The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-08-21
A SOUTHERN PARTY.

The signs oi the tu'es--the political indices
Party"--not for disunion, we hope; but for
the purpose Of uniting the South, and Co.
menting and strengthening the Union. The
following article, from the New Orleans
Times, is significant Of the tendency Of the
current:
SoUrHERS PARTy.-Old parties are dy-
Ing out. The Wings cannot b. resi,scit ted,
though some aged practitioners ARE attempt
ing To galvnnize the body, and place a sem
blance Of life 10 it. The failure arises from
all the lenders of the party having died or
fled, aud the rank and file beng unable tn get
up n party cry. All that We eau learn from
them is, that they are very Respectable, very
patriotic, and very much attached to the
Union. But ii y"u ask them what grand
principle they intend to advocate, they are
obi ed to confess that they have not the
ghost oil nm idea. They are dead dead dead.
The American party IL almost in ~ slag
nant condition. The cuuntry is against
them, and only n few towns remain that they
can call their own. One by one these will
recede from them, until they are left without
u fnot-hold.
The National Democratic party has age,
reputation aud respectable leaders. II has
moreover power. but We question If it will
retain that beyond 1860. The truth is that
the Nationality Of Democracy, which for
many years was its proudest boast, is every
day dissolving into seclionnlisni. The force
of circumstances Is stronger than the force ol
party. There u,ust come n day when the
Northern Democracy will hs either lust in tn,
ranks OF Black Republicans, or be straggler,
on the rond, without u l. adler to bring then
into service. Dsunion il rife at the North
Deadly enmity to Southern institutions is
called virtue by Abolition parsons. TIL,
day of rest, which we observe in the South
has become day for political strife from
thousand pulpts in the North. 1t would b,
futile for the Northern Democracy to sirug
gle against the tide. They must sucruml
ere long, and thus will die the National DE
mocr cy; indeed the term has been so irppl,
handled about of late bv Governor Walker
of Kansas, that il is nlteady becoming dis
tasteful To Southern ears.
The hUur has fully come for the formatio,
of great Southern Party. This should in
rlude not only the earnest men of ever
Southern State. but all those who svmpa,hi~
) with us IN the West. There lies the 5nlnnc
of power while the Uunn remains to u.s.
There are thnus nds of gallant men in tn
Western States who heartily drspisr tn
trensonnblr plots Of the North, and wh,
would suffer death rather than degrade them
selves by M ALI 'nte with Aboliti"nists.-
These ARE OUR legitimate associates in tn
coming Struggle with otr foe. Many of then
are united t. us bv ties Of family. which can
not be rudey severed; indeed, it would be
nrievous wrong tor the South to exclude th
men of the West from their party.
; Thoroughly organic d and terribly in earn
est in defence at Southern rights, victor
. would crown our ex-rti"ns. The hordps u
the North would be- driven back in disorder
for they have rot the men who can rnnprt
with liz in the field or in the Senate. 4 unite
. South would ensure the prrpeiniiy of tn
Union. We throw back with scurn tn
charge that We are disuninnists. We love tn
Union with our whnl. heart, but we low
honor even more derry. Rather than sui
, nit tn the TYRANNY Of the North We would h
tree. This is the amount Of our d.unio
, spirit, and it is the same with all ihnse VII
ar" called the ultra South. The initiaiiv
r step Tor n new Southern party should con,
from the Governors of various States, an
, we hupr Ia learn that II movement IN this d
ierlinn will er. long bp mad.