Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-04-10
GeAfAnna1fsm.

Seclionalism is the vice of Confederated Repub-
lies 1t may also exist in country having Provin-
ces but seldom occurs in compact despotic govern
ments for it can subserve no interest of the saga
cious despot, that the people of one portion of his
domnions be allowed to inure and Cypress the people
of another portion. Provinces, heretofore, have been
made or conquered solely with view of making
them tributary to the prosperity of The parent or mas
country Yet, even Provinces may not be Oppressed
by the sway of the proprietary country Although
restricted in their commerce, and taxed and ridden
by parental oficshoders, it may be that the country
to which they belong may afford the best market Tor
their productions, and give them protection, neces-
ssry in their weakness, against powerful and I'M
scrupuous neighbors. Such may now be the posi-
ton of Canada. But in Confederacies, sectonaIism
ever be unjust, tyrannicaI and oppressive. 1t
must make the Government unequal IN It's Dement'S
for if it did not there could be no sectlonaIism
people do not contend for nothing, and when they
contend for mastery in Confederacy, they expect
to profit BY it, One portion of Confederacy desire
10 rule another because their interests is to be sub
served by their domination. The of difference
and contest always some uni ust pretenslon which
is to minister the power or interest of the aggres
sing section, at the expense OF the aggressed or weak
er section Once yielded, and the pretension be-
comes right. Resistance then is terrible rebellion
This is strikingly illustrated in the Grecan Confed
eracy. The allied States agreed 10 pay certain
contribution to Attica to aid her, the vanguard
the Peninsula in rebelIing invSsions from Persia
After the battle Of Marathon, Persia became power
less for the invasion of Greece. The object of the
contribution having ceased, the contribution, in al
reason, ought 10 have ended also. But Attica insis
ted that the allies should go on paying their eontri
buttons, whilst she spent them in adjoining Athens
and amusing and feeding her people. At length III
allied States under the head of Sparta, resisted
the Peleponesian war followed. The only course 0
dignity and safety amongst Confederated States, il
never TO submit TO any aggression They shout
maintain their equality, at all hazards. Once yielding
their equality, and they sink to provinces-provin
made so, for he very purpose Of being oppressed
or plundered. By this course alone sectionalisn
be defeated. Place what guards you please by con
stitutions against Entertainments. no proper guard
or checks have proved sufficient TO protect right
or 10 ward off oppression. Men in communities will
govern and live on other communities, wheneve
they have the power to subject them. This is human
nature in all its historical developments. But whe
Confederacy consists of two sections, the one poo
and the other rich ; and through common Govern
ment, the poorer section control the Government
and make the richer section tributary 10 them, it i
the silliest of all hypocrisies-he very pahos of in
sane pueriiities-o talk of sectionalism having com
TO an end or ever en- ding. Sectonalism, synonymou
with tyranny and oppression, must be its eterna
law.