The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-11-23
CONDITION OF AFFAIRS IN VIRGINIA.


RICHMOND, Nov "a 1850
TIE position Of Nr Buchapan question Of
sion causing alarm among rho men
The presumption ,s that be viii emooy
reference 10 any state that may seoeds n ne does
si most assuredy be met by resistance and revoutoo
be the Inevitable consequence. Eye,y man In the
outb bosever conservative, would oppose any attempt
= coercion 70 the last extremity.
Tia in view Of such . tDgency that Virginia Is
Arning citizens, thai policy With universal
approval Men who repudiae the very idea Of secessiop
themselves ready At any momen, to the
sou Of any state by the federal government such
ourse would make disunionisu Of the whole southern
lsope, and give impulse 70 the movement
bch could NOT reosive rom any other agency South
yearns ior . collision, for she sen knoss the
General sympathy which woad produce ana the extent
y the bsnent .hch you'd 70 the movement she
IA. tDsusurated.
Better for The Of peace and harmony and tho
respects OF quiet adjustment Of the pepdng difficulties
hat threat Of coerci,n vould be made. Tpe mere
nfersnoe Of such pur ,oss from the position
Mr Buchanan by the HBRAlD's Washington correspond
mt, II not without hs evil influence Arcady. II the
resident ~ rcsss peaceful ss,on ne intmates
ne will, then collision IN nevitabc II South Carolina
,ssuDes position OF Independence her condition would
ee anomalous she could The revenues Of her
ION ports, and regulate her commerce Yet there is
Every probability thss she win not be permitted 70
40 %; and herein lies The great danger of oonnio,
snch, n IL takos place, must precpitato revolution
Negotiation with threat Of coercion held out may Of
&c. much. n falls, than hope remains A resort
coercion would involve bsoodshcd, wisnoat sooompsn
ing the object In view.
TIE election returns ssn Incomplete, and no nns
decision be made the result of the vote
-
rom, and tins Governor, fearing that the 70
would NOT Be In In sufncicieai time 70
-nabIe him 70 Issue bis procls nation TO The
electors, despatched special messengers for the
pcia returns 10 The counties In default II tAses teo
lays 70 70 counties In this stase return
tome Of the counties made informal retnrus which
Arssd additional delays, The polling lsr having 70 be
sess back for correction Nothing bot the official 70
decide the rSult q the election % Close
,ocs The vote appear
A farmer In this STATE sent two VARIABLE perross 70
Richmond FOR sae fev WEEKS ago fixing their proe al
). 700 each Be odereo % ooo for the to- bu, de-
Jned 70 accept ~ and believing he could obtain
etter price ~hen offered sale len the
esroee In charge Of trader 70 sva favorable change
. the m1set Being hard pressed fos money, he
rrcse 70 the trader, aner a wsek ~ s~o, 70
iisposs W them 81 the currsni rAis This The trader
cised stasdArd 70 which thai description Of property
asd fallen. The owner, needing mooey very much,
su,horBcd The trader sell both negroes for 81 So
price ~hib he demanded for fe~ weeks before
Evsp this be could not obtain, and he ~as, therefore
compelled W retain them til favorable period.
ms fair Indication cs the osastrous enscu Of Lin
con's eccsoo upon MS, upoo other species Of pro.
vrty The ssssss vil b~scn, largely By This COZ
oton of mipss. and shsy veil a~d 70 secp up the
p~nio
south Carolina money n ~ disooUs os sen psw cen
N ws city, North Arospa Al ave, and this, 70 appre
nende ed 10 not the end Of The depreciation.
In. Hsn Vim. G Rves has been sotouynips In ths city
for The past few days He decidedly oppossd 70 -
cessiou
Runor connects the name Of the Hoo A. II. sssvar
with . position In Lincoln Cabinet Hs acceptance d
such appoissmens, even ssndered so him, % oous
oer~S doubsul
me kso~s~o Of to-day rrscs strenuously Un,on cf
Virginia with The other southern staics II that she
vil, he the swss upcu Lnoolns great experiment
u making this government all ,hipG--of making
20 49, 70 be half slave and half fr-e-vil msds In
vrrris nru wise tried the .rris,e pol,cyne has enun