The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-09-14

GREAp SESSION.
| The Doctrines and Interests OF the South.
We Yesterday adverted to the injury inflicted
upon Northern interests by those fanatics who
prefer the triumph Of dogma to the Union Of
the States We then endeavored to show that
these spectators upon the supposed prejudces
of the North have postponed all action in favor
of the industrial interests Of the North, and, by
engaging in sectional strife, driven the South
| to deliberate upon measures of retaliation, most
serious in their character to the interests Of the
whole country. We consider il duty TO ad
vert, more in detail, to the injury inflicted up
on the South by those agitators who have as
sumed to speak in her name, and who have CO
purposes of agitation and mischief. These as-
itators belong to the Calhoun school-their doc
trnes are those inculcaied and bequeathedby that
eminent statesman--they have been followed up
by his coadjutors with a fidelity worthy of all
Reproduction There is no history of man
kind-no treatise upon national power-that
does not advise the acquisition Of the mate
rails of strength or of defence essential to the
safety of the State. Xenophon, Machiavel,
Smith, Say-all recognise the Importance of pro-
vidng men, money, arms, Notifications; they
recommend the development of the industrial
interests, the improvement of the popular mind
the culture of the arts--to attract, improve,
enrich, or retain, the population of the State in
whose prosperity they are interested. The
school Of CALHOUN, HUNTER, BURT, RHETT-
of all those who have listened, like the disciples
at Sunium, TO the lessons of abstract wisdom
! from the lips of their illustrions Teacher-this
school has never deigned to publish the pract-
cal measures by which their national rights
shall be maintained. They have relied upon
absttuse protectlons-the mo-
nitions of eloquence, or the teryid denunciation
of offended pride-the strict letter Of the com
pact-resolutions interpreting the Constitution
according to the opinions Of those who adopt
them, these, with speeches Of voluminous
and wire drawn tenuity-reports deducing To-
gical arguments from undisputed iacts-protests
which reiterate, and record upon the journal,
arguments uttered before the same body without
affecting the result Of its actioRs,-these are the
principles, these the measures, devised by the
school Of metaphysical statesmen which Mr..
CALHOUN founded.
We have deliberately reflected, and we can
not call to mind, or hear Of, single member Of
this school who has, publicly or privately, in
State or Federal legislation, originated or en-
couaged one measure calculated to increase the
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ameliorate the condition Of that portion of man
kind in whose interest he should be particu-
larry interested. We desire 10 do Justice, and
we will cheerfully correct the injustice done TO
this political party, il we can be informed Of
any one measure Of practical benefit, OF any
school system, canal, railroad, or improvement
moral or physical, which any member of this
school has ever advocated; excepting, OF course,
the early advocacy given by its eminent founder
10 the system Of internal improvement by the
Federal Government, and 10 the protective
tariff. This advocacy he long since interpreted
10 mean an opposition 10 both, perfectly consist
cut with his subsequent opinions
We affirm, then. THAT this school Of Southern
politicians relies upon argument and authority
upon constitutional guarantees Of political right.
upon the recognition of truths made papable by
explanation, Cor the protection Of Southern rights
-sssat this school Of politicians scorns any ply
steal means Of maintaining the rights of a par
~ to the CVnfedeacy by means Of the mate
rails which the Constitution has prescribed as
the rule for the distribution of political power
The policy on this school, by its recent coali-
ton with the Abolition leaders Of the North.
brought this glorious Union into imminent
peril II was not satisfied with embarrassing
the action d the representative department VI
the Government, bat it openly proclaimed thai
disunion was inevitable-nay, advocated it as
result favorable to the prosperity Of the South.
Now, when leaders prescribe system Of poll
cy counsel revolution. and propose 10 Substitute
for the best form Of human government one
mapped out from their own distempered fan
| cics, we may be pardoned for pointing out the
condition o. Southern confederacy based upon
their policy. We take this occasion TO sa ythat We
do not affirm that the States OF the Southern con
federacy contain no systems Of physical improve
ment We mean TO say, that no doctrine Of
this school has ever designated commerce
schools, ormanufactures, population, or wealth
as the means for establishing the political powe
ola people; and we mean 10 say that no people
can tc powerful without them. But we ash
the attention Of the southern people 10 tn,
uniform policy Of thai school which has rcsistee
all encouragement, by the Federal or State gov
eminent, Of the important subjects referred 10
We ask the attention Of Virginia To the eflec
Of the policy prescribed by her State-right rep
esentatives-especially Of those coming from
Eastern Virginia, who systematically oppose al
measures Of internal Improvement, State .
Federal; who rests, protection TO American in
dustfy; who have systematically refused al
direct or incidental advantages arising from
the Government. for whose gIories and who's
greatness Virginia has done 50 much. We asI
the people Of tbe South TO review the course o
these politicians, and sec what injury their i'm
\ pal bic doctriues have Inflicted uppn thei