New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-05-24
A CHAPTER OF HISTORY.

II
SIR: The Southern Convention which met at Mont
zomery, Alabama, in 1858, deliberately planned anc
Organized the scheme to break up the Union. That
Convention secret consultation OF Southern men
for the purpose of shaping the present Secession move
nent. William L. Yancey was the leading traitor IL
that wicked proceeding The entire design plot, and
aim of this treason, from s first inception In 1872
rests on no other ground than a cold bloOded enmy to
She Union and the pretepse that Disunon per Sc, of
itself and without cause would be advantage To the
South. But the great difficulty these coDsPrators fore
saw would be in obtaining the favor Of the people
without which shame and disgrace would follow
Yancey caused resolutions be introduced in favor Of
reopening tue African slave-tradei but 1t was soon
found that that would not meet with popular accept
ance. The people needed something more direct and
tangible. Then was that the idea Of Congressional
protection to Slavery in the Territories was sug-
gested and that was believed by ali the con-
epirators 70 be strong enough TO meet their
case. In September Of tue same year 1858. The ".
o. Delta, IA leading Disunion Journal cautiously put
forth the doctrine of Congressional protection. Other
pspers in that interest followed and in January 1852
she famous Gov Wise of Virginia formally announced
through The Richmond Enquirer, his recognized
organ that Congressional protection was for the first
Gue 70 90 the tSS"e IN pd|ty P"NtCS' LUG DHuhiV"
ntrguers had any desire expectation that Con
Rress would grant what practically absurd. But
their object was to demoralize and disrupt the Demo
cratic party in making that demand Of Congress. They
did it TO excite violent suiagoDism between the North
and South TO unite the North sgainst tie South and
Che South against the North and thus 10 Insure the
election Of the Republican candidate.
But in this they wholly mscalculated the strength
Of the Union in the South Tee programme, however
was to resist the inauguration Of the Pre-den whom
Cbey planned to elect, and then bring on the fna
eatastrophe TIE int declaration of this intention
WEE made bv jefferson Dsyir u speech at Jackson
1issss ppi IN tie Auump Of 1888 af'er be bad MADE
a tour through tie Northern and Eastern States. He
stared It thus:
II an sbolia he chosen Pre'iden; Of the United States
you vii pe.,nt-d you III question: If whether you ~
et the G"'vrnnent TO pc, e'o = lsna. o. ssi
sttte nv be THAT such rant oHi1 be 'rs zee
ees0Ved ond 1s oo'fTraHce y 10 ''e' J"' 49, -,
sr Ia mar ererf should be no" e det
a. TR T.foS with who have slrsdy shown the vii" aud
YOU'D have .cquif'd ~ power 10 ue.iNe you ui , @
gsll and 20 r-ouce you 10 were iHSh He c"0A
.. your fathers
The next move was 70 indoctrnate the masses with
the idea Of protecting Slavery by act Of Congress IN
the Terror,s and to enforce the propne'y of resist
ing the inauguration of Republican President. To
this the press Of the South in connection with the Sc
eession leaders abored zeaousy throughout the year
1859, and through 1860 10 the Presidential election
Now, their treason has Culuinsted and paT IF made
anon the very vitals Of the UnioD not for any Con-
cressional Compromise as in 1850, II rallyng cry,
but because Mr. Lincons election is just cause for
disunion, secession, and revolution! CARROLL.