New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-09-26
The Plottings of RebeIlion-The Issue n
its Magnitude.


Tr-sco,t Of South Carolina aerwNd Assistant Secretary II
Slate under M Buchanan fully ssnifcsnt Of the matufod
den. of the ssce.sionis TbiI letter captured IL
residence Of Mr. Trescot Bsrnwes Island and GONZALES
ressonings and motives of the traitors who nsogurassA
the Rebellion. The mesDins Of the letter clear Oh It's fscs
T. need. commentary. We Ask our Democrats -
read ID ponder t. As Democrats accept the issue ~ TIE
TRAITORS understand it-as WI under'tntn
and as leading Rebels who control the South have yoKcxs
on the naion--SL,vsKr DgsocRAcr IscoxrArsLs:
Which snail 20 underi Let Democrats tho csss
ton. THOMAS E"bASh.
LORENZO SHERWOOD, GEO P. NELSON,
HENRY ORlELLY, JOHN j. SPEED,
CuAS p KIRKLAND, HENRY C. GARDINER,
Corresponding Committee Of the Democratic LessaA
Nep- York, Sept 70, lSos
Letter from Mr.. Garn,n IF Virginia to Mr.. Tres
colt Of South Carolina.
VA. CosvEyrioS, May 2, 1851.
My DEAR SIR: You misunderstood my las. letter
if You supposed that intended TO visit South Caro-
Ina this Spring. | AM exceedingly obliged to you
for your kind invitations. aud it would afford me tho
highest pleasure TO interchange in person. sentiments
with friend whose manner of thinking 80 closely
agrees with my own. Blu, my engagements nsrs
closely confne to this city, and deny me such
qualification.
would be especially glad to be in Charleston next
week, and winners your Convention Of Delegates
from the Southeln-R ghts Associations. The coz
dillon OF things in your State deeply interests mei
her wise foresight and manly independence have
placed her az the head Of the South to whom s!ons
true.hearted men Can look with any hope or pleas
ure. Momentous are the consequences which do
pend upon your action. Which party will prevail
uhn
posed to separate Safe action at this time! For
my part, forbear TO form wish. Were Caro-
linian il would be very different; but when con-
slider the serious effects the decision may have On
your future veal wo, feel that citizen OF
State which has acted as Virginia, hss no right "
interfere, even by q WISH Ii the General Govern
ment allows you peacsbly and freely TO secede, mel.
Their Virginia nor any other Southern STATE would,
in my opinion, follow you at present Bot what
would be the e.fec, upon Scuth Carolina Some OF
our best friends here suppose that IL would cut on
Charleston from the great Western trads which she
is now striking for, aud would retard very greatly
the progress Of your State. l confess that think
differently. believe thoroughly in our own theo-
res, and that If Charleston did not grow quito 90
fast in her trade with other States, yet the relief
prosperity If 80, the prestige Of the Union would
be destroyed, and you would be the nucleus for
Southern Confederation at no distant day. But DO
not doubt from all have been able TO learn, thAs
the Federal Government would use force, beginning
with the form most embarrassing to you, and eass
calculated to excite sympathy; l mean naval
blockade. In that event, could you withstand the
reaction feeling, which the safiering commerce u
Charleston would probably manifest Would VOC
not lose that in which your strength consists. tho
union Of your people l do not mean TO imply an
opinion. l only ssk the question. II you could
force this blockade, aud bring the Government TO
direct force, the feeling in Virginia would be very
great. trust in God il would bring her to your aid
But it would be wrong in me to deceive you ~
speaking certainly. cannot express the deep NOR
LITIGATION have felt az her course this Winter Bns
do not believe that the Of the Legislature
is u fair expression Of the popular feeling. In the
east at least the great majority believe in the r;ghs
Of Secession and feel tue deepest sympathy win
Carolina in opposition to measures which they 70
gard as she does. But the west-Western Virginia
there is the rub Only $4,000 slaves to 494.0OS
whites. When consider thi, fact, and the k:uS
of argument which we have heard in this body, ]
cannot but regard with the greatest fear the ques-
ton whether Virginia would assist Carolina iu such
An issue.
must acknowledge, my dear Sir, that look -
the future with almost as much apprehension a.
hope. You rel object 10 the term Democrat. De.
mocracy, ~ as original philosophical sense, 70. IN
deed, incom patibe w.M Slarery and the rhois sys.
TEN Of SOu;kern society. Yet, If we look back,
what change will you fod made in sny'of our State
Constitutions, or in our legislation, in its general
courpe for the last afty years. which was not 10
tho direction Of Democracy DO not iu principles
and theories become daily more fixed in our practice
had almost said in the opinions Of our people Ill"
I not remember with pleasure the great npr'vs.
ment Of opinion In regard to the abstract question o.
Slavery. Aud IL such IL the case, whaa nave WV
hope for tho futursi l do not hesitate q 'sy '%s
if the question 10 raised between Carolina ana No
Federal Government, and the latter prevails 'os
last hope Of Republican Government ana .''s W
Southern Civilization, 10 gone. hasS'A VIII '"5n y"
q better government than ours
I fear that the confusion and interruption unoes
which write may have msdo this a rather ram.
bling letter. Do you visii tho North IN Tue summer
l should 10 happy 10 welcome you to the Old DE-
IN MON.
am much obliged to you for the Offer 70 send NJ
Haumond's Eulogy Cd Calhoun; but am indebted
to the author for copy.
49, wa ::::. and ..l'sd'ais' yea" SGly A.nrex