The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-08
ATTITUDE Of the SOUI1
EFFECT OF THE RREPREssBtE CONFLICT.
Reports from Our Special Correspondents n
Alabama, Tennessee and kentucky.
K0N-iNTERCoURsE AND SECESSION DOCTRINE.
THE CONTEST FOR THE EPREsIDRHCY
Progress Of the Manufacturing
Interest.
Contrast Between tho Black Slaves ef
the South and the White Slaves
Of New England.
PLANTATION sKETsuEs From aEaL LaE.
GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION Of A SLAVE SALE.
Southern Cities and Southern
People,
h., TO-, 70.
ALABAMA.

ALABAMA.
OUR SPECIAL MONTGOMERY CORRESPONDENTS
MONTGOMERY, Ala, Feb. s, 1885,
Progress Of the Dinsnion Senimsn. in AlabamsF Futile
Attempts 10 Calm the Aoitation- -Douglas Unpepularias
Among Me Aasses-The Charleston Conventions aad
Aspsrants to the Pradency-Impor!aM Measures Before
the Legislature -Alabdma Arming for the Strue2le--
A Non -Iaserceuyss Law Proposed--A -Aourr.fM State y
A6airs
The "irrepressble conflict" doctrine, expounded by
Seward Greeley Co., and put into practical operation by
John Brown has created feeling OF intense indgnatioa
n Alabama No coacession that the North will be willing
to make can avert the coming shock OF disuaon and
civil war; II is true few OF the leading men In the
STATE have been endeavorng to calm the agitation by
holding out brilliant victory the abolition forces
at the ballot box next November, but the people
look upon all such Union saving schemes with
distrust and codness Besides, these gooi Samartans
strongly suspected Of having leaning towards Doug
as-of whose unpopulary here hardly necessary -
speakand that weakness, perhaps OF ali Others least
inexcusable The State rights, secession party you
would eau II at the North et on by Yancey, which s
largely in the majority, will to the noiaa
ton Of the Little Giant The delegates to the Charleston
Convention have been instructed to withdraw rather than
submit TO the dctation OF Douglas friends; and in this
movement s calculated they will be sustained by ut
least three fourths OF the Southern States Douglas may
think that the Southern States will rally to the CRY OF
Union and victory and that the people here will be
pelled to sustain him for expedency sake but In this hs
is much mistaken. The South will not support Mr. Doug
las any other Northern who would dspssc her or
her rights in the TerYtories The squater sovereignty
doctrine be acceptable 10 the people Of tbs
South, and is especially dis,asteu In times like these,
and than have DouglB and his offensive principles
thrust upon them, they will third candidate, and
thus insure his defeat In fact they would
the black republican candidate elected than Douglas
for then tho long agony would be over dsuuon would
Immediately take place, and the South could adopt tho
necessary measures 10 protect her honor, her s
welfare. They willing to give their warm support
slavery question, but they cannot stomach Douglas and
bis squatter sovereignty doctrine ,. 44sw
The action OF the Virginia Legislature iu regard to the
Harpers Ferry oray s the subject OF general applause,
and the able effort Of COL Memminger the commissioner
from South Carolina la the theme or universal praise
Still the people here opposed any conference OF the
Southern States until after the nomination Charleston
and however much they may sympsshxe with Virginia
and South Caroina there is disposition await the
suit the convention before any action shall be taken
wards precpiating matters the black republicans can
be beaten fairly and squarey at the November election
why think the people Of Alabama viii rest satisfied for
decisive blow, though, to restore peace and
confidence to the minds Of the people here.
In regard to the intercourse policy proposed the
Virginia legislature would here remark that the people
Of Alabama strongly in favor OF the adoption Of such
bill il now before speciA committee Of tho
Legislature in this State, session. place dscri-
minating tax upon all goods imported from the North. Il
proposed TO operate against the manufacturers and
chants in such Of the Northern States have passed
actments nulyipg the Fugitive Slave law, and will pro-
baby have the effect Of bringing the people Of New Eng
land 10 their The South has every thing gain
and nothing to lose by the intercourse policy and
with the knowledge Of the fact abe determined 10 try
the experiment and enforce the dosrne just long
will be considered necessary and profitable. Will the
agricultural manufacturing commercial interest here
suffer by intercourse Not whit On the contrary,
the very idea Of the policy has given immense impetus
70 all three Of these interests How will operate In tho
Norths Not beneHciay to the commercial or manufac
turing States certainly
Has the commercial and manufacturing interest Of New
York and New England anything TO gain by incting the
South 10 the adoption Of such measures ~ must neva-
bly, lead the building up OF and manufas-
lures hereS Does not the South BY It's produce and it's
patronage build up largo cities the North snd do not
thousands Of mechanics In Pennsylvania New Jersey,
New York and the New England States depend upon one
Southern product aonecotton-or their very subsise-
cnccs Deprive them Of this single article be obaincd
nowhere else except at the South, and they viii sarve
The idea that merchants will always buy their goods
wherever they buy them cheapest may be the law
OF trade but when the Legislature Of this any other
Southern State provides by special enacmen that .hos,
mus. pay heavy tax before selling SUCH
goods how will the law Of trade operate them Oh NO;
the OF nntercourse cannot fail 70 do rreparable
injury the commercial and manufacturing interests Of
the North, while II cannot possibly hurt the South
The bill for the reorganization Of the militia In thf
saie spproprasng $780, 900 for the purchase Of arms
passed the Senate yesterday. II proposed to diyid,
the State into two military Departments and assign tn,
command OF each division TO officers Immediately under
the control OF the Governor Tnus you see the peopa
here are quietly making preparations for the struggle that
will ultimately take place. should the North insist On pur-
suing the aggressive policy she has hitherto adopted
Rest assured the South viii not be "whppedv 70 easily
- the Chcvaier Webb magines The people are unit
on the whppipg point, md not 10 be rubbed out
Of exsterce without considerable fighting. Ihe idea Of
whipping tho South into the Union out or the Union s
absurd, and could only have originated In the brain Of
ono 20 silly - Webb. The South can be made to
yield up her rights 10 any power and don't think 70
could mako much impression upon her 10 tho way Oh
nghng Lea suppose that hess cres for dhunlon
and the wasfikc preparations now going o. " sh:t
of The Southern 6o8es only ment r enoo OF tnss
th0ne who utter thooo oeCeoDlco Dond0eoU ~ M.
norty. By meanD mo Southern mind ~ ncvss mcro
determined and resolved for acton ehan . coay A:
1curhs of The Southern people ere cSea ~ ~ 20 A.
unicaiges fcm ~ neoeaEaa~ q ne - ~