The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-11-26
The Secession Movement--PiRn for =
Great Southern and Wss,srn Conr.ds-

The Secession Movement--Pian for =
Great Southern and wss,srn Conf.us-
racy.
The unanimous policy which evidently pre-
walls among the Southern leaders, and the
rapid manner In which public opinion in the
South is being consolidated In their support,
give an increasing significance and Importance
to the course they propose to pursue.
II has been supposed by many that some OF
the more ardent and fiery Of the secession
States would secede at once, aud thus bring on
partial conflict with the federal government.
This Is not within The plans of those who are
preparing to establish Southern contede.
racy. II is their purpose to proceed delibe.
rately with the preliminary arrangements, 10
such a manner as not to embsrrass the present
administration, but, through the action Of State
| conventions, to be held during the present win
ter, to prepare for cooperative movement, and
secede on the Sd of March next By this
course Mr.. Buchanans administration, which
has its organized power in every State will not
be interfered with, and Mr.. Lincoln will come in
TO the government without power to organize
is functions in the seeding States. This plan
Of proceeding is skilfuliY adjusted, and will
lead the coming administration into immense
difficulties, to contend with which will ut once
cause division Of policy in the dominant
Northern party on the question OF coercion or
negotiation. Without single civil officer or
supporter in the South, Mr.. Lincoln Will end it
impossible TO send hostile force there to con-
quer submission or treaty.
But the plans Of the Southern leaders do not
stop with simple secession. They will hold the
cotton and sugar producing States and the
mouths Of the Mississippi, while their railway
communications extend from Charleston and
Savannah to Memphis, and from Mobile and
New Orleans TO the banks OF the Ohio. A
their social interests are identical with those of
the tobacco growing States, these will be in
vited to Join the seceders to which they will
assent eventually, II they do not participate in
the movement on the Sd Of March. As great
agricultural confederacy, and holding the
mouths OF the Mississippi they will have
q harmony Of interests with the indus.
trial Middle States Of the present confed-
Grafton, aud with the grain and meat
producing States OF the Northwest These
will be invited to Join the new Union, under
a constitution similar TO the present one Of
the United States, but with such additional
guarantees in II as win forever prevent the po-
litical power Of the new confederacy interfering
in the social affairs Of the several States. The
New England States, deeply imbued with the
fanaucism Of "the Massachusetts, school,
which, as one Of her orators once aptly and
truly said. has never supported any Of the
policy or the measures that have carried Us to
our present point Of national greatness, will be
left on, In the cold to tread their path of en-
piye alone, or to seek little comfort with the
Bluenoses Of Nora Scotia and the Kanucks Of
Canada.
There i In this scheme much that will wake
the thought Of rejecting men. A new con-
federation, with the cotton, sugar and tobacco
growing power OF the South, the mining and
Industrial resources OF the Middle States, and
the grain and meat producing power OF
the regions lying on the Mississippi and its
branches and without the intolerant Puri.
tanism Of New England. would hold
Vitality and power in the political, Industrial
social and commercial sense such a. the world
has only witnessed family in the development
Of orr present contcderacy. This develope.
mcnt has been continually opposed by the Pa.
ritan spirit OF New England and hampered BY
its demands To-day this same spirit through
the fansticism Of its social theories, its self
righteousness and the intolerance OF its teach.
ings, Is driving the Union 70 the point OF disso.
luton and reconstruction. We do not inpugn
it, motives. They are no doub. as morally
pure as when the Puritans OF Massachusetts,
Bay drove Roger Williams from their midst
But The people Of New England are the slaves
Of an ani.slavery ongarchy, which. through
their pulpiIs and their sunday schools, have
imbued them with spirit as intolerant as tina,
which animated the holy men who founded the
ipquisidon, the pure enthusiasts who established
the Order Of Jesus. or that which led Calvin to
drive Servetus 10 the stake because OF differ
ence between them on religious dogma. AL
OF these men believed themselves filsd with
the spirit OF God and doing Him best service,
Just a. do the antislsvery oligsrchy Of New
England of the present day, In preac hing tseir
brutal and bloody war against the social instl
hitions, not Of their own, but OF neiyhboring
States. tits this that has eaten ont the spirit
Of fraternity from or prsseoi federal aompast
and which Is driving so large number q &c
States into = new coafeserAcy. from waica ~
Enslard and IL pari.AsicN tAo ssi,.'u = &c
h.ssach Mstve se5cct" hal - excluded