Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-10-04
A REACTION BEFORE THE CAMPAIGN
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If the concerted effort, now in progress
throughout the non-slayeholding States, to
break down the Democratic party shall sue
coed, who will enjoy the benefits Of success?
Who will be established in power and in place?
Will the Wings Of the South? No. They are
regarded with suspicion, if not with aversion,
by the Northern Wings. Will sound constitu-
tational men at the North acquire influence,
honor, and Office? Not at all. They are pur-
sued everywhere with unrelenting rigor by the
hounds of Abolition. The Southern Wings
will be struck down by the same blow that viii
PROSTATE the Democracy of the country.
Those who would be placed in power by the
unholy combination Of Abolitionists and mer-
cenaries, now waging this war, would be the
most dangerous and unprincipled men that
ever held in their hands the destinies Of this
country. Men more corrupt, even, than the
Northern Wings will revel in the spoils Of VIC
tory and strut in the robes of Office. Their
allies outnumber them, and having seduced
them into coalition, they viii control them SO
long as that coalition lasts.
These various parties are united in crusade
against the Constitution, against the South,
and against the integrity ofthe Union. When
we see this great fusion extending from one
northern State to another, and threatening all
that is valuable in opf political system with
destruction, how idle and ridiculous it is to see
some of the Wing organs Of the South folding
their arms in a placid neutrality, and proclaim
ing to the country, "We told you that the Ne
braska bill would excite a furious agitation il
you persisted in its passage" They seem TO
enjoy the fancied verifcation of their prophecies
far more than they would the prevalence of
tranquility and good feeling. But these organs
cannot maintain position Of neutrality. They
must join with the friends or the enemies Of
the Consultation. They must cooperate with
the Fusionists, or with the constitutional De-
mocracy Of the country Where win they go 2
We fear that some of them will be found with
the former, since it gives them SO much plea
sure TO chronicle their successes. Besides, hav-
ing set themselves mp for prophets, they are
interested III inc uiuiufcht VI eictr pfcuiClOhs.
Happily for the country, so profigate CO.
alition, so unprincipled fusion cannot last be-
yond one campaign. Ithas no cohesive power
but that Of the spoils, and Fit succeeds in the
approaching State elections, the various fac
tons and parties composing il viii inevitably
quarrel over the distribution Of the spoils- The
great fusion viii thus fall TO pieces. It viii be
rent asunder before the period arrives for com
mencing the presidential campaign.
We would have had much more 10 fear from
tiff had been deferred until the presidential
election, and gone fresh into that great contest
But with an intervening campaign, the results
Of which, win develope all the rivalries, animos
ities ambitions and discontents OF its various
members, we cannot think there Is much ground
to dread it in the next presidential contest
| The Democratic party viii maintain its posi-
ton, even should il encounter temporary de
feats in some Of the State elections; it will b
recruited by the best material Of every othei
constitutional school Of politics, and will &c
into the great contest Of '56 with all the aid o
a wonderful reaction that must infallibly TAKE
i Mace. M tf vi