The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-02-14
NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY H. 1861
Revelation at tho Standardization OF .
Great Southern RepublAc.

RsvoIution at tho Standardization OF =
Great Southern RePublAc.
The great religious, intellectual, and moral
lever, which sbolitioRist fanatics have been
steadily applying, for over thirty years, to 40
complish q dissolution of the Union, has at
length produced its legitimate results. 1t has
eliminated in Q formal declaration OF inde-
pendence, on the part of six States of the Union;
and the inevitable end of the proceedings OF
the Peace Congress at Washington, will be that
eight more will have joined them, before the
lapse of many weeks. The republican dogma
that slavery is the 'sum Of all villanies;" that
It is "a crime" "a curse" "a SIM" that
the constitution of the United States is "cove-
nant with death and agreement with hell
could lead to but one inevitable result namely,
that, In the language Of Wendell Phillips, "the
slaveholding States should be sh0velied out OF
the Union" and the tie be everlastingly sun
dered which bound together, in one confede-
ration, elements 80 fundamentally discordant.
From the period of the first establishment OF
an anti-slavery society in England, in 1923,
with athe Lord shall spill the blood Of those
| who traffic in the souls of their fellow men" as
q standard, the Tappans, Garrisons, Lsavitts'
| Phillipses Stewards, Wilson's, LincOlns, Love
lows and Van Burens of America, have been
| indefatigable propagators Of the aggressive
creed against the South, which Sir Robert Feel
foretold, "would be the best investment ever
made for the overthrow OF free institu-
tions.v The grave, statesmanlike course pur-
sued by the Southern Congress at Mont
gomery, Alabama, demonstrates that the end
has at last been attained, and that the period
has arrived for paying dearly for the treat OF
elevating anti-slavery republicanism to power
in the country. The Union is dissolved, and it
may not, perhaps, be in the power Of man to
unite its fragments together.
No one can peruse with attention the account
of the proceedings Of the Congress Of the six
seeding States without being struck by the
craftsmanship and diplomatic foresight Of those
who have guided its counsels. The ground
work of their action has been Identical with
that of the Colonies, in their declaration OF IN
,;,rpendence from England, in 1776; and, with
solemn inyocations Of the Supreme Head of the
Universe they have started from the same point
of the ''inalienable rights Of man. to lay the
basis of just and equitable revolution. Nothing
can be more sound, and conservative than the
programme which they have laid down for the
future and consciousness of strength lends
force to the dignity with which they appeal
, from the wolf-like utterances Of Northern coer-
cio,;;sts, to the good sense of the people at
large in tie non slaveholding States. The new
Southern republic starts into existence with
populaton of four millions, gh:c. vi, y. 1e in
creased to twelve millions ere the lapse OF two
months. It's administration will be formed
under the auspices Of two of the most
enlightened politicians of the age-President
Davis, who has gained distinction on the battle
field, in the Cabinet and in the Senate, and
Vice President Stephens, whose subtlety, elo-
quence and private virtues, have been the ad-
miration Of the country for long series Of
years. Out of Mexico, Cuba, Central America
and the northern part of South America, they
entertain the hope to carve, in time, an en-
pire, based upon slavery as a benefcent do
nestle institution, which will become the
richest and most majestic that the world has ever
beheld. In the meanwhile, they will possess
! iae coai anu iron wealth OF kentucky, Ten
nessee and Missouri; the corn fields, superior
to any in the world, Of Virginia; water power,
within limited space, equal to all that is con-
tanned in the North put together; a line Of
coast adequate to any requirements of navi-
CATION and every essential of self-sufdcient
nation. They are also about to pass tariff
laws, with view to foster and protect South
ern manufactures, which call for the maturest
consideration on the part Of the central mem
beers of the confederacy.
1t is indisputable that the interests OF the So
called Border States will compel them to be-
come part Of the new Southern republic
but it will be equally for the benefit of the
Central States, including New York, to identify
themselves with their Southern seeding
brethren. The new Southern constitution
foreshadows legislative enactments which will
exclude Northern fabrics and commerce
from Southern ports, in order to divert
capital from other uses into. the creation Of
manufactures, south of Mason and Dixon's line,
which may successfully compete with those that
have hitherto supplied them with merchandise.
Commercial treaties with England and France
arc also to be anticipated, as among the first
active measures that will be consummated by
the Southern confederation. A death blow
will thus be struck at Northern trade, unless
those who are most Immediately concerned in
the maintenance of our prosperity, possess
the energy and wisdom to avert the shock
II is on the point Of receiving. The question
has to be settled, whether the people Of the
Central States of the Union will permit the
| apprcssivp fanaLicigm which has been enoen-
dered by the Massachusetts, school Of abolition
lists, to ruin them irrevocably, at time when
iive-sixths Of the voters of those States depre-
cate the incendiarism which has reduced the
republic to lis present condition. Between the
cocrcive schemes, civil war, and military des-
/ -. .nx,nblican lnadnra are