The constitutional union., 1860-11-30
Present State nf Affairs.

' after the Presidential election, the destiny of the country threatened to be rather gloomy one, and we entertained fears of a speedy dis union, and consequently to see the cotton States precipitated into revolution,' y which would have surpassed in horror and violence the cruel wars of the barbarous ages. Then, the people of several of the Southern States were violently agitated, infammatory speeches were addressed by designing demagogues to reckless crowds of men, drums were sounded, and the tramp of '' Minute Men, was heard in South Carolipa, Alabama, Mississippi, Geor- gia and Louisiana The public apprehension was greatly increased when the news arrived that TooNBs, of Ga, CHEsNUT and HAM MoND, of s. C., had resigned their seats in the Senate of the United States But, fast upon the heels of all this came a state of affairs which began to bring men to the Jber, second thought" The cotton market stag mated, North and South, paper money fell be- low its value, markets of all kinds were brought to a stand-still and we are happy to think that healthy reaction has taken place, which, We trust, will shortly set matters to rights again. and learn us all lesson which will not be forgotten soon. The Extremists, North and South, were afflicted in the pocket, l by the troublous state of the times, and com menced lending theirears to the whisperings of common sense. The fanatics of aboIitonism seeing that fearful financial panic was about sweeping over them, were among the first to exhibit a show of returning reason. We mo- tice that Q move has been made in the Yer mont Legislature for the repeal of the per sonal liberty bill" with probabilities of sue cess. This is the measure which, in effect, nulliGes the Fugitive Slave law, which has been such a source of disturbance between the North and South A similar move has been suggested by some of the New York papers, and we hope soon to see the odious measure removed from the statutes of that State
 The Secretary of War, HoN. JAMES B. FLOYD has announced the intention to deliver the forts and arsenals of South Carolina intact to his successor. on the 4th of March next. Senator TooMBs has rather backed down from his notion to resign until next March ! Gov. MAG0FFIS, Democrat, of Kentucky, has written a letter againstseccs-ion as under stood by the 6re-caters. North Carolina, Vir- ginia. Tennessee. Kentucky and Missouri are undoubtedly opposed tosecession; and have no doubt but that Arkansas will trown down the idea in spite of our nciehbor of The Citizen.
 The ins,uuatiou that We occupied diTerea, position during the late canvass. from that which We now occupy, is simply ridiculous.
 Citizen, 2Sth.
 Our neighbor, in alIuding to the "Ele- gaut Extracts which We quoted from The Citizen. in our last issue, to show that one week he was for Union, until some .oycrt act from the LINCOLN administration, and the next for secession "as the proper policy for the South, in view of the triumph of Black l Republicanism," claims that he Was absent. when the conservative article was penned, and that the announcement of his non-pres- cuce wasa virtual disclaimer to its sentiments and winds up with the above extract. We. therefore. do not hold him longer responsible for the conservative article But, noi-hbor, We have been informed that, some time dur ing the canvass of Mcs,rs. IlINDMAN and l CIpERr for Congress you yourself delivered speech at West Point or other point upon Little Red river, in which your indignantly spurnod the very insinuation that any of the followers of 1Ir. Breckinridee, entertained the idea that "scces3ion was the proper policy for the South to pursue in view of the triumph of Black Refublicani-m." Speak to me Clifford" and say whether or not you are guilty of having uttered such noble scnti- ments.
 OUR NEIGHBoR challenges us to an cxami- nation of his files to see whether or not he