The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-11
Progress Of the Rovolutfon-What is to
BE DOnes


Progress Of the Rovolution-What is to
BE Dones
As in the Revolution Of 1776, when one colo
ny followed another in throwing off the yoke
of the mother country, and from strong words
it came at last to hard blows, so now State af
ter State is seeding from the Union, and revo-
lutionary proceedings are the ordinary news of
the day. Acts Of war have been committed.
Some of the federal fortresses have been seized,
and one of them beleaguered, and ship carry
ing achievements, provisions and fuel to the
handful Of United States troops who hold it,
has been fired into by order of the authorities
Of the " sovereign State Of South Carolina"
Another -Mississippi-has asserted its
sovereignty and independence by secession
Georgia-the authorities Of which have already
seized the federal fortresses within their terri
tory--will speedily follow Florida and Ala
bama are now in Convention, and every
moment we may expect the consummation
of their revolution. The Georgia Conven-
ton meets on the 10th the Louisiana Con-
vention meets on the 23d, and from the way in
there can be no doubt that she win be "out Of
the Union" before the end Of the month. 1t is
thus certain that six States will have been Sc
vered from the confederacy before the lapse Of
three weeks.
Most Of the other Southern States are proceed
ing in the same path, II being merely difference
between them and the other slave States as to
the order of time. Virginia is now in session,
and her Legislature is completely revolution
airy. Orders have been given to arm the State,
and the proper committee have reported in
favor of Convention on the 18th Of February,
which will be carried, and that State is sure to
go out or eight in the Union" On the same
day is to be held the Convention of Arkansas.
which will certainly follow suit. The Governor
Of Texas, eminently conservative, had long re-
sisted the application to him to call an extra
session OF the Legislature, with view Of de-
Gliding upon the question Of Convention.
Firm as he is known to be, he has yielded to
the pressure Of revolution, and the Legislature,
having been called together have ordered a
can be no doubt that Texas will join the other
cotton States. This makes nine out Of the
fifteen States revolutionizcd.
There only remain North Carolina, Ken
lucky, Tennessee, Missouri, Maryland and Della
ware TO be accounted for. No one doubts that
North Carolina, whose Legislature adjourned
until after the holidays, will go with the majo
rity of the Southern States. In Maryland, IL
the Governor persists much longer in resisting
the application Of members Of the Legislature
to call an extra session, 1t is probable the Le-
gislature will, in view of the revolutionary as
poet OF the South, assemble Of their own accord,
and call Convention Of the people in despite
Of the Governor, for revolution Is the order of
the day. In the event of coercion or civil war,
the interests of Maryland being identified with
the South, and the sympathies of large majo-
rity Of her people being with the cause of the
Southern States, she will assuredly follow the
lead of Virginia. Delaware is Of about "a
much consequence as Rhode Island, but would
have TO 20 with the South. The Missouri
Legislature is in session, and that State will
secede like the rest, unless the full measure
Of Justice be conceded. The State Is every
moment becoming more and more revolu-
tionary and the same is true of Kentucky,
which was regarded. hitherto, as decidedly
conservative. Her Legislature meets on the
| 18th. and she may be safely booked as going
with virginia. The rejection Of Crittendens