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a patriotic and courageous struggle. No! too in like manner will pas» into do*- now is the day and now is the hour.— olation if we submit now to an un- ~M Red sea‘” and if scrupulous and unlimited government Rise and rush to the the God of Hosts will not save us ; we may yet again praise Him, who shall us safely out of the power of our enemies. But it is said there i» danger and difficulty in going alone. That separate State action will be lull of disasters and ruin. Those who say so, admit that it is ruin to stay. We have been denied equality as a State —we have Ixjen spumed and contem ned. Instead of conciliation and kind- Talk about the commercial ruin of Charleston if we act: why in it is nothing compared with our destiny if we do not act Besides, when is it that any I ample ever did tread the path that leads to independence without difficul ty and danger I Peace quiet safety, ease, are the lullibies of despotism.— Go into the interior of Syria—look upon that vast and calm sea “sleeping like an unweaned infant”—visit its Lores advanced to San Diego, to cut off the retreat of the Spaniards.— The people are rising in many places.— About 500 left Havana to join Lori/, of whome 50 were taken prisoners.— There are only 700 troops left in Ha vana. The Empire City arrived from Ha vana, which port she left on the 18th. Her advices state that the Spanish troops attacked Lopez near Bahia SUCCESS, TO THE CCBIN PATIIOTS. We publish ta-day, the latest accounts which have been received from Cuba. It will be perceived that the gallant Lopez, with many of hia adventurous fol lowers, has effected a landing on the Is land, and thkt he has fought and gained two battles. Notwithstanding the efforts of the Span ish government to suppress all intelligence Honda, and took flfty-one prisoners, as to the number and movements of the including Col Crittenden and Victor insurgents, yet we have now reliable in- Kerr, who were carried to Havana and formation, sufficient at least, to assure us, brutally executed. Some 200 Span- that the efforts of the Patriots to revolu- iards were killed during the two enga- t j 0 „j 2e the country, and throw off the gall- == * gements. Lopez victorious in both and proceeded. BIOTIN NEW-OILKANS. New-Okleans, Aug. 21. The Cuban LilMutors, mostly Western men exasperated by the tone of the Spanish paper La Patria, this afternoon attacked the office broke the ness, our institutions have been deri- const, and you will see one wide spread dod, ami we have been held up for de- plain of salt and desolation—and no nunciation, in our moral and social living creature can breathe in the hot intercourse, befors the Christian and air that rises from its calm, heavy bitu- inoral world. Our country is one con- niinous surface—that sir, is the dead slant scene of bitter agitation and gea of despotism and submission, painful aiixiety. There is not a mother Turn to another picture and look at or father in our land that does not ask the deep blue waters of these bounding the question every night what is to be- billows—the spray dashing against come of us I Is this the fostering care of the Heavens—look at the coast cove- kind protective Government? This cd with the richest verdure. All nature itself is odious tyranny and intolerable leaps and bounds under the plastic 1 windows and doors threw the press degradation. What though there be hand of a henificent God. Cultivation : cases of type, and furniture into the difficulty and danger in the State acting and refinement rise up to bless audio street, and destroyed everything be- alone! It cannot be worse than to gladden the heart of man. True, the longing to the office. There was no stand and bear it. Better to move like waters rise mountain high and there is interference by the police, freemen boldly for the independensc }>eril and danger to all who ride on its After demolishing the office, the rio- and rights of the country, for if we stormy surface. That, sir, is the sea of ters proceeded to the segar store cor- should even perish, wo will fall with liberty. ner of St. Charles and Gravies sts, our honor saved ami a name unstained He who expects to live a freeman, broke the door and windows, and des- for the admiration of posterity. But 11 must expect to encounter danger and troyed all the stock and furniture we stand still, wo shall perish like mice difficulty ; without this, liberty itselt which were very valuable. under an exhausted receiver—with no loses much of its essential worth. They then proceeded to the office of gressions areTnade liy the North and the consideration save the pity of the 1 think the prohnlities are that we the Spanish Consul, and destroyed federal government, on the rights and world. will have to act alone if we act at all. desks, furniture and property of all honor of the slave holding States, there Mr. Chairman, has any man thought | hope however we will do nothing kinds. The sign was broken down and is not the remotest possibui seriously of the terrible effects of abo lition when brought to our homes and our firesides ? Three millions of black slaves, turned loose upon the communi ty would present such a scene as the world has. never conceived. They would come directly into competition with the white mechanic, artizans, and common laborer* of the whole coun try. They would work for nothing— a bottle of rum, and a twist of tobacco, what would become ol the tree aiti- wius, enterprising mechanics, and in dustrious laborers of our country ?— Brought down to a degraded competi tion with three millions of slaves made free. Now they are regulated, and labor in an entirr Who then could white man feels freedom to be his privilege and rank,—it separates him from the cast below him. He will then have the black man put up as bis rash—wo must take proper time and be prepared before we strike. We must do nothing to offend even the pride of our sister Southern States.— We must do something under an idea of compelling them to act. If we are driven to it we must make our own carried in triumph to the meeting in Lafayette square. New-Ohlea.ns, Aug 22. Two thousand men this morning surrounded the City Prison, where the Spanish Consul has taken refuge and threatened to demolish it unless issues according to our own interests, independent of them if they will not the Consul is delivered up to them.— ,ort a f revolution on the part of South counsel with us. We must not force About fifty police are on the ground.— Carolinia, solitary and alone.” sn issue for them. Alter wo shall have The segar shops keot by the Spanish leaders of the Co-operation par- acted in the most moderate manner, were nearly all destroyed during last l y this District endorse these eenti- all will readily perceive sliould the Gen- night Minute guns have been fired inents? If you really believe, gentlemen, era! Government attempt to usurp the since sun rise in honor of the murdered with the editor of the Patriot, that there power to decide and tender us force to liberators. The bodies of Victoe is not the remotest possibility of uniting compel submission or to hinder or an- Kekr and Colonel Cbittbkdex at- the South in resistance on account of come out like disguise tell the tees of the two parties, in this District It will be seen that the co-operation com- mittee, by their communication handed in eight days after their peremptory if not discorteous refusal to accept the proposi tion of the Secession Committee, now cry “ peccavi” It will also be seen that the secession committee, have invited the Co-operation- ists to dine with them on sale day, in Sep tember next, and pledge themselves to give the co-operationists a fair opportuni ty to discuss the political questions which now agitate the public mind. Whether or not, this latter invitation of the secession committee has been ac cepted has not yet transpired—judging however from the latter part of Dr. Zim merman’s letter we judge that that invi tation has also been (fedined. BAIN! Ia’inT IAIN! Tuesday—Nearly every day for a fort night past, we have had showers of rain: and on Sunday morning last, the flood gates of the Heavens were opened, and streams of water descended, accompanied by high winds, without intermission, for many hours, causing all our water courses to overflow their banks, and doing great injury to the growing, and heretofore pro mising crops. The Pee Dee river, is now rising rapidly, and from the fact that the most of the corn and cotton stalks, have been blown down by the wind, and the additional fact, that the embankments on , the river were swept away by the fresh remotest possibility of uniting , . . . . .u . , or a ringtone of the South- of la6t B P r, »* we ,,avt ‘ reaf,on ,0 fear that even a small freshet would be death to the hopes of the planters, and would cause great distruction of property. Wednesday Morning—From informa- just received, the Pee Dee river has over flown its banks and the rapidly increasing flood already covers the rich corn and cotton fields. Wednesday Evening—A gentleman has just informed us that the waters in the river are at a stand, we fear however that immense damage has already been done, and that hundreds of Bales of cotton and thousands of bushels of corn, which ing yoke of old Spain, is encouraged and largely participated in, by the native inha- biteuts; so far, the Patriots have exhibited a fortitude and determination which is ominous of success; and now that they have for a leader an experienced and skillful General, we have an abiding con fidence that Cuba will acheive her inde pendence, and take her station as a sover eign State among the nations of the world. THE TBUeTsSUE. The senior editor of the Greenville Patriot, (which paper has heretofore been regarded by us as one of the principal organs of the co-operationists of this State) through his editorialcolumnsgives expression to his sentiments, as follows: “ We now declare that until further ag- submission. The actioniste are faomogr. ncous. Ttaftgthcr wing are necessarily piebald in tMrpolitical complexion, being composed of lime resistance men, sub mission ists, government men or tederal- isls, abolition it ts, dollar and cent politi cians, &.c. reflow citizens oi the true resistance stamp, u cnme up higher”— “advance to the front,”and we will follow you to the end of the chapter, come weal or come woe. Rally, then, in all your strength, on Monday next, and let us dis appoint our enemies, by showing that w’e are still an united people, resolutely deter mined to make “ a long pull, a strong pull, and a pull altogether, for our cherished rights. A Citizen. [for the Darlington flag.] Mr. Editor: An anonymous commu nication in the Flag, in relation to the of fer, or challenge as it has been called, to the co-operationists, to hold a mass meet ing for public discussion on the first Mon- fey in September next, seems to require ~ i fa i is not the the South, or a smgl ern States, in any attempt which South Carolina may make to dissolve the Union. There is no hope of getting the slave holding States, or any one of them, to meet us in a Southern Congress. The true issue seems to be submission to the compromise, in company with all the oth er fourteen slaveholding States, or an ef- at my hands a brief notice. The facts 1 stated ar» correct; as to the inferences, I have something to say. The gentleman whom 1 suppose to be the author of the article, I know to be incapable of misrep resentation. The invitation was handed by me to the committee of arrangements, who after consultation thought it was best, under all the circumstancee, to decline. The respected chairman of the committee I suppose thought it was sufficient to indi cate their conclusion in their card ot gen eral invitation, and briefly to mention their reasons for doing so; I am sorry these reasons were not deemed by the opposite party to be sufficient; I can as sure them that no disrespect was intend ed, and that the commfeee, in declining their invitation, were not at all insensible to their courtesy and civility. Before the invitation came to hand, the co-operationists had ma^ie publication of their meeting in every part of the District, and arrangements made for it as such. It is well know n, too, that the secessu^i- ists had been holding meetings in the vil lage since the Convention in Charleston, and had been zealously engaged in propa gating their peculiar views through the Flag, from which every thing had been :Tuded that favored the co-operation eartily concur with all lovere of v are regulated, ami noy us that then in reality a new issue is tract many visiters and produce much p ast f ede r a l aggressions, cc itiroly different field.— made by the Government, and what feeling. 1 , ., ® d live here? Now, the ,„av be our lot must finally he the lot : men, and without any disg illy of every Southern State. Like the victims that Polyphemus singled out for each repast, the lot of all will be, to lie devoured by the same voracious equal, and they will sink togethe’f into jaws, We may be the first victim, but a common but degraded level. The wealthy man, if he is mean enough and base enough to desert the country, may be able to save something and do so, hut the poor man whose fate is fixed from necessity in the doom and destiny of the country, is here and here forever there will be no escape for the rest un less they pass out together with the flock. I have hopes in Georgia. And if McDonald, the noble standard bearer of justice and right shall succeed tins Fall, and a majority to the Legislature —there is no escape. Ia‘1 no man hug jg elected with him, I feel that we will to himself the fatal delusion that he is have friends there. And any propos-| too |wii)r to feel the withering blight of jtion that might be made to us from that dreadful curse, if it should ever them, I would respectfully receive and come. There is none so high and consider it as from our brethren. So none so low, but he will shiver under of Mississippi. Theere is Quitman,; the howling of that dreadful blast.— from the storm of battles, as brave as a There will be no peasant cottage, that Knight Templar from the holy land it-' bangs upon our hills, however humble, self, and the gallant Davis who waved but will fall before that midnight as bright a sword as ever flashed over' storm. There will be no sign upon tlie perilous ridge of victory. These the door posts or lintels of any chosen are men who are able at the council and elect, by which the destroying an- board as as well mighty captains in the , gel may know to pass by. field, and if they carry Mississippi, as 1 Gentlemen, many suppose because feel assured they will, we will greet slavery has been extinguished in other whatever proiiositioii they have to make i lial ai DARLINGTON, S. C. ^rT^iirrN<nrwooD,i:dito^ Sesda^ . , . , , . . era of our river planters, now lie rotting people that the true ,ssue is, subrmssion the ul)fripildly watere . to the compromise, or resistance by south I m * o Carolina unaided. Do this, and then ! We hereby give notice that all though we will give you credit for youi communications intended for publication candor, we predict you will not get many in the ''Flag;'' must be handed in by 10 of your fellow citizens to range them- o’clock, of Tuesday in each week, or they will not appear until the issue cf the suc ceeding week. ERBATL In the first article in our editorial col- ums of last week, for“Fedrick of Russia,” expluded that favored S pace in the hope that however we may nd it to be our privilege and duty to dii- fer in opinion, that neither party n ill al low itself to indulge in “angry discussion and embittered-feeling.” Ijet us all re but for this infliction of 1 rovidence, would remember that if we differ, we have a shortly have been gathered into the garn- selves under your banner. SELF DEFENCE. R will be perceived by our readers, that in a communication published in this paper, signed J. P. Zimmerman, the writer make use of the following language: “It read “Nicholas of Russia,” for “system of can he done here. But the cireum stances are totally different. In the Roman republic the slaves were of the samocolor and of the same race.— Many'ofthem were learned and refin ed. They were taught those things that were supposed to be effeminate by their warlike master. They merely changed as the Government and laws and sod •At changed, and were gradn AGENTS FOB THE DARLINGTON FLAG. , S. D. Hallford, - Camden, S. C. countries without a convulsion, that it with a cordial and hearty welcome be-; q hari es DeLorme, Sumterville, S. C. cause we know they could make none [ 4 f r but what were compatible with the vindi-, y FI RH1N. cation of our rights and our honor.— \ , , ’ . I am for co-operation if it can be ob-; " e are P' Ra * e ^ t0 see * ia tained in any reasonable time. I will newspapers in this btate, have nominated do anything but yield principle to ob- this ripe scholar, humble Christian, yet tain it The election in nearly all the able theologian, to fill the Professorship States take place before our Conven- i in the South Carolina College, which has tion can meet Congress has to meet been vacated by the resignation ofProfes- Ohio has already elected open aboli- gor Thorn well. We know of no son of ally lost in amalgamation—the races tion Senators,—so has New York, and : Carolina, who is better qualified to occupy all being the same. So in England.— so has Massachusetts. They are opeu- Vnd although the followers ot VV illiam |y f or a repeal of the fugitive slave law the Conqueror looked for ages in con- —and declare there was, in fact no tempt upon the Saxons; yet their color j Compromise. The two parties in Penn- and physical attributes were the same, aylvania have recently made issue upon True, when one of their kings, at last, precisely the same points. If ^lov j SONS OF TEXPERANIE. intermarried with a Saxon, it produ- Johnston and his friends carry Penn- 1 The Quarterly celebration of the Dar- ced a shock to the conquering race yet gylvania it is upon the ground that lington Division, Rio. 24, of the Sons of it was the beginning of that amalga- there is no Compromise, and that the Temperance took place in this village on maffion which intermingled the two fugitive slave law must be repealed.— Saturday last. races until the distinctions were lost [ If they succeed then there will be no | The members of the Order, clothed in that important station, or who will fill it with more honor to the State, or more advantage to the rising generation. and forgotten, and slavery gradually alternative, we must strike and strike fell without a convulsion, and without immediately although the Union should oven a general law in relation to it.— fall, we must strike and strike Not so here. God himself has made such distinctions of color and other physical as well as moral attributes, as forever forbid the same termination.— No! no! gw forward In this wild scheme of mad fanaticism and whining philan- throphy, and you convert this land of happiness into scenes of universal blood and thou, finally into a barbarian wil- nlone, if none will will strike with us, be the consequences what they may. (From the State-Rights Republican.) FURTHER FROM CUBA. New-Orlea.ns, Aug. 21. A letter to the Picayune states that General Mamzaria has returned to derness. It will dry up all the sources Santiago abandoning the field to the of prosperity and refinement, and «•« Patriots who retained entire possession wHi have nothing but a melancholy of the country surrounding Puerto and deserted land with, perchance here Principe. and there a solitary inhabitant, to point The steamer Pampero appeared off out the graves and the monuments of our Havanna oitthe 11th, and was signal- onle heroic race. And this is done in a i ^ ?ke Moro Castle- She took far shorter time than many of us imagine. ! two from a schooner and procee- Look at St. Domingo—the very name west, landing at Mariel, 12 miles curdles one’s veins—look at all the from Bahia Honda and taking posse*- West Wads of F/snce and England— ^ ^ town of Las Posos. L«ss tteatl than twentetilve years ago—cul-! The war steamer Pizarrn, and two whok , (|eart Ion, refinement and the arts held their mingled sway ever those fair est regions of Go<fl(ft>eaUomand where now are they ? ' LaH low th ruin and desolation. Vagrant labor, set (tree, stalks in lean and hungry ferocity throughout a deserted land. And, we merchant steamers, with 800 troops and «0 horses, left Havana on the morning of the 12th and attacked Lo pez oa the the 13th at San Miguel, ■ear Las Posts. The J^lterro got as- hon aI Bahia Hotels, and Loras ex pected to capture her. their regalia, together with many interest ing boys who have wisely determined to govern themselves by the dictates of spare temperance, formed in procession in front of the Temperance Hall, and from thence, inarched with Banners waving, to the Methodist Church. Notwithstanding the clouds gave indi cation of rain, many persons of both sexes were in attendance at the church, shew ing by their presence, the deep interest felt in this community in the objects which the members of the order are striving to accomplish. Rev. John Culpepper, read a chapter in the Bible and offered up a solemn and appropriate prayer, after which, Mr. F. F. VVarlev, the chosen organ of the division, delivered in address, and nobly did he ad\ 'cate the cause of temperance. He Exhibited by his earnestness that his was in ins subject, and by his graceful elocution, Ahe soundness of hia reasoning and elegance of his sentiments, enchained the attention of his audience. The youthful orator has, by this address, given to his fellow citizens an earnest oi his future usefulness. is well known too, that the secessionists had been holding meetings at the village since the convention in Charleston, and had been zealously engaged in propaga ting their peculiar views through the Flag, from which every thing has been excluded that favoured the co-operation policy.” Now, although the Editor of this paper who is now absent, in his editorial, in the issue of the 23rd of April last, after invi ting contributions from those who were opposed to him in opinion, did say: “ We pledge ourselves not to make strictures upon any communication, with the sentiments of which we may differ,’ yet we apprehend he did not intend to deprive himself of the right of self defence. We who now stand for a time, in the position of our absent friend, take this oc casion to deny the truth of the assertion, “ that every thing which favoured the co operation policy, has been excluded from the Flag.” On the contrary, as the pub lic well know, the columns of the Flag, have always been open for the discussion of the great questions which now agitate the country, and we have many reasons for believing, that no respectful communi cation whether by a secessionist or co- operatiouist, has been denied insertion. In this, we think we cannot be mistaken, for Mr. DeLorme, one of the proprietors of this paper positively states, that every opportunity has been offered to the mem bers of the co-operation pfcrty, through the columns of this paper to present and propagate their distictive views. For the truth of this statement, we reter our rea ders to the back numbers of the Flag, and appeal to all candid men of all distinctions of party. We know that there arc individuals who are so blinded by party rage, so de mented by the excitement, which faction generates, that they take every feet for granted which happens to suit their pur poses, every tale however absurd as true, which would have a tendency to advance the interests of party. We are convinced however, from the hife moral character of the gentleman, who Mthe author of the communication referre^h, that he would not have made the asser tion of which we complain, without hav ing been throughly convinced of its truth, and we trust that it will only be necessary for ua to point out to him his error, in or der to have it corrected. comfort,” read “feeling of comfort. [for the flag.] Mr. Editor: It is passing strange that so little effort has as yet been made among the people of this Congressional District, to bring about concert of action, in the nomination of suitable individuals to re present us, in the proposed Southern Con gress. This election is now near at hand, and surely it is of sufficient importance to awaken us from our slumbers, and to urge us to put forth the necessary efforts, to concentrate the public voice upon such individuals, for that high and responsible post, as will sustain the character of the 4th Con^rcsisional District, and truly re present its views and feelings. Permit me through the columns ofAhe Flag, to suggest the propriety of the ap pointment of as many delegates from each District, composing the Congression al District, as it is entitled to in both bran ches of the State Legislature, to meet at Marion Court House, on Monday the 15th ot September next, To nominate suitable ble persons to represent us in the Southern Congress. If there should be no regular nomination to concentrate the votes of the people, it is probable there will be but little interest felt in it, and perhaps but few votes given, which would be wellfelcula- ted to dishearten those who may be elec ted, and to paralyze their efforqLm behalf of Southern Rights. fgf* We call the attention of our rea der* to the correspondence which has re cently taken place between the Corhmit- [FOR THE DARLINGTON FLAG.] THE MEETING ON MONDAY NEXT. Fellow Citizens of Darlington! a momentous issue is upon us. Rights, dearer to us than life, are to be manfully vindicated, or disgracefully surrendered. An unscrupulous and domineering cen tral despotism is to be overthrown, or suf fered to sap the foundation of our very existence. Aggression has followed ag gression. Insult has been added to in sult. Jeers and taunting sneers have been the uniform responses to our earnest complaints and solemn remonstrances.— We cannot lift a finger in resistancegor hint at a remedy for our grievances, wHR- out being scoffed at as madmen, or blus tering fanatics, too weak to strike for our liberties—or, madly striking, too weak to triumph in their defence. How much longer shall we bare our backs to these burthens, already, “ too grievous to be bomeT Shall we still listen tefthe syren song, “ Watch and wait ?” Heaven for* bid! Resistance men of Dadpigton, let ua not fell out by the way about modes of resistance. Can we not yer, like bro- thrs fall into line, and shoulder to shoul der battle for our rights ? We would re peat the question of the Edgefield Adver- tiser, “ Is it Jkot easier tor the resistance wing of thECo-operatiou party to ‘ march to the front,’ than for the actionists to whimper out their recantation, and mean ly retreat to the rearr Part always leads to extremes, may lead to submission. Submission right to do so without having our motives impugned, or our patriotism questioned. But it is also said that the co-operationists declined the challenge on last sale day! In regard to that l think I may safely af firm that the meeting was advertised as a Southern Rights Association meeting, and that it was proclaimed as a common meeting, just a few moments before the Association was to have assembled. The co-operationists were taken by surprise, and were not ready; and it must also be allowed that but little time would have been afforded to any one disposed to res pond, as Chancellor Pargan consumed the greater part of the evening in con cluding remarks begun by him, but inter rupted by a storm, at the Pleasant View meeting, a few days before. Perhaps it would be as well for mo to conclude this letter without further re mark, but I will venture to say that tho author of the article which 1 am now no ticing, is entirely mistaken in insinuating that the co-operationists are afraid of dis cussion. Is this intended to operate on the proposed meeting in September—a sort of appeal to the people for -uppoit and sympathy? I had supposed that the secessionists had argument enough and to spare, and had no need to use any in direct or collateral appeals to the pa.- sions and feelings. I will remark, how ever, that co-operation has nothing to lie ashamed of; that it aims at the country’s good and the country’s honor; that it goes for effectual, certain and successful ttefetance, and submiss ton forms no ar ticle in it* confession of feitli. A cause tlidt Cheves, Barnweu^Bi’rt, Butler, all our Judges, (but my respected friend and relative, Chancellor Dargan,) and almost all the experienced and wise men of the State, long distinguished for their talents and public services, endorse and embrace, has nothing to fear. “Truth is mighty and will prevail,” though it may meet with temporary reverses. The co-operationists at the earnest re quest of friends from both parties, on last Saturday made a proposition to their op ponents, in the following language: “Up on a reconsideration of the matter, the friends of co-operation have determined, through thoir committee, to propose an open discussion of the questions before the people on sale day next. If the pro position is accepted we will meet your committee, to make the necessary, ar rangements.” This proposition has been declined by the secessionists, and as a matter of course, both parties ||in have to meet in the village on the first Monday in Sep tember. Jno. P. Zimmerman. are certainly co-operating with the They have no affinity for the front rank. Let us then get as rar I ly excitement Co-oi>erte»on nbmissionists ■rear. aj we can from [for the DARLINGTON FLAG.] TO PE FREEMEN OF DARLINGTON. Tfe co-operation party have called a ntePfng, to assemble at Darlington Court House on next sale day, of all those who are opposed to secession under Existing circumstances. The call is anflguous, and calculated to mislead the people.— The language employed in making the call implies that the secession or State party, are in favor oi secession at this time—at the present—durifig this year— within six of nine months/^-all of which is untrue, as it is well known that the se- ce^stoilists of this District have, in a card calling a public meeting, announced that they feeire co-operation, and advocate separdffi secession as an alternate to sub mission. It is also known tint the se cessionists arc willing to submit to the decision «f the Constitutional Convention, untrammelled by instruct knife the ques tions of what is treasonable time to wait for co-operation, and the expediency of separate State secession. The call of the co-operationists flso im plies that those w ho were prominent in gibing up fbe greeting would airocit*