The daily press. (Cincinnati [Ohio) 1859-1859, 1859-03-16
SectinnaliSm.


exhibited by many Southern presses, poll
ticians and members of Congress, and the
exacting nature Of the claims which they
set up to control the policy of the govern
ment, in respect to every thing directly or
remotely connected with slavery, is in
creasing the tendency to sectional dis
tribution of political parties, is obvious.
As surely as cause and effect are linked
together by laws that are irrevocable, so
surely will that ultra Southernism, which
refuses to see in the national government
any thing more than an agency devised to
foster and protect Southern interests,
awaken an antagonistic feeling as warm
and as irrational as its own. Each sue
ceeding administration which is gained
over to Southern views, and made to give
its influence in aid of Southern policy,
will strengthen this tendency and aid to
give it character of permanency; and
it is not difficult to predict the arrival of
the time when throughout the North
Northern party will hold unlimited con-
troll, as a Southern throughout the South.
The distribution of local parties upon the
basis of national politics, and the ambi
ton of local politicians, is almost the sole
barrier that is interposedto resist nearly
universal movement; and this exhibits
annually symptoms of weakness more and
more alarming. The State and County
politician finds himself unable to carry
the load of an unpopular national admin
istration, and where it is possible, raises
issues upon matters at home, Through
out the North the government party
droops, and finds itself weak and de-
moralized, and its leaders contemplate
with dread every occasion when it be-
comes necessary to make an appeal to
the tribunal of the people.
1t seems to be u common opinion with
the ultra politicians of the South, that
their hands are strengthened, and their
hope for an ultimate control of the politi-
cal destiny of the Union is increased,
with each administration which they bring
within the circle of their influence. With
recent Presidents they have been exceed
ingly successful; and, Judging of the future
by the past, there may be some grounds
for their opinion. But they should not
forget that every success of this kind is
viewed with increasing dislike by a North
which is slowly but certainly arising to a
position where its power to dictate will
be absolute and unquestionable. There
is growing up also, in the minds of the
!, people of the Northern States, feeling
+ that there is an account to settle-a silent
waiting for the period to arrive when a
debt that has long been accumulating
/ may be paid back with interest," and it is
! by no means impossible that by the time
through the causes we have pointed out
the sectional distribution Of national par.
ties shall have become complete, the pre-
dominancy of the North in the politics OF
, the Union will have become fully estab.
,, lished and made practical. This will be
; for Southern politicians, an undesirable
! state of things and--if the North should
j insist upon conducting the government
, according to rules which are corollarie,
!; upon Southern principles--not for the
: politicians alone, but for the States ant
!. the people.
r Within the scope of just principles o
/. government as applicable to our nationa
a polity, there is no room for Northern OIL
4 Southern doctrines. A rule that is no
n equally applicable to the North and t.
= the South, needs nothing else to show tina
I it is wrong All partialism and sectional
{. ism, by whichever side it is advocated o.
!, demanded, is contrary to the spirit Of thu
T national compact which takes the States
y and the people as they are, and simply
assumes to do justice to them upon thu
! basis Of their present condition. Tha
! the government is guarantor of slavery
{ as is commended by Mr.. DAVIS, Mr.. BES
Q JAMIN, and the like, and that it is al
agency for the extinction of slavery, as il
Q holden by Mr.. SEWARD and his followers
d are propositions equally untrue, and.-s'
far as attempts are made to give then
practical efiect--equally dangerous.
1t is by no means impossible that tn
operations Of the next presidential can
Z, vass will exhibit different state of fee
sg sr ing in respect to the claims of the Soutl
= than has heretofore been apparent i
! the administration party, the absoIut
3 necessity of aid from the North will, pei
haps, enforce concessions that, as ye
ld have not been claimed upon the one sid,
: nor offered upon the other. 1t is her
o. that rest the hopes of Mr. DoUGLAs fi
ar the Presidency. Southern politicians al
!" never quite ready to nullify. Pendin
D nullifcation they will desire to retain I
e, much power as possible; and when I'll
N, time comes to decide between concedin
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