New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-11-12
SUCCESSION mOYEmENTs.

lance upon being supported by the deliberate and
well-considered opinion of single Southern state
much less by the body of the Southern people
Their whole policy consists in the attempt 10
carry things by sudden rush, by which South
Carolina in the first instance, and them by the
force of her example, four or five other States,
may be placed in position OF antagonism 10 the
Union. So far as South Carolina is con-
cerned. this operation seems to be IN the
full tide of successful experiment. The
Legislature called together for the choice Of
Presidential Electors, after performing that last
piece of homage to the Federal Constitution, has
proceeded to pass an act for the meeting OF
n State Convention. The ayowed object of this
Convention is to declare North Carolina no Ion
ger member of the Union and to take such
other steps as may be deemed necessary IN conSe-
quence of this proposed secession. The Senate,
with which this act originated, seemed disposed
to give the people of the State some little tune
for reflection. In the bill, as passed by that
body and sent down to the House, the election
for members of the Convention was hxed
for the 9th day of January, the Convention 10
assemble on the Monday following being the lOth
day of that month. This delay seemed, however,
too great to suit the inpatient spirit OF the
House, or rather perhaps of the agitators out OF
doors The Committee to which the Senate bill
was referred shortened the interval to precede
the election by month, substituting the 9th OF
December as the day Of the election, and the
18th for the meeting of the Convention. Some
of the members from the upper DISTRICTS where
the great body of the free inhabitants of the
State are to be found, asked for more time; but
it was answered that Geographic messages were
constantly arriying-whether from persons in or
out of the State was not specihed-callng Tor
speedier action; and finally, the proposed amend
ment was unanimously agreed to, and the SEN
ate, upon the return of the bill, concurred in it.
Other measures proposed are, the enrolment
of ten thousand volunteers; the authorizing the
Governor to employ 100000, appropriated at a
former session for the purchase OF arms; to
borrow 100000 for the same purpose, and APP
propriating 81 900, 000--hOw to be raised does
not appear-for the public defense. Bills have
also been introduced to establish police for the
oversight of persons coming from hostile
States, and to compel the free colOred people to
resign themselves into slavery, or TO leave the
State. A bill to release the banks from the OBJ
legation of keeping on hand specie to onc-third
the amount Of their bills in circulation, shows
that South Carolina is already beginning to feel
the financial consequences of her present POSI-
ton. A run, it seems, has already commenced
on the banks-their bills being rapidly sent IN
from the neghboring States and the specie de-
manded. Senator Chestnut has followed up his
late speech by resigning his seat in the United
States Senate.
The Legislature of Gcorga, now also III seS-
sion, has refused TO fix day to chose United
States Senator in place Of Mr.. Iyerson That
body is engaged on bill founded on the recon-
mendations of Gov Brown in his late special
message, imposing duty of twenty-five per cent
on goods coming from States which have legs-
lated in opposition to the enforcement of the
Fugitive Slave law. No such law can be passed
except in direct violation Of the Federal Consti-
tuition. Efforts are being made to induce the
Legislature to pass Convention act. Dir.
Toombs is feeding the flames by giving out that
he intends to resign his seat in the United States
Senate.
The Legislature of Alabama, by an act passed
last February, directed the Governor, in case Of
{" the election of President advocating the
" principles aud action of the party in the North
"em States calling itself the Republican party"
to issue " his proclamation for the election OF
" delegates to a convention, to consider, deter
" mine and do whatever the rights, interests and
" honor of the State require to be done for their
" protection" Gov. Moore does not consider
that, under the provisions of this act he is au-
thOrized to do anything till after the Presidential
electors have actually voted; but the secession
politicians insist upon an immediate pr0clama-
ton, and are endeavOring to persuade the Gov
ernor to act accordingly. The city of Mobile
and also Northern Alabama, where free labor is
predominant, are opposed to secession, which has
its chief strength in the central cotton planting
district. Mr.. Yancey is at Montgomery urging
on q secession movement.
Because just nOw the scceSsionistS alone are
leard from, it is by no means to be supposed
that attachment to the Union has died out even
in North Carolina. Even of those not warmly
attached to the Union, there must be many too
judicious to see any remedy for the grievances
complained of in the project of secession; many
even will esteem it far wiser to bear the evils
that they have than TO rush headlong under the
guidance of the Rhetts and the Yanceys into
others that they know not of. Even the short
period to elapse before the meeting of the South
Carolina Convention will afford time for little
sober reflection, while the hands of those opposed