what reason does this editorial give for the secession of virginia, north carolina, tennessee, and arkansas

Secession led to a number of events by among the northern and the southern parts of the country.

Explanation:

The Secession in the United States of America was the out break of the civil in the United States of America. This all started in December in 1860. The seceding states of the southern areas of the nation found their own provisional government.

But when the hostilities began more in the southern area of the nation, then the further border states of the south like Virginia, Carolina, Tennessee joined this provisional government to be a part of the secession.