The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-12-02

ssent - have understood by iDtuon d vents
statement Of Senator wsoa Accordingly. not prepared
ts Do hAmped urder the heels either OF Illinois or
aAns- nor ready to oe eroood TO powder BY Michigan
/ or Massachnsel.s-sne uDfuJs the palmetto Il lgr
ana secedes from tho Union. sodta Carolina,
assuming 49, state, and in her capacity Of
state that II for her interest aud her
Donor 10 do So proposes To secede Uaoa We,
IN ssschufetu dsplore this; It disrarbs tho tran,
qnty and poetiby the peare % the Union u tends
obssruct and embarass all operations of commerce;
PRODUCES monetary crisis dis With alarm as to
tne iuure dition or the republic Moreover wo nds
our sense OF International comfy that, have
the constitutional right TO do this che should IL thus
Aoiupy ana without previous onsr % treat viii
sister fovefegn States and she have not tue
uoDal right TO do his aud II is an act o reyou
ton then u wounds Of right that should do
Is without previous offer 10 treat with federal govern
mtnt But IRE secede nevertheless and Ia spite or
IemopstaDces what shall dor II the federal govern
ment, The other stAtes pos,e,s the power aud the
NEAR TO coe'ce her back into the Uaion they may
90 u question OF force, and without stopping N en-
cure snetnef rne have or have not sufficient
.sson IN grievances suffered at the hands either Of
Lhe federal government or OF individusl STATE
But u neishI ,he ederal government, nor ,ho
o.ner states ross' So any such power a9d means
Of coercion then supposDg that desire the oontpu
snce Of the Union, We hall enter candid consers
ton OF ner grievances any, aud whether they car
be remeoed either by the federal government or py tne
individual states Who her The De right
or wrong therefore, presents the three consecutive
questions and we cannot get away from them aud wa
are compelled 10 say whicn will, 10 wt-Coercion9
concession dissolution OF the U1ioDY But
ct OF Id as and sequent Danger the Union be- re-
moved, by removing the subject matter OF he Don ct
to wit-Slave labor Al the South? | reply-We at tho
NORM cannot DO IL the purpose and attempt part
TO do H. The belief Of and atn pt IL the
very fact which Immediately produces DANCER for II
is matter wholly hey ond jurisdiction Cannot thev
at The South do NJ reply that b an, ston for then,
70 1ncge and decide, just ike the question OF religious
70 do u. They doubted formerly tho expe.
cheney and the rightfulness OF slave labor, but
discussion with US has relieved their minds or all
DOUBT on the subject have argued the question 40
badly or In such bad temper have Their,
corua wise; they now nrmly believe in III rahtfansss
n 3 md thnu. .t.@4
or by mpusion They issue on this point.
ani ss lille disposeo TO abolish al the cali Of
no cecenty reaee nabe scheme the abolition of negro
slavery In toe Southern States has been proposed nv
any human being that the cry at the North is-a,osh
wnout sbboiy stopping TO iq1ire how and that every
suRtfon on the subject thus made been either
arooiousy mWacticaoe or else rdiculously impracti-
cable That s pal able TO the sense on reading Helpers
Crisis and every other compes tho SUBJECT whcn
undertakes to 90 inviting more than 70 decalm or to
scold WIN the State OF Georgia seceedeY Win
Florida, Alabama, Mississippi Louis ana Texas
ArkarsisY Who knowsS We DO ali knox that escn OF
those states s discussing and will r que time act uoon
the question OF recession that "a each OF them IL NJ
regard as constitutional right, and that mean hiIc
each Is AIMING 10 ihe teeth Ana We may search vain
Tor any sensible man. 10 either those states, who
yet'uegesed that the union subsht the premise
Of the "rTepressbe counist, without ruaran.
NE Northern States And Virginia, Maryland, Deiaware
North carolina, Iente1se, Kentucky, hissonri-whst
wnl they dor That We do rot YET know. Bat We do
know that they each and demand ne guarantees and
VII lot remain content without ibem that their citizens
eehfay Loia 70 The gft 81 seceEzon tnat they likewise
are amrg 70 the teeth for war aud that
whether tny iecede 10 tue et instance themselves or
net they Will unanimously and 10 the utermost extrcm
ny ess any attempt on The part Of the federal
EeL TO coerce The seeding State States 70 preserve
the Union under sucn circumstances II neccs all tue
wtdom ard prudence of al men; nay, it needs
tho ordination Of the good providence Of God.
am turc the actual President OF the United States
DONE 10 doing and win continue 70 do everythIns
IN his power 10 be done for the preservation OF tho Union
They msien him basely who DOUBT oeny t. But what
can be dor Little, little indeed excep, exercise
QnNel fhn 80 natokx. -.
proclamation or message 10 Congress Let consider
s not worth ~he 70 stop here TO dscuss qaes,lon
sss On sas p.r :. Sf one sss Of q the
Iny I. M question which any seeding ss..s Of seoessy
ties, whether be cons utional Q revolutionary dis
roluton Of the unou. seeding, she takes upon her
of Union. And what remarkable In the csss those
contingencies just the and oshers whstnsr
be legal or revolutionary II STATE hes the right
TO secede, all you can do TO persuade hor
aps Hs, 'sa' ~ oo can 90 she has no rsh, 70
immatetal 70 the present sutjcot how that 90
ss'sion exs.,, whether Dc yure or Dc Jaeto only;
rsl government and the remaining States But you
AK the s,ubern States either Of them should
for caufe seoede from the Union has so the federal
government power 70 the return OF uch states
State back into the UnionS On this point there 10
co,emporsneous opinion AMI The teIt ot the ooas,on
conclusive the subject The old articles OF
federation conaaed no provision for the coercion Of the
served TO themselves all pov not delegate 70 tbe
federation. Hence was universally coooeded Al the
reciy ssys that the confederation had such power,
and ell It's legsalion, both In t nature and ~ os pre-
sttutons power TO enforce thse duties Bat, IN like
manner, The constitution OF the Union 10 destitute
Of any provision for the coercion Of States and
granted 10 the federal government are reserved 70
the STATE or the people thereof Il not that just a. con
elusive Of Tho import OF tho constitution Of that Of
C0nffderatiOnf
mske assurance coubiy suro on this poiot Mr. Edmund
spton coniaiued clause 10 authorize the coercion Of
AIRY dlrqunt State Bat this clause struck out 81
the suggestion Of hadsou who showed that state could
tary force agsn such would be 10 the hs,ure
cf a decl.rstien Of war; aod that state Of might
Of all pre- existing lie. bet soen the belly parties,
ard IL would be OF itself dissolution of the Uai0n.
,as, s n.' ssS sss ss sss
CoI ventop cor rs.cercd and rejected OF curse there
esnno, be the slightest pre,esi Tor pretendng thsi
power Rejecting this idea Convculon took up and
FEDERAL nj step the linc- u safe,
ana art upon Individual persons directly whsh u could
% % u9der The Confers,Ion THE o'ect ws sec,m.
power - enfoaee iudlctaly against persons, all tho
provsens Of the Con,,lsution and all The provisions Of
Tho acts ~ Congress We, hen the States and th uoioo
,iard 10 this remarkable pasltlon relatively W m
oher-n of the states ,ecedCp. aud although u be
admitted Tor the arguments sake est The recession aa
,sscned that ihh Federal government shall anksr-
take 10 hss STATE for the sole purpo,e Of pre
'ervDg the coBsgton, ct in attempting such coercion
The ftoerai govern ncnt wl necessarily defeat "a
object " IL convert nrurrecon In legality, ard he
very contrary o what desires and Intends will thus ~
,elf produce The legal dissolution Of The Unon.
REMARKABLE LETTER FROM Mr.. WHITE
FIELD or THE SUBJECT OF SLAVE LA
BOR.
The following letter sa verbatim onpy Of one written
By the Rcv George whi,cne the famous preacher and
printed in the London edition QITi) Of his collected
works
BRISTOL, March a. 1851.
Rsvvpryp Ayp WAY nrsa sra
latey received your ias, Kind letter, ard am ra1
nud that you enabled 10 Joy In iribulson sni
"falher, not my will, but hl,e De dshc way .no
Lord cresse your fAith AMI you should be caei "
give up yoor isaac, your dear yeselelors my you,
Aaron ike tod our pescc ard, by an udsssmoled re-
,iguai,on 10 The divine wn. shortly your God ny VIE
has been In ptaSlc circumstances iof some tme. Ibc
Iord oriy kross what viii be the ssne of ihsm Tbs ~
NV orufort cal things work togetber Tor good 70
,hs.e tbat loro sodp Hc the fsher o msrcics, and
tha Goa OF al consolation. Tic Can brng lght 0ut %