The New York herald., 1860-12-07
ghs Revelation in the scuth-The Pro,.
pscI.

Our hopes OF the preservation Of this confe-
deracy, through the mediatorial Intervention Of
Congress, have vanished. Impossible as we of
the North have been heretofore acoustic ned TO
regard the fulGlnlent OF this Southern last re-
sort Of secession, we can no longer enteri sin
this oelusion. The patriotic endeavors Of the
Presiden' 10 expose the causes Of, and TO reach
the remedy for, The sectional discords Of the
day, have not only failed to stay the Southern
current OF revolution, but appear TO have wi
dened the breach between tho disturbing forces
The special compromise committee Of thirty
tbree-one from each State ordered by the
House OF Representatives, II will not be withio
the power Of the Speaker 70 appoint; so tha, IL
the very proclamation of thh committee In be
half or the Union the startling fact will ap
pear that one II mo- several States, have alrea
dy virtually withdrawn from the Union.
sin more significant OF the impending event
Of dissolution Is our record OF Wednesdays de
bate in the Senate. In that debate Mr. Hale,
Of New Banpsbirc, q representative republican
os the anti slavery school which controls the
party, thus frankly expressed his views:-"f
country looks to one Of .wo things. II looks
to absolute submission, not On the
part OF the Southern States, but on the
part OF the North 70 on abandonment Of their
position L looks 10 q surreiider Of that popular
sentiment ,rhich has been uttered through he con-
siiiulod forms ~ ne ballot boz, or 4 looks 70 open
uri." "And II war Is the alternative, let II
come In any form or In any shape. The Union
is dissolved, and II cannot he held together a.
a Unicr. it that IL the alternative Northern
submission or war upon which We 90 into an
election"
TIE gauntlet tins thrown do rn 70 the south
war promptly taken mp and In the responses to
tbe defiant Hale, o. the republican ohaup'on OF
TIE North. from Brown OF MiSsissippi; Wigfili
Of Texas, and Iverson, Of Georgia, we see
clearly tha, the argument IL ended, and that
disunion is before ne. Mr.. Iverscn leaves nc
loorhole OF escape. lie sa,s: :-"Gsu,lcueu
speak OF concession Of the repeal OF Personal
Liberty bAs Repeal them oil to-rncrrow, and
you cannot stop this rsvoluti a. II k not The
liberty laws, but the mob lag, which tue South
fears. They DO not dread these overt acts; for.
without the power Of the federal government
by force, under the republican ru'e, their inst
tnt!on tslave!l would not last ten years, and
they (the South know IT, This, then, Is the
idea; the Northern anti-slavery alliance having
crossed the Rubioon. the South will Of once set
up the wall Of an Independent, power sgains'
its onward march, instead Of waiting for no
raj ansi slavery invasion. which fos,ered by the
general government, threatens the speedy de
struoxon OF the vital Institution Of the South
There is no Argument against THE defensive
policy. Under the moving impulse thus pre-
scrsed by the Senator from Georgia concessions
and compromises TO The people be represents
have bad their dag. Accordingly, we are fatty
prepared 10 believs him, whsn hs tells US ths',
| "setors the IN d March 6vs states will