Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-08-28
why are our Watering Places Deserted.--Tht
Effects of Fanaucism.

Effects of Fanaucsm.
1T is now evident that the principal watering places
of the North have not met with their usual success
during the past season. al it may be we'll to inquire
little into the causes. Heretofore Saratoga and
Newport have been the grand centres of attraction
tor the fashionable society of every section of the
Union. Here the rich and idle would assemble in
crowds. filling the vast hotels to repletion, and for
many weeks seen ofrevelry and mrlh would abound
while money was being poured out with most lavish
hand, especially by our southern neighbors. But now
all this is changed. The houses at these places are
but hafhl ed and scarcely Southern fashionable
can be found at one of them.
The cause for all this is clear enough. The South
has teen for years reviled and insuted by certain
party of the North and its presses No terms of re-
proach were low enough to apply to them-nigger-
drivers, slave breeders and every epilhet that could
be coined was heaped upon the heads of Southern
gentlemen and the Southern people generally. While
this party was in minority in the North, it could be
passed by as the idle rawlings OF mad men and women
but the last election, this small party, despised
proved itself the majority party of the North, and it
was but expressing the feelings of the orty of the
Northern people in their Bllingsgate and slanderous
efuslons upon the South
The ravlngs OF few could be passed by unno-
iced, but now the is different-the whole North,
following the lead of The lines, Tribune, The Lib.
eTato:-Garrison, Phillips, and he like, have joined
in the chorus, and the South can do nothing less than
10 Withdraw from the entertainments prepared for
them by Northern fanatics.
Hence it is that this wealthy and liberal customer
and patron of Northern watering places remains at
home, goes 10 Europe, or visits their spas which
are numerous, and this have been thronged 10
overfowing with the very elite of the South.
They now spend their money among themselves
instead of bringing it North TO fatten their slandeers
and fill the pockets of their detractors and revilers
And they do perfectly right 1t is not the Watering
places alone that will be affected This is but small
ltem-a million OF so of loose change spent for few
weeks pleasure. These Abolition vagrants, Kansas
screeching, Union hating hypocrits, are destroying
the whole trade of the North
The course of this class of politicians has shown to
the Southern people the necessity of uniting and act
ing together for their protection and benefit
They will depend hereafter more upon themselves.
hey have already an immense line of railroads in
successful operation. Their inland water comnuni
cations are unequaed and the produce of an Empire
can be readily cenereI at almost any given point
They will build up foreign trade-establsh ocean
steamboat lines, and convey their own produce to
the European markets instead of sending it here and
paying double commission for its transmission
abroad
The inhabitants of many Of the Ee stern towns
have already felt the effects of their senseless and ill
tempered zeal against our Southern neighbours
Many of the manu- acturing towns of Massachusetts
have been sadly crippled in their business, and Bos
ton, the very hobed of sedition and Abolition slang
whanging, has done little than half her usua
business this year with the South. This decrease
will continue from year TO year, and we shall al
awake to the proud satisfaction in short time o
having destroyed our whole Southern trade in ou
praiseworthy efforts TO steal niger. We went ou
to shear and come back shorn
Such some of the effects of Northern Repub
lcanism " upon Northern " Institutions" Our tTea
sury will be rapidly depleted while that of the Sout
will swell out into ponderous proportions all throug
our excessive love for the negro who when we secur
one to g freedom" we give him the dogs place, an
for little provocation kick him cut of doors. Such
Republican" philanthropy and far-sighted sagac
ty. How long must We submit TO the rule of thes
men