The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-12-23

force against State would be equivalent to declaran
Of war that state Of war would OF itself by It's very
act operate the abrogaton OF all ties between
the begerent parties, and would be equivalent 10 dis
solution Of the Union
Bat even customs blockade, deemed feasible by 50
many would prove mpracticabe for any length Of time
1t might destroy at least seriously inurc for while the
local maritime interests Of Charleston but Il has been
proved that could not affect the interests OF the state az
large which would have TO and from the through
the adjoining States and that its inevitable tendency would
be awaken local loyalty and reconcile 10 local loss just
the Boston Port bill did at the beginning Of the War
of Independence The powerful British force which that
time occupied Boston by land and sea neither checked
subdued the rising Massachusetts, If all of the cotton
states should go out, the idea of customs blockade
would he simply absurd and would have to be aban-
doned before il was undertaken.
II considered certain that the remainder of the
ton states Immediately and the other savehoding States
before the middle Of February, win seeede from the
Union The general feeling that secession also should
NJ the inst instance be the separate act Of each State
The resolution which passed the Georgia Senate three
days ago. adverse to such separate action and in favor of
the cotton States Withdrawing from the Union in body
is not looked on with much favor by southern leaders
II too much they say, Of consolidation as op-
posed TO the idea of State sovereignty and the fundament
al pr mcple Of confederation of equal powers. The
great enthusiasm with which the secession Of South
Carolina has been received in all slaveholdng commun
ties demonstrates that their action in the same direction
is only matter OF time.
and its appeals to the people and Mr. Lincoln TO come for
ward while there Is yet time and, by granting 10 the
South their just rights the country from its sur
rounding dangers, are looked upon with admiration and
concern that there should be any delay in responding to
advice which home 10 the OF every
reader. Every hour now is precious. But ten weeks
will carsc before the administration OF James Buchanan
will have closed and with IT, II the utmost wisdom does
not prevail in the counsels of tho incoming admnisra
tion, the unity Of the republic Even dreadful
civil war is more than possible, If the acts OF the Pres
dent elect shall correspond with the wishes Of his
ultra followers, and with long page IN his own ante
cedents
Mr.. Iahams recent dsavowal Of disunon sentiments
on the part OF the majority OF the people Of California has
quoted the minds Of those who feared the immediate
creation Of Pacific republic, in the Of the
scn Of the cotton States from the Union The democratic
delegates last spring TO the Charleston Convention
vehement in their dcnunciaons Of the tdtu OF the
confederation and they quoted the OF senator la
than their strongest advocate of Pacific secession II
suprositons and that the people of California entertain
the conservative sentiments which Hr Latham atri-
butes to them
l have seen letters to-day from Alabama, Louisiana,
Mississippi and North Carolina. They possess Importance
as they were, with only exception written by what
are called Union one is from the president Of a
leading bank another from federal officer whose inte
rests are many of them, in New York and third from
Lieutenant Governor who, one year ago, made an anti
reoatng speech 10 his constituency. They all proclaim
that secession the part OF all the cotton States
at least inevitable They regard the continuance of the
disturbed feeling which will be the consequence of the
perpetuation of the Union, highly dangerous to the
South and tending introduce feelings of disaecton
among the slaves. In this connection may mention,
also the supreme disgust which has been created in the
national capital by the fasehoods which spread by
your leading black republican journals respecting the
present animus Of bond population They gene
rally well affected, and will continue unless
selves pander TO insurrection.