Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-11-30
NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN ULTkAlsM.

The North is loudly complaining OF Southern ag-
rressons, and part of the South equally camorou'
because she .s held in subection to the North IL
is certainly true that gross injustice has been done
by the action Of government to the slave interest "i
the South. 1t 10 equally true that protective tar
WAS Northern measure and injurious to the South.
But the South was not sound on the slavery subject
herself, half century ago, and thus invited or per-
nitted Northern aggression. So tho tariff suh,ect'
from lSl6 to 1924, An influential portion os the "o"'',
favored proection, whilst much of the North opposed
il. 1t is true these erroneous opinions once ne'o '1
the South, only paate, but do not J"s''is 'No "S
rssious Of the North. To balance this 1t Is certain
IL true that the general policy OF the
i,.,u more under the control of Southern 'lah o'
Northern men. The North has ever peen spun "p
into factions and caprcious ana chanseao,''
20 men and measureS-she has thuS e'''''o ""N -
tered away her strength. But tue eH'e' 'eaSo" "A'
the South seems to govern the "a'''n 10 'ua' s0a'
manufacturing and commercial Interests Vi he t,'''"
mr., l,nendent on the South, peieh'eu oS "h"t oene'
t,s hr and injured by what injuries .her' oen-inef
80, :; IN, long rum controls human actlon, anu ue-
;, ,h, occasional outbursts OF fanatlcism at the
I.,, ,,s need 10, fear but that those two great
interests will continue to act With the South
Thus ,h, nation will be governed by majority and
:hs, majority not sectional
Tbs l,ltraists of the North have worked them
selves into a fury because they, although in large
majority do not control the whole action "t govern
ment whilst the Southern Cltraiss seeing the South
in minority take for granted, that her rlRs anu
interests are wholly neglected. m
II, sss no reason 10 despair Of the Republic. The
rec.u, elections at the North, cerani! indicate less
of ,,ct;ouaiis,n and of conservatism th"h mas
haen exhibited there for years pas Let us wait sio
.es how this new tendency OF opinion at the North
will eventuste.
War. tho whole South to refuse to send delegates
>, ,hs Democratic National Convention, "the grea
machinery by which the South is held in sutectl'n t'
,,o N,r,b w,u)d not be less potent for mischief.
part of the South only is represented in that Con
venton her rights and Interests Will not De 10 n'u''
consulted and respected, as II the ~hoe "ou'" "e'
J. there. Absence from tho Convention would DC I'll
admirable preparatory step towards disuu'oh ALI
probably added to the sectional excitement anu II
l. ri,s,ior already existing, might rrecipt"te thar EVEN
,s When the despotsm of the North becomes ntolero
y h,s ar when the honor Of the South requires 't'
~ r.ady for disunon, ready for the civil war tht
will certainly follow III lis train. But the time tor
" has no, arrived nor DO think will shortly arrlf
ct The Red Republicans and ree-so Know Nothngs a.
III our only enemies at the North They are last maS'i
Themselves as odious at home as they are TO U.s.
have beeu led to these reflections by the su6oined ar
.e Gle from the Columbus Ca. Corner stone. The co
rs duct Of portion Of the North s enough to d'su
the temper Of saint and are not surprised at SUI
ID. ebullitions Of feeling the Corner Stone has
I'd hibted, bu, we hope and believe that this state
=, feeling aud opinion s not prevalent and permane
be in any part of the South
from the Columbus Cia.) Corner stone
49, SourH CAROLINA ASD TIE NATIONAL IoH'k
in rtoy-We see that there is some excitement III u
state of South Carolina upon the proposition 10 Sei
nd delegates to the Democratic National Convention.
In the name Of all that is good we hope that Sou
al Carolina will save herself from that contamnatic
~ and degradation.
% The national conventions constitute the great IN
,hir.yv by which the South is held in subject,on
th. North. What good can she do by going into tt
- Couyentionl None in the world. She can gam
- strength by tit will not increase herpower tor goo
10 the country, and she will thereby bind herself
o. be enroed by Others; but out OF the convention 81
., is free to adopt such US may seem proper
her. In it she is cipher; We hope she Will Keep o.
lie OF it.
20 ---s go
h. w. undar.tan nd III at nm entirely erroneous impre