The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1856-11-06
Old Parties and New.


world Of changes; each generation have
their own cares and responsibility, which
human progress imposes; upon us has de-
volyed issues Of magnitude. and history
Will faithfully record our decisions. In all
former campaigns of which have any re.
collection, the battles were waged between
Wings and Democrats with commendable
decorum and honorable warfare. With
but few exceptions, partizau speeches and
newspaper columns were devoid Of that
gross personal abuse and perversion of truth
that has appeared through the whole course
of Black Repubicanism thus far. Wings
and Democrats always managed TO find
some salient points of difference Mt home.
something near, touching vital interest
that VIC could feel we had personal con-
Germ in. The struggle was fair, manly,
hand-to-hand fight; it was party warfare
that could be participated in by every State
in the Union, and the conqueror and the
vanquished could alike feel that they had
met on equal grounds brother with brother.
They entered the lists
with that stern JOY which warriors feel
In oemen worthy of their steel"
The grounds Of difference were ALWAYS
great national questions, never sectional
and each party, in success or defeat. care
fully watched over the best interests Of the
whole Union. Their numbers being nearly
equal throughout the free States. the Abo.
lition party, TO our shame be it remember
ed, for years held the balance of power. al
though they had but small number Of
votes Still, they proved enough to slip
between the two great parties, and manag.
ed TO hoist into office creatures of their own.
and keep up, in our State aud National
Legislatures, the fires of sectional strife
The same issues they have ALWAYS present.
eel. Under tho maine of "Rcpublcans."
they give us now, absolutely nothing in
which we, as citizens of New York, have a
direct interest. They are NIL foreign TO our
borders, and they nsll us TO NEEDLE with
the business of olher American citizens in
way wholly unwarrantahle. They dare not
avow Ihe whole black programme in their
appeals for the campaign. They present
nothing which NJ first is calculated to shock
our patriotism. But look a little closer.
and you will find concealed under the black
pail, something more than abstrac, IDEAS.
something tangible and real, thai shows we
have an interest IL this issue that will live
while we 1--we, and be transmitted TO our
children. On n memorable occasion. the
charter under which Connecticut enioyed
superior advantages was concealed in the
body Of that noble old Oak whicl. has ius,
iaiien TO recall us TO our duty, and the
agents Of Britain were foiied in their at.
tempt TO deprive the citizens of that State
OF It's acknowledged rights. VorERs OF NEW
1oRK! Kansas has a charter from the
Oh'ted States Government SHALL THE
BLACK REPUBLICANS TINE AWAY THAT
CHARTER: That is the issue in this con
test, and they have presented no other to
The citizens of this Union worthy Of present
consideration. \ world OF words has been
wasted IN this campaign, in deploing the
breaking up OF the Missouri Compromise,
but II will he well for us 10 look for our.
selves, aud see wherein our rights have been
lnfnnged. We generally understand ,hat
slavery was admitted South of Sc 80, while
North of that line was TO be tree Now.
long before Kansas was thought of. New
Mexico, which lies South of SO 80 was
provided with Il Territorial government
and the question of slavery was disposed OF
IN precisely the same terms as was recently
done m Kansas, thus virtually doing away
with the Compromise South of3G 30. WHY
was there no noise made about ,haQ Simp.
Iy because the South, with maguanimity
that every coed Democrat or Wing must
applaud, WAS willing the leave the hardy
settlers OF the wilderness 20 make their own
laws. But if the liberal charter granted TO
Kansas was fraud upon the North, then
the charter granted previously to New
Mexico was a fraud upon tho South What.
ever we may think Of this matter now, we
cannot lose sight of the fact that the United
States have restored TO the inhabitants of
Kansas the precise rights they enjoyed in
every State of this Union before they wen,
10 Kansas. They hold no arbitrary reins
over them. but leave them rs the citizens OF
the States are left, to make their own laws
on the subject Of slavery And now there
rises up party in our midst that objects 10
all this With FREEDoM inscribed upon
their banners, they seek to deprive the pco.
pie OF Kansas Of rights granted them bv a
charter from the United States. They seek
to do this with your votes How the priv
liego OF making their own laws is to be
wrested from hansas, does not appear on
these Black Republican banners but one
thing Is quite sure, the settlers that have
been going there the pas. two years, il they
have one spark Of the fire that burnodin the
old State Of Connecticut, will contend with
them manfully for their chartered right.
DEMOCRATS OF New YoRK AND The UNION.
we mus. stand by our guns to help them,
If need be. Never, never, let it be record.
ed in history, thai the United States broke
faith with Kansas and Turned her over TO
the tender mercies Of such men ms Bcecher.
Greeley q Co. DO not be deceived with
the other equally deIusiye inscriptions on
the black banner, Free Press" and Free
Speech If we arc TO have more latitude
under tho Black Republican rule than they
have taken under Democratic sway, God
.bslp us.