The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-08-16
From the Bangor (Mane) Democrat, August Il
Eetlerall.M AT War with tho South.

the Bangor (Maine) Democrat, August H.
Federalism War with tho South.
More than thirty years have elapsed since the federal
party commenced its crusade against the southern portion
OF this coniederacy The immediate cause OF that cru
SADIE is TO be found in the OF 1872 al which time the
designs OF that party discovered themselves the Hart
ford convention.
That this adherence Of the institution of slavery,
ostenatousy displayed, was but pTetext TO their
treason towards The South and the Unon and that the real
ground of their hatred of their fellow citizens the
fact that those citizens democrats, and consequently
differed from them very widely their ideas OF govern
ment policy, Is PLAIN as the sun IN the heavens.
1t should be borne IN mind that 1t was but half score
Of years prior to the developments OF federalism in the
Hartford convention that the democracy mad met them
the ballot box, and completely demolished OF the
most formidable organizations that existed in this
country.
The political battle of 1900 was fought and decided
purely upon principles long known and thoroughly
deGsood The great leader OF the victorious party
by birth souherner and by circumstances slavehold.
er The friends who flew TO his Standard and enrolled
themselves under his banner, the main from the
same portion OF the country.
With The remembrance of that terrible defeat fresh in
their minds, and with determination to avenge the blow
which had proved fatal and deadly, together with
ardent desire 10 renstae themselves again in power the
scattered elements Of that dsbanded army collected
together Tor the purpose oil devisng scheme by
which their fallen fortunes might again be retrieved.
Never was party so completely demosh he'd the
federal party In the campaign of 1900, 1t
throw which wfested from unwilling hands scepre
which had been long welded for personal and party ag
grandzement the expense OF the public good And il
defeat The more CALLING, because tgave the people
who were regarded as pebeans unworthy 10 be trusted
with political power, voice in the affairs OF the nation
which entirely relieved them of all fears of consolidated
government, and impaired 10 them the glorious hope tina,
they to realize in their persons the legitimate
fruits OF their struggle for independence.
The plan hit upon by the ederasts the doctrine
OF sectionasm--a doctrine which Washington toresaw
might prevail in this country, and against which he
warned his counlrymen in his memorable Farewell AID.
dress And this spin, of seconalism, having for It's
basis pretended hostility slavery, has been nursed and
kept alive since 1t has been their morning song
and their evening lullaby. The press, the medium
through which the sentiments of party dissemna-
ted, has exhausted lis w.t. its learning, and its ingenuity
in making wider the breach and settling deeper the ancor
between The two localities For the last twelve years
in particular The of the whig press has been emf
nenty waTke. No taunts have been loo provoking,
comparisons too odous, epitheis harsh, and no
not content with quarelling with their fellow
citizens in the South, every at the North who
would not Join with them in their denunciaons
regarded enemy, and subjected TO the
same treatment. Any democrat who took the liberty
10 demur 10 their doctrines who dared TO entertain
national heart, and cherish national spirit who pre-
sumed 10 discharge his duty citizen
of the republic whe embraced in his creed and his
prayers the prosperity OF the Countrywide whole country
who regarded the North and the South but paris OF the
"stupendous whole !" whose people brethren OF
the great national family and each and all entitled
to the protection and friendly regard-that man
was at once set upon by the whole wing press, and
yeped after as hounds yep alter painting stag He was
sigmaized as TRAITOR TO the North" "a dough ace.
trucker TO the South" &c Who can ever forget
| The abusive eplthcls heaped upon such Levi
Woodbury., Anterior, and of Others whose mode
rate counses enlarged views and patriotic efforts in
rolled back the boiling food of fanatcism and
passion which threatened TO submege the ship of State
10 its seething pillows The prominent leaders of
the democratic party during the last quarter Of century
have all been targets for the hot shot Of sec,onasm
The belligeren tone of the wing press, It's and
brsvado, its attempts 10 ncte the North to quarrel with
their southern neghbors, would lead to suppose that
we were nation OF bulldogs, whose business was to get
the bone by fighting, and TO fight whether there any
N q IN iAlI n see a hu
prostitued to passion would produce the pencous
consequences; and consequences the most perncIous
have actually followed The bonds of the Union have
been weak ened, religious contentious have ensued
churches hav. been rent asunder and the peoplemsny
OF them, al eastbave TO talk and feel That the
two sections of the country mutual burden each
other, and that there be real prosperity without
dissolution 1t the of The wing press that gave
birth to sboonism, than which a more diteiu calamity
never visited this country. The abolition party al
the outset was composed altogether of come cutters
from the wings But It's deful influence did not stop
here. The tares which had been were bousd 10
vegetae and grow, whatever became OF the wheat And
hence have witnessed within the last few years The
most unaccountable and insxpcable phenomenon ever
beheld in the political armament of this country. We
have protesting 10 be democrats, and presses
claiming to be democalIc joining with the wings IN their
wicked crusade aiding and abeiting them IN their
righteous abuses OF our political brethren Many of these
new disciples have exceeded in vruence the spirit OF
the old masters They have far out Heroded Herod
ths they have come 10 be the chefans OF
me gnerla forces Now, II may do for modern wings 10
Initiate their sires, and to consummae system begun
nearly haif century agothey have something to make
oy u u lsa game with them tina, pays; but what ad-
vantage any democrat expects will be derived from 1t TO
the pafy-how It is TO help the Of democracy-is
past our comprehension Surely il is one of the
lamenaoe circumstances that occurred, that demo-
Gratis should be so unwary as TO be caught in federal
trap-a trap purposay designed to ensnare them But
is and scores and hundreds OF them are fast in the
abolition stocks, having sold their bnhrght for mess
OF poage