The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-08

Hion Of my views upon the present critical condition
The country now address myself through the columns
OF the Enquirer 10 all the friends OF the SOUTH and espe
ciay to al who are jealous of the honor of Virginia
th moment OF trial TO the courage and the fidelity Of her
sons.
We are under the test Of terrible tria-no SO much
the por Of aggression not 50 much the horrors OF
not much the sacrifices Of veal and peace, not
much the dissolution Of glorious nationality with the
destruction of all its past all its power all its promise
but greater evil stthe peri Of being found
70 ourselves. That is the most trying test OF all.
The Other dangers may be avoided-but this of not
doing duty to ourselves country and poser
ty depends upon ourselves and may whatever else be-
falls u.s. be Stunned by wisdom and courage We may be
shattered TO pieces may be torn and rent asundcr
may be conquered may die because may not be in
Our power 70 avert these cmtes to defend ourselves
against Them but it in power the worst
calamity Of all which can befall any people-shame and
dishonor
We are put in this peril of shonor by the aggressions
and wrongs which suffer. These have resisted and
resented IN every form in my power for twenty five
years Of my public hfe In Congress, from 1888 70 1874
when for eleven years / warned my constituents with
out ceasng Of the disastrous consequences Of compro
N ses, concessions acquescence the question
of slavery agitated by Adams, Slade and Giddngs;
the admission OF Texas, when fanaticsm renewed the
Missouri restriction; tho admission of California
when the EXTREMIST violations of the constitution of the
United States were perpetrated by military usurpaton
in derogation of rights and selfrespect 1850
when, by compromise fanaticism allowed for the
first time 10 the line of 80 degrees minutes and
virtually usurp part Of the territory of slave State
IN 1856, when threatened with the election OF
black republican President in 1850 when Virginia soil
was actually invaded by arms; and now, when patience
and forbearance to outrage and insult TO be
virtue at the moment when the black power s about to
be installed into the Chief Magstracy Of the United
States with all the means Of destruction 10 organized
in constitutional formsnow, say stand where have
always stood rescntipg and resisting wrongs rete
rating every word and act OF the past and especially
what uttered C0rinthian Hall, in Richmond, Sep
TENDER 1866, and what said in Norfolk in September
last, and still urging the action which inaugurated in
Princess Anne few weeks ago. / have seen the 'new
propositions" which you say s'have emanated from
distinguished Sources aud have nothing TO
cause me TO change my views action. /
than confirmed in urging you the most deter
mined action the more because have seen in some hos, a.
ton and hating TO their course in Others slavish
spirit OF submission and from any definite
OF efficient and manly resistance.
shall not stop here TO enumerate these wrongs,
which we are expected to submit They long SERIES
aggravated inveterate, vital They assail property
peace, social safety, self government,
lives and our honor They openly violate all law; they
dem0lsh tho dignity OF the white man by attempting to
set up negro as his equal they act upon the motto
Sthat white men cannot be free when negroes are
slaves and therefore, seek to free the negroes every
where and under that preext take the liberties of every
white everywhere under their and Jurisdictions
they to and every influence without
scrup to accomplish their ends they denounce the
nant of the constitution as one with death and hell they
nuy the laws and in spite Of federal constitution
federal statutes state constitution and State have
eectualy abolished slavery in many counties of vir
abolished in Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana Illinois, Wis
oonsin Iowa. They have nearly abolitionized Mary
land and Missouri and free soil has eaten alike
into the vals Of Virginia and Kentucky, until many Of
their people are infected with the mania of the blacklist
republicansm in our midst. They have attacked
State sovereignty and equality they have brought upon
us the raid Of Harper's Ferry, and, above ALL they
have made entire sectional majority of people
to hate US and maign our character, and so to
contemn US as to pluck the very beard of
our manhood and self-respect. In a word, these
sggressions are far beyond grievances Of which the
Britt Jf0ur fath
took arms TO defend Massachusetts, for throwing tho
tea overheard into Boston harbor, surely called
tonnage duty, and bound by every common tie
TO buckle on our armor TO defend South Carolina
Not only Northern friends-such the Hon Caleb
Gushing, Charles O'Conor Esq, and others-admt
wrongs in their full strength and cry shame upon our
Northern enemies but our Northern enemies themselves
ton and glory in the daring to perpetate them We
not only injured by their outrages, but nsulted by the
boast that they shall be repeated; that the agitation 30
injurious to peace and prosperity shall be without
ceasng and that the conict shall be irrepressiblen
The aggressons have thus far been and so
succeesfu-so unmet and with such perfect mpunity-
that enemies cannot be made TO believe we will resist
resent until we take up arms and resort TO revolution
Nothing less will convince them, for they contemn
both our wit and our will to maintain our rights and
guard our honor
This being our cause and condition Of complaint we are
stiA in confusion asking what shall do whilst States
rushing into revolution all around South Carolina
has taken her departure from the confederacy approve
her act Though secession primarily is not the remedy
would commend to Virginia, yet there was no other
course for South Carolina. She has made herself
the van State of our defence. IF there was
no other reason for her independent action
sary compel other States take determined
position in or out Of the Union II was time for that
and appreciated their value to act for herself when she
that Virginia hestated to take decisive action in do
fence q her property. II time for her, with
h property in the least danger to act promptly when
she had reason to apprehend that Virginia, with most
n. Complaint Of our submissonsts that she had no bust
TO act to drive the border States TO take ground
without awaiting their motions, ID most dastardly alb
Union She has upwards of 500 900 slaves, worth,
short time back at very moderate estimate, nearly
two hundred millions of dollars. She has the largest
property at stake and she Is on the front Of the borders
In the presence Of the aggression IL has deprived
her Of most and the most that has been taken has been
hers and what has not been taken is most in danger
and she has most population wealth and strength TO re-
sis and resist Is II not strange that any
of sons should complain that South Carolina has dr
vsn her to take pestonY why did she lead South
Carolina In the front and Of the foe and with
most to fight for should we be heard to mutter that we
pressed on TO defence by friend In the rear
weaker than ourseves9 This plea does not compert with
either the justice the chvary Of the case Tho Dor
der states ought to be in the lead Of resstance-far
ahead OF any cotton most extreme Southern State
On the contrary, urged 10 be the Last TO act, TO
us from the necessity and the work Of saving ourselves
tell you that have heard that cry for twenty five
years. When battling almost alone in Congress with
fence from 1888 "a to 1884 tho slavery question:
was denounced ut homo as an EXTREMIST and
ultra and told that abolition was lone dea, wnicn
would have ts day and expire as Madness and that
madly doing mischief in treating with serious re-
sstance. "wait, wait, wait, then the cry as now.
Again again grew and manifested its strength, and
resistance became weaker and weaker Next 1t obtained
majority the free States and in the House of Repre-
sentatves encouraged IL had been by appeasng con-
DECISIONS and compromises and in 1855 it ran its cand
didate for the Presidency approaching very near sue
cess Still the cry Wa wait, wait for the overt
act" At last has obtained the power 70 attain the
ends IL aims at and still implored 10 'swait watt
van'wai. until vhens The reply is for The overt vert
" pcrpe&rated Would abolition Of slavery in the States
DO more overp I repeat that they have already &C.
compshed that act in part, in fact and deed. Gould
1hey insult US more9 Are 10 wait fU them TO be-
come still stronger for ourselves to become still weaker
for them 10 hate more, for submssionRts to null
tpy among by our naction or inability to defend our
selveeS
But we are told the election Is constitutional in form
and that the election Of Is no cause in itself
for secession revolution, or dissolution. grant u;
but who complains Of the election tsefY No one. On
the contrary In but too true that the election, alas was
10 fair form, full overwhelming and crushing in
The section where succeeded show that North
rn confcderates verify and truly black republicans