The New York herald., 1860-12-07

ppued 10 the rc,o and they 10 be selected rom Tho
different ssctors Of both parties II doubted by many
whether II shoIc precede follow the meeting Of the
state Convention.
You viii readily perceive from The Indefinite sate q
ae'Yr here that csnnot give you very lucid opinon OF
matters political All but very few OF this State are
ial ing rome part in the present critical excitement, hut
they saily 10 want Of ezder - mould course oi
scton ana concentrate opinirs upon q delntte mode
Of action for against secesson tue meory OF tho
people decide No measures cave yet been taken 10
t,t ,ne strength of any plan OF action In the legislature
Put IN ib state OF uncertainty and hesitSsion al in
action OF the more Southern states places North Caro0s
somewhat In the same plight.
msogi,y u tho House nf Representatives. for
ce,siop. The present uuon cannot be held together
without prompt and additional guarantees from the North
10 the South u will take bGi lev months 10 decide
these now eyci,mg questions.
Dad and b. Moore EtfoCg and violent Tor srbinr
SION Bay nor quite extreme - the contrary.
RPoRTAET LETTER FROM SECRETARY
FLOYD
orR RICHMOND CoRREsPoEDENCg.
RcExosD, Va Dec 6, 1850
Coz. Floyd Thinks Dismtoa Observation-Disclosures o.
Rioh Of Sses,io,,--Looks Upon IL as rain to Preens
hat lincoln "a Cosserpatius- Thisks Al ne S4thera
states will Sred- F a Fro Sscsds-rs South Clrno.
Count Uron Els!ard's Fie.dshir--He faCors Fa,thcr
6uGYaEt.ss or Disunioa If Refused " the Norta-He
Also IoUors a STATE Conrention Tirgsis, &c &c.
send yen hertxitnS hishly interesting letter from
Governor Foya Secretary Of War, written n response
to circular scdrossed to hi by Of the editors
of the Enquire, soliciting hs upon the oxlstng
state Of affairs In the south.
wssHsGToS CRY, Dec s. 1880
nsAR SIR:-ay time has been - mucn engrossed by
pressing public duirs, tnat bave been unable mill
70 repiy 70 your favor ot the 1hih umo regret
lhs 81 the lcss because the tnle p.ssed the
courses of Any arrest tho lre ;ptaic current
Of events avert the result uhC6 oxasperatci Rai
excited public feeling Ice soah rendered laa sta
DC ni:rn,n iosr cannot be prevented by hC
power. All that devoted rarieism ard nsnly nrmacss
can now do, - control ihe ccursc or eFeos
Keep open the way s10 keep ise the mop, f1r r.
.0c;t Of ihe Talon sho the wounded leC,inss or ths
Souh ssail nsvc ncen somewhat soShcd sai propiila
ted By sueh favorable inlssrccs = I trust bcnig.
mn, future may have = store for The country.
Tic agitation Of toe slavery question, ~i'oh hss been
20 long and wan,only persisted II BY Nsrecrn men Las
produced the sectinns alienation wtirh IL about a..
w ra;ur, res i, ID the dss.ructcp II orscy ;hst
voluntary IN rs origin, and Can aay be ess;si
by the voluntary assens o. iis mc'nbtrs. Hhen that
sn,Iy, which scl crslly found to eSs; between
rfor fariRn 10 each other, ccaes 20 cyst bot
confcderaicd sta'er when those coitie. Witch cngLt
entd Iaors deish to cxterc . eact Other, THis5
u slsier SaieS By members q i0r1a canfsaeracy:
when tcctoSAi strife ard cris.s.ion u.u tho place 81
charity and kindacss the hearts Of confecrstei geo
pc; soen hatred and asisna1ion max III too rcls,ns
heiyesp nishbOrs AID partners, thcn separation be-
net only The ualu, and Yyhtrni bet nevits
bic resort Ia scle. n ne sofa Aar,a3 nc rigid q
tm By ea1rss, rarsr,,on cn o. por, " ,Oas II tssr
Al ne tine If entering as coltsseracy, are, ~ fee
triton W Win psrsei sac. waSs ssTs copra ~ sss
Lea sativc branch Of the federal soyusnncn. into moro
rom ress S g roa ars ora over tie ao
n.hr utur ara tr~t
Henry ore OF ire slscst anon tbe oppds- OF free u
fitrtrtp in IRIS country feared rna lced thar
ovtrthrow by the agsucy n me fesers goycrnrer, Ii
be coald have F,oen c usa which ons section ~ the
condrscy vca make Of the houses OF oagross flr ss
Eapg tre ,tirs reis,0-s 10 ne n.ylsy
=, rsatlV on af1,v b,si1efs IN ne vI er eOp.faa -
,.rI.o f1ycs g,rs n n yzlfs MON y Il, a. zr an
irc56'.yg ass1ss aa3 fslsiao ns rila, faaIs /. az
irlsf, Aoteg.. N ~ aly sr,ftte, rrr tie lad
,pip ~ ,a.ys fat az ~ ,s,iro n ggfFrys ~ ~ ~
plis rstftors az = fts1,e sag-ic-ho Would not DIV
have the etanlS ncp, a the ccra govern ,eut
~ Id ad out he wsu!g have defeated AZ the 60. of
prcspatrK the c,rntry iato r.1nd Tey0utos before
Ire ecrces Of tho nrst lad died away.
me great darRaF "a tsa prtseat crisis CONTESTS p tae
gart thai fr cur country II p9ltta .ctlon !. ~ p01
l4p u0vctuCnt And an nom llr movements dlgtrt ps
roas n augry esrtc1lfn as f0n To nat lrs n
hinge r'tra and sstygrsn .se fMrrlty nf gcr3no,.
tste tle dfHsrpnef~ uf ~ two sections wi y fhr rrr
srrt eairas.cs continue ~ th rrf9-e ,r,ost lnssr
Ucvaable Thc election or " Lps,la = tbs rrsst n
nc uiirA .1d violent pcnar gssg CT lie k0rfe agsistl
tho south III rfs 1iipatsd 81 scccaui IN Tie sn1
IN poa rrncor IN Ms hnstllty IL s'Arcry Ha - te
cho.rc 81 nrn Who derog1 r that nFtint1a "a ,ibe
sgn cf Al vulanles Hs root atiye an II lent sp.
rogcYF acre fe rcn ho slerts their ssnrova 81 ne
yaisr caiumnlCs sne iraccuient arpess of the
HELPER book snorg hs NOS 1oaoas supporters
wprc tie fanatics whO ap3tl GovIe john 30 81.
Ninety per cent of The. SNrthcrn v1tafs IN TIC
rce.ai election dcn "a u he south ;hc Fght o.
Eiulsnkl pro.Cciion 10 slave property q pOb0 Ter
rlto s- lal Mr. Lsrc3h obtained vastly no voles gaaa
Al other osndcases from tic iac; ths " vent ia he