The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1860-11-07
From the Charleston Mercury.
Fright and Fusion at the North.

Fright and Fusion at the North.
Neither the systematic sneering Of the
| New York Times at the threat of disun
ion, nor the saucy jesting of the Tribune,
have yet been able 70 delude the people
of the Northern cities into the belief that
Southerncrs are braggarts, and resistance
TO Lincoln sham. The alarming pros
pect of deserted factories aud empty
pockets begins to break upon the popu'
lar mind a. The North in all its frightfuI
reality Not only the politicians, but the
people, are already quaking in their
shoes. This state Of things, however,
does not present any serious obstacle to
the success Of the Abolition candidate. 1t
is now too late for that. But the terror
Of the Northern masses at what they CON
,der the bare possibility Of Southern
Confederacy, may be taken a. an index
Of the ruin that will result to New Eug
land when that Confedsracy is estab
lished. Ia this connection we invite at
lention TO the following extracts
From tie ". Y. Ne,cs, eth inst.
The nearer we approach to Il Repubh
can victory tie more depressed are every
class Of moneyed securities es-stocks tum
BILE, real estate is at r stand still, ships
are but half freigh,ed, merchants begin
to trembe We alluded yesterday to tho
utter inactivity III real estate rs q porten.
tous sign Of the times. There is another
the rapid and fearful decline in stocks
that has followed the election in Pennsyl-
vania The contingency Of Lincoln's elec.
ton begins now TO operate III Wall street,
and the glass Of public credit and conf.
dence fails just as the index of "A barome
ter does when the hurricane is sweeping
towards our shore.
From tie Correspondent Of tie Times.
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rentiy reported to day, on what is Le
ieved by many TO be reliable authority,
through secret Commissioner, have al
ready obtained Il pledge from Napoleon
TO protect Charleston as free port in
case of secession.
Many conservative men here, who
have heretofore treated The apprehenslons
Of disunion with levily, now admit their
serious fears, and some have surrendered
all hope Great excitement prevails here.
Senator Wigfall called on President Blu
chanan yesterday, and notified him to
make up his mind AS TO what course he
would pursue in the event of secession, AS
lie would have TO meet the issue nOlens
voiens The venerable President exhibi.
ted evident alarm, it is said, and will ad.
wise with his Cabinet at once on the sub
ject.
From tie Correspondent Of the H"aidl
" AsHINGToN, October 2G.-LeLters
received here from distinguished conser.
Vatives in different parts Of the South,
men who are no aiarmists, express in
tense apprehension of disaster TO the
Union in the event Of Lincoln's election.
rhe disunivn excitement, which has been
hitherto attributed TO politicians ouly and
shareholders, is becoming general among
non shareholders, white workIngnea and
mech auicS, the impression prevailing that
the Republicans, if successful, will aim to
destroy caste between negroes and them.
selves by eIeValing tho negroes to their
rank.
There IS no doubt the President as
become thoroughly alarmed. Hitherto
he has trusted that, however threatening
the portence might be, the crisis would
not occur until after the eypiratiOp of hi
term but Secretary Cobb, who returned
some days ago from Georgia, has dis.
turbsd even this consolation, by inform.
ing him that, from the general sentiment
which he found TO perVade that Stale,
there is no doubt remaining that she is
prepared 20 go with South Carolina, and
withdraw herself from the Union upon
the election Of Lincoln that Secretary
Cobb would be compelled, by the seces
SION OF Georgia, 10 resign fiom the Cab
met and return 10 his State.