The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-12-09
Senator Toombs on tho Crisis-Thc Causes
for Disun tOm-Is there a Remedyy

| union speech of Senator Toombs before the
! Georgia Legislature, to which the conservative
speech Of Hon. A. II. Stephens, heretofore pub
lished was the reply. Mr.. Toombs, on the dis
union side Of the question, presents formida-
BILE Bill of grievances against the North, and
boldly takes the position that /" the door Of con-
Citation and compromises Is closed" and that
a separation from their Northern confederates
is the only alternative of honor and safety to
the Southern States.
The complaints of Mr. Toombs against the
North begin with the first Congress under our
present federal constitution From that day to
this, he argues that in bountes. in tariffs, in our
commercial regulations, and in the financial pro-
fits and appropriations Of the federal govern
ment the South has been, and still continues to
be, exhausted of its annual resources to enrich
the North. This incessant drain upon the South,
in the way of tribute to the Union, the South has
endured and might still endure but for tho me-
nacing and dangerous point Of power which
has been reached by the fanatical anti-slavery
! alliance Of the North. Against this thing there
is no remedy to the South, except in speedy es-
cape from her existing deadly alliance with the
| Northern States. This is the plea Of Mr..
| Tocmbs, and he pleads immediate secession, in
| view Of the warlike troubles which may
| .onfroni the secession movement should ii be
| dol9yed until the Inauguration Of Mr.. Lincoln.
Mr. Buchanan, our President till the 4th Of
| MARCH can discover neither constitutional au-
hority FOR, nor political expediency in, the re-
ort 20 federal coercion against seeding
ate Mr.. Lincoin, our Pre- sident from and after
! 80 All Of March, holds the opposite doctrine;
| ar he he's pretty broadly intimated that his
| soiicy against seeding State will be coer-
| on. Hence the great danger is that before
he dey OF Mr. Lincoln's Inauguration four or
- &C The "cotton States" viii have retired
nom The Union. We say this is the great
| anger; 70. ii four or five, or two or three
~'a,c. seccdc. they viii be very apt to draw
airlly after them all the other Southern
| .atos, in which event the last possible chance
| ~ - restoration of the Union will be gone.
Granting that South Carolina will surely go
| W " hip the next two weeks we think that if
| Nv other States can be restrained from imme-
lately following her even she may be re-
| eiamcd. How, then, are Georgia, Florida,
lab ma and Mississippi to be restrained?
| MY through some satisfactory Intervention on
De part Of Congress. And what is the hope in
his quarter Very shadowy. The Union
! Hou-e committee Of thirty-three--one from each
| siote-wli probaDl. DC charm tomorrow Of
wo or more members from States from which
| "a substitute cannot be obtained. Assuming
bat the committee will thus be reduced to, say
biriy-ope members, the republican party will
ontrol it, for they have sixteen members on
/ be committee.
The whole responsibility. then, in this matter
will devolve upon the republican party of the
House. What will be their report One cal
| cuiated to restrain the dsunion movements in
the South? We hope it may be, but we fear it
| will not be, a report Of this character. 1t is
given ont that Mr.. Corwin, the chairman OF
The committee is disposed to be liberal to the
South, and intends to apply to "Honest Abe
Lincoln" for his opinions. We trust the ap.
| plicntion will be made, and that Mr.. Lincoln
will promptly reply, and SO comprehensively,
clearly and literally as to mark out the ac-
| ceptuble path Of Cancellation to the committee.
to the House, to the South and the North.
Mr. 1oombs tells us that the institution of
Southern slavery requires room for expansion;
| that its restriction to its present limits will
| bring destruction upon the South, from the
rapid natural increase of her black population.
| This view of the subject our readers will
| readily comprehend But the republican party
have pronounced against the extension Of sla-
| very 1t i to be shut in and surrounded by
| free States, and the moral and areligious anti
| slavery war II TO be maintained against
| il until II il oxtermnatei. This danger
| then. demands The remedy of space for the ra-
pid'y increasing slave population Of the slave
States. viii the republican party make this
concession? VIII Mr.. Lincoln recommend IL
We slould like to know.
| But, again. from this Northern anti-slavery
| agitation, from Helper books, John Brown TO-
| rays aud, lastly from Mr.. Lincoln's election,
| he white race OF The Southern States are fear
! fnl That the loyalty Of their blacks has been
changed 10 q muiinous spirit. broodng upon
n bloody dc,i'cran'c. What remedy is there
for this fearful disorder? Can Congress reach
| IL. Or are The measures Of redress which the
exigcacy demands greater than Northern men
arr d posed 10 grant even 10 save the Union
W. far they ar beyond the patriotism and
The comprehension Of the republican party
But the truth must soon be known
W. attach great Importance TO Mr.. Corwins
reported intention cf calling Mr.. Lincoln to the
assistance &C the House committee Let this
call be made AMI ,aousi The door Of coucli-
alton b. clio ed, / may be opened again, and
Mr.. Lincoln may thus save he country, which
II is feared the turning point Of his election
has doomed 70 destruction.
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