New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-11-24
POLITICAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

'fTLc total reckiessness OF disappointed pCliti-
clans, and the dangerous means To which they
do not hesitate to resort 10 the hopes of rccOv-
ering positions from which they have been odsted
by the vote o. the people, IS strongly cyincod III
the comfort aud cO0ntenance given BY 50 many
of the late supporters Of the defeated pres,den-
tial candidate 81 thu DsgDlOn lacionists IN two
or three Of Inc cotton growing States. The HIS
tory Of the disumou Increment thus iaf Is suiii-
cent to show that no state except South Caro-
Ina entertaine the Disunion project except
political fetch iOr frightening the tre5 labor
States into an abandonment Of then constitutional
rights and Tho yieljiGg up to the aIayehoding
interest if not the absolute selection 0f pros-
idents, at least veto upon al nominations made
no matter BY what political party. II a dispo-
siton to dissolve tLe Union were seriously enter
tanned by am number 9l inc Southern States,
it is absurd to suppose that they would
he satisfied with tine polio! 0i separate action.
If there were bat two States inclined to 60 out
of the Union thcy certainly would agree TO 60
out together rather tLon undertake to 90 out
alone. I'll, South Carolina disumOnists have tine
best reason IN the world for insisting upon the
policy Of separate State action They know very
well that 10 other State is prepared 70 cooperate
with them IN tho desperate step Uf going out
the onion. They Ulderstand very well that il
tie question Of separating from the Union were
referred h. - convention. even II that convention
were restricted to tho Cotton States mccely
secession would be le.t Iii Che minority. Fanatl
,o}I, -
brcoded ieI thirty year5 Of breaking tarir connec
ton With the Ere Labor States, they have been
driven, by the total failure OF all cooperative
schemes, to adopt the poIic5 OF separate S.att
action; and they haSl found IA the present rcck.
less temper Of tho friend. 0i tby doicGttd Preai-
Dental candidate North aad South, encourage
ment to move To- sAat direction.
There would seem 70 58 little doubt .hat unless
something should occur more than eau be- nOw lore
seem The Soutn Carolina Convention, to meet o.
the eth OF DscemDer, HiiI So iaf carry ou. tnc
secession programme O.. TO pass .dilanec ID
caiine SOu,l Carolina u0 longer i member ui IT,,
American Union. .4an declaration ), N be- Il SAT-
step enough since, hy ,hc FOdoIai Constitution
iicason against tha United o,at-a can only b,
committed by ievyng wa. against t.an, adher-
Bg 10 ihotc already engaged iii io,ying such d
war. Bat merely 10 declare DO matter witl wIaJ
lorInalty, tDat 5ourh Carolina is cu. vi the Union,
II it be SAFE s also harmless. To give any .ita.-
y to suct = declaration certain overt acts VA
ne pecessa g. and .Doso aCtp Il ..kcli must leaa
TO collision between tlc Government vi tn,
Ubi,,d States and -he independent state Of South
Carolina.
Such collision even tbe most .Ieg4,e OF the
South Carona Dtunionsts World hardly dare t.
lock the face did they not datter themselves
with tho IDEA ci being c0yutcnanocd and 5Is-
tanned Ia then 5i-oDed.cnce ( lDt b., iLo RED
cral autbcnhes o. Washington. at least by the
otDe. Southern States. Those States though aot
prepared 10 quit tiy Union themselves, are
ready, 1t ls alleged, 20 allow South Carolina to
quit IT, md t. support aud sustain her m pre-
venting The collection OF tLo United States feye-
nac, and il setting The navigation Laws at
defiance.
IN the hope that the Free-Laoor States may be
frightened into = political feyolut Oh, South Caro-
Ina and the DisIuiCuit. Of tho adjoining States
are encouraged 10 20 ON to thc verge of treason.
The people Of Maryland. Virginia. North Caro-
Ina, Kentucky Tennessee. aud Louisiana,
not to mcoton other States, are from geographical
vel as from political reasons firmly attached to
the existing Union. They have mo fancy what.
ever for q Southern Confectionery because .aey
can easily .eo tLal ia such Conl,isracy the
Cotton States, which propose e. break uu the
present Union because they cannot rule It, w1idl
be satisfied with nothing else thlu an absJ.
ute domination. oven upon tho question Of
Slavery itself, controversies would by ant
.peedy to arse IN such Conlede,.e,
between the owonout, AVID tho adyo.
cute. Of rau'a. Of The African slave
trade lar more dangerous aud alarming t, the
hoden of slave property than tbo existing diner.
CAGES OF opinion a-j loley al lctueva tho