Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-09-17
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AT xBExEzEn, YoRK DISTRICT, sovTH cARoL1NA
sKpTEMBsR ]. 1889


With q great and near approaching dSnger-the
Of Northern sectional party. Our
paramount policy is, therefore, to prevent the
occurrence Of this danger, if possible; and If u
canaot be prevented, TO take such steps az that 4
NAV occur under such circumstances as viii enable
ne r,cst Effectively to assert cue Independence the
only measure Of redress that will then be left us
In other vords the immediate danger which threat
ems US is the election OF a Bllck Bepuohesn Presl-
dsnt IN 1861 Oar paramount policy TO Whica eve
rythinE else should be suooFdlnstsd Is 70 prevent
such an election, if We can; and II We cannot, to
ace that il takes pase under such issues will
sure the gre a.ess unsnimiiy Of the South il such
measures IS may be necessary then to be taken.
10 the convention which framed tie Federal Con-
stituton the greatest diff guilty which occurred
in arranging tae basis Of represe atation in The two
houses OF Congress. The largest States urgei
presentation both in the House OF Representatives.
and in the Senate, based population; 10 this TIE
small States sernly objected, and, the contrary,
earnestly insisted taGt the representation in both
houses should De basel o1 state so7ereigny that
each State should have ual voieein both houses
This con rover tire tene the disruption OF the
convention, aad was only ajju ted by compromise
by which the House Of Representatives vas coasti-
Llted on the basis demanded By the large States and
the Senate the basis demanded by tAe small
State The Quad Of thu controversy vas the APP
preheDsoa GA the part Of the smal States that tue
arge States would combise together AID Cypress
j
20 sec at that early day, that The real collision
would be- not betEeeo the large and thu small Ststes,
but between tbs Northern and Suihein States
Experience soon 3suoDsrited that the sppTeheD-
81 IN Of the small States from the eombina'iyn Of the
large S.a e. was grOuudlass. Bat tle safeguard
which the snail State I'D required in the org4ni-
zuiou If the Sena-e boI "a It proved unnecessary
for the purpose fer when il iutendei, bc }hIr
of great importance ia another pOint OF yieE, IS
bulEark 10 the S n l. From he beg ming Of ihe
/ > A. L I
ty IN The Sen L, Jnat he kelerai vera m Ut
could take 70 step TO which he South was unan;
rmously Opp sell Wh .tever was done then by the
FeIeral GJveTBmeni pri to 1917, to which objec-
| ton may be taken. vas done VITA the APPRECIATION
Of at least portion Of the Sou h. I....
The existence Of this chesk in the Senate vas Of
incalculable advantage, while it gave the South Sc
cufity, it necessiiaied the part Of the Nor h
m Jdera ion 1t was therefore great misfortune TO
| the uRtry when the increase OF free States de-
stroyed the equilibrium Of he South in the s male
Considered N its practical beariugi, having regard
TO the political relations occupied 0y the North and
the S. nth 20 each otber it was veTita0le revOiu-
1 ton. The Government IS no logger G vera
nlelt CT checks AID balances; it was practically a
! naked democracy. The Nor h ha cay 10 uoiie to
| lake possession Of the G,vernm Mt as il all her
Representation had been struck cut Of existence 1t
| is the strong pr liability of ihe Northern States
combining ge her in sectional organic uioB, aud
| lhas taklug poss, IS OF The Gov rom, nj, which
| hss induced me bsheVe that the Uoion cau d not
| be of long ContInu nee. We know hat uothjI Is
more easy than 10 PERSUADE ma k'n1 TO assume
| power whether the iUyitIsi be addressed 10 Que
! OF many. In the Gaze of lhs Free ates, besides
all tie usual ind Iccmeuts to power, great social
question present in add lion to stimulate amb-
ton. Will therefore, have appreciated and re-
spected that narrative and patriotic Glass; 10 the
| Free S stes, who have opposed themselves to the
march Cf sectionahsm, have thought thsir defeat
III 90
The New ENGLAND Stses haze already become so
ssorioualiz d THAI The Uui5D would he impossible,
but for The influence OF the Middle and Northwestern
States Bat these St9les are gradually yelling 10
the section al impulse, and CaUuo be relied with
| certainty T the future. The best hope of q coz
| servauVe influence from any PORTION Of the ee
State5, comes, think, from the States on he Pacific.
For obvious and natural rsGsoRs these States have
/ maintained and are likely 10 mSiatsin q 3nserva-
| tive position in The Uuien. Tue increase of free
States the Pacific is the bet hope for the ma
! telauce of a Constitutional Union. Tiny are al
trsc ed TO the South by The great interest of fr
| trade. Toe chains If protective tariff viii crate
! more kaTshly the shores # the z tcidc than IL
ever has upon the shores IF the c Iif of Mex
! leo. Tae magnificent commerce Of the g1Tge u
E at cjitiers bsf re the eyes Of the Americans Of
| the cids aud hey not likely 10 harness them
! selves 10 tde yoke Of the New England mBDufse-
| iurers The conservative Influences are TO be
| lookei for from the Pac fc States. Toe danger Is
/ that Il may not come IL sufficient strength 10 be
| efrectuai.
The tendency Of the free Etses to s sectional or
( gsnza'ioa vas not loBg in being manifested after
! the ECU lb'ium Of the t"o sections hld been de-
str9yed IA The Senate. The ten lenGy was nsuifs5t
/ in she Presiden ial election of 1882. Mr. Fillmore
and Mr.. Webster were stCrnly rejected in the Wing
nomina ing coaFeJL.0E because lEey hal run ccun-
ter 70 the Frsesou eminent, AMI n. SCJtt, who
was acc -p:a5le &c Mr. Sc Yard received the nomih4-
tiOu. b. ths Presidential eleotiontae section
alism Of the No'th had become irTepTessbls. The
repsa Of the Missouri restriction furnished the pre-
text AMI the Rep lblt2an party, purely Nor h=ra
and sectional par y cane very near eleciug their
candidate, Toe alledgsd motive of the Republican
organization TO secure freedom 90 lnsas, which
thy insisted had beea d. Gated ID fre dom by a
solemn compromise, and the question having been
disposed Of, it might be supp Jscd that the ksrUb-
li;an organization wou'd die cut. But this Is n
the case The organ eaton is kept up IN full vigOr
This shows that thIs Is not accdtLtIl tenn 20
Tary party, but that It l. perm1ueBt, and 8aiuray
s1rngs out of The pOitJicll Ell meuJs IN The Fee
ales. l consider this the most stTiking iHd'Ca
Oh of The sec ion si-m Of the North No saisf d
with the success up IA priuci issue uPOl which
they placed tlemsel esIn the forlauCu OF their par
ty-the freedom o; KaJs3s- hey per 1T in keepiug
| up ler party lniz ton NOthit could more tho
roughly d.monstrate Jbis seotionabsm of the North
than tls fact. The preteGce Of Kansas is alb n1oued
Mr. Seward the great head Of the par v boldly pro-
Claims 10 MS Cyl bFALSu hJt tt7itE ySC, Nud' II
New York R>rali at the inc cha scterized
'bru al aud cody programme hath Orfi.t be
TIVE the n nth aud Sjuth is 'iriepTesstl,; th1
he States 'mast DC MI slave States or all fre'
! Stttes." This programme inGugurates eternal dis
c ri between the two sections 10 which there CAT
be no solriOnl but in tae submission of the South
or disunoD. 90
In addition 10 this programme, which rests on tn,
assumed 'jTr Tessible coz lct' between the sec
tons, the Republican party have awaited lhemselve
Of several pre- exits.
They preteud for instance, that he South mist
f0rcj slavery into all the TeTri.Or BY the al
OF tie Feie-pl g vernmeut n tang can BE- NOR
false Than this all, gsrion, considered in refer nc
TO the Souh as who e or the Stltes as plliti "a
communities. At the lat Presidential eiecuon
every uthern ate, except Mary and, vo'ed to
Mr. Bdchsn 7. Tne platf ,rm upon Whoh Mr. Bu
cbanan oji was he de eg lFou by Congress Of sh
power il possessed over The subjec OF slavery h
Territorial Legislatures, subject 10 tbe MS i,ut,0u
with the declaration tbet tue people ecu decide Oh
/ on. sfion for themselves when they formed St,t
C1nsitui n. TIE effect Of this was that SLAYER!
couli not be prohibited until State Cons uuo:
was formed. By supporting Mr. Buchanan, tn
( South must be supposed necessarily TO have approx
eli of The platform Until he people of the Sout
repudiaie this q form, whi'h l have no idea the.
will do, one is sut riz ID say that they deuani
Con gressoual legislation 10 fyTC2 slavery into IT,
Territories.
Another prstext upon which this Republican Pag
~ relies, is that ts }utHeru Stues arc trying 10 re
yive the African slave trade There are IN icub ed
y iDdividuals who aisoCtt e this measure, but her
is no pretence whafever for saying that Inaiorir.
Of the Southern people, or 8 m jJriy 't the Sgu' h
ern States, or, indeed, a Gi3ge Site, desire tbs
revival Of the African slave trade. There is act Oh
slightest prob 46iity that III Southern ates vi.
demGud the revival Of the African slave 70.
I The mere fact of the formation of a purely sec
in no he