New-York tribune., 1867-05-30
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
AN IMPORTANT AND HITHERTO UNPUBLISHED LETTER
THE PROGRAMME or SECESSION.

AN IMPORTANT AND HIIHEKIO UNfCBlio'fhD isi ib"
THE PROGRAMME or SECESSION.
The Hartford Press prints the following letter from
an original manuscript in that office:
WARREN COUNTY, Miss, Nov. TO- 1880.
The Hon r. b. RnETT ir. Dear Sir II had the honor
10 receive last night Of the 2Tth uo and hasten
to reply the inquiries propounded Reports OF the
has occurred that electors have been chosen securing
the election Of Lincoln and will answer On that sup
Ny home is so isolated that have had no intercourse
with those who might have aided me IN forming sn
opnion as TO effect produced the mind OF our peo
pie by the result of the recent election ana the I'M
pressions which communicate are founded upon ante
j. doubt not the Gov'r Of Missi has eonyoked the
Legislature assemble within the present month to de-
eide upon the course which the State houd adopt in tho
present emergency Whether the Legislature WIN direct
the call Of convention OF the state, or appoint deeSnes
10 convention OF such Southern States as may be willing
TO consult together for the adoption OK southern Psh'A
q II convention Of the state were assembled, tho
proposition to secede from the Unon independently OK
T nnfS cafo1a should rs secede and She aions
should take such action, the position of ssi wed e
70 the separate action Miss the want OF port from
which follows the consequence that ner trade being sts
would be diverted from her support 70 that OF for
egn governnen aud, being geogra n2sonnee,ed
with south Carolina an alliance Win hef ""uu n'' 'y
q The propriety of separate secession by So Ca de-
pends so much upon collateral questions that nnd IL
dcut to respond TO your last inquiry for the want OK
OF the elements involved in the Issue, though exterior To
your state Georgia 10 necessary 10 connect you VIII
Alabama and thus 10 make eectnal the cooperation %
Mssi III Georgia would be lost ny iinnedate
eol he galued by delay Is seems clear 10 ms tnat yes
sheuld wait IN the secession Of SO. Ca shond De io
lowed nv an attempt her BACK INTO the
that ac of usurpation folly. and wcsedness woaa ene
every true Southern man for her deiense. II ~ Tei
attempted blockade her ports anu neI ,1
Ike result would be produced and the commercial wSr1
wouS proSably be added 60 her allies IL Is therefore
probable that neither OF those measures womb pe aa1s
by spy Administration but that Federai snps wpNu O
sent To oolect the duties ON mpofs Vuts!de Oh no
thaf the commercial nations woud feel mule lnteress
that and the Southern States would have little power"
The planting states have common Interest sr susS MN
naCnude that their union sooner or later Ior Inc p
tection of that iIterest iscertain United insy
annle mower for their proteeton ana fhs'r
40 aSs nar thsm allies OF an commercial sad manuiso
Ths new stotes have popu anu
be slower and less unanimous than thess IN hr in
less of the Northern element IN the ooz %ai, es the
terest controls the policy OF States aua n'say @
,anfins eommunities must reach the ss>so cons
Nv opnion is therefore, II mas BEEN IN nvor Oh
inr 70 bring those states into cooperation osiors
for popular decision upon new poncy sna sis AZ
ths nsfions Of tha earth SO. Ca should resolve 70
caSa sors thst eo5peratiea be obtained 10 20 ous
leaving ceorcis and Alabama. Louisiana m The Unio1s
and without any to suppose they VIII wnow ~
there anuears ~ Ia be advantage N wnthk u,S*
ths Govt has passed into hostile hands anu incn nsve -
Coma samiliarsed to- that injurious ana ouensivo
son ~ the General Government from the ens TOT
it was established. have written with the Ireene.s
careiessness OF prvato correspondonco hno
could not gve ultre precise informst'op' veg Wa
fully. yrs etc..