Legislature Of the State with view
taking measures 70 meet the great political crisis whc
now confr0nte the South.
A DISGUISED sEcEssIoNrsr.
General Cornelius Robinson, Of Alabama, offers bid
valuable plantations and negroes for sale BE "dis
gusted he says, with the submission policy OF thd
South, and determined TO convert his property and
leave.
The South, In the Union or Oat of IL.
From De BOWS Review for October
The time has at ieogth arrived when II u not only pre-
per, but It has become positive duty 70 discuss IN
question OF the dissolution OF the American Union.
win soon be the most painfully prominent Of all the sab
jecu which aeitste the public mind. Several years ego
come o merely ssSSve aueson' ou. has now ss
within the last decade Of national life have germna
ted grown, bossomcd, borne ABUNDANT fruit and th{
harvest near a hand. The events OF that period ar
Fastening 70 their conclusions awith the Mexioa
war" - Mr. Calhoun well said, wAs opened the seooo
volume Of American history" Since then, while NJ
material developement Of ths whole country has bea
unexampled, our progress hes been downward step bI
step in pubic spirit in political virture, and In prvat
and sectional anmosity have become more and more n
tense The South has been steadily retrogadng In rsis
tive power, and the North has been steadily advano
ing Tie after tie Of sterna feeling OF religious unio
and OF party association has been broken until now th
common government is no longer shield 70 protect bu
II has already VIII soon become . sword 70 p eroI
The sitas Of the weaker section.
We propose, In this paper. without prejudice or AMI
admxture OF passion, OF III viii sectional asperly bu
the condition Of the south In the alarming crui
which has now been reached in the history OF ou|
country.
It Is so obvious that II may fairly be oous dered al
axiom, that there can be permanent security WITH
cut The power OF self projection. Whoever holds hI|
ms,cy Of p@ p1ope h 81 any sn' wnsesss q "a
be- % that extent slave This u equally applicab
10 individuals, 70 Statee, 10 seotions and entr
nall Ia
tcrup1lousy respect the rights OF ths weak Powe
can only be restrained by power. Constitutional lin
so,n give best very in.dsaSas profession ss.in.
interpret for themselves the extent Of these
when the pAssions ensendersd BY long and bitter
tesu and hoetle nteress, real fanced have becou
mingled with The ust OF power something more tina
Jolly 70 expect moderation alter the victory has bee
The application Of thcss remarks 70 the existing 90,
dton OF the South In the Union wiz readily be seen a
we have given brief statement exhibiting the relaiiv
strength Of the two great sections OF the oenederasy
l7ss. when the constitution went into operation, tn
population Of the Northern and the Southern States
nearly equal. the difference In favor Of the North ben
only about 900 BY the census OF 1850 the population
Of the sAvehodipg States was, In round numbers
thirteen and half millions; while thai Of the savehoic
ing states, exclusive Of saves. was bot sir and half
including slaves, ne and half ons At the prcsc1
time by moderate estimate, the population Of the nrss
not less than eighteen millions, and Of the latter nc
moss ~ sso 4 ms qss >
North olbine mhons Or, IN other a. the numerios
power o. The North In the Union now double tina,
The south.
In lse beginning, the number q States vas seve
Northern 70 Soulhern and up 20 1850 the adnios
OF slaveholdlng and slaveholdiag States was ncayt
PAR pasS. Vermont or .example, VS. admitted In 1Ta
and Kentucky In liza, Tennessee In fle6 and Ohio Il
1901 Louisiana In 18l& and Indiana In 1915 and Cd
free and savehodng SAtss 10 alternate order. 10 1856
the equilibrium was nrst disturbed By Me admission
California giving majority Of one 70 NE North, who
hs Since oosn y NE s%,0o q ssnes
the adm ssioa Of KAnsaa N The whole number OF STAT
nos In the Unioa ,he NORTH nas sShteeu with thirty
votes In the senate, gong majority Of three states
six votes In hvor OF The North. In III House
Representatives, undev The existing spportooment ID
North has one hundred and forty SIX repr,
se1iasvcs. and the south ninety, the Hcu
ern majority being any ak. The disparity viii
greater still under the apportion about 70 d
made In the electoral college the North has ma orit
of sixty two, The Northern vote being hundred
eighty two, and the southern hundred and twenty
" the nine judges composing the Supreme Court, foe
having been appointed from the North and ave from III
south; but the North s already claiming her right
reason greater population and larger amount Of judlc
busincs 70 have the majority q this Court also Tire
or iour vacancies In this i'm ,ortAnt tribunal must tai
place 10 few years, On the natural courss q event
thai the South viii be permitted any longer 70 retain u
msp9ity abe now has.
Inc North, then, has q controlling popular majority
the electoral college, By which me Eseouuve chcsc
ears q NEST sbe viii have attained ths Judiciary.
this condition q things with the existing state OF part
feeling with sectional pAssiccs arvusef With sacre
snimoetyn ens indled On the subject s'av~y
with The inclination and the power 70 retsliste ted
fold for fancd injuries insults IN the past what bod
OF safety 10 the Dniou can remain 70 toe SOUTH
II Ia that there democratic party IN the Nor
suong 10 point o. numbers. and stronger SITS IN u
81, rartsr ~ many OF lie noble leaders AID Ia tines %,
IL ass rendered sssIsss q Fhsa .he s9vth VIII negc