The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-12-22
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city.
u he Ssecs.ier, OF soGti, 1alolsns-Is This
Breach q DC Wsd.nsd or Closed Up:
.soui! Caiolilc has withdrawn from the Union.
A State Convention. elected by hor people for
this express purpose, has unanimously passed
"Au Ordinance 10 dissolve the Union between
tie State ii South Carolina anl other states
ILited Win hcr, under tie compact entitled the
Constitution u he United States % America
Ills act we perceive, some Of oar newspaper
contemporaries are disposed 10 eat - mere
nullty con.ending that he seeding Stale i as
much 4 part IF The nou to-dal she Was be-
lore the vote upon til, or nance in question.
rut what are the facts. Every man III conih
Carolina believes that his paramount l'eg;a
j. 10 The Satethat the STATE has spoke ia
this ordinance, and that under b, safe at
thority, thus expressed, the authority OF Tie
federal go, eminent has ceased to exist within
her border. Whatever. therefore. may be the
teehnic. ities Of the law on this subject, South
Carolina practically, j. 10 longer member Of
that 1, dcrai copartn, rship known a the United
States America.
How, lien, is the Union 10 be saved! How
is South Carolina to be reclaimed? How are
we to prevent other States from adopting her
example of secession? How. in the event of
other States adopting her example, are they
with South Carolina, to be restored to the
Union? What measures have been initiated or
indicated, by the powers that be, or by the
powers that are to be, calculated to re-cstablish
the Union and to restore peace anu concord
among its members?
There can be no doubt that this prompt and
unanimous act of secession on the part of
South Carolina is il accordance with AIr
Yancey's programme of '.preciptating the cot
ton States into revolution Ia all proba-
bili,y, too, Alabama, Mississippi, Florida
Georgia, and perhaps Louisiana, will be put
in the same position as South Carolina
before the expiration Of January for in
each Of these States, during the month
of January, a secession convention VII
come of, beginning with Florida on the
Sd. Ii they can be restrained month
longer, and if the fatal point Of danger--the
first bloody collision between the federal and
the State authorities in South Carolina can be
prevented, in the meantime the Union, through
wise counsels and BY generous acts Of pacifi-
cation, may be re-cstablishcd and harmonized.
Even with the secession Of all the cotton
States. all damages may be repaired in The re
construction Of he federal constitution, pro-
vided always that the Fl. i bloody collision be-
tween the federal and local authorities in
any State Is avoided.
But in behalf Of the restoration of the
Union, We derive very little oncou agcmcnt
Il ON our responsible agents, whether We look
10 Washington or to Sprir field The debates
and proceedings Of The Congressional Com
mittcc Of Thirty three, and 81 The House aud
be Senate. are all so far below the necessities
OF the crisis that We despair of any relief from
that quarter. In fact, The Marpots Of Con-
gross. North and south, are so cmbar a5sing
tie conservatives at every point as 70 rcnde
all efforts M compromise among them
worse than useless. In the meantime,
because he has adopted the saving poll
cy Ct avoiding, if possible, bloody
revolutionary collision in South Carolina, Mr..
Buchanan l. denounced rs 9 dotard" an
i.bocilc," "a traitc - and lunatic." His
counsels OF peace are dcridcd, his acts and
motives are rer,, rted, and he stands powerless
amid the clashing elements of discorj that sur
round him.
Where. then, are we to look for relief To
Northern Ur on meetings OF the dcmoralized
parties and factions routed and trampled under
foot In this ate Presidential election They
arr good for nothing. We look 10 Springfield
to the President elect 10 the official standard
bearer ~ this oycrShadowing Northern anti
slavery party, which, with ils day Of triumph,
has brought upon the couDiry this crisis Of ds-
rurtion and I, -. ion. But what u the answer
from Springfield. II comes through Mr. Ian
coins home organ, 70 he effect that II .sou.I
Carolina shall attempt 70 prevent the execution
Of tie federal laws within her boundaries,
|" then comes the tug Of war; that :" the Prcsi-
dent. in such an emergency, has plain duty to
perfcrm;" that " Mr. Buchanan may sbirk it, or
"a, emergency may not a.isc during hi al
minsiration, but that il !. should come afte.
the 4ih Of March, Mr.. Lincoln will NEE. i,
with the strong arm Of federal coercion
We can discover nothing through this line of
pol cy but III armed Southern conicderacy. ci-
vii war, and the march Of hostile force Of our
Southern brethren upon he city Of Washing
ton. This will not do, Mr.. Lincoln. You con
see no way Of avoiding the enforcement Of the
federal authority. But perhaps there may be
way Of safety pointed or'. Y he tenth sec
ton Of the first article Of the constitution, 1t Is
declared that mo State shall, without the con-
sent Of Congress, lay any duty of tonnage, keep
troops or ships Of war in time Of peace, enter
into any agreement or compact with another
State, or with foreign Power, or engage in
war, unless actually invaded, or in such immi-
nenl danger as viii not admit Of delay"
This provision gives to Congress the power
Of recognizing q State in a semi-national condi-
lion; and why may not Congress, in liberal
Interpretation Of this authority, relieve Mr.. Lin