The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-02-02
THE DiSUNION MOVEMENT IN THE UNITED STATES.
from the london Times, Jan. Is. !


The news Just received from the United States IL the
most important that has come since tue beginning
gence from Washington and the letter OF our New York
correspondent without feeling that the present month
big with the fate Of the American Union We are almost
afraid TO give publicity TO the apprchcnsons which pre-
vail The confidence Of the Norieners that all
otd md ,ue gr,ng place 10 SHARP dry and though hey
seem stiu eIe the preservation Of the Union u Is eieat
tbat they lo for ercis ,ohch be disastrous
Ams11cdu society. The first step towards what the
Sutherners ana their friends speak Of as war has
taken by President Buchanan. Roused by tho dsapproo1
with which his Message had been received all through
the North, he has adopted more vigorous policy aud
declared his executing the law and uphodg
federal authority When the Charleston Convention
decrecd the secession OF South Carolina Commissioners
were despatched to Washington 10 negotiate for the
peaceaoe recognition OF the new nationality At nrst
there not wanting symptoms that the President
would yield 10 these reasonable emissares He received
them an in q manner entered into negotiations with
them though processing 10 consider them only eds
tngushed citizens OF the United states from South Gro
lima However, the preliminary demands OF those gen
tlemen have been rejected BY the President The icde
raj government will not cvacuac Fort SUMTER It will
persist collecting the customs IN the port OF Charles
tom and for that purpose has appointed q col
lector who will discharge his duties In revenue
cutter under the protection OF United States fr4te
the Brookyn--whch ordered TO be in readiness TO
start for Charleston at The Commissioners
ouenv teeeraphed to Governor Pckens to put the state
ou war footing and all his
also said that the secession leaders having discover
cd that the Brooklyn aud another vessel were about -
leave Norfolk for Charleston, had teegraphed 10 their
eympahzers TO have the s'minute men" readiness 10
seize them. Tho Administration the watch %
the act. In snort, Mr. BuCunan ssenci hkntY
TO act vigorously In defence OF the uDnDso much 50
that Mr. Floyd Secretary OF War and southern partisan
had resigned On the other hand, there could be NJ
doubt Mat all the cotton States would secede within
three weeks, and little that IL any attempts were
made coercion the border slave States would give
tive help the seceders and probably join their confe
dcracy.
But for much Of this prepared. That Georgia,
Alabama and the rest would follow the example OF South
larohM was certain and II could hardly be supposed
hat the President would at length make
the DEMANDS 81 the ssceders What ismost important
the mte news the rising spirit OF the North aud the
growing 70 act with vgor against the dis.
unioniss The Governors OF the great states VI New
York and Pennsylvania had delivered THAR messages ~
the opening OF the session % their respective
aTo permit acquiesce In treasonablc consn,,acr
against the national authorities IL TO confes. ~,
our government is absolute failure s,vs ihe
Governor OF New York. 1.-The people OF tho state
OF New York, In my Judgment, not pre-.
pared for such an admission tho contrary
they will give 10 the federal authorities In all necessary
measures for the enforcement Of the laws their as
earnest and faithful support Senator Spnoa had i'm
snedatay offered a resolution authorizing the Governor
20 tender 10 the national administration 10 900 militia
ssto put down nsurrecton part ~ the country
IL s probable that Pennsylvania viii be equally ener.
getic The West Will certainly take up the question still
more warmly.
We now understand the anxiety which prevails In
che South, and imagine how denunsaton OF the North
cru project Of civil like that contained Ia the speech
or Mr. Benjamin the other day should work on the fool
irTs OF the Raliero1 Va southern city Ike Washington
Bat what Ia the gre tlHgswhat Is the temptation to
violent course, against which ns gentleman thought