The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-11-14
SECESSION AND COERCION.
orINIOKs or THE BLACK REPUBLICAN, PREss.
From the Bourn Atlas end Bee Nov l2I

from the tDft1n Alias snd Bee, nov IL
tnIssos, TIE roilY or THE HOUR
Tre rort proirent, and indeed almost tho only topo
OF political Interest ast now, the rumored insane at
mpt of fsw hot nsaeed fanatics 70 induce tho peopo
Of few sAye states 70 secsde from tho american Uuion
There 10 n tnr nothing new, unexpected or alarming
Tire truth No. the slnye states fsvs neither right,
power the irclnston secode--ihsrciore they viii
rot Let rs consider the matter htle. rhe right of
,overeyn STATE 10 Withdraw has been oea
srs,rted believed by macy both soatn
hnd North bns Il has been generally denied ami the
Iun,Ita II is favor coDtroyerted BY all The sbiost
sters argumert against the right OF seoosslnn
is, In Judgment. unAJs scrabie, and ~e sgy.
a's a. ,st ne yrsss sa, ,9tesmsas = opo 10
lon - lope - tne scvers, saiss rctain a. tbey
&C. sGye,e1 wna n, ns swn dom ~ ,s o.
deal authorities In these State concerns absurd
cam the right Of secfs sson Those concerns that
committed TO the escusse jurisdiction and control Of tho
federal govern msrt, wero 80 committed by tho original
ecneaesied states with the dhrot understanding that
the states should Dot attempt 70 resume these delegated
powers They be- 10 claim the rssaering
bach to them o nfse federal pfercgsves than the gene
ta ept hes TO Claim any conro over suoisc,s u
Eptcal ard rtnte jurisdiction In only conceivable
contingency could the rio 70 Scede bs n.cinia~d and
Adf ooes back q hs prtsdI ri9h 9reo7los, rebellion
nsenl undertake 70 take away from State
the ccntrol of ia state affairs, witNn its
risht Of Revolutionary resistance, ca the ground
that the federal bad iscf violated the
pact md rendered IL null and void But prctends
ihat suy such this has ar isen, Is xey 10
The rights of state have inierered vita by The
FEDERAL government there any purpose declared
suppos,d the part Of the present the Incoming A
MN sraton u give any srch provoca,ion to rebellion f
be said that the rights Of States hsve bsen ntefred
~nh BY ether saits aetlng 10 tho separate capacity
of state aovercgnty, this although true, wond
ihe case, Afford any bGss for revorton. law Of
Nnslohuiets may be oppressive Of citison OF sou!h
Carolina hut even 60 " IN operative ory within Nassa
chusets' ccmar Al jurigdict1n. Exactly 40 wth the
avs Of South Carolina, which ust 20 yards citizens
q e" ~ ,ns soSn,,, s1s srv ~ -
Dafrant IN the otier and the only dofensbio mo1e Of
rdres Adjustment tbroorh The arbitration Of C5n.
grsrs and tie judicial tribunals Of the country.
II the fedcfa royernmcnt should attempt 10 invade
the domain Of sise rights, that would be d@potsm and
Of rststanre bat tnere f. fuch and there
win be shgsd any Sste efternpt % pooers
ezTr,siy yielded 70 "A, fsfra pornmSi, that ,Dosf bs
iy.asen, ar ro.d jpffy ne sr~ciss ~ fvcub. rpani
~ fac J,drai tosinmens /, br NJ back the oncncmz
State is allegiance 10 the constitution and the unon
Bst TO tvch csse hS uissb-note wn aTise. There s,
there ore, sxstpg right u ecossor and The caim
tcr a ~ Utterly Hdsfsrstlc Sccrscf ouTh, not 10 oe
ara ttai Is oLe Of The suongai reasons Fhy n
VIII ee,
etrdy TIE savc satas have ret the power % ossccde
TY.p ~ in sed by The federal r0verumcai quietly s.
-tholav, they cannot 70 4 obFtrd 4 suTpase h1i
Iy,sfs,t cd tcngTtn cre judiciary neoTr 70 man
iosn hs oofsfvt1n end As laWs WI esD permit
q Sac D secfds II thcy Sho1id, hey wVrd y0 ate
itar oa,hs aEd become participants IN tle oine
ofutsson The enly otter rs.ele ms,hod q secession
~ viol rce, involving ibe Iufcsil o. the federal
laws srd armed reshterce 70 The tedeal euthoTfy H.
lp1l canict ~ ksfs Mac gosia . lfe.GIy and dsfgr
sas trrshsd y ne HTonc 81 Teesr ghey oaye nei
uCr TIE vcs1h, The intelligence tbe aIis, tht sFEls
thr rhtrtcttf yt4NWlS ~ z Asl.ssH kht StfrEre.
me pTsrct6sfshce o. ~ t',sa elements ~ power "a ~
intkey With thcst stses thA. wtl fcmssn oyA 70 iae
ecI'tdtrpcy,tst fctdff tie ifta q toe abty of the
ave state. 10 secede utterly rreroeisruus TAe only
stly 10 NJ vl.li sd.ss psld ~ MOODY fsrHs CO. 1ed
,nnrf.y % tirsr kTystorp hs tnmsdts assd rsoSN
gu,u ~ alt th.sr m1tsrtol tn,r cad finally frcsd
Iutmt,son b. ~ dsA0Tlo no had restrsA and M
oovsrs men, aey lad q fed ms say Ia no
rpirt Of IkLorsss or bcasiiug, but becsase these
are The ircoutrcvctthla facte, which m appeals oi
passion or Gourishes cf h'bro can remove o. osise
reckless ara psss onae mioortys very small mnori
u--Qf the-reorle Of three four Stats preaching
dsuniop Bot they al ether intriguing politicians
90 are sdventusrs who pa, Ing the fess d Tie
ca In dstger They W the sccs sioa q the rspub
on garty power the certain end OF that reign ~ Ter
rorsm over the eyprgfon of public opinhn ~ the
South BY Of whch they have 50 long climbed 70
piaos Of political power and exercised Domination In
The iederal govern mint
Tbsy sre not 10 tto least arrrebensvc Of the abolition
Of slavery o. any sgresson upon sou' bern rights BY
tAe aduinbtraticn N Abraham Lincoln bo, they do ap
preherd and with good ressoo, that Their political
eendeucy In the South sbort 70 terminate and that
liberty owing Of that section NJ the country This
and ths the BanqUos ghost that rpes to dstuyb
their fcast, and fortSeng he they making use OF
the poary eroitsrent and the disappointment oonse
copeess and in lucrative local oness NJ bone 70 nlus
aiset South Carolina o1ly elect 70 the United States
p~r Get, Who 10 candidate for the seat,
and vbo has just bsued ha sily and vessonabe dh
On Ion prccsrason, snd Git VII ~ subsdebe
dtsrds the real eist of this business and hh ccveted
any suekine oove and advss The Palmetto seoeasioass
y wait for pome overt act
As Tor Ne rest, the great mass u ~ Southern
people desire. no secessios ~ dsun,op; thsy are