Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1861-01-24
THE DIsTTNION STORM.

From the Springfield Republican of Saturday.
The storm of disunion still RACES, but there
is reason TO think that it has reached the
climax of Its violence, and if the worst is not
passed, we can foresee and estimate 1T. -Four
States have dec AIRED themselves out OF the
Union-South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida
and Alabama. The secession ordinance
passed the Florida convention by vote OF
60 to z, and the vote in the Alabama con-
vention was 81 to 80. The popular vote in
that State was 35,776 for secession to 26,2o6
for co-operation, the whole vote being $4,000
less than at the presidential election, showing
a majority against immediate secession, II
they had made themselves felt. Attention Is
now turned to Georgia, whose convention Is
in session, and although two-thirds OF the
members were elected as immediate seces-
sionists, the minority, led by the Stephenses,
Alex. II. and Linton, and by Herschel ".
johnson, is influential and will resist all rash
measures and hold the ultra party IN check
so far as is possible. There is no hope, how
ever, that the convention can be prevented
from declaring the State out of the Union. 1t
is understood that at the move of Georgia a
convention of the five cotton states will be
held early in February to initiate a provis,
ional government for the southern confeder-
acy, elect its officers and provide for an ar
NV and navy 1t is yet undetermined whe-
Their the secessionIsts have carried Louisiana,
and il they have it is by small majority. In
Texas the tide has turned strongly in favor
OF the Union, and the late accounts all agree
that the prospect is decidedly against the dis
unionists there. The Senate of Arkansas
refused to pass bill calling a State conven-
ton, but finally agreed to refer the question
to the people whether there shall be con-
vention or not. The prospect of Pacific
railroad through that State, if it adhereS to
the Union, has great influence with the peo-
pie, especially in the northern section OF the
State, where the people feel that they have
other great interests to look after besides the
peculiar institution. These are all the States
likely to sgcede because they are actually for
secession. If North Carolina, Tennessee,
Virginia or Maryland 90 into it, it will be be-
cause they are dragged or driven by the ex-
element OF war commenced by the seced-
ing States against the general government.
Delaware, Kentucky and Missouri are NOR
ally certain TO adhere TO the Union, il all the
rest OF the slaveholding States secede. The
North Carolina legislature has not yet pass
ed an act calling convention, but probably
will do so. The Virginia legislature has pro-
yided for a convention on the 18th of Febru-
airy, the people to decide at the election OF
delegates on the 14th whether the action of
the convention shall be final or be referred
back to them for final decision. The Ten
nessee legislature has provided for conven-
tion on the 18th Of February, its action TO be
submitted to the popular vote. Missouri is
also to have a convention, the people voting
at the same time on the naked question OF
secession, and the result of The convention Is
also to be re-submitted to the people. Gov.
Hicks still refuses to call together the legis-
lature of Maryland, and the excitement there
is sabsiding and strong Union feeling is de-
veloped. The population OF the four States
already out of the Union was in 1850, whites
,043 ,9P8, blacks l $50, l43--maj ority OF ne
grocs b,l45, and this majority is now larger.
Ofthe nine cotton and Gulf States the popu-
Iation in 1850 was, whites 2,894, 20, blacks
2,039, 0F4-maj orIty OF whites 705,046. These
figures are conclusive as to the reality OF the
fears Of instruction now entertained in the
disturbed States, and equally so OF the weak
ness Of these States in case of actual war.
Their only security against their own labor
ing population, as well as against foreign in :
vasion, lies in the protection afforded them
by the Union, from which they are insanely
attempting to break away.