The New York herald., 1863-08-21
TEE sEcHssIoNIsTs.
AN HONORABLE PEACE DESIRED.

ksse xsss &os
From the Raleigh IN. CO. Standard, July 81
MR. EDroR-There Is, 80 far as i remember, to
raging between the North and the South produced
by attempt the part Of three Of the Swiss Canons
to separate themselves from the Confederation q few
years since in respects resembles most nearly
That attempt, 1t will be remembered, arrested and
the rebeous Cantons speedily reduced TO submission by
the arms Of the conederacy IL is frequently compared
TO our old Revolutionary struggle with the couu
try, but there scarcely analogy beWeen The t0o
equal IN political rights with the other States the i
tsh empire. They possessed sovereign power what.
ton in the Parliament Of the British Union bat
were meie coones-mere dependencies upon the mother
country. In evil hour the administration OF George
Grenvle and afterwards that Of Lord North attempted
TO impose unjust tax upon the colonies This oppres
sion was resisted and the resistance was made the pre-
text for other expressions unjust STILL The colonies
continued their resistance In constitutional
ten years, by representations and peti
ons for the redress Of grievances hut all In vain At
length thcy took up arms with the object Of en-
forcing such redress They solemny discldimei all is
sso sparo ion fron the parent state for they were a.
constitution the inhabitants Of Surry or
Cornwall This resoiute step they confidently ex-
pected would procu the desired redress; but tho
advice or all the ables statesmen at that ageof Chat
ham, Of Camden, OF Burke, Of Fox, Of Rockingham and
monarch and the bigoted miuistry which then
swayed the destines OF the British empire Still in hope
length the British par,ment declared the Colonies out or
the protection Of the parent State And then, at last
other loft them but to proclaim their indie
pende and de end II, II need be- with their ife's
bood. The battle OF Lexington f0urht the 10th
OF April l775, and the 18th Of APRIL ITO the Provn
ca Congress OF North Carolina emp0wered their
gates in Congress with the delegates Of the
other Colonies declaring Independence and forming
foreign alliances on the 18th OF the following month
Virginia, through her convention, instructed her dele.
gates In the Continental Congress to propose that
body to declare the United Colonies free and nde
alvpd ollA ea
the Crown Parliament OF Great Britain !" and ON the
4h Of July following the ever memorable declaration
made. aaf 4.r aorstisst a-g.t e1sj. .e..rlr ..r
But how different has been the course Of the secession
sts They seem to have resolved years ago tie Uni
70 forOe ss1 g,.saess as you'd s-sm b css s~ dsoen,
praa for the accomplishment Of their prsedi1 ed sches.
hs nrs was ~ msGs n nS days .. BY
complained or tho tariff although the OF South
Carolina herself haa boen from the foundation or the
cate OF high arin any State New England That
question was compromised; South Carolioa Obtained all
Incidental pro,eos,on the settled policy Of the
government, and except for short period under the
tariff Of ls42 was departed from But still they
not satisfied. Immediately after the passage
Of Mr.. Cays Compromise bill the newspaper or.
gan. gan Of the ssoessisnis;s a Washington declared
terW quessic~, and that the :lavs cssstio* was
Devs IL south csroins, about ne same Time and Of
foll,ved BY Oh she Iesser lights among his
slavery question which had nearly eliminated upon the
admission or aornia, in 1880 Again. by The eibrts OF
those immortal satssmen Of tho last age Messrs Web
s,er. Clay and others. Was matter oompromised
Inc whole S'gny q nrss appeared % % satisfied With
the settlement, on 'ocs arpsa1sa Aas Msrs ssye rI
that 0od BE- sotss6ed with poAia0 shot Of dinofSSon of
he Unon on this class Of poli,icians ". L. Yancey may
be atly selected . representative man. He immed.
aely began agtasc the Question again. He went to
tho Democratic National Convention At Baltimore ID 1859
posed the which he could continue TO act
with the democratic party and upon which, IN hts opinion
States could remain in the Union that
the doctrine Intervention by Congress in regard to
slavery In the Territories should be incorporated into tho
democratic PLATFORM In this he failed and therefore did
support the nominee OF the convention Mr. Pierce He
could not, however at that time succeed in creating
great schis III the democratic party so great had been
produced In 1856 he again went delegate from the
Sate OF Alabama 70 the Cincinnati Convention, with his
peciations incorporated into the CincinuaM plat
form and being tn left without excuse, supported
In the meantime, however that fatal MEASURE tie repeal
Of the Atssourt mpr0mtse, had boen coasummdted n
uds brought about BY ne eztrsmisl Of he SoA aided BY
feU prr,san democrats al the Norh The avowed object Of
Its author open TO slavery the Territories north Of
the Miss ur Compromise ine Notwithstanding the agree
en OF 1880 that said line should forerey divide the
ritories between rhe slave and free States Il said
however, that the compromise OF 1920 unconstitu
onaI but what is that 10 the purposef II was most
made for the settlement Of most perpexng question:
and, without any reference 20 It's should
aacredlv the constitution itself.
The enec, Of this measure great and rapid and
rty OF ts authors contemplated. The result tho
formation of great party ~ the North opposed 70 tho
y succceded IN elsctng their candidate Tor the Pres
dency ~. Frcmons, In 1855 After the election this
spirit Of the whole North was aroused 70 madness BY an
attempt on the part Of Mr. Buchanans administration
20 fore the iSocmpon constitution with upon
erresed wish Of three fourths Of them. But for this
most unustnable measure the republican party would
undoubtedly have dwinded down 70 moderate pro
porliops alter this 10 u doubtful they
could have succeeded IN The Presidential election
head hid not dcrmlucd that ihsy sAod succeed Aftsr
Mr. Yancey and his party had against thoir wishes,
ina Ss ist cncnns psopm sSsy "sn 70
work TO couure another 70 prcscn 70 the Charleston
Conven.ion Atanicnine Aefr dscSsne Of Won tAerren.
hon they trenf e opTosite ezfrswS and demanded G Ne
trr.nt,n cf Consres fcv the proec~ Of slavery IL he
Tort,o,,s should egrs aSte pav of hs Charieo~ plat
Piled with dia 'hey desire thai Il should be. Their
object the secession OF thc delegates OF the
the nomination Mr.. fouslas aud rsuding asunder the
democ ATTIC party. the election OF Mr.. Lincoln,
and thereby for.e for themselves a grievance when
would 90 siy Ii IN IN he execution OF their long
melitaled ,eslgns o. destroying the Union
All ~ iht thty accoapnsbed, and the election of Mr.
IAncon ush.ps bacd With JOY at Charleston
thanai New York. will do them tbc justice 90 state
that hey clamed 10 have some other grievances;
amonl them hit Somc ~ the Northern states by their
obstruc the execution vf the rugit lave hw
but tho Only that could complain much that score
vere wihre remain g. tne Union. while south Carui
"a tie tai. abish set the 10 In motion perhaps
Let slave faa u st be borne In mind that mo act
oT ne EabonH 0renrien oonanmed any part @ Air
s.s,tY.,f Tncy did not pretend that any act of Con
gre.. tnfringed thci rights and tue decisions OF the
Easfesne Coars were manly such as tnev would them
s-.yes have IN Nay, even ~ the worry time Of Mr.
Isn ns na alton, fhr cotton states had allowed
go, osrs and 70 remain, they would
As,s .s1 decided MAJORITY 10 both Houses OF congress
b sYr toe extension slavery, and In opposition 10
tle ~ ~ a he srty which elccte him.
~ u con. .lant wa that man opposed "
tss slavery tho Territories had been elect
@s frensrs unitef states according 70 the forms
- c-&ttsisyu Nhich he has 20 defend and pro
SrHs s<N ~ho 1c aimed any other than CONSTITUTION nal
ass ~ - "a shtnent bis oh ccs. Under such