The New York Herald Newspaper, November 14, 1860, Page 1

THE NEW-YORK HERALD. ad =— WHOLE NO. 8833, THE CRISIS OF THE c NION. Despatches from Charleston, Columbia, Macon, Richmond and Jackson. THE NEW SOUTHERN CONFEDERACY. Convention of Statesmen from the Cotton and Gulf States. A Declaration of Independence Adopted. Am Agent Despatched to Louis Wa- poleon in their Behalf, Proposed Declaration of Indepondence from South Carolina, &o., ‘ we. ae. IMPORTANT FROM CHARLES SON. Onarizston, 8. 0., Nov ec ‘Booth Carolina is a unit for resistance. Ap an indication of public feeling the banks | nares ten have offered to take one fourth of tho vonds imnacd to arm the State. ‘The delegates arriving by the Columbia rein are re wetved with spontancous popular demonstrations, 4 torch- pight procession and a salute of one bundred guns. This ‘whecanso they voted unanimously for separate Bate action. The two houses of the Légisiature met this morning, ‘and in joint session ratified the bill suspending the opera- ‘tiem of cortain sections of the act of 1867 in relation to Dank suspensions. The pasmage of this bill relieves the ‘Denks from the penalties imposed upon thenr should they be required to suspend specie payments in consequence of fhe pressure, Its pareage is a source of gratification to ‘aD parties. Another bill passed was that providing for the calling @fa Convention. The Convention will meet om the 17tb proximo. ‘The Legislature has adjourned sinc die. ‘The excitement continues to be intease. The people sre Attermined to pend delegates to the Convention plxiged to get the State out of tho Union at acy cost imme diately. ‘The Volunteers, including the German oom pacer, daily parade with the £tate colors. A great cemonstration is projected for Thrreduy even- tng to woloome back from Columbia the delogation repre- penth g Charleston in the Legisiatare. Gheering despatches are continually coming from moighborizg States offering ready equipped military or- (gamizations, paying al) their own expenses, to ald the Beate in the event of coercicn. Prtvate lettera indicate the intention of many New ‘York mershante to settle in Charleston as soon as the Btate te formally out of the Union. ‘The mort earnest entreaties are received daily from all parts of the North beggiug South Carolina to pause, A detachment of Washington Light Infantry will pro- tect the government arsenal tn case of outbreak. ‘Tho West Point rice mill, the largest in Charleston, was Duraed to-night; loss sbout two hundred thousand dol- Jars; asurcd principally here. INTERESTING FROM COLUMBIA. Covvmna, $C, Nov. 13, 1860. ‘Mr. Ke!tt wae serenaded by the peopie at twolve o’elock ‘Tast night. He made an excit'ng speech, urging prompt nd decided§ action. He said that Mr, Buchanan was Plodged to secession, and would be held to it, South ‘Caroliva thould shatter the accursed Union. If she could Bot accomplish It otherwise, she would throw ber arms around the pillars of the constitation and iavaly9 all tho Mates im commen ruin. ‘The South Caroline Legis'ature adjourned this morning. Rothing of toteseat transpired, The members are now em route to their homes. THE ACTION OF GEORGIA. Macon, Noy. 13, 1960. A bill appropriating one million dollars to oe ured at ‘the discretion of the Governor, for patting Georgia in a Btate of military defence, parsed the House of Representa Aves this morning unanimously. 1s believed the Convention bill will pass with ejual enepimity. Georgia will move with cireumspection, but will not Submit to bisck repablican domination. The feeling among the pe»ple is very harmonious, believing It s ques- Son of giving up all, cr making @ stand for independeace. THE FEELING IN VIRGINIA, Ricwromp, Nov. 12, 1960. Some prominent Cnion men im Virginia are making vi gorous efor ts to influence the sending of Commiasioncr® ‘be Sonth Carolits and Georgia to induce these States to wobmit to the action of a foutbern conference. Inasmuch, however, a8 the L*gislature is not In session, the probabil- ‘ty le that this movement will fal) to the ground. In the abeence of State sutbor!iy the mission of the Commis wloners would prove entirely pointiess, and grave doub‘s ‘ere cntertaiced as to |\@ success In any event. ‘The movers in this confereace echeme propose to con- siitate it of an eqotl number of delegates from the North and South, the former to be composed of men of known onservative opinions. This policy is suggested by the rapid progrers of the secession cause, and the Beoemity of investing i with the characver of unity, if a peaceful solution of the diiieulty cannot be eflected ‘Virginia will exhaust every effort In the cause of pexce, ‘and failing to sucnced, rhe will co-operate with her sister ‘States of the South in whatover folioy they may persue Great anxiety is manifested for an early assombly o! the Legivlature, with a view tos call of # State Donvention. Tk is feared that the mischiof will be beyond the reach of remedy, if promp fotion is nob bad in this regard. It's provable thai Becotings will soon be held throughout the State to gtr expremsion to the Bevtimeuts of the people oa the question recession. The Legislature will be loth w ect withow ome manifertation of podiic opinion, and it ts throb Uwe poveral members of that body wil! urge thie polloy 1: Meir reepectiye countion, tuat they may act ia conformity wih the rout ments of sovir conatinmenta. I was informed to day that in cate of any attempt on the part of the North to coerce say of the seceding Skates hosts of Minu'e Men will enter your Northern cities, an’ Plunder and ransack by way of retaliation. Ia this ep Uearprive they will invite the co operation of the depraved ‘and viclous of those cities, upon the stipulation of av ‘equal share of the plunder, This came to mo from a very igh source. Toe Beaminer of to day, in an article ehowing the otter Dopelesnons of any justice from s party like (be repalli Gan, based upon the one idea of hostility to slavery, says ‘We think that the iniroduction of a party into the one trol of the government, pledged to wisid {ie pywers to vb Geleresery notre o\ the. country, Woo. groee ang dan ow Gqerous lo be borne by tbe people.” ‘The work on our Bate armory 5 rapidly progressim ‘The provent state of affairs hae given anew stimatos he prospect. PREPARATIONS IN MISSISSIPPI. Jacxsom, Mise, Noy. 13, 1860 Governor Pettus has lssued « proslamation comves ing the Satc Legislature 10 cousider the propriety and we eeanity of providing surer and better enfequards for the ives, iibertios and property of Miss esippi, than the Inte @eetion and past ection of the Northern State govorn mente promise. ™ EXCITEMENT IN CilicaGo, Omecaco, Nov 12, 1860 Ghleago # greatly excited abort the fail of stock, and Southern money goneraily i# refured. Rumor says that even the banks won't take it. THE REPORTS FROM WASHINGTON. Wasmmoron, Nov. 18, 1860. Many letters are recetved here, from } ading politi. cians of al) parties in the border Mlavebolding Mates, ox- pressing deois've opinions against the legality of secession under the constitution, and alse ite expediency. The ma- mifestations of sen iment from families ‘here, and from men who apually take little interes: in party contests, are still stronger against the disunion movements. ‘The mercantile and moneyed tntercsts are also making their voices heard by the administration, and almost with unanimity they are fur standing by the Union, some letters clearly state shat the altra secessionists feared ‘the banding toge'h-> against them of the conservative Union politicians, the uo party men and the commercial and (nasc's! classet, ard therefore burried up thelr work. TR large ¢reperty holders, are evidently alarmed at (kOe HexD QomOe Ovekaratione® tm the Legisjatare of South Caroling, thet the tance for raising ways and means shoul De ler ed o the yoperty that ie menaced with destraction So donb$ if entertained that the vote on ordering tle Gon vention t © called was hastened lest !t might becom (hat scuth Oarclce was pot ready to meet Lhe lence, and (Mat the cartier day was insisted on in or- der Ubrow tho wecesmon qnestion into Congrees, and oorspal the Southey dels to taxe their stand. Virginie @ by Go means favorable to the precipitate wion ot South Oarehcs Mr, Honter reserves hig opin- toa, With hie wena! eaurinn, bat tt is understood that he ty agminat (he seocrwiak movement Me Piekons, of Pou b carolina, Isle Minteter to Rosais, sors with Dis Stuie, Bo bas beon at Brown’s Hotel for we veral days. Lites ih GeotCeuly against the secession move. mt Inder me of tho writers there rid: Ly ‘ative #tyle of tbe seceders, as making their cause a «hug stock, For instagce, one says:—*Let as not be wecer the pools of the fedefal steed whens repubiican Vres\dent has got into the saddk.” Another cries;— ‘waline ip at the gate, and yct you deliberate.” A third exclaims:—'What, in comparison with Mberty, is all the filthy coin embowelled in the eariu?’’ But beveath all this queer rbetoric there is | a profouud and earnest feeling. Already wo see signs of the approaching ectaton of Congress, and of the gay sesson at the metropolis. Mem. | bers have engaged thelr apartments, and some have ap- | peared at the hotels aud boarding houses. The roli of | ‘equipager on Penusylvanis avenue is more coustant, wad the exchanges of cards preliminary to social entertain- ments have begun. The proceedings im the Bouth oxcite the deepest in terest in dipiomatio circies. A movement {1 spoken of to publis» a paper here do- ‘Voted to the interests of secession. A letter from Governor Moore, of Alayama, toa gen- eman bere, states that it fe bis intention vot to make apy move im Alabama until after Linoolu has been de- clared elected by the Electoral Colleges, {t iz said that Mississippi will pareve tbe same policy. Ii is feared tbat Georgia will ve more prect pitate, A buudred rumors tn reference to the course ‘of Mr. Lincoln are in cireuiation, attributed to Tom Corwin, Many of them are erroneous. Gov. Corwin has been bere for three days. Ho expresses his opinions without hesita- liom, but speaks only his own opivions as to what he be- eves will be the course of events in the South aud the purpore of Mr, Lincols, He is confident, from his know- ledge of the President elect, that be will parsuo an emi- nently conservative course, guided only"by the constitu. tion which be will swear to support, but thinks it would be hardly proper for Mtr. Lincoln to give any expreesion of his views or intentious until he shail have beea clected President by the yote of the Electoral Colleges. The Governor taid to-night, In allusion to the reports in circa- | lation, that @ man could not even thick in Warhington Without floding the covjectared purport of his thoughts im tho New York newspapers ext morning. IMPORTANT MOVEMENT OF THE SOTTON AND GULF BTATES. AN INDEPENDENT SOUTHERN CONFRUERACY—DBCLA RATION OF INDEPANDENCE~ THE KEQOGNSTION OF sovonr FOR, ‘TO THE ROITOR OF THN GERALD. New Your, Nor, 12, 1960. At an Informal meeting of distioguwbe soutnorn stater- wen from the cotion sod Gulf States, bed ou the 7th toss, in Charieston, & draft of @ decaration of imtepeatence wee presented for Ihe consideration of the partier present, end with the exception of some slight amendments (which I bave pot boew able to obtain), the sabjoined ia a faithful copy. The proceedings of the meeting alluded to above will probably vot be made publis for several days—that is, until sogwers bare beea received from prom\nent states men throughout the Sonth, to whom ooptes of the pro- ceediog® bave been sent in the hope of receiving their approval and cupport. From the same source through which I was favored | with the startling tetel.igenoe herein conveyed, 1 have | also obtaloed{a bonafide copy of a new set of instructions | which are to be geat tom cistinguished Southercer now ia Paris, and who can be depended upon tact for the | confederacy, in hopes of extracting a promise of trieudly recognition from Louis Napoleon. I bave purposely suppressed the names furnished me as thore present at this traitorous meeting, hoping the | sober second thought may overcome this excited and pro. cipitate action; bul it nevertheless seems right that (he Northera pablic shou!d know the whole extent of the revelajomary scheme is plotting at the South. GREAT SOUTHERN MANIFESTO. DROLARATION OF INDEPENDENEE BY THE STATES OF SOUTH CAROLINA, GBOBOLA, ALABAMA, FLOKIDA AND MISSIESIPPI, We, the representatives of the people of South Caro- lina, Georgia, Alsbama, Florida and Missiestppt, do, in \Lelr came and by (belr authority, agree sad declare that, for Whe ressons berouato anpexed, we deliberately and solemnly announce to the United States and to the civil: aed World that we no longer owe any allogiance to the United States, but tbat we are, and of right oaght to bo, # free aud independent Power, And fecitog confident that we can justify our section in the eyer of the world, and appealing to the God of mations and of batt!oe as witness to the rightoousners of our canse, wo do hereby, in the ry and by the authority of the peoplo, form aod esta oligb ourselves into a s+ parate and indepen tent Southern confederacy, to be maintained, if need be, by force of | armf, and claiming to be reecgpised, eo soon as our coverrment shall vs organise’, as @ free and sovereign ation, prepared to exter into treation with forcign ‘cwers, to lay Inport datiet and tates, to create an army snd navy, to colp motey, emit b credit, aod other rform al) acts incident to pationa sovereignty be reasons which make it im wai « for es longer to continue members of the fede 1 “ike shosioctas of the constitation (article 4 section ), m clause profeeseoly eopoeded for the bepellt of the south, but #0 worded reid the recognition in ayect ‘Jo terme of the {terest {t was Pramod to protect, thereby irg an imputation Open oar Rocial polity, as if it wae uot even to de named tn the forme) articies of agreoment ‘oWroduced into ibe ferirement to satisfy the sod Adamees of the North, bye been for the last twent: ive wn in popular langoage of tho rgroung raliroad,” and by which »geization bun- of thoutands of dollars are sanuaily lost to the sont 2 Jo the moet ymportant cases which have socurred in the history of \be scentry, where the material interests of the sonto bave been concerned, the far reach\y s tiveness of the North bee wrested from the free intent and wesuing € 2 > . ef fer | Moc atio party —the only party which has over been true hatterot in | which cum pever again de reupit | forious fisg of the independent Southern confoder | We complain of the insults and injories which the poo MORNING EDITION—WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1860. copeeqvent wealth the diveace of 81, two aecades bad scarcely Ne LF RE Taare Oe ee me or Noting their ‘ongrees, the importation of ano climate. South it is troe, ever, dually, yielding at the jem and the aesire for fect toe recurity of our property aud depriving us even of these rights of redress guaranteed os by the comstitu- tion. 7, Ip addition to this injurious State legtelation 0” the North, the . varivos communities of that ro gion have’ been coneiani the pulpit end the press, by polities! addresses and Judicial }, and by every other bie < bing public opinion, toa state of inteuse op- poriticn to ever) thing favoring Southe: an interests. dircotly meveci:g cur present apd future security, Under the utluerce of this bigoted, add uvfratercal er to be acquired, for their own use ard bereft. In pursuance of this policy there was or- ganized, @ few years eipce, an extensive plan en whut were free soil 5 G1 Thayer—an ambitions cemagog4e of the State of sacbusette—who travelled from city to city and town Ww town trough the Northern by fopbievical appeals induced immense to Jeave their comfortable bomes |v the Kast on the parched snd barren lands of Kansas, Sle and avowed purpose of crawdwg out whelmirg Southern settlers Thie was one of fruits of the repesi of the Missour! compromite, vhe «pd lea to euch acrimeny of feeling betwoen the dif- sections of tbe conpiry thas the time honored do- to the South atid the Unior—waa te, except under the vic the above ne prendo philanthropiat Itmited his caploita to Kansas he might bave clatmed of right, bub with o recklcea audacity DY pesnons of bis nativity, he stopped Dot there, bus projected and partisily executed & simUar tcbeme of organized immigration into the noble and an- cient Common wealta of Virgiola, thus showing that po cgraphica! or political boundaries aro suilelent to repel ebercarbing epirit of the North 8. Put iittle more then one year ago the State of Virgta! that cevoud district, was invaded by an armed from the North, who feioulousiy attacked and eeveral distirgushed nit'zers, among ‘one the revered pame of Washwgton; reized the United sites Arsenal at Harper's Ferry ; by force from the control of not been ove pools a Ba State of Virginia, and from thence, increasing in numbers, would have marched ca to the atieck and attempted conquest of other Southern States. Nor were theee bighhsaded outrages the acta only of a few misguided Individuals: the sympathy of the entire North was manifeeted in favor of the leadcr of the movement, one John Brown, who bad in his pay & catif Revianen, 70 Hogh Forbes, whose duty ‘the means ¢mployed, snd eboren. The principal sctor BUill worshipped as a noble imsge being preverved ‘yp thousay, Teveretce due 10 8 putrict and s faint. ‘The present yenr hes witnessed the em poreanmne Semerene Lees iy organ: » bay! in every Low slaveholding State, which, le Ciagine of polltien! clvbe, have’ Ly covutaut fected themeelves in military tetiss Theso bod men, kvown as Wide Awakes, Dave been organized tue deliberate parpore of subjogating the South by foree of arms. should oo me themeelver other wiae wuadie to carry ont their ous political dcsigoe 10. The election by a large majority of Northern voters of Abreham Liucolo—a determined adolitionist—to to Presidency of the Uoited States, io utier dikrogurd of these fraternal teelinen which should actuate the peonly of ‘ail sections of the country In thelr choirs of fecers! will cers, 8 the Culm\pating wrong of the k ng series of iaja- ries © Sbich the South bas bown celled to sadmil. fo reenre bis jnacgoration agaivat the wiahes of the entire Pouth, arrangements bave already been made to have in atiendance in the city of Washington, on the 4th of Marcd vext, n strong force of the above named Wide Awakes, with which the repobiiean party hope to overawe aad euppress all free expression of option on the part of the Sovthern members of Lougress aud the Suuthera people COPY OF THE INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN TO THE AGENT OF TMB INDEPENDENT SOUTHERN CONFEDERACY TO Tis EMPEROR OF TRE FRENCH ea You will frst endeavor to traprese upon bis Impetal Majeaty the territorial extent and targe population of the five seceding Stotes, which cover an area of 198,909 square miles, ard number over two millions of (ohabi. tants, moro than « moiety of which are of the Caucasian race; and reminding him that we, with the whole Civilized wor'd, look to him ag the def onder of oppress! nationalities. You will present to bis Imperial oon side. } ration the reagons for our seccesion from the Uaivn, as given in the ten reasons which our declaration sets | forth. ‘Theee reasons aro uniqne, The history of the world | presents no paratie!. Oppressed peoples have bithert» complained of the governments which crushed thom ple of the Northern States, through thetr reprosentat ver tm Congrres and otherwise, bave perpetually beaped upon eB ever Rince the formation of the federal compact, end which ipjaries threaten to become more aneoder able as time progretses puless now succersfully rerint- ed—delog of a uature which renders {i az iupolitic ss anmanly to retain in profeseed {rateralty with rea ene. mes. the Southern confederacy ie at the present date limited to bus five receding States, wo have every reson to expect the speedy adhesion of the majority of what are wow ine Southern States of the Union; for it can no longer escape the peretsation of Soothern statesmen thas with our wiih Grewal their influence will bo 80 weakened in the vational councils that nothing but utter prlitical destruction awaits thoes who continne to adhere to oar eoemies. Nor can tbe jobabitanie of we rich aod powerful Stato of Loviaisee peroe're the immense gain she would make ip wealth and irfuerce should rho, an a member of the Southern coutederacy, bold control of the mouths of the Missies!pp!, aod to participate ia ihe advauisgo bow Jong can the Stetes of Arkepras and Tennessee resiet tho | ba‘ural impulee ibey moat feel to enite their fortescs with ours? while Texas, by jotring our stacdard, would | rite at once to the position of a Oret clas# State, char ing | with us the whole walue of the rich and augmenked com merce which would flow into our ports through the Gulf Of Mexico, You will also remind bis imoerial Majesty that tn the | Stat» of Lovirlana, ones a depe adency of the F,oneh crowa, there ie a jarge population cf iis own race and lineage whe are ei!) aleoMonstely atlacbed to the rem!nisoences of their roble crigio. Im the State of South Carolina alao, the hacer in this glorious movement, there is @ nume- | reve popniation in whose veins Lows the blood of an an. cevtry \éeniien) with hie own, and that to this fact is doubtless owing that irrepressibie epirit whic bas ever | made the Palmetto State the Orst to dare to confront | danger jo every emergency Stanaing, as doce Lyvie Napoieon, at the head of Buropean rtateamen, eher a levg eareor of tell aebyeved and unchecked preeperity, what can be fear in the id World cr the New, sboald he cheore to extend to ue bis simple reeogr ition of cur indepen decee when our pew ¢o- verbment is organizes? And this promise te all you are eceired to obtaw from bina at et, for oom: paratively few in number ‘Sardinia, sek of Dim either men or money, for tbat or fidence in the courage and upanimity cf our citi eps, in their juvyincible bravery aad thelr capacity of endqiance, thal were we even much weaker numerically We Fbou!s pot heeitate to deiend and maintain our rigs ‘at al! Dezarde. ‘T tbe matter of norvile inrurrection te pot rained by | bin Majerty it will be aonecesrary to allude to it. If it deoomes & matter of discussion, you may tafely aetcre the Fmpercr that we anticipate no trouble on that point; tbe few tronblerome and mitrhievoos pervanta can be pent ty Hay ti, ard the others, wrovgh force of persoval atte chment to their masters, by means of simple rewards and th ough their patural indolence of dirposition, can be Conily pertvaded and controled Nor de we sem even the rmall favor of stmple rrangni- ton without offering an eqotvaient We can siready and Mobile. rr nike two free porte of entry—Charieston © the +yent of obtaining the srsvrance of bis friendabip — we cep im meaiately to these the of Galveston | avo New Orleans, whereas ail Freneb manufas | tore ebhall be admitted free from any duty whatsoever. PROC BED DECLARATION OF INDEPEN- DENCE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, l H s ill F tt u | i | ment | right of | the rigl | abolition of slavery, the des'ructom of theer commerce, the to alter or t abo Rew govervmect, laying its Principles aud organising 8 them sha!! svem moat likely to Pradenoe, iudeed, wii! tablished ehoald not be causes; and, accordingty wn that mankind are mor. din- are sufferable than torignt them: the forme to which they are ao " train of Cs and usarps fame 0d) } evinces a de ‘them under abaoiute despotiam, it is their to throw off such goverument and for their future sesurity. Such nt mufferance of the Southern States of the necessity which con system of fevera) present Northerc states iwsulte and usurpations, ‘emablishment of an abso- orld. 1. The Northern States of this Union have for many Jong years warred ogainst ovr peeniiar institution of slavery, instigated by the dictates of a relentioes fans- ticlem, which ceciares thet Institution to be a mora op, list we hold it to be a divine institution, 2s'a- Dlished by God himself in the following decree eounclated to Moses op Mount ‘Both thy men aad bwd- maids whieb thou ¢! @ shall be of the hvathep that are aroun: about you; of them shall ye buy boodmen aua bondmaids, morvover, of the chiliren of tho etrangers that sojonra among you, of them shail ye buy, and txey shall be your posrcerion ; ye sbali take them a8 an jn beri tavce for your children you, to inflertt them jor a poracssion; they abali be your bondmen forever’ And ‘we farther bold that thie divinely establisbed tne'{tution wae elways fanctioncd by our Saviour and Dis ties. 2 A large pumber of the Northern States bave nullided the conrtitution of the preseat Union by passing laws to prevent whe fuldiment of that constitution, which de- Clares that fugitiv vet shall be delivered up to their ownere-the principle of which Fugitive Slave law bas o the ex) whd rncred ranction of 8. Paul the Apostie. %. Northern States of this Union have declarod that the people of the Southern Statea eball not emigrate with thér property into the Territortes whicb rightfully t them equally ny eg Nort, and that the peo le of the South shail rot havo iheir property protected y the federsl government, w such protection is (as sbeve decaugd) the sole cud find object of all govern me en 4. Those Northern States havo, by a relentires and up- oropuiows majority, constantly impored heavy taxes, not sizoply without, but directly eg iinet our ropresenta: tion and our consent in tho general Congress, by levying onerous apd excersive duties upon foods imported in re- ture fer and purchased by our cotiou, riee usd tobacco, tp order to protect and encourage their own manufac tures, sud in order to expend vast sums at the North in Improving and fortitying their own barbors, towns and olties, a1 the cvident and direct expense of the products 20d Jabor of the South. Ys 6, Thote Northern States have clectod by an ovewbelm: tng vevtioual vote a President and Vico President, both from their own section of country, in direct opposition to our Wiabes and our protesta, neither of whom bave received one ritgle vote our rect: 9, and whose express creed is that “ibere is an irrepreesibie conflict agalast slavery, which cap cover cease unti! slavery is extinguished.” ‘We have for long years, in vain, appenied to their Fonse of jastioe and common right; wo have conjured them by the ties Of our common kindred to disavow and abandon estroy onr connections and our Union "Y pos tae have been deaf to the voice of justice, of honor and of consan guinity. Wo must, therefore, acquiesce in the necessity which our separation, and hold them as wo Sees ‘war, in peace We, therofore, the representatives of tho poop!o of tho State of South Carolina in convention assembled, appeal: ing to the me Judge of the world for the rectit our inten! , do in the pame aud by the authority of Reire < thie State solemnly pablish and de clare that State of South Oarolina is, andof right to be, a free and tndepeadent State, and that all ition! conpection between it and the Northern States , wad ought to be totally diseoived, and that ane free and ib jent State we have full power tolovy war, concinde peace, contract alliancea, eatablieh commerce: aud to do all other acts apa things which an todependent State may Of right do. And for tbe support of thi ration, Rit & frm relinnce on tho prowotion of Divice Providenoo, we ruutualty pledge to each other our lives, Our fortumes 82 our tacied honor, SECESSION AND COERCION. OPINIONS OF TUZ BLACK REPUBLICAN PRESS, (Froma the Boston Atlas sad Boo, Nev 12) SBCEPMOF , THR POLLY OF TRE HOUR ‘The mest promirent, aad indeed almost the only tops of political rest just pow, ia the rumored \neane at- ‘tompt of a few hot beaded favatics to induce the peopio of & few stave dsatrs to secede from (Le American Unioa. ‘There is in thie nothing new, cuospec’od or alarming The truth fe, the tlave States have neither the right, tne power nor the icclination to secode—tberefure they will Lot Let umeonsider (he matter a litte, fhe rignt of a rovereign comfecerated Siate to withdraw has been oftea onmrerted, and ie now believed in by mavy men both Soatn end North: Dot tt bas been goneraily deniod, and the ar goments to fie favor coutroverted by all the abjest tlatermen abd patriots of the country, Mr. Web eter’s argument against the right of secession is, in our judgment, auarswerabic, and we sug st to toegg who think the right of secession do neibio.. a Fyre) of Phat creat stateeman’s oplo jon, So long a8 toe reverai Atatea retain, es tb 0, wovereign contro), within their own of all’ their jocal affaive, and are not interfered with by the f-deral avthorities in those State concerns, 18 is absurd to ©'xrm the right of seormion. Those concerns that are conpmitted to the exclusive jorisdietion and contro} of tho federal government, $0 committed by the original confecerated States, with the distivet understanding thas the States ebould vot attempt to resume these celegatea wert, They bAve Be tore righ} to claim the reodering ack to them of these federal prerogatives, than the gene special and State Jurisdiction In ove ovly conceivable covtingeney could the right fo secede bs maintained, amd that ors back to the primal right of reoslution, of vebeilion aga inat an existing govermment, Should tue (oderal govern: undertake to take away from © Stale tbe control of tts State alfaire, withia ite Stato jurisdiction, Stale might claim the revolotlonary resistapos, on the ground Ubat the federal goverment bad jteelf violated the com pect aod rendered it pull and votd, But ne man pretends {hat any such case a8 this haa arisen, cr is liaely to arise. 18 of no State have deen interfered wits by tho federal government, noe is there any purpose, decinred oF ftvpponed, On the part of the present or the incoming at rin istration to give any seeh provocation torebeliion If 1t be raid that the rights of some Statet have been interfered with by other Fatc#, acting to the separate capacity of State soverc’gnty, this althongh troe, would mot meet w aford any basis for revoletion. A law of ie may be oppressive of @ citizen of South 7 within Massa mt even if #0, it is operative only i Comain and jurisdiction, Exactly so with the of 0th Carolina, whieb are a of Marsachueetts. Besides, if there to one ® ction of the country, there are If the federa! government thould attem the domain of Btate rights, that would be dee potiem and eave of reristanee bat there iv ne Foch cause, and there Will be pone, Should any State allempt to reeume powers eayrisily yielded to the feteral government, that would be would justify the rxevcice of forcible means iy {government to bring back the offending Sinte #0 tte allegiance to the constitution and the Uaton Ret so tuch cate bas ariers—nove will arise, There is, there ‘ore, bo ¢Rieting right of feoeesion, and the cjaim for (tie otterly indefensivic. Becersion coght not to oe ord that is oG¢ of the sirongert reasons why it nover y, the mre Staten dave pot the power towroode by the federal governmest quietiy cannot go I ts absurd to suppree thata Congress ond a Judiciary meorn to mato tain the constivuiion and lawe wilh ever perme @ Fale t> secrde. If they , they woukl Fiomte their oatba aud become In tae orine of (reaton w by viek pee, lovolving the wallifest! a of the federal fd armed resietarce to the federal anthority, fy coniet the tlave Ma wid be Mpeedily and detern y crushed ly he ther the wealth, t the cherseter ‘The prepee jasgely wivh | ara, wor tt the stroggle, wenis of power ts #0 rewain loyal to the a of the ability of the | ous. Phe only re ody tirife. omfined wtory, he immeduate aut wound enasrey to Chete wn ter All (heir material iniereits, ond finally a forced om to the authovitg they had rerited and the government they had @fied Thin we may tn 00 epirit of unkitane boasting, but becaute these are the incontrevertibie facts, Which mn appenla of portion or Sourisbes of rhetoric can remove or obeoge ‘Thirdly, the siave States bave ao inclination to sseede A reckler* and pass cnate mivority—a very sinal! minor! ty—<qf the’people of three or four tates are presohing digunion, Bot they are ail e'ther int-iguing politicians of are adventurers who are ye con pending A opie end raising an oproar in Rpherus becw bak ai PF They bee ‘a ibe boos sato of the re; leap party to power the certain end of that reign ef tor: rorem over en jon of public opinien at the South, by mears of which bey bave so long climbed to preere — power Aod cxercised @ domination in the lederel govert tarnt ‘They ore ay the ae nen the “er of slavery, or of any open here 4 t Mieibuesion f erehem Liceste, bot they do ap prebend, and wilh good resson, that their political at eepder the South is abont ye aod that they are joyal to the government, ines, and io to corn onsenee of the br: hore presence and & Meted, Nobody tu the free states seed feslany anxiety about tecestion. ‘The people of the South will take care of tse agiiaturs—if they don't, Old Abe wih If ever any eetual ateempt ls mac cunetituiion or de Ftroy tbe Usion—If any a upup the integ- rity of the republic ‘by fanatioa from any sastton oF party—the law abiding, loyal and patriotic men of the slave States will etaud us s wal! of fre agaiuat them, and will meet and roll hack their turbulent borts, as the solid elitth of the ocean shore beat back the ungry surges of the eeu, Such is our judgmert of the prospect ani tho proba- Dility of secetsion and disuaion; avd until philosophy is false, experience vain, reason powerless, facts converted Anko Dewion, kelivinteremt vo longer Lhe mula spring o © action, and priuciple extinct, that jacgment wil) ind ieated and veriied by the events of the future. (From the Albhny Journal, Sov 10} WITL MR LINCOLN RAY OK DO ANYTINNG TO RAVE THE UNION? who wk Mr Lincoln to say or do moimething bo appenge dievninnisty, take coupee! of thetr fears rather (ban their judgment The persona in whose winds trea. son lurke do Lot wernt avy tuing 64d or done for the Union, They wre againet it for reasona which uothirg that can & ry ve willebange. The purpoee ie alike sicko ond <viwate, The secersi¢niats at Charleston broke a the Democratic Convention, thus defeating a nominatio whieh might bave been successful. Digunion was at th bottem of that movement. Their disloyalty is oonept exons in all they do or say. South Caroltua bas bee aurly, sore-beedcd and motinous for more than thirt sear#. She is the oply State in the Union that withboids the choice of Presidential electors from the poopie. Those clectors have frequently been tustructed to withhold their votes. The Stato keeps Iteelf in a prettion of quasi redelijon, In policy and purpose is now what it has eon many yeare—to rule or ruin the republic. ir. Lincoln could neither ssy or do anything that would change tbe derign, or uppeago the ind|goation, of the jopista. Hin ‘more patriotic and generous avo ou d be followed by perversions and ridicule. He would be taunted with “cowardice” and ‘ pusi:lan- ‘minty "? in the orgaraand by the oratora of discniou. Hie declaration would add to Instead of dimiarahing exiating evile, And what is stil worse, voluntary or gra- tuvous eforis by Mr Lincoin, tot anquiciize the public mind. uonld smpair and weaken’ his power and usefulness os jent. Te will be said thet en nvowal of Mr, Lincoln's principles and pelioy would quiet the apprehen- sions end strengiben the hacia of the fricads of Upion at the South, Tois ts the only ‘argument ip favor of the proposition, Bot in reply, we rewark, that the perversions which would follow, tho ubwortby motives that would be attributed, the oontume- ly spd jeers tt would occasion, would more than neatralize any good that it promises, grin. There is no necessity for avowais from Mr Lincoln. I's opiotons and sentiments are known to be toe sentiments and opinions of Washing'on, Jefferson, Madi son, Monroe, and the other Revolutionary and constitu- Vional fathers. On the slavery and Union questions, Mr. Lincoln stands just where these statesmen and patriots stood, when they wero President, and where they would stand now, if alive, to speak with their lips as they speak their writin, NEWS FROM EUROPE. patriotic tm their fhok the and the ARRIVAL OF THE CANADA AT HALIFAX. TWO DAYS LATER INTELLIGENCE. The Intervention ot France in the Italian War. THE CAPITULATION OF CAPUA. Contradictory Reports Respecting the Battle of Garigiiano. The Italian Revolution Justified by Great Britain. THE SUCCESSES OF FARE ALLIES IN CHIMA, &e., &o. Haitax, Yov. 13, 1809. ‘The steamship Cavada, from Liverpool at ten A. M of the 34, via Queenstown P. M. of tho dth tost, arrived at this port at one P.M. to day, and sailed at three PM jor borton, where she wili bo due on Wednemiay night In the London money market the fands wore yalet, bar steady. The China news exercised 00 Influence on oo. sols, Tho money markot was anchanged, but the ova tinued withdrawal! of gold from the Raok led to the ex- pectation that the Bank rate must soca Le raisei—poem- bly next week, Sir William Dennison 's gazetted Governor of Marra. ‘The meeting of the Atlantic Mat! Company (Galway Hac), on the Ist, was merely pro forma, acd was ad- Jjourned to the 234 November. The steamship Vanderbilt from New York reached Southampton on the afternorn of the Let ‘The steamship City of Baltimore from New York ar. rived at Queenstowe the aame evening ‘The North Briton sustained no damage through coving ashore at Baliey Caztie. 1k was stated that the Bina had been bonght from the Cunard company for Inman’s New York an Philade!pbia line, The Australasian (ecre®) takes ber piace in the Cunad mail lige 'n December. THE WAR IN ITALY. According to the Neapolitan acovunts, Olaldin! was beaten by the Nenpoliians with great tote at the Gari gitano, rome Cenpatcher plaoiog biatk rten as high as two thousand Eiled and wounde!, snd five «v Offctat deapatches from Tar y theese anzertiors are oop) ty false, The Sardiviane were not defeates at al) (Capua was attacked op the Ist, and capitulated on the following day. The Naples correspondent of the London Daily Nowe telegrapbe us follows — Narre, Now 2, 1890. Capua capitulated to Cay, and tho troops loave with the donors of war, but Iny down thelr arms et the Porta di Napoli of Capua, To-morrow’ they come to Naples Naples {s all iuminated, and there are great rejolcingr An attack on Gaeta is ehortly expected, It ta dented, via Turin, thet Admiral Pertano bad oom menced ard suspended Arirg op the royalieta tear (seta Vietor Emanuet had cretecd the Garigilano. THE BRITISH COVERNMENT AND TAE ITA . LIAN REVOLUTION, The London Daily pudiiebes the textof the ¢ epated from Lord Joho Rossel! to the British Miolwter at Turtn, dated October 27. Lord Jobo says the great ques tions whied appear to tho British government to be a Werao are these: Were the people of Italy justified in aekirg the assistance of the King of Pardiaia to relieve them from governments with which they were ditcon Uented, and was the King of Sardinia justified lo fnratabiog the nteistance of his army? His Lordship rays ber Majesty government do pot {cel justified in deciaricg that the peo. ple of Southern Italy bad not good rensona for throwing ‘off thety allegiance, and cannot, therefore, blame the Kiog of Sardinia, The derpatch ofonen as followe —fler Majow ty's government will turu their eyes ratoer to the grat fying pronpecta of the people building up the otiGse of their liberties and courolidating the work of their inde pendence amid the tympsthies and good wishes of Rorore THE WARSAW CONFERENOR. A Berlin deapeteh rays the three Powers agrecd to de clipe ay proposition fur the srsembling of Coogress on | the Taian qnestion. PRANCE. It was believed tn Pari® het the object of France in preventing the blockade of Gastn by sea, ie merely t fe ollitate the escape of the King of Naples and to prevent complications were he eaptured. The Franch joarnalt offer no expiapation. Ten additional tron oarcd frigates had been orderet by the French government ‘The Bourne wae firms nwt animated. Rantes 601 S60. TORKEY. It was reported tbat the goverament wae about nor tating & loan of sixteen millions ster log at Parte at 634 A national forced loan is stro rpoken of Great fisancial fluctuations were cocurring st Coastan tnople. INDIA AND CHINA. The India apd China malls reached Losdon in time to be forwarded by the Canada via Queenstown The details bad not reached Liverpool when the Canada sailed from there, but there were ® few sdditioual par- Koulare of tbe capture of the Taku forte Tre French version agrees with the Engtieh. 1: saya on Whe Ziet ibe Allies, after @ vebement resistance, carried by atesult the moet tmportant of the Taku forts Two burdred Frenck and two MMudred Engliah were pot hors au comtas, Ove thousand Tartara billed were foond ia the fort, among whom was the Generalin chief. The otber forts surrendered succcsrively the same evening. ‘The capitulation gave the Aili 8 the whole ovuntry se fur as Tien-Tein, aud etx hundred brass goas of large ca- bre. Tnc|Ambaseacors proceeded to Tien tein, here Ohineao Commissiovere attended them to open neget atiwu, It was reported that the Ambassatore woud soon peo- coed to Pekin, with a cavalry escort The China tea markets wera dull, great demand, Exchanges rather + Aontte deapatches report ay motos of disaiMeston to the Sixth Ruropean regiarent at Dinabpore, q The Culoutte import market wae dull Im jor ore (a THE LA?ssY NEWS. Foll details of the captors of the Tako forts sre re cetved and confirm the deepainnes, bat add pothing tun: portant, The Chivers evinced cows rable miliary skil FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NWS. LONDON MONEY MARKEE. Conrola 927; a Ifor money aud sovnnnt. The wook!y returns of tbe Rank of Eagland show & decrease im oad lion of £307,600. The warket ts gonera'ly uochanged to raven, aur 50CRB Bell, Bon & Co. report Sinte etw*ke Duoyent bud alightly dearer, with large pereneess of Yow York aud Onto State Stocks, relmboraivie none Jabuscy, Ralirond securities ore gereraily uronane U.S. 6's, bonds of "Cs. = 100 Do. 8'8..... noes a 96 Kentucky 6’, of (58-72. a 94 Maryland 6's e a 96 Metsachusetts 6's bone a 102 Peoneylvania oer a 87 Do.” do. bonds af ‘77, a 89 Tepnestee 6's bonds. a 82 Virginia 6's of '86. a 8 Do, 5's of '88.. a 8 LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, The brokers’ circular reports:—Tho pales of the wook amount to TLL 600 bales, tn: 1 47,000 to speculators and 10,000 bales to exporters There has deen ap advance cn all qualities, eepecisily on the middiiog and lower grades, amounting on the week to one qu to three- cighthe of a peany per lb. Fair qualities bave also im- proved elightly, the improvement betug caused by late advioes from Argerica. sates on Fridsy were 12000 eles, inc'nding 6 600 to speculators and exporters, the market cloeirg frm at the fell The wre tbo authorized The Cluaive of 612 600 baics ot American. The advices trom Siavebcster are more favorable, and holders of goous Ve uuu wu ad vaEoe. HAVES COTTON MARKET, 122, 4f, and the market closes buoyant. LIVERPOOL BRFADSTUFFS MARKET. Toe market for breadstuffe ie active Richardson Sperce & Co und others rep ré:—Flour quiet at # partial arelwe of 64; quoted at 288 x 82%. 64 Wheat quiet but firm: red Western, Ls Su a Ie; white, 128, «ida Uorn bor on upward tebiency, with @ tliebt advance om all qualitfee: mixed, 898, ld ; white, 43a w 468. LIVERPOOL PROVISION eT. ty quiet. The market fur prowiew een: Moser, Bgiand, Athaya & Co, Wekefeld, Nak & U9, and others reperti— Reef dull. Pork quiet and th Bacon quiet, Lard quiet at €3e Tallow Gr Ta. Ga. LIVERPOOL PRODUCE MARKET. ‘The br —Ashea wtoady: pote 288 94.0 ‘Sogar buoyant et ab etvaree of 6d for 'rouning. Ouife quirk. Rice Srm, with « slight ad Licteed toarco, and advanced 60, Lintecd cance frm ateatreme pris Livseed oll firmer ut 80+, 3a Rosin eieady! common os Bd, abe 64. By bine steady at Bde 6d. & Boa. LONDON MARKETS. Barlng’s efrenier say:—sreaneeulls atendy. bare and rails ab 26 Ss w 65 10s savarced 64 aly. Ceflew ative but quotations are br hewtalved. Kico firm. Tea anehanged, clot all,” Teiow sigbUy advanced; qnotes at dis.” Bpirite Worpentive firm ab O88. 60. @ Lingeed off dull as 408. 6A. & 90x Tron Orm Nogar buovent, and HAVER MARKETS. Week (neiwding Siti —brea’enide pteaty ashes all, Cote quict. Oils dull, Rive drm, Sugar bosvy, Lard frm. TOR LATEST MARKETS, Livaaroot, Now. 2—Bvening. Tho recetpt of lettre from Avoerioa per sieamship Vauderbily cacned venewed excitement tm the eotion er oor, #od & further enebt advance wae ‘There Was G IATES BproNiative Inquiry, and ales are variously estimated at from 25 660 to 40,000 bales, all of which wore made late this atternwn, Livedroot, Nov 3, 1840, Cotton —The salen of eotion tooay are estimated at 20 0C0 bales, ineiuciwe § 000 to epesuiators am’ exporters, the market Mowing hooyant atan advances of S48 Kd over offic a) qvotations ex all dererptiogs. Brencetoits qalct aud eteady, Corn buoyaat at ex- trewe prices. Provisiogs quiet. Fowpon, Now. 3, 1860, Contols closed at 93 for mosey and acsount. AMERICAN FROGAITIRS ‘The Intent enter today wore: —hinots Conteal shares, 28 direount: New York Central Railroad, 79 « 81, Erie thares, 86% @ 86% ~ Letter From The Croposea Vacnt Cb @ Yacht Ow . TO THE EDITOR OF THR HERALD. 1 aro gratified to perceive that there is a movement on foot to form what tm London ia called « “Home Cub” for concentring apd bricging together, to rome agree. able rocm ie thia city, the yachting interesta of aad sroutd this metropelia, Such a club, composed not only of members of the Yacht Cleb proper, but also of all fonido or outside the club, who take an interest in the noble rport, would, by interchange of sentiment aod ® commingling of gentiomavly feoting, greatly promote the yrobting (oterest, acd korp alive, daring the i of “winter, the * end 0 ve of this manly sport wou report, where might aways 96 Aor cls, sod be Yound that ke f te Wthe yecbiman, and w bo coneratrated. | Ths € Jy preetios! one or beuedt to be at Sandy tooe. We want nt @ezput im th city, Coovenieut of access, an spreeally though bot extravagnutly, lurnished, where all whe fake ap Inverem io yechtieg and te per the in of our Country Gad Kindrwdt spirits, moog |he membere eon wy have Such a * home clab’? woatd active movement tho yachting e. Jodge Hastings, of Californin;y M. ©. Bryant, of Lowell, | Marr. George Whitney, of Philade’phia, aad A. P, Coat, of Michigan, sre stopping at the Metropolitan Hotel EN, Shelton, of Derby, Conn , R M. Oayler, of Geor- ‘ ert Wheaton, of Rhode Island, and RL Tillotson, of Dotebes® county,'were among the arrivala at the Bre- yoort House yesterday, J. %. White aad wife, of Albany; L Ford, of Porto Rion; Mr. ©, Bisebotl and daughter, of Rogland, sod F. Latase, (Charleston, © C, axe stopping at the Kverett House, Romer Ramedel and family, of Newbarg: Rew F. J. Clore, of Carlisie, Pas BN Payson, of Rowton, W J Chey: bey, of Phitadedy bia, W 0 Fraser, of Montgomery, alk. Are Bopp the Fifth Avenve Hotel, Colowel ©, Loomis, of the United States Army; Gen. 0. M. Reed end family, of frie, Pa, 0. Macaumer, of Phite- delphia; William Semollor, of Mt Laat, oad W. Wile liome, of Betialo, are etoppiog at the 8 Nicholas Hotel. Colne A. ©. merwees, of ew Cranes ‘D. Bowman Ww . of Providence; J. B. ard wife, of Texm Sloat, of Vermont; J. W. and Robewt forth, of Oo ae te of Waterbury, Con Reede ad’ wife, of Dower, N. ¥., are ttopping ot the Lafarge House. e Kimberiy, of New Haven; EA Spring and uit sprleg.of Bogloraod, N. Jy ML ri Greenwich Cone.; B. Tweedy ond wife, of Newport, JR. r 'y 3 | Mealy covt, and Mr. diye, et the Clarendon Hotel. | Loviniane; How. F. tine; Flow. LT, Wigfall, of | nett, of Virginia, are in W; | po aonb | Beit Against a P: | bene bad qanan © Tram. Befere | uoger tothe rien Nov 19 —Joreph Welle against tor ered to the in ne thelr agent. tree Jodge Corke, rendered » verdict tor 6000 The defendant appeale: 1 Henry Vestoals. —The plaintiff sped to recover talned the verdict ard dieminged