Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-08-16
SPIRIT OF THE MORNING PRESS


The btsiligeHeer copies chapter frcsa Co,
BentOn's a. Thirty Years in The Senate ia
vol, y and takes occasion to aas
I'VE give this chapter a place in our co,
umns because we thi.lk it presents a correct
and impartial history Of the origin of the dis
contents Ia the South. That they have not
neriTeo the SINE pecuniary advantages from
sue Union which the Northern States have en-
S0yea seems, from the facts stated by Col.
Den'or,, to be undeniable. But it is equally
cies. that this has arisen, not from the nature
oil the Union, which did not necessarily led
70 any such consequences, but from error eous
views adopted by our statesmen in tho organi-
ration OF their conrlcfcist system. It is evil
dent, If this history DC true, that the South il
wrong in ascrihnS the waning Of their inter
ests to the fact eI Union, and still more WRONG
IL snpposlrg that dissolution of the ties
winch bind them to the other States would
orInS Wild II a return To the enyiable sune
rloIity Which was theirs before the Revolution
Cotnperee, like it's great medium, the ocean,
win md It's Level, in spite of legislation, and
nave once fopnd it, will maintain it, in spitc
OF restrictions and distractions. But the
south, We think, is wrong in another point
VI equal importance to her prosperity with
Zee and Independent copmerce-namely.
In the idea that her slave property wouid
"e more secure In the dissolution than il
would be in the preservation of the Union.
while, however, We use the word South. we
do not forget that it should be understood In n
qualified sense. The views which we ascribe
10 the South arc not universal in that section
OF the Union, nor are they common to NIL the
people OF any portion Of it, They are enter.
tanned and maintained by large numbc,- Il
Is true, but only the preiud;ccd and .,itfa nor.
uon great many of the mot intcll;9ent
people OF the SOHth taEe me- moderate and
Iuer We" Oh the Questions by which the IT,
empeLa'e sees 10 oring about dissolution. II
was only on the 25th of last month at y n,,hIia
dinner gwen at Anderson, S. c., to Hon las
L. o.l, 'as representative in Congress of the
Ils',icl' mat that gentleman, eminent for his
.n'e.iH enee and public experience, and an ar
1enl advocate Of the institutions of the .Soutb
nav. the sense to perceive and the independ
cree 10 declare that the country enioyed a re-
pose and the South security upon the slavery
question: 30 TAR IS statutory legislation was
1oncerned greater than she had enjoyed since
lIo1.' In the chapter of C5i. Beptonis bistory
there are some hinis On the subject of dissoIny'
uon Judieiously and calmly thrown out, which
are worthy OF consideration
Inc Onlb- again discusses "The DUTY and
destiny a The Democratic party" saying in
the course of the article
- incre is not State in this broad Union
nero Is Lot a Territory-which is not now af.
Iec'ed by some local mischief, aided by some
TTsFengefdl politician. and directed against the
Vemoeratic party. Could all these elements
pc iias.ingly con olned-if by any principle of
POii'iat chemist ingredients so repulsive t.
eaeh other could be held together-not only
Ihe democracy, but the federal compact itself,
would tstter to its base, a mass of undistin,
gulshto.e ruin. II is fortunate that such a
coanuoh Is political impossibility. 1t is
more tnan fnrtunate-itis almost providential
mt for every one OF these mischiefs dras-
10 ana nniall!ng cure may be found in the un-
dying creed Of the Democratic party,
The O"'On also rejoices over the political
condition Of Ohio, eontendirg that while tn,
opposition Is broken into fragments bitterly
hostile to each other, the Democracy Of the
State are a omit.