Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-02-22

SOBER SECOND observation-disclosures has fairly
inaugurated the coming counter revolution In the
cotton States, in her recent election. Contrary to
the expectation Of our correspondents by telegraph
from two wide apart points in her limits, she has
very probably not only elected a considerable
Union majority Of delegates to her proposed con-
vention in case that had been ordered to be held,
but, a. Tennessee did, has voted down the propo
sition to hold convention. Her industry is de-
voted almost wholly to the production Of cotton,
In which she Is progressing much faster in pro-
portion to aggregate population and wealth than
any other Of the cotton States. Her people have
had thanks to the conservatism of her Legisla-
turs) the opportunity to reflect before being hur-
ried into extreme measures; and the result of her
election tells how that opportunity has operated.
Though the illegally called Texas Convention
has resolved that State out of the Union, and
although Texas may nominally vote to be bound
by the action Of that Convention, vet It. will be
found that the vote in favor OF her Conventions
edct will fall far below half the vote Of the State
polled In the recen popular election-perhaI .
below q third Of Ii. In such case, the Union
party Of the State viii at all hazards resist with
arms IL need be, the revolution her Convention
has e1ayed to make. We have private assu-
RANGES # this important fact, from parties in
Texas on whose adyices we have reason to rely
implicitly.
From time to time, Of late, we have published
convincing proof that the border slaveholding
States are most anxious to remain In the Union.
Now, the question to De solved is: will the domi-
nant party, that Of the incoming government, aid
in making the counter revolution at the South a
successful one, and also one accomplished as
swiftly a. the disunion Per Sc leaders accomp-
plished theirs, VIII they aid the Union party Of
the South to work out, In three months, complete
and bloodless victory for The integrity Of the
Union-driving into political exile every pestilent
politician who has been engaged in the secession
work Of treason What Is required Of them In
doing their share Of the patriotic labor, is freely
and frankly to accord to the Union party of the
south every necessary concession, to enable IL TO
overwhelm disunion in every coming contest.
The instant II Is known throughout the South
that the border States xed in their purpose of
rejecting the overtures Of the disunionists, the
friends Of the Union win commence to organize
In every seeded State. They now outnumber
the disunionists in all Of them except South Caro-
lima, and, possibly, Florida. This IL true beyond
al question; T.. They are kept down in them now,
ances Of governmental power In their hands. In
this country and era, those appliances can hold
the majority In subsection only so long a. the
iAIIer refrain from making an earnest and general
effort to assert their rights.
On the instant they (the Unionists Of the seeded
sates) realize that the victorious party In the late
National election have proved that they are NO,
the enemies Of the real rights of the South thew
have been charged with being, that effort will be
made. The success Of the incoming Administra-
ton depends wholly on the destruction of the
ascendency Of the disunionlsts In the seeded
States; and that depends as we have frequently
SHOWN, upon the substantial aid accor ded here
oy the Peace Convention and Congress-to the
southern friends Of the Union.