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The Election.
Enough has been heard from the States to
make Lincoln's election certain by the peo
ple. We cannot give the figures with any
satisfaction this week. The only State doubt
ful, or relied upon to defeat Lincoln was
New York, but Lincoln's majority in that
State may reach 50,000. A table of the vote
of the States will be given as soon as re
ceived.
FUN AHEAD. —When Lincoln takes hold of
the reins of Government he won't find a
Douglas man in office. Old Buck took their
heads off long ago. We want to see old Abe
" let 'er rip" until every Administration
slave is laid low. They deserve it. We
can't except our brother typos. Hurrah for
burrs, who's hit under the short rib ?
YANCEY.-A man who would kill his fel
low man, in as deliberate, cold blood as Yan
cey murdered his uncle a few years ago . in
South Carolina, would not hesitate to stab
his country. He escaped the halter for the
first offence, but he may not for theosecond.
THE SOUTHERN DEMOCRACY.—As long as
the people elect a man selected by the Dian
taionists of the South, ail is right—the spoils
are safe in their hauds and their favorite "in
stitution" strengthened. But if a nomination
or an election is made of a man not of their
choice, then h-1 is to play and the country,
if not the world, goes to an end. We are not
ready yet to believe that all the Southern
people are either traitors or fools. We advise
the fire-eaters to wait for the wagon, and if
Old Abe don't give them a pleasant ride it
will be time enough for them then to kick up
their heels. If Old Buck had a little of
Jackson's blood in him he would soon settle
the stomachs of some of them with a few yards
of hemp. Wise, of Virginia should be the
first to receive his attention.
FOR PRESIDENT IN '64.—We notice that
the Harrisburg State Sentinel, and the Wil
mington, Del., Inquirer, have already raised
to their mastheads the name of STEPHEN A.
DOUGLAS as the Democratic candidate for
President in 1864. Until the Southern Sec
tional wing of the Democratic party are wil
ling to support Democratic principles as ad
vocated by STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS, and repent
of their opposition to him during the late
campaign, there can be no possible chance
for the election of a Southern candidate no
matter who he may be. DOUGLAS himself
may not desire to be a candidate a second
time, but, his friends will never agree that
the bad treatment he has received from the
Southern Democracy shall be forgotten. In
'52 we named the " Little Giant" for the
Presidency,—we supported him to the best
of our ability during the late campaign—and
we hope to live to support him (if he continues
right) in '64.
Official Vote of Huntingdon County
Brady,
Cass,
Barree,
Cromwell;
Clay,
Franklin,
Juniata,
Jackson,
Morris,
Oneida,
Penn,
Porter,
Petersburg,
Birmingham,
Shirley,'
Springfield,
Tell,
Tod,
Hopewell, -
Henderson,
R,Untingdon,
Carbon,
Walker,
West,
Warriorsmark,
Mt. Union;
Union,
Dublin,
3089. 1622
Lincoln over Reading, 1467.
" " AU, 1390.
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49
75
178
74
129
92
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THE RESULT.
LINCOLN ELECTED.
Just so. This day, four years ago, says
the Chambersburg Times, the Democratic
party, flushed with victory, was jubilant from
Maine to Florida. James Buchanan, " the
favorite son of Pennsylvania," had been ele
vated to the chief magistracy of the Republic-
After the violent sectional excitement which
had preceded the election, all conservative
men hailed the result as,the commencement
of happier days, for it was claimed and be
lieved that the newly elected President was
an upright, sagacious, conservative states
man.
How different the scene l That once great
and powerful party is overwhelmed by a total,
an inglorious defeat :
"Rout, ruin, panic, scattered all."
Sectionalism has torn down the flag of con
servatism which waved over our council halls,
and internal strife and discord menace the
nation. What a change in the short space of
four years ! How bright and hopeful every
thing looked then ; how gloomy and forebod
ing is the picture now !
This great change in our national condi
tion and prospects has been caused by a se
ries of events, running through the past four
years. Events written in the history of the
country in letters of living light, so plainly,
that " be who runs may read ;" yet so nicely
dove-tailed together, and so gradually and
imperceptibly growing out of each other, that
it was impossible at the beginning of the se
ries to tell where it would end, and even now,
their true effect and influence can only be
realized by looking back, under the strong
light of the facts now known to the world,
and seeing the nice workings of the political
machinery, the skill and ingenuity of the in
ventors and managers, the careful and untir
ing zeal of the subordinates.
The first great act of the series, and the
prime cause of.everything that has followed,
was Jamesßuchanan's desertion of principle-
When, after having unequivocally endorsed
the Cincinnati platform, and having-instruc
ted Robert J. Walker—the Governor of Kan
sas of his own appointment—to submit the
constitution formed at Lecompton to a direct
vote of the bona fide residents of the territo
ry, be abandoned. the Cincinnati platform,
turned his back upon Walker, repudiated the
solemn instructions he had given him, and
sent the Lecompton constitution to Congress
with the recommendation that the State be
admitted under it. This was the first wedge
driven in to split the old hickory tree of Jack
son Democracy.
The second act, following as a legitimate
consequence, was the relentless persecution
waged by Mr. Buchanan, and his officials un
der his especial instructions, against every
one who had the nerve to differ with him on
this Lecompton question ; which was carried
out by removing those from office who dared
to think for themselves, declaring them no
longer members of the party, and endeavor
ing to strike down the noblest and bravest of
the men who had fought our battles in the past.
The third, fourth and fifth acts were the
result of the determination of Mr. Buchanan,
and the Southern Senators, each of whom
was a candidate for the Presidency, to crush
Senator Douglas, even at the risk of destroy.
ing the Democratic Party. These acts con
sisted, first, in the introduction of the famous
caucus resolutions into the Senate of the U.
States, endorsing the doctrine of Congression
al protection of Slavery in the Territories,
and intended to serve as an instruction to the
then approaching Charleston Convention;
secondly, in the secessions from the Charles
ton and Baltimore Conventions of those who
were unfriendly to the nomination of the dis
tinguished Senator from Illinois, and their
establishing a counter organization with
Breckinridge at its head ; and thirdly, in the
interpolation of a new plank into the Demo
cratic platform, upon which Mr. Douglas and
his friends were unwilling to stand, thereby
placing
. the Democracy of the North in the
unenviable position of turning their backs
upon their former pledges to the people, and
submitting to permanent defeat at home, or
of renouncing all fellowship with their former
Southern allies.
Backed as the men were by all the influ
ence, power and patronage of the Federal
Government, is it any - wonder that Stephen
A. Douglas was defeated, that the flag of De
mocracy was lowered in the dust, and that
they succeeded in their darling scheme to
ruin the Democratic party ? Having done
so, as long as there shall be a Democratic
party, they will be held to a strict accounta
bility. Treason is the highest crime known
to the laws. And treason to the party must
be punished as well as treason to the State.
The result shows that there is a large body
of men who have never yet bowed the knee
to Baal. Upon this basis the Democratic
party must be re-constructed. The men who
have sought to lead, and led but to defeat,
must retire from the front ranks. In every
State, County and District, new men, fresh
from the people must take the lead. The
party must, all over the country, re-assert her
time-honored principles. She must maintain
her nationality, and., repudiate sectionalism,
whether it be found in her own ranks or out
of them. She must be Democratic in the
true sense of the word. And after patient,
earnest effort we may retrieve the losses of
the last few years.
SECESSION MOVEMENT.—MobiIe, Ala., Nov.
9.—A battalion of cavalry is about organiz
ing. Its services are to be offered to the Gov
ernor of the State.
The Election
The great contest of '6O is over, and a ma
jority of the people have declared in favor of
Abraham Lincoln for the Presidency of these
United Statees. We are not disappointed in
the result. The defeat of the Democracy was
certain from the day the Southern Democracy
refused to support the nominee of the Nation.
al Democratic Convention. We feel in no
way responsible for the defeat. We support
ed the only regular Democratic nominee, and
the platform of principles upon which we
were successful in '56. We supported the
Reading Electoral Ticket after the compro
mises which recognised Breckinridge as a can
didate had been rescinded, because it was
Iregularly nominated and pledged to the sup
port of the nominee of the regular Conven
tion, and we are glad to know that the friends
of Douglas in the county very generally voted
with us. In some of the strongest Douglas
townships there was not a scratched ticket
offered, and in others but very few. In Bat::
ree a dozen or more Administration men cut
the electors pledged to the support of Doug
las, and they may have done the same thing
in other townships. In this borough and in
one or two townships, a number of Douglas
men cut the electors who had declared, if
elected, they would not vote for Douglas.—
Had there been any possible chance for the
success of the Reading Ticket, Heim and his
associate disorganizers upon the ticket would
not have received five hundred votes in the
county. They refused to be bound by eith
er the State or National Democratic organi
zations, and no Democrat could be censured
for refusing to vote for them. We voted the
whole Reading ticket because it had been
regularly .nominated, but if there had been
any doubt of the defeat of it, we certainly
would have struck from it every man who
had declared he would not support the regu
lar Democratic nominee, Stephen A. Doug
las. We voted the State and National Dem
ocratic organizations, for Stephen A. Doug
las and for nobody else.
They are Responsible.
C. Nelson Smith, (the lion-hearted editor
of the Johnstown Eolio,) ably urged the nom
ination of Breckinridge until Douglas was de
clared the Democratic nominee. In his last
issue he says.—" The men who have worked
and been in the pay of the Buchanan Disu
nion party, should, at this time, have any
thing but pleasant feelings, after having pros
trated the Democratic party, and elected an
Abolition President. They - are responsible
for the defeat of the Democracy, and will be
held to a strict accountability for their villian
ous course. When the adherents of IN.tr. Bu
chanan, who, through fraud and treabhery,
have assisted in placing the National Admin
istration' in the hands of the opposition, are
receiving the just condemnation of a betrayed
and outraged people; the honesty and wisdom
of those true, tried, firm and unflinching
Democrats, who had the moral courage and
patriotism to stand by the party and its prin
ciples, and to resist the cohorts of the Ad
ministration, will be acknowledged and re
spected by every friend of the Union.
Had the hired minions of the Administra
tion at Charleston been honest and honorable
enough to have stood by the Cincinnati plat
form, and remained in the Convention, .Mr.
Breckinridge would then have been fairly
nominated as the Democratic candidate for
President, and his election made certain be
yond the peradventure of a doubt. Or had
they acted with one-half the honor and mag
nanimity of Mr. Douglas in 1856, they would
have acknowledged Mr. D. as the fairly nom
inated candidate, which no man of honor will
pretend to deny, and his election would have
been certain. But their purrigtes were evil,
and take which horn of the dilemma they
may, they are responsible fur the defeat of
the party. Counselled by the Chief Execu
tive of the nation, they followed in the lead
of the blood-stained, convicted felon Yancey,
whose sole purpose was the destruction of the
Democratic party, and the dissolution of the
Union.
Now, since the Administration cohorts have
succeeded in their treacherous purposes—
since their villianous designs have been con
summated, bow must they feel ? If their
hearts are not chaliced—if they are not com
pletely lost to every sense of honor and shame,
their feelings must be terrible; There wiltl
be a day of retribution—a day when those
who acted under orders from the power at
Washington will be punished, and if their
punishment be commensurate with the harm
they have done, it will be great indeed.
The Census of the North-West
The census returns are now so nearly com
pleted that we can approxiniate closely to the
population of the North-West. It will stand
about as follows:
Ohio,
Indiana,
Illinois,
Wisconsin,
Michigan,
lowa,
Minnesota,
There are over eight millions of people in
the seven North-western States, a number
equal to the white population of the fifteen
States. More than one-quarter of the popu
lation of the United States is now in the
North-west. Its population is nearly equal
to New York, Pennsylvania and New Eng
land combined 1 Westward the star of Em
pire takes its way.
Impotant from Georgia.
Special Message of Gov. Brown—He does not
recommend the appointment of Delegates to
the Secession Convention, but advises laws
for the State protection.
MiumnonvlLLE, Ga., Nov. 7.—Gov. Brown,
to-day, sent a special message to the State
Legislature.
He thinks that but few States will meet
the Southern Convention, and does not rec
ommend the appointment of delegates from
Georgia.
He thinks the constitutional rights of the
people of Georgia have been violated by sev
eral non-slaveholding States to the -extent of
justifying; in the judgement of all civilized
nations, the adoption of any measures neces
sary to the restoration and future protection
of their rights.
He refers to the patriotic spirit in the ori
gin of our government, and portrays the se
ries of unconstitutional and unfriendly acts
committed by sister States. He subsequently
is pointedly severe on the Massachusetts
laws, saying if the laws of, Massachusetts
cause the plunder of the property of Georgia,
the citizens of Massachusetts must be com
pelled to compensate them. He advises a
system of reprisals, and says—" Let us meet
unjust aggression and unconstitutional State
legislation with just retaliation."
lle recommends the enactment of laws au
thorizing the seizure of such an amount of the
money or property of any citizen of such of
fending and faithless State as will indemnify
the losses of the citizens of Georgia. He rec
ommends legislation to drive the manufac
tured articles of such offending States from
Georgia.
Ile says Georgia has the right, as soon as.
Northern goods are brought to Georgia, to
tax as she deems proper. He advises a law
taxing all goods and merchandize 25 per
centum, introduced after the Ist of January,
which are manufactured in, or brought from
Massachusetts, Vermont, Michigan, Maine,
Rhode Island, New York, Wisconsin, or oth
er unfriendly States—the tax to be remitted
when such unfriendly legislation is repeal
ed.
Should such legislation prove ineffectual,
he would recommend the repeal of all parts of
the penal or civil code, protecting the lives, lib
erties and properties of the citizens of the
States where such 'unfriendly laws exist.
He says :—‘• In my opinion, the time for
bold and decided action has arrived, and he
would he unworthy of the confidence of the
people of Georgia who refuses to vindicate
her honor, and any cost maintain her con
stitutional rights at every hazard.
He believes the legislation he has recom
mended will tend to strengthen rather than
weaken the ties of the Union of States. It will
destroy the sectional controversy and narrow
the issue to a contest between the individual
States.
He says if the legislature fails to enact the
laws he recommends, the people should rise
in their might at the ballot-box, and demand
their enactment.
The Governor entertains no doubt of the
right of each State to decide to net for her
self ; but so long as the States abide in good
faith to their constitutional obligations, no
State can withdraw from the Union without
being guilty of bad faith to the others. Any
violation of the compact relieves all parties.
The right of secession for cause is only denied
by these who deny the sovereignty of States.
The message occupies twenty-two closely
printed octavo pages. It contains a full re
view of offensive Northern legislation, and
concludes thus
For the purpose of putting the State in a
defensive condition as fast as possible, and
preparing for the emergency which must
sooner or later be met, he recommends that
the sum of a million of dollars be immediate
ly appropriated as a military fund for the
ensuing year, and that prompt provision be
made for the raising of such portion of the
money as may not be in the treasury as fast
as the public expenditures require. "Mil
lions fur defence; not one cent fur tribute,"
should be the future motto of the Southern
States. To every demand for future conces
sions or the compromise of our rights, we
should reply : "The argument is exhausted,
and we now stand on our arms."
MASS MEETING AT SAVANNAII-SECESSION RESO-
SAVANNAH, Nov. B.—The mass meeting of
citizens to-night was the largest ever held
here. Capt. John A. Anderson presided,
with Charlon 11. Way as Secretary. The
following resolutions were'moved by Capt. F.
S. Partow and seconded by Col. Henry R.
Jackson. They were supported in an elo
quent speech by llon. W. Law, a Bell Elec
tor of the State at Large, and were adopted
unanimously with great enthusiasm :
We, the citizens of the county of Chatham,
ignore all past party names and issues, and
cordially unite in the following resolutions :
I. Resolved, That the election of Lincoln
and Hamlin to the Presidency and Vice Pres
idency of the United States ought not and
will not be submitted to.
2. Resolved, That we request the Legisla
ture to announce this opinion by resolution
at the earliest practicable moment, to com
municate it to our Senators and Representa
tives in Congress, and co-operate with the
governor in calling a Convention of the peo
ple to determine on some measures of re
dress.
3. Resolved, That we respectfully recom
mend the Legislature to take , into immediate
consideration the passage of such laws as will
be likely to alleviate any usual embarrass
ment of the commercial interests of the State
consequent upon the present political emer
gency._
- 4. I?esolved, That we respectfully suggest
to the Legislature to take immediate steps to
organize and arm the forces of the State.
5. Resolved, That copies of the foregoing
resolutions be sent without delay to our Sen
ators and Representatives in the General As
sembly of the State, who are hereby reques
ted to lay them before the Houses of which
they are respectively members.
2,500,000
1,400,000
1,600,000
900,000
750,000
750,000
180,000
THE SOUTHERN ClTlES.—Nearly every large
city in the slaveholding States, save Bald
timore, which is as erratic now as it was in
1.856, have passed the most complete vote of
censure upon John C. Breckinridge. He is
beaten by both Douglas and Bell in St. Louis,
New Orleans, Louisville and Covington, Ky.,
Mobile, Ala., and Memphis, Tenn., and is
defeated in Richmond, Va., by Bell, and
run closely by Douglas. All these large em
poriums of Southern commerce are most em
phatically for the Union.
8,030,000
CONTICTED.—ByerIy, the Philadelphia re
turn judge who committed the election fraud,
and thereby cheated Lehman out of his cer
tificate of election, in the first Congressional
district, has been convicted of forgery, fined
$5OO, and sentenced to 2f years to the peni
tentiary.
LUTIONS
The South Carolina Disunion Move-
ment.
GOVERNOR GIST'S MESSAGE.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
Columbia, S. C., Nov. 5, 1860.
- Gentlemen of the Senate and House of Rep
resentatives:—The Act of Congress, passed in
the year 1846, enacts that the Electors of Pres
ident and Vice President shall be appointed
on the Tuesday next after the first Monday
of the month of November, of the year in
which they are to be appointed. The annual
meeting of the Legislature of South Carolina,
by a constitutional provision, will not take
place until the fourth Monday of November
instant. I have considered it my duty, under
the authority conferred upon me, to convene
the Legislature on extraordinary oecnsions,to
convene you that you may on to-morrow ap
point the number of Electors of President and
Vice President to which this State is entitled.
Under ordinary circumstances your duty
would be soon discharged by the Electors rep
resenting the choice of the people of the State,
but in view of the threatening aspect of af
fairs, and the strong probability of-the election
to the Presidency of a sectional candidate by
a party committed to the support of measures
which, if carried out, will inevitably destroy
our equality in the Union, and ultimately re
duce the Southern States to mere provinces
of a consolidated despotism, to be governed.
by a fixed majority in Congress hostile to our
institutions, and fatally bent upon our ruin,
I would respectfully suggest that the Legisla
ture remain in session, and take such action
as will prepare the State for any emergency
that may arise.
That an exposition of the will of the people
may be obtained on a question involving such
momentous consequences, I would earnestly re
commend that in the event of Abraham Lin
coln's election to the Presidency, a Conven
tion of the people of this State be immediate
ly called, to consider and determine for them
•elves the mode and measure of redress. My
own opinions of what the Convention should
do are of little moment; but believing that
the time has arrived, when every one, howev
er humble he may be, should express his
opinions in untnistarable language, I am end
strained to say that the only alternative left,
in my judgment, is the secession of South
Carolina from the Federal Union. The State
has, with great unanimity, declared that she
has the right peaceably, to secede, and no
power on earth can rightfully prevent it.
If in the exercise of arbitrary power, and
forgetful of the lessons of history, the Govern
ment of the United States should attempt co
ercion,',it will become our solemn duty to meet.
force by force ; and whatever may be the de
cision of the Convention,representing the Sov
ereignty of the State, and amenable to no
earthly tribunal, it shall, during the remain
der of my administration, be carried out to
the letter, regadless of any hazards that may
surround its execution. I would also respect
fully recommend a thorough re-organization
of the militia, so as to place the whole milita
ry force of the State in a position to be used
at the shortest notice and with the greatest
efficiency. Every man in the State, between
the ages of eighteen and forty five, should be
well armed with the most efficient weapons
of modern warfare, and all the available
means of the State used for that purpose.
In addition to the general preparation, I
would also recommend that the services of
ten thousand volunteers be immediately ac
cepted; that they be organized and drilled
by officers chosen by themselves, and hold
themselves in readiness to be called on upon
the shortest notice. With this preparation
for defence, and with all the hallowed memo
ries of past achievements, with our love of lib
erty and hatred of tyranny, and with the knowl
edge that we are contending fur the safety of
our homes and firesides, we confidently ap
peal to the Disposer of all human events and
safely trust our cause in Ilis keeping.
--.......
The Excitement in Charleston
THE STATE RIGHTS FLAG HCISTED-THE CHIEF
FEDERAL OFFICERS RESIGNED, ETC., ETC.
CHARLESTON, NOV .B—The State Rights flag
was raised at the Mercury office at noon yes
terday, with tremendous cheers from thous
ands who had congregated in the vicinity of
that office.
The Federal Judge, A.G. Magrath ; Dis
trict Attorney, James Conner ; Collector,
William F. Colcock, and other federal officers
have resigned.
Judge Magrath was serenaded by five thous
and people last night.
South Carolina will resist.
The LATEST FROM CIIARLESTON.
CHARLESTON, Nov. 8-10 P. AL—The ex
citement continues. Several "Tone star" flags
were raised in various places to-day.
Mr. Spratt is now addressing a crowd of
several thousand at the Charleston Hotel.
One hundred guns were fired at Columbus,
Georgia, on the receipt of the news of the res
ignation of the Charleston federal officers.
Mr. Pressly, the Sub-Treasurer here, has
resi g ned.
Alarge body of citizens called on the re
signed federal officers last night. They were
greeted with enthusiasm. Tho officials re
turned thanks in spirited addresses.
A despatch in the Courier, from Washing
ton, says "Mr. Buchanan will resist
nullifi
ication, but not secession."
The bark James Gray, owned by Cusbings'
Boston line, lying at, our wharves, under in
structions from the owners, has hoisted the
Palmetto flag and fired a salute of fifteen guns.
SECESSION OF THE SOUTII.—Great 'excite
ment continues in the South. Senator Chest
nut, of South Carolina, and Senator Toombs,
of Georgia, have resigned their seats in the
United States Senate. Other Senators from
Southern States will no doubt fellow the ex
ample of Chestnut tnd Toombs. A Wash
ington correspondent under date of Nov. 12,
writes:—" The Union men of the South are
delighted at the prospect of the resignation of
the Disunionist Senators, inasmuch as they
will now proceed to organize a great Union
party, and sweep the South—filling the va
cated seats with firm friends of the Constitu
tion and the laws. John Forsyth, of Ala
bama, James Gardner, of Georgia, Col. Per
ry, of South Carolina, Col. Wm. 11. Polk, of
Tennessee, Miles Taylor, of Louisiana—all
Douglas Democrats—are named in connec
tion with the probable election of Union Sen
ators, in the place of those who have resigned
or may resign.
Missonat FOR BELL.—St. iaILiS,YOU. 10.—
.Fifty-four counties in Missouri give the fol
lowing vote :
Douglas, 32,909
Bell, 34,428
Lincoln, 13,456
Breckinridge, 14,976
Bell will carry the State by from 5,000 to
7,ooo'plurality.
[Correspondence of The Press.]
A telegraph despatch from South Carolina
says that the President will go against nulli
fication, but not against secession. Before
entering on the execution of his office, Mr.
Buchanan took the following oath : " I do
solemnly swear (or tiffirip,) that I will faith
fully execute the office of President of the
United States, and will, to the best of my
ability preserve, protect, and defend the Con
stitution of the United States."
Art. I, See. 10, el, 1,2, 3, of that Constitu
tion ordains:
" No State shall enter into any treaty, alliance or confed
eration, grant letters of marque and reprisal ; coin money;
emit bills of credit; make anything but gold and silver , s
tender in payment of debts ; pass any bill of attainder, exr
post facto law or law impairing the obligation of contracts,
or grant any title of nobility.
"No State shall, without the consent of Congress, lay
any imposts, or duties on imports or exports, except
may be absolutely necessary for executing its inspection
laws; and the net produce of all duties or imposts,
laid by any State on imports or exports, shall be for the
use of the Treasury of the United States: and al! such laws
shall be subject to the revision and control of the Con
gress.
"No State shall, without the consent of Congress, lay
any duty of tonnage, keep troops or ships of war in time of
peace, enter into any agreement or compact with another
Wale, or with a foreign Power, en• engage in war, unless
actually invaded, or in such imminent danger as will not
admit of delay."
That is very plain language. Both the
rights of nullification and secession are utter
ly denied in the Constitution of the United
States, and, therefore, Mr. Buchanan will
either have to resign his office, or to put
down the Secession movement ; for it cannot
be expected that he, so near the threshold of
death, will load upon his conscience the ter
rible crime of a perjurer, a traitor to his
country, and destroyer of the liberty not only
of this continent, but of the whole world.—
The course of the 'Washington constitution,
his official organ, for the last two days, clear
ly proves that he is frightened. But, unfor
tunately, he has none but Southern Seceders
as his advisers, as no Northern true Demo
crat can approach him. Last night it was
rumored all over town that Secretary Cobb
had resigned.
So much is certain, if secession takes place
now, if the Union is dissolved, James Buchan
an will be responsible for it. It is vet time
for him to act ; let him issue, as - General
Jackson did in 1832 a proclamation, warn
ing the Seceders, and calling their attention
to the criminality of their acts. Ile cannot
dodge the issue ! The Constitution prohib
its not only nullification, but also secession.
The feeling in this city is utterly averse to
the schemes of the Disunionists—Breckin
ridge, Douglas, and Bell men, almost without
exception, unite in denouncing them.
In a fortnight the Cotton States will be in
open blaze. The Union men will then have
rallied against the Disunionists. Let North
ern people be quiet, and not interfere with
Southorn domestic quarrels. Let them trust
in the good sense and patriotism of the con
servative portion of the South, and all will
he well yet. Let, especially, some of the
rabid. Republican papers, particularly those
advocating their nonsensical Abolition doc
trines, abstain from stirring the Disunion fire.
If this Confederacy is dissolved, theirs will
be also a hard position in the North ; for Ab
olitionism and Disunionism are twin-brothers.
Stephen A. Douglas, who put himself, in
1850, with Webster, Clay, and other patriots,
in the breach to save the Union, will not be
found wanting in 1860. You will soon hear
his clarion voice in the far-off South, striking
terror into the ranks of the Disunionists.—
Thank God that we have him at this emer
gency ! KAPPA.
The special dispatch from a Baltimore cor
respondent, and the regular Associated Press
despatch from Washington, which we pub
lish this morning, as well as the additional
returns of the Presidential election', received
from the South by telegraph last night, all
have a hopeful tone, and give grateful assur
ances of the strength of the Union sentiment
in the South. In Baltimore, the idea of se
cession is universally condemned, and there
appears no reason to fear that it will receive
any countenance whatever from the Legisla
ture of Maryland. In Washington, it seems
to be well understood that the President will,
in any event, faithfully endeavor to perform
his constitutional duty of enforcing the laws
—although he is very properly opposed to
taking any precipitate measures which would
in advance, and unnecessarily, excite undue
hostility to the General Government. The
resignation of the Federal officials of Charles
ton has not yet been accepted, and an oppor
tunity will be afforded them of reconsidering
their action, so that it is not altogether im
possible that after all, they may conclude to
discharge the duties which have heretofore
devolved upon them, as usual, at least until
the expiration of the present Presidential
term.
Wm. 11. GIST.
As the returns of the election in the South
ern States are footed up, it becomes more and
more apparent that the friends of Breckin
ridge (who include all the Disunionists, and
many who are not Disunionists) are in an
immense minority in the South. It is evi
dent that only in a few States will his friends
have an actual majority of the votes polled.
In several States his electoral tickets have
succeeded by a plurality, and not by a clear
preponderance of the popular vote. It is now
evident that in Delaware, Maryland, Virginia,
Kentucky, Missouri, Louisiana, and Tennes
see, the united strength of Bell and Douglas
greatly exceeded that of Breckinridge, and
in Arkansas, Texas, Alabama, Florida, Geor
gia, Mississippi, and North Carolina, the for
mer, doubtless, nearly equalled the latter—
so that, after all, the only decided stronghold
of the Disunion candidate is the Palmetto
State. Virtually, therefore, the people of the
South have not suffered the Charleston and
Baltimore secessions to pass unrebuked, and
notwithstanding the frequent violent appeals
which have been made to their prejudices
and passions, they have made a firm stand
against the ultra sectional theories of those
who sought to lure them on to ruin, and to
break up the Confederacy. Too much credit
cannot be given to the gallantry and patriot
ism of the national men among them who
have thus bravely fought the battle of the
Union in the South, and if a corresponding
spirit of conservatism is evinced in tho North,
all the impending dangers may be happily
and peacefully averted.—The _Press.
HON'. GEO. MIFFLIN DALLAS.-" Yield away
the Constitution and the Union, and where
are we? Frittered into fragments, and not
able to claim one portion of the past as peen.,
liarly our own! Our Union is not only a
blessing ;itis a political necessity. We can
not exist without it. Our liberties could not
eudure the incessant conflicts of civil and con
terminous Strife, our independence would be
an unreal mockery, our very memories would
turn to bitterness."--Nr. Dallas in defence
the Constitution.
Letter from Washington
WASHINGTON', Nov. 9, 1860
Hopeful Tidings