Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-05-21

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and the North are called on 10 meet when we
call II SECESSION.
Secession, In the sense which we apply TO
it-ofa permanent withdrawal Of the South.
ern States from their political connection
with the Northern, and the establishment
and eon~tinuarce Of a separate nationality
was never intended by the leaders Of the en-
terprise; It Is not now so intended.
The Southern lesders never took into con-
sideration the effects upon their section of a
separate political establishment with an in
dependent nation upon its Northern border.
They always refused to do so; and all the
Northern attempts TO depict the conse-
quences Of such a separate establishment
were utterly disregarded.
The idea which we are accustomed to at
tach to Secession does not account for any
Of 1.-THE phenomena of the case as exhibited at
the South, or by the s%ympathisers in the pro-
csediBg at the North and sin every respect
at variance with them.
The Southern plan was REvoIUrtoN-a
revolution hat was to include the North AZ
well as the South, and which was to end by
the overthrow of the Constitutional Govern
ment and the erection of a government upon
a Southern basis in its place, upon such con-
ditions as should insure Southern supremacy.
To this, Secession, and the creation of a Pro-
visional Government at Montgomery, was
only a preliminary proceedings necessary
preparative. 1t is upon this hypothesis, and
this alone, that the phenomena of the case
become comprehensive.
The fevolutionists were to be sustained by
their party in the North. They expected to
be so sustained; and they had rational
grounds for the expectation. Those grounds
were the positive assurance of leading poll
ticiaps: men who we're in the plot, knewitsen.
tire breadth and extent-what was intended.
and bow the work was to be accomplished
and who bad pledged themselves, at the
proper time; that is to say, whenthey should
be supported by a revolutionary army upon
the Southern border, to give their aid and
influence in furthering the process of pre-
cipitatiou.
They bad their journals all through the
Northern States, which were preparing the
public mind for the expected c~risis-teach-
ing that the Government had no Constitu-
tiopal power 10 protect ~itself-crying out
against coercion" applauding, or, at least,
excusing the seizures of national property by
the Southern State, or Confederate forces; in
short, treating the Government at Mont
geometry as the legitimate power of the coun-
try, and the Government at Washington as
usurpiDg and Legitimate.
The revolutionary leaders have never ex-
pected TO be obliged to bring their forces
into conflict with any numerous and organ
lied force of the North, under orders of the
Government at Washington. Their army
was intended for precipitation-to punish
a~bolitionists, and la~ycities charged with anti
slavery sentiments under contribution, not
for dangerous fighting. It's members looked
upon themselves as invited here by confed-
crates, who would open the doors for them,
and take care to keep down all attempts at
organized opposition, while they INDUCED
their propensity for murder and pillage to
their hearts content.
1t is only upon the hypothesis that Seces.
sion was understood to be simply introduce
DRY to Revolution, that we are able 10 account
for that other wise anomalous production,
o Northern sympathiser. Had Secession
been the ultimate, no Northern party GER.
Enthusiastically a man-would have been
found to aid the movement, applaud its
authors exult in its progress, or cry out
sgsiust its suppression, Men are not so con-
stituted that they favor spontaneously the
splitting off of a large province Of the nation
to which they belong. No man of Northern
birth, residence and associations, wouldhave
been found encouraging Secession, had he
not knotcn that under the mask of Secession
be was aiding to bring in q Revolution.
1t is only upon this hypothesis that we
can understand the apparently contradictory
position of so many Of the Democratic jour-
mails of the North, who arrayed themselves
against both Secession and coercion. They
opposed the Secession idea, because it argued
the possibility of q permanent division and
opposed the fact Of coercion, because it
looked toward a reconstruction upon the
Northern basis. In a revolutionary aspect,
their policy was correct, however inconsist-
emit their doctrines may appear. As enemies
of the present, but plotters for a future
Union, they did precisely what might have
been expected. =
In this light we canreadily see the reason
why the position assumed by the North, and
the preparations made by the Government
have checked the advance Northward of the
Conf. derate forces. That savage and undscip-
lined horde would have answered the pur-
pose Of precipitation and punishment but is
unfit for war. Its fayorite implements, the
Bowie. knife and revolver, would have been
efficient enough against unorganizsd and dis
mayed men, women and children; but the
Southern soldiers will require a preparation
and discipline very foreign to their tastes
and habits, before they are fit to meet armies
in the field with much hope OF success.
We said that the Southern plan was ReVo-
luton: we are now to contemplate the fact
that il had its origin in Southern ideas of
Northern conditions, gained from sources
which they by whom they were entertained
had the right to consider authentic-North-
eTn presses and politicians. By these the
Southern mind has been educated up to the
revolutionary point invited 10 begin, and
encouraged with hopes of speedy and tri-
umpbant success. Through a series of mis-
representations unparalleled in their boldness
and persistency, the Southern mind has been
poisoned in respect 10 the character of the
Northern masses, until it has fully imbibed
the opinion that it is not only the right of
the South, but a duty which it owes TO itself
to take mp arms and institute q revolution.
But besides these public doings carried on
in the face Of the people, and designed to
educate the minds Of both Of the Northern