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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-07
SECESSION AND SOUTHERN CON-
FEDERATION,

If Alabama and Mississippi should undertake
to adopt the South Carolina doctrine, aud to
initiate the South Carolina example of secession
from the Union, as some letter-wrters are SO
positive they will do, there would arise in their
case still another question in addition to those by
which the South Carolina movements embarrassed.
large part of the soil Of Alabama and Mississippi
the property of the United States. For the purchase
of these lands, large sum of money was paid to
the State of Georgia Another large sum was
paid to the Yazoo claimants, who set up title
to the lands under grant from the Georgia
Legislature, which the State undertook 10 annul
as having been procured by fraud and bribery
but which the Supreme Court of the United
States held TO be valid and binding. Still larger
sums were expended in the extinction of the In
dian title and the removal Of the tribes who held
possession.
In ease Of secession, what disposition is TO BIO
made of these lands In addition TO the renunci.
alton of the political jurisdiction of the United
States is their property also to be seized and
cOuiscated to the use Of the seeding States
This is another instance going to show tho i'm
practicability Of peaceful secession by the moro
act Of the States seeding. The separation of o
State from the Union, even if both parties are
ready to agree to it, necessarily raises number
Of delicate questions, which, in order to make
the secession peaceful. must be arranged before
hand.
If consultation is thus demanded even with
those States separation from which is designed
to be perpetual, still more is it due in the case
Of the States which are assumed to have a com.
mon cause with those by which the secession is
set on foot, and which are called upon and
expected to iustate the example thus set The
South Carolina secessiOnists talk about South.
ern cOniederacy; but, to Judge by their conduct,
what they aim at is mere isolated State indie.
pendence. Confederation is to be put of and
all steps toward it are to be put of, til seces-
sion 10 complete. Secession being complete
confederation is then likely enough to BIO dis
pensed with, as no longer necessary or expedlcnt
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-07

Great CONSERVATION was caused yesterday morn
ing by the discovery that the water-pipes con-
Meeting the upper and lower reservoirs had given
way, and that the lower reservoir was empty.
All the lower part of the city was thus deprived
of water, and must so remain until the breach Is
repaired The Third avenue and Eighth avenue
pipes supply the east and west sides, but are not
adequate to the ordinary demand for the whole
town. All manufacturing and shipping supplies
were at once stopped, and prompt measures taken
to prevent waste. The Police and Fire Depart
ment are on extra duty; suction pipes are to be
| nut on the engines, and THO old wells opened for
| use in case of fire. The accident is supposed to
| have been caused by leak, which softcned the
| earth under the pipes 30 that the weight above
| bent them downward. 1t may be two or three days
before the repairs completed during which time
| every one should be saving Of water, and espe-
ciaIly watcbful of fire. Mayor Wood has recon-
mended extra vigilance for the safety OF prop
| erty in the lower wards. Does he not know
that but for him the great Fourth-ayenue main
would have long since been in use in which case
| the present break would have been of no mate
| rial consequence Here, too, Is hitting occa'
zion TO remark that if one-half of the companies
| in the Fire Department had steamers instead OF
hand-enpines, water enough could be taken from
the rivers to suppress any ordinary confagration
Perhaps the occurrence may be fortunate, after
| ALL in stimulating such improvements as will
prevent even the possibility OF another such CRIT
| ical condition of things rs now exists
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sas NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE, FRIDAY DECEMBER T. 1860

Indeed. with the extreme Jealousy, ex-
hbited by South Carolina On tho subject OF
State rights any confederation which she
would be likely to enter into would be
rather League between States essentially
independent than form Of government resem-
bling our present system. 1t is but too evident
from the style in which she is attempting TO
hurry herself out Of the Union that she has
sc,rcely more confidence in her sister Slave States
than abe has in the Free-Labor States, connec-
ton with which, except in the character OF MASTER
she holds in such adherence. Already, indeed,
The Charleston Mercury, which assumes sort Oh
dictatorship of the secession movement, proposes
system of commercial coercion, to be exercised
against the border Slave States. They are to be
prohibited from selling their slaves in the Cotton
Stntes. for the avowed purpose Of compelling
them to remain Slave States, BY shutting up the
outlet by which they are now gradually getting
rid of Slavery This policy, thus openly aVowed'
is inconsistent with the idea of Southern Con-
federacy 10 embrace the body Of the Slayeholdlng
States. As members Of such o c0nfederacy, the
border States could not be prohibited from send
ing or their slaves to more Southern market
If the lead of South Carolina is followed, we
shall see not only severance OF political ties be-
tween the North and the South, but an isolation
also of the SlayehOlding States one from another.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-07
A DIRTY BIRD.

The EIprtSs perssting in its suggestion Of o
separation Of our City from the State is puzzled
to sec how the collection of duties on imports
across the Hudson and Harlem Rivers should
affect our City n case of such separation 1t
snys:
"H when goods depart by land from this eattpoi
Harlem River, into Jersey sCty there be fools
enough buy per than sell viii
THEN folly no! but the is open for
exchanges elsewhere and everywhere No pentup Utica will
be ours"
Why, Sir, the folks who want imported goods
on their transfer from "ths sntrepO,' to the
United States, will pay the duties as we stated,
because they cannot help themselves. They must
either pay or Smugge-and very few expert
ments would convince them that smuggling is UNI
profitable. This City would be very "pent-up
Utica" were she to secede from the State and
the Union. But she viii never do it.
The Express proceeds:
But hesrken Mr.. Tribune The t0hoIs .ros5i,
this country and 70 his country from that He bef Of
Yankee population oi gland and saiy along and
l ie HpOr great takes Mr.. Lncons majorties arv Ia
England north Of the Central Railroad NJ " aud In tho
Lake Counties Of the West whore New settlements
pedonuue Think you In Of disruption that Yankee
hee settler, the Irish Scotch the Dutch German ole
en,s Of settlement that populate all Southern NewYork New.
jersey Peunsyvapia Ohio Indiana, Inois-om their coun
trynen Of Delaware Maryland Kentucky Virginia North Caro-
lima Tennessee Msouto say nothing Of the South
Satesl No; Of the Southern part Of the Northern Middle
States will follow other than New England fortunes III the re-
oundation Of new Republic"
-biessrs. James and Erastus Brooks who
'dit and publish The Express, arc both of Puri-
an Yankee blOod-bOrn far to the North. East
Of us. They sprang from " that little belt Of
Yankee population they here 30 grossly ira.
duce. Might they not better have left that dis.
perngement to other thOn parrcidal hands
There is to be- no - refoundaton of n novv
Republic" hero or hereubout Here and
there Strnggler may drop of, but tho Union
VIII nevertheless keep due on, and VIII be-
stronger and more popular in 1870 than in 1860
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-07
HURRY TO Go.

If South Carolina has really the fixed and set
tied determination to 60 out Of the Union which
is ascrbed to her; if she is as satisfied as those
who speak for her pretend to be that this is a
perfectly practicable and safe operation, in which
she is sure to be protected if any protection is
necessary by the other Southern States il such be
he real posture of the secession project, it is diff
ult 10 understand the nervous agitation of Tie
Charleston Mercury the chief organ Of the move
ment, at the slightest suggestion of delay or Of
consultation with those other States whose assist
auce and cooperation it, at the same time, 30
positively claims as certain
II the minds of the good people of South Car
Dina are really made up to 60 what difference
can it make whether this intention be carried
into effect month or two sooner, or n month or
two later Why this great opposition to wait
ing TIL Virginia and tho other border Slave
States can DO heard from, unless The Mercury
believes that tho present apparent unaniInity
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-07
ON the la inst.. the RepubIieans Of Denver iired

On the 18th inst, the Republicans of Denver fired
100 guns built bOnfires, and held monster meeting,
there being over 900 people present Seyeraspeeches
were made and the following resolutions adopted with
out a dissenting voice:
Aoas We have learned to greet joy aud delight Of the
glorious triumph the Republican party in the election Of
As Lincoln the Ooe Of President Of the United states
snd haI1ibal iismhu as ' ice President,
he7eos hail ms indicative OF the future
PROSPERITY beloved country which viii reach ahse 70
even moral coumefcia manufacturing and sg
cultural interest and
Bhoea i reory glorious triumph Of right over
.rtono confusion Of economy over pIOda en-
and wise and farsesing blind
mud reel ouiouists parzau factions therefore
esed Ihst the Republicans Of this Territory h with IN
thusan this glorious triumph, and iudorse with hrt reliable
AID unslske the platform Of the National HePuo
en- party adouted 5 the city OF Chicago.
Ht4ed 1hat in view Of the population already collected IN
this reiOp enO the involved is e1pedent that
u o organization BE- formed early possible and that,
this subject upon the attention Of Con-
zr,ss and call upoh them Tor immediate action
Asted 1h II e1pedien aud necessary at This time 20 or
Rsnls mon basis Republican party In this Ieoy
70 brethren m the MOUNTAINS
Fnd othI places organize coIuuees N each dci the
chairman which shall be- ex-ocio member OF Ieforial
Ezeeuye Cor nitteeHhich Committee shan form the pat
psry and present TO the people at as cary DAY 80
po.s ible. - ,.,... .. 49,.
Col C. H. Mo- gan ard that 80 aid him IN All AdiOe en-
syOrs Tie prheTauce Of the interests Of this Territory
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-07

of South Carolina is Fictitious and artificial,
and that little delay and discussion,
and the encouragement and support which the
more moderate would receive from the expressed
wishes of the other States would make even that
State hesitate at taking the plunge on which she
seems so bent
AS to the objection set up by The Mercury
that South Carolina is not to be dragged along
in subseryiency to views of border interest," is it
not just as competent for the border States to
object to be dragged along in subsersiency to
views of South Carolina interest But what
occasion is there that anybody should be dragged
Why not take time to examine the whole subject
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-07

Judge Muln yesterday, in bis charge to the
Grand Jury Of the Oyer and Terminer, called
attention to the kidnapping of John Thomas, and
hoped the jurors would take prompt action to
punish the authors of the outrage The case is
generally believed to be one of unmitigated vii
lainy, and the public would hardly be surprised
if investigation should prove what is widely sus-
pected-that certain officers of the United States
in this city not only wink at the African slave.
trade, but are themselves actively and success
fully engaged in man-steang.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-07

Mr. Secretary Floyd of Virginia has followed
the fashion of the day by writing an elaborate
letter on the crisis-agitation, secession, &c.
Mr.. Floyd as an administrative chief and as a
Union-saver is much the same man. lie GER
tanly beats the President in muddling plain
matter and riding two horses in such manner Us
TO get ahead with neither. We do not think his
letter throws any light on the state of the cOun-
try-it hardly serves to render " darkness visi-
bic but we give the substance of it as a part
Of the history Of the time.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-07

IsTLUEscE or ExTRTsI Cold UPON SEsD'.-Some
experiments have been made this year by Prof Ellie
Watnaun Of Geneva, Switzerland, on the influence Of
extreme cold upon the seeds Of plants Nine varieties
Of seeds some Of them tropical, were selected They
were PLACED inhermecsly sealed tubes, and submitted
10 cold az severe Us science can produce Some re-
manned Is days in mixture Of snow and salt some
were plunged into bath Of liquid solPburlc acid rem
dered extremely cold by artificial means On the 9th
Of April they were all sown in pots and placed in the
epen air. they all germinated and those which had
undergone the rgors Of frdy produced Planls as ro
bust Is ese Which Lad not been submtedto Ihio 'e'
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-07

The Express has letter from WasbiogtoaE
which says:
the pbcslon of Mr. Lincola intention to ossr eats
Csbie. 70 three Southern Cnion men, hes been ss
thorired by promnen. Republicans Ike Cor"'n ,'n ss
Others proper that the Union party Of the 5o'
would prefer that Mr. Lincoln should sec. tho Southern mon
bcrs Of his Cabinet from s ranks alone bu' from ta0-e ale
Of the Douglas and Breckenridge Democracy THIS for insao
M Stephens Of Oeorkis Mr. Miles Taylor OF Looisisa
might be associated with DR. Warren Winslow OF Mr. Cia
Of North Carolina, the Democratic members-o per-
haps Mr. Guthrie nigh. be induced the Cabinet
independent since he did the Presidential cleo
ton report that Mr. Eel be offered seal In Lin
Cabinet originated with certain nominal Urcu 10
this city hunsered and athst aor Office and who
discern no easier way obtsin H. Mr. Bell has idea
going into Lncons Cabinet than he has Of obns the
Of John Browns execution AFTER the Of the
Massachusetts Aboonsts H acceptance Of Office under Lin
colin would not only be derogatoy 10 himself bat you'd nHo
seeons blow upon his friends and late supporters throughout The
South"
We pretend to no knowledge ss TO Mr.. Lin
coins "intention" aforesaid but We are very
sure that neither Mr.. Corwin nor Mr. Vintoo
has " authorized" any such statement as the above.
II seems but reasonable, however, that, II DIR.
Lincoln is to take half his Cabinet from the
ranks Of the open, decided antagonists OF the
principles on which he was elected, be should
invite Douglas and Breckenridge men as well as
Bell men TO share his counsels. But why il
should be deemed derogatory TO Mr. John Bel,
any more than to Mr. A. II. Stephens or Mr..
Miles Taylor to suggest him for place 10 such
Cabinet, we do not comprehend. If it be right
for any one who opposed Mr.. Lincoln's election
to take seat in his Cabinet, why not for Mr..
Belli II it be wrong for him, not for Mr.. A.
Ii. Stephens or DIR. Niles Taylor Us Welt
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-07

An AbolitiOnist, who strenuousy supports the
new Southern claim for the abrogatiOn of all Per.
sOnal Liberty laws, destruction Of the under.
ground railroad, and absolute enforcement of the
Fugitive Slave act, gives some startling reasons
for his seeming inconsistency. The underground
railroad, he says, is tho safety-valve of Slavery.
Close it, and the system will be blown to atoms.
None but the bOldest and most intelligent, and.
of course, most liberty loving, among the saves,
manage to escape. All their aspirations are now
for means TO fly from bondage-not to fight for
liberty. But let oil such as these learn that
there is no hope Of successful flight and no
North to shelter them-let them be- returned
among their fellow -bondmen, and subjected, as
they would be, to seyerer discipline for attempted
fght-let them, thus rendered royengeful and
seli-reliant, discover that bloody path alOno 10
open to freedom, and before ten years Sparta
Gus will spring to life in every Southern State,
and Slavery be- blotted out in blood. Had the
10000 iugitiyes now in Canada been returned to
Slavery, the end would have been already
accomplished.
Ihis ia, no doubt, o very erroneous view Of
the question, but it's novelty and boldness make
it worthy Of being chronicled.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-07

The best way to dethrone King Cotton from
whatever sovereignty he may possess, Is to f"d
a substitute for him. Probably at the present
day there remains no invention or discovery OF
canal importance to be made. The question 10
q difficult one; but American ingenuity, which
has accomplished so much, can solve it. If atten-
ton be sufficiently directed toward it, The benefit
TO be accomplished by such an invention Is In
caIcuIable. The profit derivable from it would
be unlimited.
1t is of course difficult tn make any sugges.
tons on such subject the following may, how
ever. not be- devoid of interest. Immense guam
titles of fax are cultivated in the United States
for the seed crop. If some cheap mode Of work
inc the fiber could be discovered, it would be- Of
great Importance. 1t was supposed some yean
ago that this had been accomplished, but it ap-
pears not. There many plants having excel.
lent fiber which has been but little tried, par
tcularly the asclepas family. The Aselcpias
Cornu,i formerly A. Syriaea) is the common
cotton weed, silk weed, or milk weed. The
silky seed-pods of this plant have often attracted
attention, but the staple is too short and smooth.
deserves trial. For full information respecting
this and other fbrous plants SEQ the last Patent
Office Report.
An absurd threat has been made that the
Cotton States would ho.d back their crop for
year, and reduce the world to bankruptcy and
Dnkedness. Surprising such a holding back pos
sble (Which it is not), we would call attention of
the planters to the following fact: Some years
ago, King Bomba, of happy memory, considered
the notable project Of prohibiting the export of
sulphur, in order that his kingdom might have
the exclusive monopoly Of making oil of vitriol.
for which all other nations were to come to him,
hat in hand and specie in pocket, to buy at such
price as he should graciously choose to sell for.
In twelve months, fifty patents were taken out
for making oil of yitriOl out Of sulphate of lime
(gypsum), sulphide of iron (Pyrites), &c. The
attempted monopoly was speedily abandoned.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-07

We learn that an appalling rumor has gone
up from Newburyport to Boston, to tAo effect
that Gushing cannot stop He has been at his
speech now for an indefinite time, and they say
has wound himself up, like the famous cork leg.
and now that he is started, is destined forever
to keep at it. The rumor furthermore runs that
the citizens of Newburyport are in panic about
it, and are moving their families over to Plum
Island rs rapidly as possible.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-07

harmony restored between the alenated sections
thereof but he does not expect nor desire TO
effect this by any lowering of the Republican
standard, and does not "speok in high terms Of
the newspaper articles referred to, if this phrase
ology implies that be approves Of their scope aud
evident purpose.-But it were better to avoid oil
illusions 10 Mr. Lincolns views until at the
proper time he shall speak for himself.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-07

AT special meeting of the Aldermen yeSter-
day, it was resolved to place pumps in the old
wells, aud suctOn-pipes on the fire engines, to
protect the city against fire during the stOppago
Of the Croton water. The Board coDcrrrod in
authorizing the "HydrOgenated Fuel Company 4"
to lay pipes in all the streets of the city. The
COuncilmen cOncurred in making large increases
in the salaries of the Street Commissioners
clerks
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-07

The steamer City Of Baltimore arrived at this
port yesterday. She brings European intelligence
of the 22d ult.--nOt 50 late by one day as that
brought by the Canadian, which arrived at Port
land on Wednesday. Our files of papers, how
ever, furnish some interesting details, which we
give Elsewhere.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-07
THE PRESIDENTIAL CONTEST.

1t is morally certain that the seven Presidential
Electors chosen on the Pacific slope have voted,
with one hundred and seyenty-three OF those
chosen this side Of the Rocky Mountains, tor
Lincoln and Hamn. The general result may DO
succinctly summed I'D as follows:
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-07
WELL CHARACTERIzED.-Ths Epening Posi-,
Washington cOrrespOndence snYs;

The Message Psyfuy bat quito happily hit OF BY Mr.
Seward just sner the reading when friends Of the Pred
dent asked Inn what he thought OF It, thnk said the Ne.
foh Senator the President has conclseiy proved
things That no State has the rshtto seeedo u wishes
to and That Is the Presidents duty TO enforce she laws
unless somebody oppose him."
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-07

The grand Select Committee of one Member
from each State raised by the House to con-
slider the State of the Union and report meas
ures looking to its perpetuatiOn and future peace
was yesterday appointed by Speaker Pennington.
1t consists of
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-07

Sixteen of these are Republican, II otherwise.
The Speaker has evidently endeavored to select
in the main, the more moderate members of
each party so as to give Cancellation fair
chance, in accordance with the vote of the House.
But Mr.. Hawkins's Fire.Eating speech, directly
after the announcement of this Committee, shows
that the mere appointment of such Committee
has gone but little way toward the end aimed at.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-07

"A prominent Democrat Of Kentucky said the other
day: III We of the South were to read Henry Clays
last sreech q Lexington without knowing the author
II would bc very eeners.lly ssoibed 10 Seward or
Wilson" s aA
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SCHOOL CoMNisSIoSrR.-R. 3. Gould Il elected in
the Second Ward, by 27l votes, to 20i for Heath.
CorNcLNss.-Jonathan I. Trotter, Rep, is elected
in the With District, inst, nd of Brandon, Dem.
NorE FOR CISIL JusrIox.-Fpll returns from ,hs
With Judicial District are as follows: