The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-24

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greater bov 70 the american people than all ne rants Of TIE
Gcorgian Governor the "oriinnnoes' Of the Charleston
Convention The President has disspated tho idea that
the States which elected him constitute one people. We
had thought that the federation Of the nature OF
nationality we find It Is nothing moro than partner
ship If any State may, grounds satisfactory to .
local convention dissolve the Union between itself and ts
fellows; If discomfort with the election OF President
the passing OF an obnoxious law by another State IL
may be- restrictive tariff, gives State the Fright OF
revolution" and permits II TO withdraw itself
from the community, then the position OF the
American people with respect TO foreign Powers
Is completely altered II is strange that race whose
patriotic captousness when in tho society Of Europeans
Is remarkable should be ready to divide and to give
up the ties Of fellow citizenship for cause which stran
gers unable TO appreciate. STU stranger that a
chief marate Uho vstd has plunged the tcord IN ioar
rater than suspicious craft should b. boarded by English
officers after had Displayed the and stripes, ic
,nouid hare done battle dgdina dpos for any ntrdlie
refugee from. ce'.n.nsa Eur, should, scito'e ser.p,e
aud against the ddrce Of his Seredry Of STAT det1re
the federal Union dissolved 'chenerr refractory STATE
chooses 10 secede.
It may well be imagined that the American people
have been taken by surprise both by the suddeness
and violence OF the outcry for secession, and by
the ready concessions OF the President. From the
day the Message appeared II was evident that South
Carolina longer formed part Of the Union The state
had by every organ which IL possessed by ts Senator's,
great shveowners and OF tho multitude declared It's no
solution TO secede Only courage like that of General
jackson could have queed the "Gamecock State AZ we
perceive some OF its admirers call IT, But there a
middle path between civil war and such an instant
cognition Mr. Buchanan thought advisable. An one
charged Win the uphOuinK the lederal pOWOr
he might easily have used the authority vested in him
TO delay the movement and give the Union and South
Care lima itsef time for reflection. Mr. Css would
badly, deprecate holding State by force but no still
declined TO remain in the Cabinet OF the statesman
who would not reinforce Fort Moultre, and assert
during tho short remainder Of his term Of Office
the supremacy OF tho constitution. But "a things
went the action OF South Carolina was predetermined.
On the 10th Of December that state seeded from the
Union by unanimous vote and by this time has pro-
badly gained possession Of all the federal property within
its borders and established Post Office and Custom
House OF its own Tho Instruments which the Carolnans
drew up this occasion singular and almost
ing The philosophy and phrascoogy Of the Declaration
OF Independence Of 1776 inflated Whole paragraphs
copied from that famous document The thoughts
and style Of jefferson evidently influenced BY tho
great writer's OF his age and We may trace Monies
quieu and Rousseau in every line Of bis composition Il Is
rather interesting 10 sec his language which denounced
King Georges violation OF the social compact, used
by concavo of frantic regrs drivers TO stgmatize the
conduct Of those who will not allow Southern gcnte-
man 70 bring his "body servant into their territory
south Carolina, however, has shown wisdom in thus
taking high ground People are generally taken at the
value which they set themselves and Carolina docs
right 10 play tho part OF outraged patience and indignant
virtue she has declared the language of the fathers
Of the republic that federal Union no longer
the ends OF it's foundation by nsung the happiness and
prosperity Of South Carolina and that the conduct OF
several States having been violation OF the compact
made by all, South Carolina resumes her rights q
sovereign community, and will make peace con.
cludc treaties, establish independently Of
the government at Washington.
This bold course has its natural effect the exctabe
slaveowners The secession Of South Carolina has been
received everywhere with enthusiasm. II may, per-
hap be said that the other States have fegncd an
probation which they do not feel in order TO bring the
North 70 terms by the menace Of Southern republic.
But whether from feeling policy the secession cry
was Just at It's oudest at the close Of the year Il was
looked upon n certain that sx o. seven States woui
separate from the Union IN tho rst days OF 1891 Georgia
leads van The rdinance OF secession looked upon
M already passed The North Carolina Legislature had
read second time the bill for arming the State. Ala
bama had voted, ~ large majority, IN favor Of
secession. In virgina--thc oldest, tho most con-
servaiive, and the most cautious OF the slave
states,--ws are told that the accession feel
Ing was gaining ground. State Conventions arc 70
NEE, In Florida the 81 of January In Msbams on tho
I'm, IN Mississippi the 7h in Texas on the sth, in
oeorga on the 9th and in louisiana tho 22d and our
corespondent believes that there will be majority In
each W hem in favor Of Immediate and separate secss
SION. henon In few days tho United States OF
cease 10 exist - =
but now comes tho most singular part OF this history
III within few weeks hardly anvbosy IN ths co,nirv
believed IN the dissolution Of the Union People Thought
That instincts ~ patriotism ami pritate intorys,
would prevail and that TIA Yankees end uhe
souinerners would quarrel harmoliously FOR many
years 70 come The event seems to be against Ihoss
ansiciPailons, and bgshmeu content 70 look on IN