The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-05-23
The Secession Leader.


The secession of portion Of the South.
ern delegates from the Charleston ConVen'
ton, would claim more consideration and
sympathy from the National Democracy at
the North, were the leader in the movement
any other man than he is. Mr.. Yancey, it
is we'll known, belongs to the class Of aVow'
ed disunionists, and his whole political course
has been governed by the idea that disso'
luton Of the Union is the only remedy the
South has for her alleged wrongs. He and
his colleagues cen see no security or justice
for the South within the Union, simply be-
cause they have predetermined to get out OF
it, If they can. Hence, their secession from
the Convention should occasion no surprise.
The adoption of the minority platform was
only the pretext for carrying out previous
resolve; and had the majority platform been
adopted, the only difference in the course
Of Mr. Yancy would have been the seizure
Of some other pretext for doing just what he
did. The disruption OF the only political
party that preserves a national organization,
is on important point to gain, for men who
have the dissolution OF the Union in view.
1t is the breaking of strong ligament in
the tord that uni,es the North and South
Mr.. Yancey, shreUd egitutor that he is
knows this very well; and having made tht
} effort, deliberately, Ond for purpose Ion!
entertained, he is not the man to recede
We have but faint hopes, therefore, TINT h
r and the more ultra of his colleagues, vii
come back 10 the Convention, when it re
d asse les in Baltimore. The States thn
have been let unrepresented by the octio
e of the seceders, must take the matter i
n hand themselves repudiate their late REP
resentatives, and elect others in their steat
instructed to speak and vote in accordanc
u with the true sentiments of the Souther
S Democracy; otherwise the breach will cor
y tnue, and Mr.. Yancey's object will hav
O been, so far, accomplished. That we d
not place him before our readers in an e.
treme light, or in any other light than h
" himself chose openly to stand, the follow
ing Ietter-written by him two years ag
and foreshadowing the very course he hi
attempted-will prove:
b,
MONTGOMERY, June Is, 1863.
r "DEAR SIR Your kind favor of the l5t
- is received.
Is 81 hsrdly agree with you that genera
movement can be made that will clear ou
e the Augean stable. II the Democracy wer
4 overthrown. it would result io giving plac
to q greater ard hurgrer swarm of flies.
8 1.-The remedy OF the South is not in sucl
|, process. 1t is in dilieent organization
y of her true men for prompt resistance to thu
next aggression. 1t must come in the ma
; ture of things. No national party can saU
j. US, no sectional party can ever do it. Blu
J, if we could do as cur fathers did-organz
8 COMMITTEES of safety" oil over the cottoI
States (aDd it is only in them that we car
hope for oDy effective movemenD-we shal
fire the Southern heart, instruct the South
ern mind, give courage to each other, and al
, the PROPER MOMENT, by one organized con-
, certed action, tce can precipitats the c0iton
States into q revolution.
"The idea has been shadOwed forth in tha
South by Mr.. Rufin; has been taken up and
recommended in the Advertiser, (he Mont.
gomery organ of Mr.. Yuncey,) under the
name of their old party relations on all other
questions, "League OF United Southerners,"
who, keeping up will hold the Southern is,
sue paramount, and will influence parties,
Legislatures, and Statesmen. | have no
time to enlarge, but to suggest merely.
In haste, yours. &c,
VIM. L. YAEcEY.
"To THOMAS S. SLAUGHTER, E.q."