New-York daily tribune., 1861-06-22
SOUTHERN OPINION.


the people OF tho Slave States in support OF the
JEFF Davis rebellion. They insist that we mu't
accept the logic OF facts-tbat united and de-
termined people never was and never can be
cOuquered-tbat, if the rebellion be worsted, all
the white males of the South will either have
been killed or will have fled the country, leaving
nobody to serve in Federal Offices and in Con-
press. and nobody to elect Members to the latter,
80 that the coerced" States must lapse per-
force into the condition Of Territories, and be
governed as New Mexico and Utah now are
and that this will be virtual ii not nominal
subversion Of the Union and Constitution founded
by our fathers. These assumptions are set forth
day by day US resting on base of notorious
facts, aud it is by facts that We propose now to
confront and test them
. That in every State but South Carolina Seces-
sion ,cas strongly resisted is q most uudeniable
truth. Even in Texas, where violence and ter.
ror were all but universal very respectable
vote was ipOlied against Secession. Alabama
psssed ber Ordinance Of Secession BY b vote IN
Convention Of 81 TO 80, and the 80 being from
the Northern Counties mainly pecped BY white
the 81 did. 1t was positively asserted by
leading New Orleans Journal that more votes were
cast throughout Louisiana for Union than for
Secession delegates to the Convention which put
that State out of the Union; aud though this
wa. denied, the EXHIBIT made to Tefute 1t proved
that the vote was, at the worst nearly balanced.
Georgia was carried out in Convention by des-
- tha hood nj larua
minority, Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee,
and even Arkansas, being required to vote for or
| against Disuuion, each gave q majority against
| It--ali but Arkansas gave large majorites These
! fncts prove that Di.unon results from no spouta-
| nsous popular impulse but is the resut of con-
spiracy and managerDent-of plo! and msrepre-
sentatOn.
But, il is urged the South is nOg unit for the
rebelOn--so what matters past rpugnance'
We answer-The South is not unanimous for Sc
cessicn nor anything like unanimous. Let US scan
! the recent developments of opinion in that
quarter:
That DELAWARE is very decidedly and heartily
for the Union, no one denies. A very few of her
leading Democratic politicians are thiniy disguised
trators but they do not affect to deny or doubt her
Unionism. She is sOundly, desotedy loyal by at
least three to one.
MARYLAND ha, just held an election for Members
of Congress, and chosen six professed Union men.
One Of them indeed, received the Secession vote,
and was chosen over more thorough Unionist than
himself; but even should he prove in effect Seces
sionist. the fact that be had TO proclaim himself a
Unionst 10 save his election is conclusive on the
main point. Aspirant5 TO obcc do not falsely pro-
fess to sympatbse with the weaker interest in PIE
ference 10 the stronger.
True, there were sOme Federal soldiers ut
Baltimore, Annapolis. and perhaps one or two
other pOints in Maryland but it is not even pre-
tended that they ioterfvred in any manner with
the election. Baltimore has rarely had one so
quiet aud orderly; the action of her Secession
Police OF the polls being tempered and steadied
by strong Feceral force in the background.
And here only did Unionist acceptable, for
want of better, 70 the Secessionists carry Die
trict: all those which lay of the track Of the
Federal armies choosing unequiyocal UnionistF.
The clear Union majority in the State can
barely fall below 10000.
In VIRGINIA the people chose a Union Conyen-
tion; but some Of its members were ultimately
bought or builied over, und, in the hight Of the
Southern fever following the fall Of Sumter, Ordi-
nance Of Secession secretly passed by 50 to 55.
ThercupOn, State expeditions were secretly fitted
out while the Ordinance still Itself secret, to
capture the Federal Navy-Yard. with it, ships snd
stores of Norfolk, and the Federal Armory at Hur.
pers Ferry, both which were destroyed, so far as
possible, 10 keep them out Of rebel hands By
every ncfnrious device, the people were dragconed
Into voting for Secession Senator Mason published
q letter declaring that those vino voted otherwise
must leave the State An alliance wus formed with the
jeff Davis Government, and large bodies of "Con-
d" federate" troops poured into the State. The Militia
were called out and embodied, and the Union men |
oyerawed in every possible way. Thus Richmond,
which had voted Union but three months before, |
now gave some 1900 Secession votes to Sir
een Union! and il was much like this throughout |
Eastern or Old Virginia. But the glorious North.
West rolled up nearly solid vote for the Union
md there were some Fifty thousand Union votes
,oled in tho State. But for wholesale lyA and
ystematic terrorism, they would have beef One
hundred Thousand But, even as it TO- with the
Worth western quarter of the State organized and
n arms to resist the traitors, is it not clear that
southern unanmity for Disunion Is q refuted, ex-
ln1ad iunnna;f;oo |