The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1845-11-18
SOUTHERN CONvENTION-THIRD
PARTYISM-ROWDYlSM.

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Fanaiicism on questions Of a political char
acter, is not confined exclusively to the
North. Men Of single ah.lractions are as
common nj the Soufh, as among Ms of New
England. Pie two great ideas which re-
spectiscIy govern tho morals, religion. and
politics Of the Northern and Southern ultra
lists, is Slavery and Cotton. The devoted
third party man Of the North, squares all BIZ.
notions of government measures, uen, right.
duty AMI interest by his great idea of slavery.
while the Shivarous nuIlifier. seuarss his no
lions Of constitutional law, tariff, and deuoc-
racy by his leading idea-cotten. To this
one leading idea every other must be brought.
10 test what is truth and what error. The
latter nre, i. possible, more dangerous to the
true interests Of tho country, than the former
because they generally possess more brains.
their power is not circumscribed to a e,
heated foreigners, itinerant preachers v.ot
women oil both sexes, and ardest young men
DESTROYS Of distinction. On the contrary. the
disorganizers Of the South embrace large
communities, powerful and distinguished
men, ample resources, and 40 infinite power
Of mischief Such men as Calhoun and Nc.
Dufie arc rome the less formidable beeanse
they arc followed by Qaat,loburu sad the
chiyalry.
The progress oflight" on the subiec, OF
slavery, during the las, tour years has been
sufficiently effective. Churches have been
torn asundcr; American citizens have been
mobbed and insulied in the discharge orpsb
lie duties, bya deliberative mob Of Southern
gentlemen: the "area of freedom" has been
enlarged by tho accession ofsix new slave
states, TO the Union: tho rights Of the press
have been invaded tho risk Of war, with sew
eral powers. has been undertaken and prob
nbly halfa dozen jealous apd profound third
party constables have been elected TO office.
In view of these results, Southern men, in
stead of occupying the position in regard TO
slavery, which they did ut the time of the u
doplion Of the Constitution: when tho wisest
and best among them were anxious TO rid the
country Of slavery. and oil were agreed that
the evil should be gradually removed, now
begin 10 cast about for measures Of defence
Among other things, they have called a
"Southern and Southwestern Convention
ostensibly to advance certain river and har-
Dor interests, but really, no doubt to strength
en- and forlify themselves against the North.
What will be done at Memphis, where these
people get together, remains as yet undiscev-
cradle. Sectional conventions, of this char
acter, cannot but tend 10 weaken the Union
With slavery on one side, and cotton on the
other, we cannot expect to survive long, IN
less the real intelligence Of the country, the
real men stand by the country and the con-
stilution.
But by far the worst evil Of this single-idea
fanaticism is 10 be found in its tendeHcies.-I
These a,e all toward anarchy and dismcm-
bermont. Nothing is as it should be. Eve
~ thing, though venerable for age, interwo-
ven with the very fabric ofsocie,y, and sane
toned by the condensed common sense Of
centuries, must be reformed to meet the
''advance Of the age" and the '.progress of
lightn The language Of modern rowdyism
is, $40 matter how untried the expedents,
how complicated the relations, how difficult,
nay impossible, The task,-though ruin Itself
be the inevitable consequence, let Us GRE
FORM.""
Il is a matter of congratnlalion, however
that The interests of the Sosth are insepera
BILE IRON the continuance OF the Union, and