The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-08-14

up, either BY accident or desien. that would
bring the prcptous to "precpssase ths cotton
States into revolution" The leaders Of the secession
lists at Charleston and Baltimore have been the chief act
IA This scheme Of revolution and bloodshe the
drst All through the South they have been shrinz tbs
Southern heart" organizing lodges OF the League OF
United 5outherness" and teaching that Southern rs
public ia our osly safety" They thought the John
Brown raid the coveted upon which they woul
aaugurs.e their long cherished scheme Yoar readers
ell recoect the effort that made to have the Govern
Of all the States in the South to call Southern safety
Convention 10 meet at Atlanta in this State declare
the Union divided. Atlanta dxed upon q the CAPT
TAI Of the Southern confederacy South Carolina sent Mr.
Memmnger to Richmond, whore the Virginia Legislature
was in session, a. Envoy Extraordinary aud Minister Pie
npotentary to induce Virginia to head the call for the
Convention. That STATE however, declined The John
Brown invasion proved to be only raid by few mai
caps, with which the Northern people as whole
in any considerable part, had nothing 10 do S,
this raid failed to naugurate the movement.
But there was a powerful engine held Ia reserve,
with which TO put in motion the wheels Of
now in fun play, and unless L can be checked
the coveted split will be a. certainly brought about
that the sun will rise to morrow At rate Il wilt be
commenced, and whether successful crushed out,
must be through massacre aud bloodshed.
majority Of the people in the cotton States really be.
black republican IS elected 10 the Presidsucy They
would consider rs verdict against them to submit to
which would be an actual surrender o. their whole
majority rules In this country and IL majority goes
against the South one time il is likely 10 Do 50 again To
remain IN the Union longer will be risking too much,
knowing that the uveerasc opposition Of the Northera
people to slavery viii caase them to crush II out the
msnt they have the power and safely exercise IT,
The policy OF the anti saveryites however Is not 10
make direct war on the institution at arst-on!y to
cripple IS much possible, render 1t worthless and
burdenscme to clog aud fet,er II way they 80
e t1sn Ase pa' G
party, and is well understood at the South and though
nearly everybody the South would prefer to remain In
the Un!on Il this slavery will cease they
think entirely unsafe to trust themselves ia the power
OF their adversares for single day All the principal
Of both parties throughout the South have declared
that the Union will be virtually and ought TO be actually
dissolved black republican elected to the
Presidency More than half Of the Southern members OF
Congress have said go in their speeches in the CAPITOL
ana bef)re their constituents The Governors Of most Of
the Southern States have said Ia their 10 the
iative capacity pledged to this More than
half the papers OF the South fully nitei this
point The Southern States may BE- said ia f,c TO have
planted themselves firmly on this poll ~.
The john Brown invasion failed 10 ina gurae the revo
luton which the secessonsts expected and for which
they have long worked The democratic party, united
tue blacks and thus defeat the chance OF goog out OF the
Union upou the contingency Of that party being success
full This plan to get out would be destroyed at least for
four years more TO wait SO long for another opportunity
to strike for secession than these eager dsuuo
souls the seceders at Charleston and Baltimore could
and they concoced, and have successfully put in
operation, scheme to insure the Of Lincoln,
nS 'bus Ss Da;n ana ,bs aaw
federacy will be absolute necessity This scheme
matuedr the lodges Of the Southern leagues in Alabama
was 30 split the democratic party TO insure its
defeat thereby rendering certain the election OF Lincoln
There longer be any doubt OF this being the real
Of the leaders and this fact now aro1sng
the Southern people Their action will yet atonh those
at the North who think Breckenridge Will carry the whole
South or that he will get even half the Southern states
There is large amount Of virtue, candor and manly
integrity ia the breasts Of Southern people aud while
dsunion for such cause as the election Of Lincoln has
this unfair way No people on earth are more uncom.
promsipgly hostile to aaplcity and double dealing The
ionisfsthe supporters OF Brecknrdee and Lane
everywhere say they are not for disunioo, and
that no cause for II exists. With these declarations
their lips the people not going TO fellow them
civil time is bearing 10 eternity. Disunon,
TO bo hearty and thoroughly successful at the Suh must
have immediate and jusifying cause and must be pre-
self. II false issue brings them into condition where
choice between dsunion and submission will be neces
0ry II will bcget trouble, such this country and
haps the world has Witnessed The disunion pro.
gramme will be attempted TO be carried out and stern
opposition to II viii be made at the South by those who
would otherwise be hearty in the movement Disunion
in such an event will be successful through the blood OF the
people of the South, will prove disastrous aud dis
graceful through the same blood.
These facts pressing themselves home to the South
ern mind, and the people are rising above their preu
dices and preferences TO crush the movement while
be done with safety and while the people generally
not with Douglas views OF Territorial sovereignty
they are satisfied Of his being entirely national
and conservative, and that his views do not
arise rem any anti slavery feelings his part and rely
sban Brecsinriase Such resc,,on IN UOlises among
the people was never witnessed next November will
reveal In the South. Bell will get more votes in this
State by from 100 10 20 600 than Breckenridge Not
only the Union In danger but the peoples dresdes,
their institutions, prosperity and lives are In jeopardy
They are now mArshaiins their forces and will rush TO
The seceders not going 10 press their demand for
they are not They lei US they viii ask Il only when ne
cesssry Fiji not worth asking Congress 20 adopt i'm
medis'ey It's not worth having and consequently not
worth agtating IL the principle Is worth gioat II s
worth everything even TO sunsering the tnloa al
and not waiting for some necessary time to arrive Why
did not the Senate slave code to protect negro pro
pery IN the Territories They had the power 70 do
II there necessity for enactng such a law,
,nsrs was none Tor p.ssIs yea Davis resolutions, Psas
WILL or possibly can, be necessary, the law ought 70 be
passed to be ready FOR the event for when the time
wish Besides, Kansas and Nebraska have bolshed
slavery over executive vetoes. II Congressional protec
never can become 50 by any possibility and ali this fuss
about II IS sheer insi5cery The whole issue u uujasti
liable decisive and false, and is only intended as
The shallow hypocrisy OF Yanoey, Rheu, Davt and
sdel Is too apparent The people viii no, folio them
into revolution when no cause for II exists neither
viii they follow them dsunon nc of policy, all The
while crying out against IT, The seceders are TO be put
Look a, Mr.. Keitrs letter That was intended to pre-.
pare the people for the which these men are work
ing TO briOg about. IT cannot succeed.
can be set down as certain for Breckinridgc-
that IS South Carolina. There Is far pros
pec Of his carrying Florida and Mississippi and beyond
that hts prospects dim aud full Of shadows There Is
no possible chance for him % carry this State lie
not carry Virginia, Maryland Tennessee, Kentucky or
Missouri Douglas will get the vote OF four or i've South
ern ssates-Georga being OF them. the Bell aud
Everett party were no, in the way, Douglas would
tainy carry every single southern state except South
Carolina II the people OF the North desire 10 crush out
this nsiious disunon movement let them vote for Doug
AS II the conservative masses will vote for him, be
viii yet be elected by the people
IhelBell and Everett state Convention meets at Mildge
vile u nominate electors the 18th inst, and the
Douglas aud johnson democracy meet at the place
on The IAN Many persons expect them 10 unite a
join, half and half electoral ticket but this will not be
done IL requires majority in this state, and not
plurality 70 elect, and vhcu failure occurs before the
people goes into the Legislature the election goes
into that body, the union q these parties will be
made there SO the strengthf each party 70 be fairly
tested before the people Tue Legislature already
elected and 1t is known that the Douglas aud johnson
men, and the Bell and Everett men In that body Co
bned, have decided majority; and there is every In
drcemeut well disposition the part Of both OF
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