Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-12-05
FROM the N. Y. Tribune, Nov. sOth.
Are we going, 10 Ffehtt

That the State of South Carolina is about
to secede from the Union-that ner Conyen
ton to assemble on the IL proximO will as
sumo formally to dissolve her connection with
the Federal Government-is no longer doubt
full. Probably no single delegate his been
or will be chosen to that Convent who is
not an avowed secessionist. Il is. expected
that the act of secession viii be perfected on
the second day of the Convention, and that
not a single vote will be cast or voice raised
against it. . lE
What them a
Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana,
Florida, Texas and Arkansas-composin
(wiih South Carolina) the eight Cotton States
are confidently expected TO follow Some
of them will probably do so, but not without
desperate struggle. The Union has warm
friends in each of these States. and among
them is Sam Houston, Governor of Texas.
Threatening demonstrations have been and
will be made 10 induce him 10 call the leg
islature 10 meet in extra session for the pur-
pose of calling a Convention; but we think
ih y will have to hang him up until he is
black 10 the face before they will force him
TO dVso All th, rest OF the Cotton States
lave Fire Eating G ,vernors, who will readi-
ly call their Legislatures: indeed. most of
them have already done SO. We shall not
anticipate th"result, thoughw shall await
1t with Intense anXivty. z--,s -. =. - r - ~
Ii South Carolina shall be left to stand
aloBe, We thIuk she must ultimately recede.
Her people, we are aware, do not think So;
but a single State will not be permitted to
break up the Union. We do not talk of
subdulng her; we oniyy say that her position
as seeding and quasi ind-peudeht sSiatesin
The. heart OF Federal Uniou will be anoma-
loas and untenable-, She may maintain it
for a little White bu' will ultimately be con-
strained 10 return TO her normal condition of
a member OF the Cnniederscy. go s.es--s-
But il he CottonStates g nerally unite with
her IN seeding, We insist that they cannot
b prevented, and that the attempt must not
he made Five Millions OF People, more
than b at of them of the dominant race, OF
whom II Hast Halt a Million are able and
willing 10 shoulder muskets, can never be
s,ll.da while lighting around and over their
own heaFtbston-s. If they could be, they
wuuid no longer be equal members of the
Union. but conquered dependencies. Sup
pose they could be overcome and their mill
tary forces destroyed: what theng Can you
compel them to send members to Congress?
Can you make them accept Federal Offices?
Can you prevent their taring and ieathering
those who do? Ii not, how idle TO talk OF
subduing them! -
As 10 all that is so we'll said of the duty
of remaining in the Uaion aud submitting to
So Soo ~ 49, s>-s y. y So-A
cur in it must heartily: but suppose they
wcn't-what do you propose 10 do about ID?
Webster and Marshall and story have srea-
soned well-the Federal hag represents a
Government. not mere league; we are in
many respects one nation, from The Sc john
to the Rio Grande; but The genius Of our ia
stilutions is essentially republican, and
averse to the employment OF military force
to fasten one section of our coatederaey 70
zlhsz other. II eight States ksEing EiyeaAfii-
lions Of People cheose TO separate from as,
thy can not be withheld from SO doing by
Federal cannon.