The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-12-05

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| rhe Presidents mss.a2s-rhs STATE Of tns
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The Preeioeu sbDusi Message to Congres.
/ Is before our readers. Al this exrtordnar,
ana ALARMING CRIES ia our pci,oa, arisrs tn,-
usual interest by al, sections, paru-s and
classes o, the American people
Az ,he closing regular exhibit Of Mr. Bu
| cbspaL's scmIuIrtfstion. We bad expected y
| GOOD report. and we ehould have been oirsp
| po,n'eo bao be failed to meet the sectioua, oi-
cords ana dangers OF the day wiIo such srga
| uD@n,s ana IecomDeu da'ioDs for tine pr---rva
ZION aud p-rp~ms6on Of the UDion OF these
otstse IA bis position. the occasion add tie
| public expectations demanded So Tar. now
ever, from being in Any degree disappointed
apon tb-se e<stniiais, W. ~. delighted with
toe calm, pstriot'o, oon.'r'~nt and convincing
views sbereos Of this S0mir able annual Nee
sage. The last from Mr. Buchanan, |, is nj
best. good ~ i~ predecessors nave been each
| in its sdsp isuoa to the requirements Of the
ime.
The drss and absorbing tooic discussed In
this Message IA, OF Course the r-voia aoaSry
cr~is in oW political Affairs, WHOM ~.
followed 20 quickly the ia1 Presidents.
triumph Of our Nortberp anti slavery
repuoIicss party. While ".he country V emf
p@p,Iy prosperous In all is material intsrs~ss !"
MT BnchsDsu's tirst inquiry s: why II this Union.
The source Of all tb-es bi~s~inss. thrssseD-d
| sith desuuctioni The cause IL st hand Il 10
'''t@ hong cooeinued and in'-mpersss inte'fs
renee o. the Northern people sih shs question
| Of slavery in the southern Ststrs." Bur tb~
| immediate peril comes from the danger ~ ser
| vie iDsurr~cti.ns IN the Souh. from he "vagis
| botiots o. sre-ooap which the slaves have I'm
| bibes under this i0ce.eant Norths~n anti Fla
very agitation Hence IL appears that among
our southern ore,hT-s - s~ns- VI security 10
logger exis,s around the family ALTAR" but
that many q natros throughout the South
retirss NJ might IN oresd Of what may b~f&il
herself ana her children before the morpiog"
This 's the great cause of dsng~r 10 the Uuioo;
and bow IL = to be- removed This Is ne quss-
tiou; but Il will be presently ans rered
The hrsssee takes the just ground shat tbs
sl.c,ion o. Nc. LiDcoln. In iseit, INVOLVES no
provocssisn tor disnpioa, and that the 5ou'h.
from said election, n In 10 immediate danger
Of sny Northern segr~+sions through the scdob
q toe general GOVERNMENT But Northern nn,i
6cst,on acts and scrs Ut rssiss@ace to the Fua,.
tive Save lsv are justly complained o., and, II
not r.drsss~d within th~ Union. wili Snord
ruff rent csus~ for revolutionary r-sis'sncc 70
,b~ government OF the Uoion.u Seo~s-icu Mr.
Buchanan oonsioers . revolutionary sck lie
deui~x the doctrine OF constitutional secession
Ne general government u not rope OF sand,
nss . great ard powerful rg>Dission, COO
isaVissips no separation OF any OF i1 CO
partners sbort of revolution; bus this u rixn,
which underlies all constitutions
NJ. Buck Asan next contends that the federal
government has no authority to co~rce .
sec~dius State into submission, and that ooer
cson. In any event, h utterly impraosesbls
What then. u be to do In regard IN South
resigned be, TO The extent Of their Jurisdic,Ioo.
u ertopp~d from doing anything. He may sill
l ss Charle~toa secure the collection Of toe fede
rel revenue from foreign nport; but ,h-r-
ARE The federal forts, the property Of tbs Unis-d
| SsAtee, placed in his charge. Ii be to give
then up on demand or bold them at all hAssrds'
He ssyss-.It Ia net believed that any attempt
Gill be made 70 eypel the United states from
| this property BY force; but u In this I should
| prove to he mistaken, the officer In command Of
the ior's has received orders 70 act strictly on
he dsf~rssve. Ia suoh . coptir g~ncy The n
| .pons'biiity for consequences would righfall,
rect npon The beads OF the aseai'snsa" Blu,
be power 10 co~rcs . delinquent Sssss back
INTO the Union vM tried and rjecsed In tb-
| Convection forming the constitution. % ths.
The only remedy for secession y reconciliation
Thu, With this cass OF e-cession on shs part
Of South Caroline In the foreground, Mr. Blu
| chsnan stli thinks that the Unioa may ns
saved through an explanatory auecdmeos o,
sh- constitution, embr acting thee CONCESSIONS 70
| The Sooth. vik: l. An express recognition ~
the rights Of property In slaves = The recos
milton Of this right In ell the Territories daring
their territorial condition; and, s Universe,
good faith in The restoration Of fugitive slav-s
And 80 fuIly concur that some such cocssitu-
t.oosl remedy 10 demanded by the evil Of Ne
esy Lee ths movement BE- initiated, and les
South Carolina quietly 90 out II che v,ll no,
-rmsiu In the Ustoo, and in the event Of .
n-~ treaty o, p~~os besse-n the North and
tie Stu't y, may r~s ssrured shss tired Of
beng .oiisAry ard sleoe, ossaae N tbs coad,