The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-11-21

rided ara krook The scYauU ci bie maLguy Uect
cle n order necessary. 70 give The sdherens Of Abe
lorese Of what they shA rsoeve as he hands Of he
chvanous Of the South should sectional war essue
Ny opinion s that viii be far consistent with the
comforts and personal safety Of the Wide AwAke 70 roman
a. their respective homes the OCCASION than appear
Warrington and witness Old Abe take IN oath the bind
ps force Of which be Ia undentood IN The South to hold
subordinate to The "higher Aw or, they should Wait
the capital, they would DO well 10 avoid any iasoleut
manifestations organized ,rosessions oolion
su Oh ~ refer 70 would precipitate revolution beyond
the power Of man to avert.
An effort VII be made to influence the Virginia LAgsla-
ture 70 pass law requiring every individual coming here
rcm New England, with view TO reside, TO serve pro
haion Of fourteen years before he Invested with the
ri,ht Q. citizenship.
Mr.. James Br.sin, Of Pennsylvania, has written {,
Governor Lstcher on the exsthg state Of Affairs In
the South. He rcpes the idea Of The right
Of secession, and expresses . belief that
1, secession Ia 10 take place n any time, the present
the most favorable. There are he Gays, twenty eight
millions Of n the North who VII. permit the
South 70 eesedc. he instances BY way Of illustrating the
aosurd.y Of the right Of secession the case Of Texas,
which cost the country several millions, and AXIS she
shoud be permitted TO out after entang such heavy
expense upon tie Union snd then Gays that Cuba would
have right 70 90 out upon the principle after she
sbould have been purchased ct cost of two hundred
millions Of dollars Governor Letchers reply ID very
able document. Il reviews the existing state Of the
country with much force and clearneee, and
suggests that before any responsibility should
be thrown upon the South for the present
state Of things the Northern people should st look TO
the terrible provo;aon which they have given He
fere 70 the notification laws, and tae necessity Of their
repeal 70 effect settlement OF the pending difficulties
Tho Farmers Bank IN this city suspended specie pay
ren TO day. This deemed necessary in view
Of the immense range Of circulation which this bank
commands through ib numerous branches in every
quarter o, the State The rush upon them IN few days,
under the influence or tho prevailing psrc would be very
grca ana to meet this their discount line should be
racted To point which would materially A1ect the
camille interests Of tho State.
It reported this evening that the Bank OF Virginia
and Exchange Bank viii suspend 10 morrow. The mer-
chants do not regret this course as Il win load to
psuson OF the discount ne snd circulation easy
This viii than coGnterbaance for the high rates Of
premium Northern exchange, which the suspension
will create.
heard one Of the most prominent statesmen In the
rnon native Of Virginia, remark TO day that in
the cotton States seceded re would favor q separate
Urcn 70 BE- composed OF the Sa.cs Of Virginia. North
Caroline, Tennessee, Kentucky aud Missouri He ex.
pressed the belief that Pennsylvania, Delaware, New
jersey and New YORK perhAps and mcss Of the Central
and Northwestern states would loin lr From bis oonver
n.on inferred that he would advocate such policy IL
the cotton states soceded
South Carolina money 10 esteemed good here Ia De.
probation owing 70 the immense quantity o poured
In upon tho brokers.
Ameetng held Gloucester county Saturday last,
At which resolutions adopted declaring the adoption
Of the black republican principles by the North, mani
eited BY the election OF Lncon oct Of osson agAns
the spirit OF the coustitutior declaring the South by
reason Of this revolutionary course, absoved from al
obligations to the federal constitution and the govern
established under t; endorsing tie action OF South
Carolina and expressing c,ryc,lon ths, was The duty
OF Virginia 10 unite with her sister States Of the ocIh
TO which end II polite that the Governor should
vene the Iesialssurc at once.
There Ia truth In the r1mors tbs! Virginia hn. gonc
for Bel TIE las. returns received place Breck'nridgo
ahead and the opinion expressed by those rcoep OF
the ociL returns that he viii carry the s,se Nothing
bot the Official vote win decide the contest
Mr.. Thos. r. Price, . wealthy merchant Of this city,
who referred 10 few days ago In telegranhic de-
spatrh 70 . New York paper 40 ore Of series Of
merchants who discharged clerks from bis c.
iablshment applied 10 Judge Lyons, Of the Hnst-
mrs Court, yesterday, 70 sscertaiu by what form
Of procedure correspondents Of Northern papers could
be made anenabc TO prosecution for libel The Judge
informed him that he should geek redress for such Of
fence IN the Superior Court. mschie vous gra
tuitors unfounded statement than that which led to
this Injury was never made. The merchants whoee
mentioned In that despatch have been rsly
very much excited. Hundreds Of Others aharei In the
excitement and expulsion or lnching Of the coespon
deot was freely talked Of