The Feliciana Democrat., 1858-02-13
TIE STATE OF THE UNION political.
pkOSpECTS.

lOr lla,iun 10 W nel SlOlls ic uDOUl 10 ul-
prooch, the sky issaways dOrkcned hy clouds Some
times, however, the approach Of u political reyoln
ton is so stealthy and sudden that the public mind
has no time to be aroused aud armed, ere danger
with its Prucan head. conironts II in mcMacng at
tudc. and threatens inevitable destruction. At the
present time, the signs Of mighty and gigantic re-
vouiion are reared high in the North, which fore
bode good to the security and rcposc of the coun
try Since the foundation Of the Federal Govern
ment, hecatomb Of political principles have been
inundated upon the altar Of concession by the South
as an evidence of her devotcdncss to the happiness
and harmony Of the whole confcdcrucy. Virginia.
with liberaity worthy of nobler cause. yielded
the vast territory of the North West, to what was
commonly called "rccdom''-but what we of the
present time recognize as aboltonisnl- thereby con
vcrting into an engine, with the powers OF tyrant
that which, had We been less liberal to our neigh
bors, and proportionatcly watchiu and Jealous of
our own welfare might now be hailed not as 'an ar
my mM banners," but as q friend bearing in the right
hand 'thc olive branch Of peace" The pristine pu
ry of our fathers is gone. We had hoped that mo-
raj obligations. which were once deemed sacred
would now bind the conscieuccs Of men in such
manner rs TO COMPEL them TO discharge their duty
| Sad indeed, is our present condition: but gov
cpnmcnt wisely ordained III every feature. could not
have avcrted by any possible means Of legitimate H.
gislation ihc accommodating horrors Of misguided ar
dor aud the mischicyous Vaccinations resulting from
Il diseased ana alcc fanaticsm. The external signs
may appear TO some favorable The guided surface.
however, must lie penetrated, in order TO view the
rottcnncSs that Is concealed beneath. A radical
reform and not merely change in public sentiment
at the North IL necessary to the continued prcscrya
ton Of our political fabric.
| The South is continually warned that ample pre-
parations must be made to fight tie great battle OF
1850 in which will be involved no les. than the per-
pctuity of the Union or lis Immediate dissolution.
The opposing force TO be conquered. is rendered re-
spcctablc only hy the yastncss Of it, numbers The
pmcns of unity at the South are not such to iusti-
fy certain calculation upon IN immediate concert
Of action Detection may insidously creep into our
rnnks here. II has already done at tie North. To
what extent this abandonment Of our principles may
have extended among the members Of the Democratic
party at the North under the lead of Douglas is
idle at the present time to say: though it Is reason
able to suppose, that with ~ accustomed activity
and energy, he has been lu-ily engaged in spreading
dissatisfac ton and discomfort among The lukcwarm
supporters Of the Administration IN fact. tile atti
tude of The Press, Forncy's paper adds confirmation
TO this presumption. Ills unrelcnting opposition 10
the admission OF Kansas. under the Lecompton Con
stituiion. can only signify that he has united himself
to the fortunes Of the Little Giant"
Those who stand by the side Of the Administration,
the friends TO whom we must look in the future
But no hope fingers among those who are now at
tempting to darken the escutcheon Of the gallant
Democracy, tarnish its banner by deeds Of disoy
atty TO their former principles. Faded are their
laurels, and blasted are their trumphs- an emblem
of the base abandonment. in the lour Of need. o.
that party around which cluster the hopes and asp-
rations Of the nation. But il is well that they have
defined their position. that We who endorse The
Cincinnati Platform may know how TO classify them
Thcre is no middle positions that savors Of neutralif
ty and neutrality is opposition. with MS or against
us" is motto To defer the issue is but to add
to political congivcr-ation, warrant for greater I'M
pudencc.
Criminal conduct, whether punishable by the law,
or popular Indignation. is equally to be dctc-tcl
A remissness in the one, Is an imputaton upon the
exponndcrs Of the law, whilst in the other, II Is
stigma upon The virtue Of people, Eithcr il cul.
pablo if heinous onensc /. permitted, sul yaca,o to
pass hIlHbht l'hti|t, iIlNt WIG ptbpE W
the non-saveholdng States will awaken, ere the go
den opportunity is forever gone to Consciousness Of
their hostile position TO the SOUTH in allowing the
criminal licentousness Of strong adti.slayory SEN
timcnt far 10 predominant over the conservative
feelings Of minority Of their associates in com
mon conedcracy as to seek TO deprive them Of their
constitutional rights and political equality is the OBJ
iect 10 be inculcated and impressed upon their minds
by the press Of ihc South. IT, however they close
their eyes TO the solemn fact that redress for past po
litca injuries inAietrd upon our social domestic and
political interests, is only 10 be obtained by strict
conformity with the provisions Of the Constitution
and the existing laws that have grown out of the re-
peal Of obnoxious restrictions Of governmental in
equality, by which we were so long degraded in the
eyes of the world, on account of our peculiar nsi
tutons-Mey and not as--arc to he held responsiblcI
for the consequences that must inevitably follow,
To tear the official robes that now decorate official
culprs. who lurk about the Capitol at Washington
from the Free States, and claim to be champions of
freedom; we say, to tear them from those whom they
now screen, by the dignity which they give them
ought to be the werk of but a moment.
They regard not the oath which they have taken to