Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-03-29
Political q uackery.

same remedy. 1t was panacea for "6ss -
and, whenever patients were brought to him,
he promised certain cure il be could only
throw them into fits" lie got thriving
practice, it is said, by persuading everybody
that had any ailment that they were going to
| have fits" and that he was the only man to
save them.
/ We have in the South good many politi
/ cal preachers and teachers of sim liar COZ
yulsve school.
They will not allow that there is any
! political or social question worth thinking
of except the negro question, and in their
! particlar way; or that there is any way of
deing with it but under their direction
/ Every maiady of the State, or disorder of
! the times, is resolved into some premontory
| symptom OF Aboltionism and the iufall-
bic noStrum is dsunion. Setting out with
this idea, they are very dogmatical on signs
andsymptoms. Everybody who does not think
with them on every braoch of any question
I spriuging out of the slavery discussion-and
sometimes on questions not properly connected
with it at all.-is getting the Northern disease,
aud must be treated for fits" Every man
in the Northern States who is not in favor
of the admission Of Kansas with the Lecom-
ton constitution 10 en- Aboltionist without
grace!
Every man at the South who is in favor Of
the admission of Kansas with the pro-slavery
constitution is an Abolitionist too, if be
thinks that Kansas will nevertheless be free
State. Every Southern man who opposes
Ift,a Cd pf ba ks N
was not fairly made, and that it cannot stand,
is not much better than an Abolitionlst
proper. Gov. Wise, of Virginia, MIR. Bell
Of Tennessee, and Senator Crittenden, Of
Kentucky, are almost Abolitopists on this
ground, and SO are great part of Kentucky
and Maryland. They are set down as badly
diseased and incurabe unless they can be
thrown into fts. Other questions Of grave
moment and wider consequence, affecting
the whole internal aud social status within
State, and requiring the most delicate hand.
ling and free and full investigation, are
dealt with in the same summary and dictate
rial style. In some quarters the revival OF
the direct slave trade in Africans from tho
coast, is affirmed TO be necessity for the
South; and, impossible as it ia acknowledged
ment. it is pressed with an insisting and pre-
sumptuous tone. which announces that who
over dlssen:s will before long be classed as
an Abol!tionist!
The laws which prohibit it, binding sta
tutes of unquestiOned obligation upon US all,
are held up to deris on and open violations ad
vised and boosted of. Whoever dissents and
appeals to the plaipest duties of obedience to
the law, is ARA gnei as a sympathizer with
ahoIitlonism. lie this State project suddenly
starts up in the Legislature !or reversing tho
whole policy Of the State, giving license
for the Importation Of hOrdes OF wild negroes
from the African coast, under sham of be-
ing indenturea as apprentices, t. be set down
among our native population, and either dis
honestly cheated into slavery or let loose to
swell the numbers of class which our
whole code Of laws prOnounoes TO be unfit to
be inhabitants Of the State. Support Of this
bill is boldly demanded as part Of the inds-
pensable duty OF Southern men, TO refuse
which is to pander t. the North, and grave
committee of the State Senate arrsgns It's
opponents for placing themselves "bv the side
OF cur abolition enemies of the North.'-
They arc cOnsiderate enough, it is true, to
say that this Is done without intention, a dis
clainar which goes ve.y little way to re.
move the offensive inference, and no part Of
the way to give any new face TO the intolerable
assumption which is implied that the Negro
Immigration scheme is q true test Of fidelity TO
the South.
The South we hope will not BIO easily per-
suaded to take that dose, in order to get them
selves into a proper state Of commissions tor
the auacks 10 operate upon.
10 sober earnest, there is is great deal too
much Of this system Of brow beating and dra-
goouing, this hurrying up of doubtful issues
and extreme measures, and because they get
notoricty sometimes only notoriety-
demanding them to be received as tests, and
Illuminating denupeiations against all who
are not convinced, or who ask time to think.
The South gains nothing in dignity of CHAR
acter or force of position by this intolerant
forcing of issues, which cannot command the
assent Of large classes among ourselves, and
paradinc the inevitable differences as radical
dissensions. L. is perilOus abuse Of words
where words are substantial things, to bring
such phrases as are hippantly or angrily
thrown about between Southern men into
the discussion Of questions among themselves
when they can have no application bu. one
of con;umely, and no effect bat that of irrita-
ton.
/, makes them, as respects others, mere cant
" 0Fds, which lose their significance when
applied to our real enemies, on real and
practical issues, Of which there are enough
arrayei against us, 70 need our watchful and
undivided care, aud the compact resistance
OF united hearts and councils. II is worse
than folly to bring the tactics OF hostile
camps into the controversies about social
questions within the South and audaciously
stigmatize as aliens and enemies, those Of our
own people, who will not belle their own
convictions Of what what is wise and benef-
cial to the Suth, in order to follow new
lights, held forth in temper OF lntoIeratle
dictation. IL is rather Of the insane charac-
ter of that intestine discord which pre6gured
the fall of jerusalem. when its inhabitants
were farceIy struggling with each other,
within the city, while Titus and his legions
were assauIting the walls. 1t we shun these
dlscords, we can command better future,
10 good cause but the practice Of the Con-
vulsiuns must be discarded.
The chGratans may throw US into tho de-
sired fits" but their panacoa is quite as
likely to kill as 10 cure.-N. D. Pcaytine.
Wolf.
Quite an exciting time was had in Mr..
Currv's nciuhhorhno1 last week says the