The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-12

North State" His Exceuency listened, u ID sau, WIN
the profound respectful attention, but on re-
calling to mind the oath he had just taken, and examn
ing little into the constitution and laws OF the United
States he most urbaney discarded the soft impeach
mentn and informed the commissioners that bis legal
had brought him very nearly If not quite TO the
conclusion that such would be treason against the
United States God forbid that citizens of this aw-oy-
ing and law abiding State should be the first to commit
such awless and mad act. II would be met-snd that
mostjustH, toby the indignant and unqualified con-
defamation Of her whole people.
still such things show into what fever Of excite
ment and alarm many Of the Southern people have been
driven by the condition Of things ut Washington city
They see the national government crumbng TO pieces
and its Legislators standing by, gazing the humiasing
spectacle in stupid amazement-eher too npotent too
selfish and ambitious, reckless their desire to
inaugurate reign Of terror, TO lend helping hand TO
threatens 10 desoate the happest and most
country earth with all the horrors Of civil war How
muc en- longer VIII the great patriotic masses
without arousing themselves to action and adoDting
means to save themselves and all they hold dear from
he ruin which is threatened?
There are in this Union conservative people
than those OF North Carolina They attached,
strongly attached TO the constitution They would make
great sacrifices TO maintain and perpetuate constitu-
tonal Union But let not the fanatcsm Of the North
suppose that they are prepared to submit longer 70 MUS
it is the determination OF the black re-
publican party to use the government (which which
their rights, they win rise up, one man, against it,
Already have their patience and forbearance been sorey
tried Many of the most conservative amongst them
are beginning despair of all hope that returning
Of justice will control the action and direct the
policy Of the Northern States And will the men OF the
North close their eyes any longer TO these things? Will
they continue to tre with the portentous signs which
rising up in every section Of the SouthY Will they
the conagaton which threatens the destruction Of this
great nation is raging around them 1t Is evident, as
restore comparative peace to the country by oreshadow
ing at once conservative, just and conciatory system
Of policy, by which his administration will be guided
No had better opportunity to establish for
himself fame which will render his name illustrious
for good in all times to come And is it his settled
determination to couple it with cursed and in
famous immortality, by refusing to speak out
in the language Of Justice and Cancellation,
until the Union scattered to the winds, the national
government is stricken down po dwelling impotency
and all the high hDnors he is anticipating the President
Of great nation turned to ashes in his grasp such
be his purpose this is to be the effect Of the counsels
he is determined to follow he will deserve and will no
doubt receive the execratons of the friends Of free
vernment throughout the world.
There many amongst us who, in view OF the dsso
luton of the Union are looking anxousy to the forma
ton Of Central Confederacy, ODE composed Of the
States Of New York, New jersey Pennsylvania, Della
ware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee,
Kentucky and Missouri and perhaps Ohio, Indiana, p
nois and Iowa. II is believed by many our siga
cious men that it would be deadly runous to the north
slave States unite with the cotton States that the
South Carolina free trade doctrines and the African slave
trade popcnstes of the Gulf States would bring desola
tion upon US, and would in q few years end in
the disruption Of the Southern Confederacy and John
One thing Is very certain that such central confedera
cy with proper constitutional guarantees for the protec
ton of the rights of the savehodng portion Of it, would
become a great and powerful nation By II would be
perpetuated the nationality of the United States Of North
America The present national capital with its costly
and magnificent public edilces would be preserved and
II would have commercial advantages which could not be
surpassed by any country In the world. Let any
look at the map and the truth Of what say will at
break upon his mind. Besides my candid settled
vicon is, that pure saveholdng confederaoy cannot
stand The form Of government it must necessarily
tabsh-a military despotism-will be its death warrant
IL will meet with the antagonism of the whole world
White aborng viii be driven from 1t by the heavy
taxes which will be necessary for its administration and
protection Let not the northern slave States shut their
event Of the entire slaveholdng States uniting
into one confederacy, those Of the border
will become the Flanders-the "bloody ground" Of
the continent Let the States of New York. New Jersey,
Pennsylvania Indiana and Illinois act with magnanimty
and Justice and the and glory Of country may
yet be maintained and perpetuated New England is the
cradle in which fanaticsm has been rocked. She has
furnished the edged sword which has severed the
bonds Of Union; let her in return be sloughed Off
The must be severed the body remain
sound. Bunker Hill, and Concord and Lexington, and
the of her great and noble patriots whose devo
ton to the constitution she has ceased TO initiate and
whose wise oounsels she had repudiated shall always
honor.
Every patriot in the land should be grateful to the
HERALD for the bold and able manner in which IL has
stood for the right and maintained the of both
the constitution and the Union. Go on with this good
work The night s dark and stormy but the daylight OF
peace and prosperity may yet break upon country.
" Don't give up the shp.u