The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-12-12

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srSow What gives me the greatest ut present
s Is .ne painful conviction that the movement IN
favor OF secession In Mississippi and other States OF the
south led for the most part by Of distinguished
apiy and influence, with whom the expediency OF Sc
cession foregone conclusion and settled conviction
men who be reached by argument remonstrance
-men who do not want to be convinced of the insult
cheney OF existing grievances tojustfy disruption OF the
Unionmen whose maginatons have been taken posses
sion Of and their judgments led captive by the dazzling,
but, as think, deusve vision of a great, and glo
rous republican empire, stretching far into the South
Inc scheme oil dsunon as have reason to believe has
been long cherished by Of these leaders and they
have only waited pretext more plausible than any here
tofore presented 10 attempt the accomplishment OF It,
What between the iniammatory appeals and highly
coored and exaggerated story OF wrong and oppression
already endured and the still more ntoerabe oppression
TO be anticipated from the fanatic spirit of the North
the hand and the glowing pictures and seductive
Of the grandeur power prosperity of the
republic on the other hand e not nrprissN0 that
body OF highly orted strongly eped and carried along
By esS oscn fances hare been able to mssd wany Lhox
sands Of peculiarly erctabe and impresse population
o0dist Tie dictates Of lheir Stsv judgmen And is sad
reflection that upon the speedy return OF this class OF
Southern citizens TO wiser and more temperate counsels
may depend the fate OF the Union. May hope be in
duged that little time for calm thought viii suffice for
the change OF what seems TO be their present purpose
and determinations little time for reflection upon tn
nature and amount of evils which certain TO attend
revolutionary movement, and also upon other and NOR
appalling contigent evils, which may and probably viii
arise between its beginning and consummation.
do not forget that ! am addressing, through you
brave men who ready to die in vndcaon of their
honor or in defence of what they believe to be their
rights; do not appeal TO their fears.
But whatever may be the final decision OF the people of
Mississippi upon the gravest question presented
their consideration and which must deeply affect the
aons existing between them and the people OF Tonnes
and of every other State OF the South bring
myself to the conclusion all the existing evidences the
contrary, that Mississippi will take upon herself the
responsibility of doing act that would expose tho
peace and security Of her sister States of the South
hans loo
their destnes for veal forever without previous
consultation with them, and first exhaustng every peace
able mode of redress for the grievances Of which she
complains In a community of independent states or
soveregnties any one Of them should pursue course
which would put in imminent peril the peace and security
of the other States without first exhaustnp every means
of peaceabe redress for any grievances of which she
might complain they would be justified by the law of
nations in making common cause against her. and in pre-
venting her by force If necessary from pursuing such
course Such being responsibility attaching to the
action Of community Of separate and independent
States much 0reaer uoulf be the responioility
CURED bt one Of N. oun S1ss of this Uniou in adopt
ing the deprrat u breaking up ne Union, and