The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-09-09
Sectional Parties.

Since the return Of Senators Calhoun and /
Butler to South Carolina, large meeting has
been held in Charleston, at which these gentle |
men made speeches. MI. Calhoun's great in |
auence IN South Carolina, renders whatever he |
says in relation to the course that State ought to
pursue extremely interesting. In his speech al |
the Charleston meeting, he advised the Csroli- |
mans 10 keep themselves free from all excite |
ment during the present presidential contest |
He was anxious that they should be found act |
ing together in the present cIisis, and hence
he was opposed TO their uniting with either OF the
political parties Of the day. He proposed the
formation OF a "grest Southern party in poll
tics, which should be devoted TO the mainten-
ance of Southern nights. II such party should
be formed, he thought il would be sustained by a
considerable party al the North, and from such
course he anticipated much good. He thought
the union of the States ought to be dear 10 all
hearts. but honor ought TO be dearer than union
Itself As he thinks that the honor Of the
South requires that what he considers Southern
nights shall be protected from Northern aggres-
sion, the inference IS that he prefers disunion TO
decision against theIight SCI up by the South
10 carry slavery into the Territories acquired by
the treaty with Mezico-in other words disunion
Is preferable to the Wilmot Proyiso.
We think that Mr.. CslhOuns project OF
great Southern political party, based on the sin
gle idea of sustaining, pepetuating, and extend
ing slavery is utterly unadapted 70 the end hepro-
poses. Such party at the South will, of ne
osssity, call into existence a great Northern
party, the object Of which will be to oppose every
scheme for the extension OF pePetuation Of
slavery. Under such circumstances, what
chance would there be foT the success Of the
Southern patyz
BY the sppouionment Of 1850 the free States
will have msiontyof from seventy to eighty in
the House of Representatives and in the ElectO-
raj Colleges. II must be obvious to every man
OF intelligence that, if the South becomes uni
ted in defence Of slavery, the North will also be
united against the institution. Now, as the
North has so largely the preponderance in the
lower branch of Congress, and in the election Of
President is it likely that the South could achieve
anything by legislation in conflict with the pub
lie sentiment of the free Staiesg II seems TO us
that, owing to the numerical inferioIity Of the
South in Congress and the Electoral Colleges,
Mt. CalhoUn's scheme for the formation of a
great Southern party to protect the Institution Of
slavery, is to say the least Of it, both visionary
and absurd.
Mr.. Calhoun thinks that, In the event Of the
formation Of the great Southern party he pro-
poses, a very considerable portion Of the people
of the free States will cooperate with the South
in the scheme for extending and Perpetuatine
slavery. Now we have doubt that there are
many men in the free States who, under such q
division of parties, would side with the South
but their number would be very inconsiderabIe
when compared with those who would array
thsms~fves against the Southern prO-slayery
party. We 90 not think we err in supposing
that the Coz tutors Of the South In the free
States would not be able to carry any one Of
those Stars for the SOnth. Moreover, we fee
certsia that there would be quite much dis.
affection at the Scath as Ia the North-ths
number Of snti-ssvery men Ia the slave holding
States wcBid quite equal that Of the pro-slavery
ma 8" the roa-slave holding States.
los, roth.ug atOu' the sbsurdity and i'm
yroc iystini, Of Mr. CsihOun's project Of greai
Soa.h-fn parry, also utterly opposed
20 il % l4sreiy patriotic grounds
Va feel very cure that, If the DAY shall ever
come In which the South shall be arrsyed in
fierce confiet against the North and the North
against the South-in which there shall be geo.
graphical division Of parties in reference to the
subject of slsvery-our Union will be near lis
end. For as the hearts Of the people would then
be sliensted, a. the feeling Of a common inter-
est and q comm9R, destiny would be destroyed
ss the fraternsl ties that now bind US together
would be broken, the essential element Of union
would be gone. The name might possibly sur
vive, but sll that makes union very dear or de-
slrable would be lost in the conflict Of sectional
prejudicss and passions
We regard the continuance Of our Union as
indispensable to the greatest welfare Of the peo-
pie Of ell sections. We have heard very good
men in both the North and the South deDounce
the Union as iEAicting on them responsibilities
and peris Of more Importance than all the good
that springs from il. We disagree altogether
with such speculatists. Wethink that the U n
ion IL an incslculsble blessing to the whole PeO-
pie; in the fret place, by promoting the great
interests Of ell classes in all sections and Sc
eOndly, by preventing evils dark and deadly and
extensive.
There Is great deal too much said by boil
Northern and Southern zealots In favor Of dis
solving the L MON. We are certain that neithe
sections, in the event Of disunion, would enjoy
any advantages now denied to IL; both sections
would experience host Of evils now unknown
Whether the subject Is regarded in patriots
or phIlsnthrOpic point Of view the Union is in
valuable. It is very elssrly the duty and inter
est Of people Of all sections to frown down any
morem.nt which aims sf disunion. We ar,
frequently shocked at the Indifference NANTES
Ted toward the preservation Of the confederacy
and we wish that much less might be said anC
done In favor Of dlsunion- We have no ridden
Ious sentimentality or superstitlous reverence,
in favor Of Union, but we have q strong, IN.
devisting. honest love for il, founded upon JUS
views Of the many blessings IL imparn and tn,
many evils It Prsvents- These blessings and
evils are 90 obvious we do not see how any man
Of ordinary ssgscity can fail to perceive them.
Rsssta rs1 Turkey.
The Bien Public contains the following esti
mate Of the loss sustained by Turkey in conse-
qaence Of the invasion by fhefsussisn army Of