New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-01-17
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THR DIsUyIoN PROGRAMME.

THR OISUNEDh fhothANnE
Fyon TIE National Iaielli9erceT. Jas. IL
The subjoined communication, disclosing the designs
Of tboee who have undertaken to load the movement
threatening permanent dissolution Of the mon,
CONES TO us from dinguished citizen Of the South,
who formerly represented bis State with great dfinc-
ton Ia the popular branch Of Congress Temporarily
scourning IN this city, be has become automatically In
foimtd Of the facts recied In the subJoned letter,
which he communicates 10 us under sense OF duty,
ard for the accuracy Of which he makes himself re-
sponfible ,o.,
al charge that on last Saturday night caucus was
held in tits city by the Southern secession Senators
fiom Florida Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Loui-
eiana, AIksnsas, and Texas II was then and there
received In effect 10 assume to themselves the poli,
Col rover Of the South and 10 control all political and
military operations for the present They elegaphed
10 complete the plan Of beziug forts, arsenas, and
cuftouhouses and advised the Conventions now 10
seeeion SO possible TO pass ordinances for i'm
mediate seces,On; but, In order to thwaI any opera
tiols Of the Government here the Conventions OF the
seeding States TO retain their representations In
the s. nate and the H0use.
They also advised, ordered or directed the Assem-
bling efs Convention Of delegates from the seceding
States ut Montgomery on the 18th of February This
can Of course OILY be done by the revolutionary Con-
yentiOis usuIiDg the pOwers Of the peoples and send
ing delegates whom they will lose all control IN
u establishment of a Provisional Government, which
h the plan Of the diCatOrs
"Tbs caucus aso resoly Cd 10 take the most eectual
10 dpgoon the Lex ilatures Of Tennessee, Ken
lucky, Missouri, Al kansas, Texas and Virginia into
following the seeding States Maryland is also TO be
Influenced by such appeals to popular passion M have
led 70 the revolutionary steps which promise conflict
with the State and Federal Governments in Teyas.
They have possessed themselves Of all the avenues
Of information in the Souththe telegraph the press,
ard the general control Of the posmasters They also
confidently rely upon deieeions In the army and navy.
The spectacle here presentedis startling TO contem
plate Senators nrusted with the representative sov-
ejeIgnty of the States and sworn TO support the Con.
stitLtiOn Of the United States while yet acting the
p,y counseors OF the President and anxiousy looked
10 by their constituents TO effect practical plan Of
adjustment deliberately conceive conspiracy for the
overthrow Of the Government through the military Or
panzaions the dangerous secret order OF the Knights
Of the Golden Circle COMMITTEES Of Safety, South
ern leagues and other agencies at their command;
they have Instituted as thorough military and civil
despotism ar ever cursed maddened country.
II is not difficult TO foresee the form OF government
which convention thus huriedly thrown together at
Montgomery will irrevocably fasten npon a deluded
and unsuspectiDg people. II must essentially be "a
monarchy founded upon military principles, or II can
not endure Those who usurp power neyerfa 10 forge
stIorg chains.
at may BE- too late to sound the alarm. Nothing
may be able TO arrest the action OF revolutionary tn
buials whose DEGREES are principally in secret sesons.
But call upon the people 70 pause and reflect before
they forced 20 surrender every principle OF liberty,
OF TO fight those who becoming their masters rather
than their servants. EATON"
As confirming the intelligence furnished by our In
formant we may cite the following extract from the
Washington correspondence Of yesterdays Baltimore
San.--
The leaders Of the Southern movement are consulting
as 10 the bet mode of consolidating their interests into
Confederacy under Provisional Government. The
plan Ia to make Senator Hunter OF Virginia Provisional
President, and Jedesson Davis COmmaadesip-c Chief Of