The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-06-25

We have read with equal interest and graft
.fcation the address lately put forth by the De
mocratic State Central Committee of Massa-
chuseits, understood to be from the pen of the
Hon. CALEB CUsnSG. 1t portrays in clear
and vivid terms the true positions of the North
and the South, the evil designs and evil doings
of the ultras of both sections, the progress which
dissolution has already made, the results that
must inevitably follow the course of action now
being pursued by the Aboltionists at the North,
and holds up TO view the calamities which
would come upon the whole country in the
train of civil war and dissolution.
The address appeals to the sober second
thoughts of the people Of the North generally,
and of Massachusetts especially, and cannot
fail to rouse their attention and set them to
thinking-such at least as have not suffered
their fanatical feelings to run away with their
reason, sense, and judgment. There is class,
however, both at the North and at the South,
upon whom reason and argument are thrown
away, and who are deaf to every patriotic ap-
peal, come it from what source it may. 1t is
ever the case that men who become infatuated
no matter upon what subject--Mormonism So
calism, Abolitionism, Disunionism, or any
other of the thousand isn,s which have ad-
died the brains of man-are ever active,
restless, energetic, and perssvering in regard
10 the particular subject that absorbs their
minds, just in proportion to the intensity Of
their feelings upon it. With them every ia
Guilty of the mind, wrought up into feverish
heat, is concentrated upon the cone idea" with
which they are possessed; and all the energies
they possess are brought TO bear, like the con-
centrated rays Of the sun, upon a single point.
Hence it is that the few accomplish SO much
when engaged in any fanatical scheme or en-
terprise. This is fully illustrated by the pro-
gress of Abolitonism at the North, and by
Disunionism at the South.
The ultras in both sections Of the country
have been active, untiring, perseverIng, and
energetic in their work Of evil while sober
minded men, looking upon them as scarcely
sane, and too insignificant to become danger
Gus, have permitted them 10 go on in their
restless and mischievous career, until they are,
OF should be, startled by the dangerous brink
TO which they have brought the country, over
which, into yawning, fathomless gulf, must
this glorious Union and all the high hopes Of
enlightened man which cluster around it and
form its radiant coronal, be plunged, unless the
sober second thought Of the people. and thei
deep but inactive love for the Union, can b
reused into action.
We greatly fear, indeed we know, that tb
people generally are not aware OF the progress
the country has made towards dissolution Q
the Union; and one of the discouraging sign
of the times is, that they cannot be convinced Q
their danger nor induced TO open their eyes
look around them. take observations, and Sc
for themselves. The country, for quarter {
century past, has been like a ship in cali
in the gulf stream, drifting with an unsee
current, while, there being no fixed object nea
by which those on board could perceive tina
they were moving, the vessel seemed to be pei
fectIy stationary.
But let us take an observation, or rather ava
ourselves Of some Of the landmarks which Mi
CUSHING has opportunely furnished u.s. Tn
time was, and within our recollection, whe