The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-23

vantsges which Mr.. buchanan with equal folly and wan
has thrown away The presence Of swo or three
american ships Of In Charleston oor ana the re-
inIofcemer d tho handful Of troops stationed IN the
forts commanding the town, would, At all events nave
aiutaTy effect They would show that the federal 60
vernment was in earnest and 1882 similar exhbi
ton OF force proved ~fecua the present dossnencc CO.
esSm o. ne par e -, es , san y s nmsr;eaS
people cAoe object is BY ,sOcf aud revolutionary nseaas
% d,metr ne on bSs %na. mas Seer Inc eject
there told, evidently not sleeping upon beds
Of Much AS they expect from sovereign indepen
dence, and direct free trade with England they
in hourly expectation of serve instruction. Tho
negroes in most unsettled sate they watched
and guarded by their masters with jealous care and
locked up at night from fear that they should
spre with the slaves In the nsghborag plantation The
white population sparscly distributed and weak in mum
in constant jeopardy danger forgive the abo
ltioniss q the North, If federal ships troops
servile instruction which they Justly apprsAnd
The senes Of Lai may he ye-enad IN the South as1 the
unite may ind rhem TOO late hc he foundation Of black
TJ1dfc p1H Perhaps carry NTH Re,nests But
In either way the policy of Mr.. Buchanan is nexpcaolc.
lie refuses TO take those steps which necessary for
tho protection Of federal rights aud federal pro-
perty, and leaves the rebels Of South Carolins TO
the mercy Of their slaves, to whom the question
Of secession has given not unnaturaly now hopes aud
aspirations Institutions upon their
trial in America but the danger has been fomened and
increased pot by the action OF tho Legislature but ny
the unworthy policy Of the heal Of tho executive, who
has preferred p.rtisanshp with the South TO the vind
cation and assertion Of that power and influence Of
n
atng course would have transmitted unimpared to the
hands OF The greater odum will only attach
TO Mr. Buchanan IT, during his short tenure Of Office that
gentleman should suffer the great national ia
dependence and rational power to DO undone which
Washington, with so much stronuo isnsss zeal and ap
parsptly with much success strove to raise con-
soiidate ana render permanent
From the London Post Jan. 81
When we read that tho of tho repeal BY
unanimous Of one hunnred and sixty nne membcrs
OF the fundamental law uniting South Carolina to tho Other
Unite1 States Of America received with Immense
cheering by the In tho streets Of Charles
ten, forcoly reminded of the day when, after
WedderburnG great speech against tho rights Of tho
American colonists to self taxation the most enthusiastic
OF Lord Nohs supporters shouted and threw up their
bats in triumph AMI OF the remaak made by eye wit
OF the scene, that 'The gentlemen who loudly
cheered Wedderburn bad some occasion to rue most
bitterly the success Of hs party eoquenco The guns
tired and coos boosted and speeches made the handker
chiefs waved by the fair the demonstra
tions made 10 the honor AMI glory of the "game
coek of the South" must be accepted fresh
illustrations or the ancient though somewhat homey
a0age which accords to Cantceer the undoubtet right
Of prcclang his own piaise and glory within the boan
dares OF his own territory Meanwhile, the Growing OF
the gene cock Of the South Is answered in defiant
by hs rivals Of the North Mr. Lincon's org
the Springfield J0rr al significantly announces that South
Carolina cannot dissolve the Union by the simple passing
OF resolutions 10 that effect As long South Carolina
not obstruct the collection her ports
violate other federal laws, she will not virtually
practically leave the Unon but should she proceed that
leIgth the President must then uphold the fundamental
laws Of the United States Mr.. Buchanan may shrink
from the performance OF that duty, but Mr. Lincoln is
gauntlet thrown down BY The South will, US far the
new President is concerned be res'luciy taken up ny
the North Our firm belief Is ma, a conflict cU
arI'e fndesd Il IS our grentc pondcr thai should haze
been delayed 50 long.
there appear at first glance, few points OF resem-
bance between that Italian question which during the
last two has been agatng Europe and the conflict
between The Northern Southern of great
American republic, OF which the speedy ISSUE II with
too much reason feared i'll result iii the disruption II
the FEEDER al and the formation OF separate
empire Questions Of natneiities and balance of 20 yer
10 be but remotely related these bearing the po
social relations ffee citizenship and slave
npor The members Of Fox club, in tho far rat,ting
sympathy which inspires the toast TO tho triumph Of
"ciy and religious liberty all the world, night in
deed comprehend the interest OF both questions Their
post pranuia rites but beyond this very general and
mote connection few viii he prepared to admit
bance between the policy which has resulted In tho cleo
ton OF Lincoln and the policy which has been long
marked by the astuteness OF Cavour
But when, from the examna ion OF the special objects
ccntended for direct attention to the relative po
son OF the contendng parties themselves TO the att
tude now assumed by the southern towards the Northern
States, to the successive by which that attitude
his been determined, the thousand motives OF PRIDE
OF habit OF iniero, and Of ambition BY which the slave
holding communities Of the South sctuatedwhan
look honestly the Consequences ~ which tho
logic II iron and ncxorlbio necessity has led
the free states which will asareay lead all
when recognise the unquesspnet truth that 10y the
natural developement the systems the relations between
bondage and fee citizenship they existed at the fonn
fston OF tho republic have assumed wholly different
! character and fsr greater inagniLude-whcn. ia q
word. calmly the array and measure tho
force OF the hostile parties shall perhaps be
posed 10 admit that there exists much analogy
between the American and Italian questions than the
hrst supncia observation would suggest The southern
and Northern states Of the American confederation
towards each other precisely in the relation ia which
Austria stood towards Sardinia at tho commencement OF
the Italian Only few days before that broke
took OCCASION ia tho columns this journal to
represent the foreign occupation IN the Italian penas,
akin 10 the institution Of slavery in tho Now woet
not much from It's direct from indirect effects
IL virtually necessarily unlvoiably, subyerted civii
freedom all the separate italian States and publ Law
IN hat lha ANAL IA AID
stnctvcly IN sheer self deleuce from the feeling
sole safety lsy in aggressonhat must crush Itself
be crushed Aud. therefore. from the moment which
any onc aan state ought 10 Tay under ~ baanor the
scattered forces OF the whole nation deadly, 'rtai
strife hccsme unavoidable. The was raging oa a
hundred ether nelds long before Il 20 be dec tel
amidst the o. battle aud the crash of
times II assumed tho form of of free press
against censorship as " does In tho question
IL the articles AMI pamphlets, ami treaties, and sscit
tioDs which The Moth H. o.,ntoutliy pouring forth aad
the c cilaton of which the south IL Just contin tally
endcavoftng To suppress II would tnst,nctryely iri
the sxers,on 81 popular educatiot wpu,d resist whss.
ever might toid 10 difisc It's nlessiugs-us, tho
Southern States regard the greatest Vi AL possip,
dangers the acquisition By the slaves o; the frat
OF knowledge, AMI even tn inauiriag by
siaveholdng whites into the real merits u tho qno,
tion. II would wage Its battles with the Commercial
weapons az tie command ealing ia ali Gust ms
restrictions OF severe and pruhibtory force. Bst
it, great battle wou1 be fought tbs necessity aud
duty ~ exrsditl0n. 1t would feel itself for
single instant safe II its discontinued subjects bes
thoaght and wl-might secure tho OF rendering
their p ,nped rebellion overt t uu.e tn sd piow
neighborng aud independent Italian state, Even r.
they ned its TO alter wvuil c1im tho ght
following and sewing ana dragging them back All
should the right be haurhtiiy deu,el WON'T on Svor
obofCe 4 at Il priat OF tn sword,
Condition or IT. Own security Nov, Ia what 4,
would ask Dies the position respectively ncd by the ,u.h
and Northern states differ from that occupi II ia
Austria and SARDINIA at the obfcak Of The fta Al Al,
The evil does net lie IN tho v0lcacc thu passion Ia
the r,rkssncss and rashness any individual sUys-
reign sud states IL LIES Ia The apaspnsn ~ tw1
wholly trrecf ucllable systems. IN" shvehoiug ates
have been driven 70 the extension Of THEFT sys en-
IN the ne ely acquired and the Northern States yist
Ausir compelled seek the OF aysteui
not III lnmhady and Venice alone but IN Tuscany am ths
Roman States and Naphsin short through ~ tho rsSt
OF tily From this point ~ might 10 atty
regard General Fiorco the Prince zsuharg ~
tnred states ano the onmprnm measures OF 1850 as
wei az tue subsequent repeal of the Missouri cgnpro-
mise, the Kansas Nebraska act AMI the bred Scott de-
cison might most logically no comoarod with att tho
separate conventions BY which ,he Cabinet OF Vienna
sought % extend ITS influence in states whicr
thc public iaw OF Eurorc - dt not possess the
slightest jurisdiction. But Ia America az In Europo the
tue has turned The unicn IN great republican
OF the hitherto dvi led and dis odan opponents slave
cstenpi resulted the at resuIt