The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1851-05-17

,ogucs, who would sell the South for their;St.
'wn individual promotion, and of the yileg:a
,arty press, who have no principles excgptS
lie sevensuggested BY RAsDoEpa2-the; Eve q
caves md the two fishes. The question q
till recurs, why is it, that we in Carolina ss
ire 30 united IN our sentiments rs to the $
wrongs Of which wo complain, and our south 81 81
.rp brethren are. so muehs divided INV, ,ex-Es;
and 66saSs has led ne fo fles
settled c,nyiction, that there are two grandsE s.
causes for THIS singular state ofssss,
things both depending upon the party .or.syg::
ganization which exists in all the southerrsss;a
States, except South Carolina. Il i;s. e. e.
Before entering intoa consideration OFFS
these 3mattetssI will beg leave to detain the
Convention fora few moments, ii. describing &
tho actual state Of party organization, ~ t
owexists inm most, if2not NIL, tile other south
erns States In South Carolina: we have
been saved from all tie exciting ouart-annunl
s4habbles which, have shaken society to its
yery foundation for The last ten years. A
philosop stranger visiting our country
dining one of these parosys,ns Of politieal
|contests would be apt to conclude thata.yio-
lent political .ipp was, about to acsGf.
But whad told tliSE lhis.wiyihs all .tliS mefe
work Of politicians, and tliat jt1ain issue
.WRs, wl was to have the spoil 81 office
he woul be apt to wonder what was the na-
tdre Of inachinery, by which these angry
and powerful elements. were put in motion,
and what stbe ccntripetal power by which
they are held at6gether: When, however,
he was informed 33f 33ff'tth ttheSfact that the party
organizations were thorough land complete,
from the small county caucuses, nnder the
control Of the petty office seekers; s;gnp to the
years assemblies at Baltimore and Philadeisa
aph'a, for manufacturing presidents-the lat
ter Of which is under the control of4those,,e
who dispose Of the fifty millions Of expen-
ditures Of our national government When
informed that the discipline Of their org ami
zation was SO complete, that you may charge
one of the .members of2either Of their great
national parties; with a violation of his 7vin-
ciples for the good of his party, and he will
consider j, a compliment; but to charge him
with being traitor to his party, even for
the sake of his. principles, is tile grossest in
suit, and is considered the objectionable sin.
When Furthermore told. that such was the
complete control over this vast political organ
ization, by the leading politicians, who man
aged the affairs of the national caucuses:
that all the party presses and all the polti-
cal subalterns, down to the most petty office
seeker, had no impulse, or uttered no SEN
timents, but what was impaired to them
from head quarters and that nothing could
reacl, these masses except through this reg
ular channel the philosophical stranger
would at:once cease to wonder, and under
stand the power Of such an organization, and
the impossibility of reaching its heart with
trs.th. in ordinary times. unless (which would
be miraclc) the leaders of these parties,
who distribute the spoils of victory, should
think moro Of their country, than of them
selves.
Such is the actual state of things now
existing in all tho southern States, except
South Carolina; and this, in my opinion, is
the cause of want of union in tile South.
This is tho Macedonian gold that is distract
ing our counsels. The national politicians,
who as is manifest, control the whole ma
chinery of both parties, arc unwilling to
admit into their organized associations, any
thing which will disturb their chances for the
control of the offices Of tho Government.
The south being the weaker party. in the 90
tcIHusSut, uuueI theoc AdtiOudl VI SdulZatlOUS,
must be the victim. = - ~ .ee
To shew more fully how this great cause
has brought about the singular contrast be-.
tween South Carolina and the other south
ern States, now call the attention of the
Convention to the assertion made short
time since: That there are two leading
causes which have placed South Carolina
and the other southern States, in different
attitudes on this greatSquestion. In the first
place, from the fact that South Carolina has
been kept out of the exciting Presidential
squabbles, and that her leading statesmen
have kept her attention constantly directed
to the impending storm Of fanaticisnn@-we
find our people posted up on the subjectyol
our wrongs, and the mode and measureeot
redress. Our southern sisters On the other
hand, owing to the peculiar temper Of her
politicians, and their modeof electing elect:
ors; have been 30 completely absorbed in thin
! question of Professionalism - to- bs ut,
terly lost7in its4mazes; and ROW thaksthe
question Is suddenly sprung aapon them
without previous preparation, theys 8Stuh:
ned and appalled, --and hence su6ttidsfftl %,
southern brethren might possiet seeosersin
! a short time from the effect; ;oe th tDcls;
( aud would sbes sts ouEside in this c6S SAssksi
Eit,weresnot for thessecopd scansst to swhicss:l
refer. The icaueus systemin sdflitiof tostaie
; power which II .has had to- Sone6s tbs 4Aasssl
. into an unneaning squabble tos thsP Ptesi
deneys nj already stated, has throwilA