The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-20
Our Old FsRAes ON Sectional Parsios-The
Truth 90 History.

Txuth 90 History.
Quite number Of our old fogy politicians
who have been thrown up high and dry by the
decentralization and disruption of the old whie
and democratic parties have suddenly discover.
ed that the great danger to the Union God save
the Union) is in the formation Of sectional OF
geograph ical parties. With their hands upHfted
in pious pIotestaion, these superannuated peliti-
cal parsons OF the old fogy school hold out, as a
general warning to their countrymen, the so
Tenn admonitions of Washington in his Farewell
Address against the quicksands and breakers of
geographical party organizations In this view,
and popular Fremont party, as the very danger
against which the Father of his Country has 50
seriously warned US; and over they 60 to Bucha-
nan or Fillmore.
We must remove this disguise from the faces
of these maskers, 80 that the country may see ex-
actly who and what they are. Washington has
warned us against the danger of sectional or geo.
graphical parties; but why? Because towards
the close of his second term, Mr.. Jefferson, Mr..
Madison and other leading Southern men, had ac-
tually organized sectional movement against
the policy of Washington, which was
the strongly marked federal policy Of Hamilton
and Adams. JefIersons policy was to strengthen
the States at the expense of the federal govern
ment, Washington's policy was to strengthen the
latter, and Mr.. Adams, being identified with this
policy, was elected as his successor. But Mr..
Jefferson, with his sectional movement, had been
at work. Washington understood it thoroughly
and feared the consequence, on account of the
French revolutionary ideas with which the mind
of Jefferson was so strongly tinctured Hence
those farewell admonitions Of Washington. They
were the work of Washington and Hamilton, and
their immediate object was to strenthen Mr..
Adams and the old federal party against Jefferson
and his strongly defined sectional republican
party of that day.
AT the expiration Of the four years for which
Mr.. Adams was elected he and his party were
superseded by jefferson and the old republican
party; but from that day to the end Of Mr.. Madi-
sons administration the war between the fede-
ralists and republicans was substantially q war
between two sectional parties. The administra-
ton Of Mr.. Monroe marked an interregnum
known as 1.-The era Of good feeling" during
which we were AL republicans and all federal
SITS" With the election of the young
er Adams in 1924, by the House of
new opposition sectional
was organized upon General
Jackson, by Mr.. Calhoun and other leading
Southern politicians OF that epoch. These ultra
Southern politicians we're overruled by the broad
er Dational ideas Of Old Hickory, or Martin Van
Buren, would never have been elected as his sue
cessor. 1t was not, however, until Mr.. Van Bu-
rem was pledged and became known throughout
the country as the Northern man with Southern
principles that he was considered acceptable 10
the controlling Southern wing of the democracy
The financial crisis Of ls37-'s-'9 resulted In a
general revolution in 1910 against Van Buren,
without regard to sectional lines of demarcation
but even in that campaign, the democratic politi-
clans Of the South fought Gen. Harrison as a
Northern man unsound upon the niger ques-
lion.
In 1874 the democracy discarded Van Buren,.
He had taken a somewhat Northern view Of the
question Of the projected annexation of Texas,
md was elected by the twothirds rule of The
Baltimore Convention, through the exertions 4
Robert J. Walker, Romulus NJ Saunders aud
other Southern sectional politicians. In ls4s by
A Northern sectional opposition democratic move
ment, Van Buren, had the satisfaction Of defeat
ing General Cas- and the governing Southern
sectional wing Of the democratic party. The re-
sult was the election Of Gen. Taylor, denounced
by the secession ultras az Southern man with
Northern principles
The compromise measures Of 1850 resulted In
4 temporary armistice upon niggers, and 30
strongly were the masses Of the people. North !
md South, opposed to the reopening Of this old
ore Of slavery, that they rejected almost unaui-
nously the brave old soldier, General Scott.
ipon bare suspicion that II elected be might |
possibly become an instrument in the hands Of |
". H. Seward for the revival Of n sectional agi- |
alton upon niggers and slave territory. The
consequent triumphant election Of Mr.. Pierce
vas hailed a. the harbinger Of another era OF |
,ood feeling" but never was there greater mis- |
axe. II is useless TO reeite what has followed |
The results are before our eyes In the general |
,ariy demoralizations dissolutions revolutions
md political chaos that have come upon Us The |
imp Of the old democratic party, held together |
y the cohesive power Of the public plumber" |
mas been seized upon by the most ultra sectional
'ody of men IN the history Of the country. and |
placed, with its candidate, upon a platform Of |
wo planks, the first of which Is niggers, and the
econd filibustering policy for more niggers.
Thus stands the demoralized democratic party /
# the present day-reduced TO a mere Niger 1
'arty--whose policy is nothing but niggers, com
the security Of niggers-increased |
rices for niggers and new territories and new
MARKETS for niggers, including a prospective re-
toration Of the African traffic in niggers. |
Is sort Of tender TO Mr.. Buchanan and this |
igger party, stands Mr. Fillmore, his Know |
'othing lantern put out, but still with certain |
range mummeries upon bis lips, in which the |
'ope the Jesuits nigRcrs abolitionists sectional /