Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1855-08-11
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Sectional Strife


Sectional Strife.
1t seems to have been an universal rule
from the beginning, that in all political
and social organizations, when they once
become strong and independent. of those
around, The seeds Of dissention and ambi-
ton inevitably Spring up in the human
heart, which ultimately destroy the ialrest
prospects and the iondest hopes. You
may roll back the mighty scroll Of time TO
the earliest ages of the world and you
viii find tba. this depravity of human ma
ture has exhibited itself. This suicidal
madness seems already TO have seized
strong hold upon our prosperous and hith-
erto peaceful and happy country. 1t has
been Stealing upon US for some years, like
wasting consumption. until its direful Ell
fec.s are seen upon the whole body polite
Long since, the farseelng patriot and
statesman has seen the fell destroyer max
ing his appearance, aud endeayofed to
stop his insidious advances, but all the
remedies have proved Intellectual. At
length, almos! the entire body polite has
been corrupted aud no balm Of gilead can
be found to heal the disease. lngratitude,
plidc and ambition. have grown SO rank
before smiling and indulgent Heaven that
The God Of Nations seems at length to
have turned his face from us and left us to
he COMPOUNDED in our own seli.suilieieney
and coneeit.
The selt.righteous Pharisees OF the
North are no longer willing to abide the
land marks and institutions established by
the Fathers of .hc country. which have
been most sgnally blessed by kind Prov
;aenee. But now, in their boas.ed PHI
lanthropy and wisdom, they thank God
that thew ale not as our fathers were. and
are determined to subvert our established
rights and Institutions in order to conform
them to their own views. And TO accom-
eonlplish their purposes they have not sci
to work like brave and honorable men III
a legitimate way. but have resoried to the
eowardly and felonous annoyance oil steal
ing our property when an opportunity has
beer, afforded. and at other times when
we have been thrown accidentally III
their power. they have not hes'tated to
rob us in The very face of the officers Of
the lazy viii. inpunity. These grievances
rave 80 iona ,een endured by the South
en- ptop!e that their complaints and ap-
peals Ter iastiee aud the enforcement oil the
lavs OF the land, TO more command the
attehiiou Of the aggressors. Not longer
lbau the last Congress, Mr.. Giddings, OF
Ohio, in discussion with Mr.. Letcher,
fol-, ain. that the threats of the Southern
members q Congress no longer frightened
theis school girls. G.ddngs declared bold
". and in the face of the entire Southern
delegation in the House of Representa-
lives. that the South would not resist the
execution Of their purposes. And why
has he been induced TO make that decara-
,;ou7 II is because Southern members in
Congress have years ago declared that the
South woad resist unless the North ceased
to ,rample upon their rights, and yet, ag-
erosion after aggression ensued, and the
Southern people have never sustained the
declarations of their members. Northern
aaoressors have thereby been emboldened.
They have become satisfied that the South
will submit, and hence their increased
high handed insolence and violence.
Southern editors, and others, have writ
ten-Southern. and even Northern STATES
men have argued and expostuIated, and
all have proved abortive. The whole
South il now, like a great beehive
in buzz. upon the renewed assaults upon
cur rights. What is to come of ii: Are
they going to fuss and fume as heretofore,
and then get ashamed Of theft own stupid
i,y and drop the subject in disgust' AL
ready the feelings OF the people of the two
sections Of the Union are being thorough
" alenated. They no longer receive each
other with tina: kind hospitality which is
due from citizen to citizen; but spirit of
enmity and distrust is daily exhibited =
Frequent ruptures must soon ensue which
will ultimately lead to general break =
At the North the better class Of people
have retired from the political arena. dis
gnsted with The aboi'ionlsis and trading
demagogues in pursuit Of wealth, so that
the rauting fanatics have had the almost
uninterrupted possession of the public ear
la,terly. By exaggeraion. down right
falsehood, and appealing TO the passions
and prejudices Of the people, they have
succeeded in getting possession of almost
all the high Offices Of government in their
s.ct,ou, which enables them more eifectu-
ally to deal out heavy blows upon the
South in bold defiance Of all law.
Experience has proved that the Feee-
raj Government is unable 10 enforce its
own laws in the abolition States where
they are not sustained by the newly man
lc.,rad nuhIic sentiment They have