The Van Buren press., 1861-01-04
From Neic York journal Commerce.
Moderation a: the Standardization IL
the North,

1t the Southern States will observe mod
erattion IN their ac,s of secession, the
Northern Ststes viii be revoIution.zeI in
twelve months, so that no danger need be
Iapprehended from 4 personal liberty - bills
or other annoyance. Ii they will go in
for moderation. the friends OF the Union in
the North will undertake to get up rego-
iutioR. What say the people of the South
to so reasonable a proposition ? Do they
doubt our ability 10 rerolutionize the free
States?
We do not know what Southern men
think of this subject, but we respectfully as
sure them that if they will act with COM
mon prudence and moderation. and allow
the Union men-the real friends OF the Con
stitUtion and of the RIGHTS of all the States
and of the people under ito have faii
chance at this comparatively 'insignitican;
majority, they will wipe it out In most ol
the States. For instance, Connecticut. ii
no rash measures shall he adopted to lead
to war and bloodshed, will administer q re-
buksto sectionaiism in April next, which
shall afford strong foothold for conserva-
tive principles in New England. Mass
elected one Union Congressman in Novem
Der, and Connecticut will choose another OF
others to keep him company, at her next
election. Rhode Island will probably be
redeemed next April and New Hampshire
at her March election, if she does not abso-
lutely dispose OF the nine thousand maiori.
ty given for Lincoln, will greatly reduce it
Thus much for the New En- gland election:
to take place in the ensuing spring. How
| about New York? Lincoln received fifty
| thousand majority in Nov. but the Demo
cratic union men made large gain in Con
greSsmen. With the present feeling in this
State, il any election were now to occur
the Republicans would be overwhelmed
No doubt is entertained by the best inform
ed Union men, that the Nov. vote would be
reversed and the most confident hopes are
now entertained that the next Legislature
TO be elected in Nov, 1851, } will be firm
ly devoted to maintaining the rights of all
the States. and OF according to eouthern-
ers every courtesy while sojouring IN our
own State.
The same influences at work here will
Operate similarly elsewhere and Pennsyl-
vania, Ohio. Indiana. Illinois and Other
States. will repudiate sectionali,n, at nc
distant day. The republican party is divii-
ed, and VIII remain divided, on the issues
now being made up. An irrepressible
conflict - is already raging. which will rend
the party assunder. and necessitate new po-
fisical Relationships extreme sectionalists,
in all probability. taking position against
the administration--at all events, breaking
of the entsnss coraiale heretofore existing
in the Republican ranks.
Let not the South abste one jot or title
of its just demands. bus in enforcing them.
let moderation reign saprsaae. leaving the
business OF rero1xtion 20 the North. We
have less than quarter OF million oi
votes to overcome. Or cnange of half tha.
number. TO gives rs the control of the Prcsi.
Dental election hereafter, while much less
wnl strike down the sectional majorities IN
most of the Republican States. Our appre-
tensions have been and are founded upon
the Indications OF precip:tate action Tbs
sectional spirit of the North. which cuimi-
mated in the election of Lincoln. is OF many
years growth. and to eradicate it from our
State Legislatures. orr Executive Offices,
aud from Congressional Halls. is also a
work of time The lea-en is working.