Washington telegraph., 1853-08-03
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ans -DHr hrFl TEhfc@nanSHin It alprMIs
in good sense ana proper feeling aud cor-
recilyN paints some Of the reasons tor tile
i success of Southern SiatcsmanShip. But
why ascribe ta tt-itrnan- piet II WHOLLY ,i4-
result Of personal qualities, education and
tha customs If our people? The OH atlage,
moreover, is generally true, that fortune
i;svors thc brave lint To the Times AZ
ticlc
Southern Statesmen have unqnestiona-
bly, been our fortunate men, Ordinarily
they have Ind public opinion. They have
been woEdr0u< managers. They have i'll
terrretal The torthconings III tile country,
and seen, with transparent clearness. with
er We were tending, ana where VIZ had To
! land Now and thcn they have missed thc
mark hut take thc whole race cf thcm.
aud wc da!v THE next man to parade body
OF equally successful men. By their tact
they have turned obstacles aside, OF rolled
them over into the path of their orrressors.
! BY their zeal, they have warmed tile blood
/ Of the country. By their franhncss, thew
/ have cartiyatcd undecided thinkers: anu In
their clcquenco, they have well nigh trans
| fused themselves Into The private posses sionH
. Of other peoples hearts Through their
own section. they have generally carried
the masses with them and despite of draw
bacts not 2 few they have managed To reach
their arms further. and ret more within their
range, than any other gentlemen of Con
gre~SiUnal memory. Fewer Southern mea-
s;,reS have been Int il the history of THE
Government than Iii any other portion of
the country. and at Till hour thc permanent
policy of the nation j. more impressed bv
the greatness of departed Southern States
men than hy iii other causes together.
4 great deal l., doubtless. u be II down
to the slower operations If Northern mind
and especially u that want Of entire conf
dencc il the sclf-govcrning capacity Of tile
entire people, which carly Northern states
men sometimes exhibited But other things
have aided in producing the result South
crn statesmen have always lived much with
the people. They have been habituitcd to
their study They have ehcriahed their
passions, aud spoken their language. And
at the same time they have succeeded, il
most instances, il maintaining their own I'LL
dependence, and ccntralizing them elves in
the midst Of their crowd of fcrvcnt admirers
In theory, they have been the servants Of
the people; II practice, the people have scrv-
cd thenl--nnt ~ demagogues Or a. tyrantS
but as true. tried ratrlots-ssateSmen of
unfaltering nerve, aud leaders for the hour
Of peril ana panic. Of their policy in GER
tain issues We now raise 10 discussion. The
fact of their tremendous potency i our in
gle thread Of Thought, and il this view We
have lesson to learn Of them that i preg-
nant with common sense instruction And
now that the time has fairly conc, when
American craftsmanship j. to draw more on
its knowledge VI men and things than oil
I books and systems, how, when it must
move abreast with all acc that i full Of clec-
| trc life aud embody it utmost vigor i'll
plastic skilltulness-- surely becomes rs 70
understand that our destiny hangs Oh those
generous sympathies ard common truths,
which the people can sec, feel, and compre-
hend. Political science j yet il it, infancy
| But human nature happens 70 have centu-
ries On its side; aEl this OH Methnsaleh
will only say YES or No to those who act on
the faith that time has yielded it sort
! of divinity that ias to be acknoR ledged aud
obeyed
Another point Of interest gives al insight
I into tile condition of Southern craftsmanship.
A planting section like the South, proof very
mcasurably against diversified population
entertainin. similar ideas on AT paramount
topics, and bound II he same leading inter-
estS, must always hare q homogeneousness
of ideas unity of purpose, and . strength
Of combined character that cannot fail to
! give it predictions power. Its statesmen
can consequently always know where they
are They are not at SEA, depending upon
nautical a-naracs and fair weather obsorva-
tons Ii they take 4 stand, they are quite
sure of rally If brave forces If they
soHnd the alarm, they can calculate on the
gallop of horsemcn ana Tie fash Of swords.
They expect to be supported Nor j. this
confidence 1t all misplaced. Southern peo-
PIE arc bold. fearless, and responsive 10 their
leaders They are hard to frighten-hard-
er still to boat-hardcst Of all to dismay.-
In emergencies, they have decided genius
for being terrible-in latent resource, they
are all bnt inexLaustible Their statesmen
understand il thoroughly No wolder then,
that they are ID frank in utterance and so
decided il measures. They have brave
hearts and strong hands to help them, and
any degree Of cowardice would be utterly
inexcusa.e Such il the estimate that eve
ry one must form Of their craftsmanship, and
well would it be for ali other portions Of
this confederacy, If they derive from these
facts two-ioid lesson-thc absolute folly Of
all aGgressions upon the South, and the true
policy 70 strengthen their craftsmanship at
home"