New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-20
TIN, SECESSION MOVEMENT.
'wADE's s,pEECH-PR0PosED ACTION OF
THE SECEDERS. asz
From Our Special g r..s'ponden,- b,za 49,.

| NNAsElN6IuNs ptcs H. bcOV.
Senator Wade ave us a very able and WELL
considered tpeech 10. day, enhancing his own high
reputation. ard CONN anding the unqualified
8, oct of his opponents, He was very bold and
| ,Aoin-seehen. at the sssa. time that he forbore
% say anything offensive ~ Irritating. 1t was
every way an admirable ctfcn, and left msni-
| feytIy good Impression on shc minds Of the i'm
uense crowd who aduirinqly Es 'ened to hin.
Compromising does net seem to Dc growing III
favor. Assuming that cornYrt nnise involves
substantial concessions ca the very points that
have lust been submitted 10 the ar'otrament OF
the people. and BY them dsc'ded ia favor % the
Republicans, il seems es imyudens % s1ac' Is u
is idle 10 expect them. On shis point Mr. Wsds
expressed the almost universal sentiments OF the
Republicans. But the main ysii't IT, 'he seces-
sionists don't want any compromises. lhey
want to rebel. ~
The policy of the Republican party IN Con-
gress at this moment, lie undoubtedly chat OF
mastery inactivity. They have done nothing To
apologize for or to repeat of. They nave iaid
down their principles of politics. action, ana
have gone forward apd elected an Administration
to sustain them. If anybody is dissatisfied with
the result, it certainly is not the ReP7bhcans.
They have accomplished just wh at tsey set about
to accomplish; nothing more; nothing less. II
anybody wishes to break up fhs Government for
this loyal and legitimate action thssis not the
fault of the Republicans, and they are in no
wise responsible for such an rDpatrctic design.
Neither can they b. expected 20 propit'ste tho
dissatisfied party, by coming frwird with, or
sustaining measures that look to the surrender Of
their recent triumph.
In respect to the future action OF the Seces-
sionsts it does not look as thtugh they medi-
tated anything very desperate. expect 20 see
them endeavor to throw Legislative OBJ staeies in
the way of having Mr.. Lincoln decisreti elected.
They, or some of them, would be very glad to
throw the Government of its reggbr truck by
some small processes of legislative iHHbustarng.
After failing here, and failing to exsct sur-rn-
der of their principles from the Republicans, it
is likely they viii sulenly retire. dce&are thefn-
selves out of the Union, and proceed - coneoct
further mischief. So far as / can judge by ap-
pearances these revolutioDlsts, however, mean To
| proceed very cautiously. They do rot act or
seem like men who are about plungiD.; into the
horrors of civil war. They appear much ike
men who are about trying an experiment which
they do not design shall be very danger
Gus TO themselves i think their pa an
is first to retire; second, to threaten,
and third to negotiate. j do not expect to see
them even refuse to pay duties at the principal
ports of entry in the Southern States, unless
perhaps spasmOdiclly. / believe they mean to
submit to this oppression for the present, and
to hold local and general Conventions to 500
what shall be done about it, and what line OF
action shall be pursued, endeavoring all the while,
to widen the basis of the Secession movement
bv roping in the Northern Slave States I. be-
! leve the DisJniOn fever VIII thus take on
slow" form, and perhaps exhaust itself before
it exhausts the patient We shall, L think have
good long breathing time before the opening
as well as between the acts of the threatened
tragedy.
1t will not surprise me IN the least 70 find
even South Cardinals ardOr restrained By the
dictates of prudence far to preteEult the
assault upon Fort Moultrie. 1t is likely 10 be-
found advisable for South Carolina not 10 open
war on the United States until her sister Slave
States are ready to back her. How soon this
will be is not just now very clearly to be fore,
seen. 1t is, however, very easy to fOresee that
very considerable delay will be convenient.
| Beyond the mere act of retirement, il does not
look, therefore, from this point OF new, that
history is TO be made very fast by the retiring
States. War is very serious thing; and money
and credit are very necessary things with which
TO begin it. The Federal Government would be
able to enter upon war suddenly. But this
they will not do, for they have 10 occasion.
That Government, after it passes into Republican
hands will not be ndulgng vain Expectations,
like the pious Mr.. Buchanan, abodt its rights to
- cOerce State II will propose 10 itself no
such job 1t will just attend to its nauestion-
able duties. 1t will collect its ordinary revenues
in all the States, it will shut up tie places
which decline to pay. Ii anybody warts to
make war, il will not be Uncle Sam. 1t must
be the seeding States. They must cor nmence
it. Now as that is very serious aEde rtaking,
requiring large outlay at the start, I suppose
they will not commence til they get re, ldy; and
it would not surprise me if it shOuld turn out
that it would not be- till . good while after next
| Springs trade is over
Even if South Carolina should ho'n zee out to-S
morrow, as Mr. Hammond saws she will and
Louisiana next month, as Mr.. Slden vaticinates,
| still think the Charleston and 'ew-Orleaus
packets will be poaceably enjoying th cir coastng-
trade with New-York City, all thro' Igh the com
ing Winter and Spring months. ( would not
odviSa auvbodX the tn q hanoe existur