Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1851-05-21
pIsuNroSIsFs AND THE PRESIDENCY.

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The disunionists are evidently looking
with an anxious eye to the result of the
next presidential election. Conscious of
their own miserable minority and discom-
fted by the futility of their efforts so far,
they hope for advantage from the dissen-
tons of others, and would fam catch some
stray beam of consolation and encourage
ment from the uncertain future. South
Carolina, sunny, chivalric, but refractory
South Carolina, like some ''young colt of
comet" may shoot madly from her orbit
but there IS power, which viii, whether
rightfully or not, curb her wild career, and
bring her into the traces. Whatever we
may think Of her rashness and folly, we
feel sorry for our fdgety little sister. If in
moment of insanity and frenzy South Car
Dina carries into effect the project Of sepa-
rate secession, she will fall like Lucifer, son
of the morning, from paradise of prosper
ity to an abyss of ruin. The rebel angel
fell to rise no more, and no power can ever
restore the fallen fortunes of the State, but
the strong arm of the government against
which she win have opposed herself
The leaders of the party are aware Of the
dangers which must attend separate State
action, and the difficulties that will ensue
with the general government, and hence
u. b. o4hor SOpfhapr
States in the scheme Of secession. Battled
in every effort, they now look forward to the
election of Gen. ScoTT, as the event which
is to crown them with success. The South
ern Press, the disunion organ at Washing
ton, fancies the great American Commander
marching down South with band of free
soil volunteers at his heels, and imagines
such torrent of indignation, as will sweep
the whole South into the bosom of its party,
1--WE should not be surprised, - the Editors
remark, ''that the Southern Whigs, on re-
hec.ing upon the consequences of his cleo
ton, should come over TO the Southern
rights party" whilst the Southern compro-
mise democrats may be embarrassed by the
desire to preserve Northern connection,
and fail both in the North and South.
This latter, may be very "sure word of
prophecy, but in regard to the Wing party
let not the Editors ofthe Press lay "the fiat
tering JUNCTION to their souls" The great
conservative, Union-loving Wing party will
never identify itself with any such band of
extremists. The idea is as abhorrent as ne
gro amalgamation. The Wings claim to be
the friends of the South now, but Heaven
forbid that they should ever own allegiance
to the reasonable gang, who, with pretend
ed zeal for the rights of the South, are seek
ing their own advancement, and plotting the
destruction Of the sacred temple in which
our liberties ore enshrined. The tendency
of events is not so much to sectionalize the
two great national parties, as the Press
thinks. The tendency is to consolidation of
parties, on the broad basis of the Constitu-
ton, the Compromise and the Union. Men
of all parties North and South forgetting
party distinctions, and recognizing no sec
tions, are working shoulder to shoulder in
behalf of the Union, and whatever changes
may take place in the political complexion
Of parties in either section, we look forward
10 no change in this respect.
We are not sure, however, that General
ScorT will be the Wing candidate for the
presidency. Mr.. FILLMoRE's claims are
more highly estimated, in Virginia at least,
than the Press seems TO imagine. For our
part, VIC do not think the services of the
President, in the trying crisis through which
he has conducted the country, are to be OBJ
scured by the lustre of anothers military
fame. Whoever the next President may be,
the Press may be assured that he viii be
sustained by the Wing party in the execu-
ton of the laws, and deserted only when he
deviates from the line Of duty.