Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-05-31
Political Parties--No Sectional Parties
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Political Parttes--No Secponat fhrtes
--NationaI Parties Necessary.
The Democratic presses aud politicians
at the SIuth Indulge in very strange and
mysterious kind IF logic, in the appeals they
are continually making to Southern Wings
and Americans to unite with tue Democratic
party. They insist upon the necessity OF
perfect union. in the same political uTgani-
ration, of all Southern men, f,r the purpose,
as they argle, VI more etfectually resisting
Northern aggressions, and defending the
rights and interests Of the South. They de.
plore the absence of this perfect union At the
South aud rail against all those in the SOUTH
ern States, who will not think and reason ike
themselves Indeed. they go much further,
and accuse Southern Wings and Americans of
infidelity to the South becOuse these latter will
not become the apologists Of a politically faith
less and treacherous Administration, and
admit that the Democratic party is the only
party in the country beth willing and able to
uphold the institutions aud vindcate the
honor Of the South. They Contend, also, that
the perpetuation of the Union is dependent
entirely upon the continued asceudency Of
the Democratic party. 1t were needless TO
raw that the Opposition repudiate all such
ridiculous assumptions on the part OF the
Democracy, and triumphantly point to the
palpable historical fact that all tue dangers
to which either the Union or Southern To-
stitutious have ever been exposed, have been
the legitimate result of political quackery
and hypocrisy
But, AS the Raleigh Register observes, we
are utterly ut a loss to conceive 'how an
! tfnIN .r IL on
| ing to save the country, and perpetuate the
| Union" We may remark that, 80 far as the
defence of Southern rights aud institutions
is concerned, whenever they may be threat
eued with Northern aggression, there Is al
ready united sentiment and purpose at the
South, and there has always been. Men OF
all parties and of ali conditions 10 lie, With
perhaps rare individual EXCEPTIONS are all
agreed as to the necessity OF defending the
South its rights, its Interests, and It's honor,
and all are equally ready ami eager to en-
list in such defence, whenever occasion may
demand. There is, then, no difference OF
opinion among Southern men in reference to
the main question in which all are alike To-
terested, notwithstanding II is the constant
effort Of the Deuocratic papers and pohtl-
clans to create the Impression, that all who
do not unite with the Democracy are the dis
guised enemies Of the South, and require
watching. And this miserable calumny,
too, is propagated with marvellous zeal and
assiduity, and all TOR The paltry purpose of
promoting the vile ends If party.
But, the people Of the South being already
united in defence Of their property and honor,
as indeed they have always been, We perceive
neither the wisdom nor the patriotism Of the
exhortation which the Democracy are per-
petually making to Southern Wings and
Americans to unite with them-tO join IN
the same political Capitalization the al
legged purp re OF preserving the Union and
pffJrding adequate protection to the South.
This scheme Of banding together the whole
South in the same party, Under the same
name, and for the objects avOwed, ORR
ginstes 10 a mere sectional sentiment, with a
view to the accom- pllshment Of merely sec
tional purpose. Besides, it is wholly I'M
practicable, and can Lever promote the ends
which its advocates say 1t is designed to
achieve. Look at the matter In common
sense light. Suppose the Wings and Amer
leans of the South should give heed to the
admo0itlons aud appeals Of the Democracy,
and, abandoning the separate AID distinct
ground they new stand upoa, should unite
with the Democratic party, and thus array
the whole people Of the South under CON
| mon political esignatIoD, with the avowed
ject of protecting the South against threat
ened aggression from the North by present
ing compact aud undivided front. What
would or could be accomplished ty any such
! party, in the way OF preserving the Union or
| protecting tie SOUTH Ga the contrary,
would not the organization and consolidation
of such party Inevitably lead to the organ
izatioD and consolidation at the North Ot a
purely Northern party? And with only
Southern and Northern party Otelly'ng the
| field of American politics, how long, think
you, would the Union last, which 1t Is one vi
| the protested oil jec,s IF the form atloo OF
purely Southern party, TO secure! And IN
what way. ty means OF such an organization
at the South, can any one conce!Ve II possi'
Bile for Southern rights and Interests 10 be
prCtecteC2 Is not toe South already vastly 10
ferior to the NUrth in political power? And
is not the admission If rsw States cuntluu-
| ally augmcnting the political powsr OF the
North, while the stream Oi enigra i'm TO he
West is continually diminishing that Of the
South These facts stand out 10 bJld relief
and cannot be led by any one. How,
then, with an overwhelming Northern ajor-
ity 10 both branches of Congress- and with
the North having the undoubted power OF
electing a Northern President, can tie South
hope to protect itself against Northern az
gression ty the uniun vi oil Southern men
into the same party, if the North chooses to
exercise the power it cOnieesedly has, and
as it certainly would do, IN the event Of the
formation Of purely Southern party, such
as the Democracy are - Justify clam o5ng
fOiY A united Southern party would clear
" necesstate the organ I,tion OF united
Northern party; and, under such cifcumstah-
ccs, what hope cOuld the weaker party, which
would be the Southern, entertain OF restrain,
ing and holding in check the stronger party,
which would be the Northerng 1t is oby-
obs that with the existence = TWO such par
ties, all others being disblndSd and abso7t-
ed uy these Two, there would be 10 earthly
possibility of the South attaining the ends
contemplated BY the Democracy III their sug-
gestioD for u union Of all Soutucrn men in
the same party, and under the same party
designation The idea is DOT onlys chimer!-
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