The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1856-08-28
MIR. BUCHANAN.
"CoLUMBIA. AUGUST I6 ls5G

The following letter we received on Sat
urday:
COLUMBIA. August l6, 1856.
"DR. r. W. GlBBEs-DEAR SIR: You
will please stop my paper. One daily paper
in town is sufficient for my reading: and as
am no partisan in federal politics, pre-.
Ter an independent journal. Being an out.
sider, | confess that ! am not sufficiently
enlightened to see what gain will be to the
South in the election of Mr.. Buchanan to
the Presidency more than that of any other
OF the contendng parties. They are all
Northern men, with their Freesoil senti-
ments or proclivites. One thing I feel
sure of and that is, that Mr.. Buchanan
cannot he elected unless his party agrees to
surrender Kansas to the Freesoil interest.
Then what avais to us, even if Mr.. Buchan
an Is sound upon the great Southern ques.
lion! We gel the President, and the North
gets the Territory. 1t is shameful sacri
ice OF both principle and interest. for the
sake merely OF being permitted to stay in
The Union.
81 would take this occasion 10 saw that
am not actuated by the Least ankind per
sonal feelng>. Yours, respectfully, ~
ing partisan, aciing with party from
partial motive In the great contest be-
tween the North and Sonth, there are but
wo partieS-the eae sectional, marshallel
IN the North against Southern rights l.uder
The Constitution. and openly advocating
di>unlon because of slavery in the confed
erdcy; the other great national party. in
r!udng the whole SoGth and pait OF the
North aud Northwest, united for n vigorous
ettur! to upnold The Constitution and the
rights of the South ia the Union The for.
mer embraces AL the elements of fanaticlsm.
and aoohtI"Blsn, and d,eesuiiism, AMI all
the other vlllannu> sm> in the country omen
y united for disorganizIng The governments
D.; DESTROYING the Constitution. The latter
embraces patriotic, conservative men in the
Tree States, who are true 10 the constitution
al principles and the spirit Of 76, united in
The noble etfor, 10 uphold the fabric uf ,he
best government The world has ever seen,
| despite our differences. and perpetuate the
| sacred bond Of union which the thirteen or
ig'nal sovereign and ind pendent States es
tablished on the basis of true Democratic
Republican principles.
Ilie former has openly avowed a section
al opposition 10 the South. while the latter
has declared a national union for the pro.
lection of It's rights q sacred adherence
to the Constitution.
The tormer has proclaimed to the South,
thus far shalt thou 90 and no farihern-
while the latter insists on the equality Of
the States. in the Union and in the Terrific.
ries. The former is against us, and the lat.
ter adopts platform OF our principles. Can
we hesitate which party TO act wilhg Are
we TO stand idly ~, while all our sister
States of the South are acting together with
a great national party for our cau$e-or
ganzed upon our ciples-fgh tirg for
our rights! Shall we be neutral, and refuse
to join the ranks in the great battle of sec.
tons! No. we are neither followers, nor
adherentS of the Democratic party; but we
are partisan, acting with it in great etfor;
for the Constitution and the Union While
We belong to the Union, and its Cons.itu
ton is violated. il is our duty to unite in
every effort for its protection and restoIa-
tion--whiIe the bond lasts, it is sacred
duty to tight manfully for the pri, ciples
upon which 1t was founded; and we would
be recreant TO the spirit Of our fathers, If we
allowed that instrument TO be destroyed
without aiding to save it.
We are partisan, acting with great ma.
tional party for the general interests of the
whole confederacy in struggling for the
Constitution and the sectional rights Of the
South under it. The permanent interests
OF this Confederacy depend on the preser-
vation Of Southern interests undor the Con.
stltution. We would insist on our own
Liberties as essential to the prosperity Of the
Union, VI 1t is to continue.
Never before has strictly sectional is.
sue been presen ed for the votes Of the peo.
pie of the North; cever before has the cues
ton Of the equality Of the States with the
issue Of the Union or disunion been placed
before them { their decision. Upon the
pending election will the case be decided.
II sectionalism, rabid opposition to the
South and the Constitution, be successful,
does any one doubt the RESULT When we
see the leaders of former parties, opposed
TO us on other questions Of political policy,
coming into the ranks of tho Democratic
party TO assist in supporting the Constitu.
ton, are we to be Independent, or rather
neutrals when our own section is fohting