The Yazoo Democrat. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1858-18??, 1859-08-13
The south and the Federal GOvernmen

Probably under no other Constitutional Govern
ment has any one section occupied the same posi-
ton in reference to its cortsolling power as the
South bears to the Federal centre. Urder nc
other form of Constitutional Government eoulC
such state of affairs exist without rebellion o,
separation and war The reason such result
has not been seen in this country u.s. merely, thai
the Government of the United States is SO con.
structed that the people do not realize fully and
tangby the acts of authority except that be their
own State authority. We live controlled. as il
were, by two distinct Governments-an immediate
and remote-and it is only by its effect upon the
first that the effects of oppression by the remote
power can be at all experienced Moreover. our
national pride, revolutionary traditions, and MANY
governmental idiosyncrasies which might be
mentioned, but which will occur to and be acknowl
edged without being detailed, prevent US from
suspecting tyranny,
Hence it is clear that the people Of the South cur
Gee the effect of measures and the danger of any
particular disposition and tendency of Government
only by philosophic reflection and a study Of
human nature. There are no precedents to 20 by,
aud we are driven to draw conclusions by specula.
tive logic and metaphysical reasoning. Therefore
will 1t always be the case that men who care little
and think less Of the good of their country, or of
anything which does not rebound to their own
personal advantage will be eternally springing up
TO denounce patriots who think and warn. as
agitators and disuniOnistS The people, too, will
unfortunately listen to the noise of thouqhtless
stupidity when it is backed by the fact that no
direct evil can be instantly seen and felt by them
as coming from the Federal head, or from an
antagonistic section which, through superior
numbers, controls it,
1t is truth much to be deplored, that the
Government Of the United States is one peculiarly
adapted to the preparation of injury not readily
perceptible Its being generally but imperfcctly
understood, and its being formed Of delegated
powers from sovereign States, constitute an ad-
mlrable mask for oppression. The deed is done
and the injustice accomplished before the people
of the States can or will know it, This has never
been true to any extent Of any other country, but
1t is nevertheless dangerously true Of this, and
hence is this country become the Utopia Of dema
gogues, the Ell Dorado of their hopes, and the
trysting spot of their realized visions. 1t isl
the Pixies Peak of the dreams of political
knaVeS for the last ten hundred years, exaggerated
by the gorgeous reality. The people are told by
good men that the great and dangerous tendency
Of this Government is to osntralize power in the
Federal head They arc told that it ought to be
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Government, and that if either be doomed to kick
the beam, 10 ought 70 be the rights Of that Gov.
ernment rather than the rights of the people,
because the Government is the creature Of the
people Either is dangerous. but if either has to
happen let 1t be an increase of the rights of the
people at the expense Of the General Government,
rather than the reverse. The process of central
lEati0n BY the means which induce il in this
government could not possibly be foreseen by the
trainers Of our Constitution, and hence it could
not have remedy provided by them. No other
government of like nature had ever been seen in
the world, and hence the defects of the Constim.
lion could only be seen after experiment John
T. Calhoun, in his able discourse upon our Consti-
luton, has conclusivey proved the tendency of
me Government to Capitalization, and also, that
iniess this tendency be overcome by interposine
'ome amendment to the Constitution which will
operate as check to that tendency, it will finally
inevitably lead to despotism in some form, either
Individual, sectional or popular. The logic of the
reat Carolinian is it is to be feared about to be
roVed correct prematurely, by the papable and
'ractlcal realization Of his conclusions.
The rapid increase of the abolition sentiment at
10 North everybody has observed, and we have
heWn by figures in previous article. Now those
no ascribe this rapid growth to mere rabid and
urposeless fanatcism are wofuIy mistaken.
nose who ascribe it to jealousy Of Southern
rosperlty, or to antagonism between free and
AVE labor are equally in error 1t is attributable
the TACT that the control over Federal Govern.
ien' gives ehe control Of vast amount of patron.
&c. and the power to favor particular interests
ne ABOLITION party cares nothing for the morality
breaches, and believes nothing in the immoral;ty
slavery but that party is merely party
trugghng for the control of Government. which
men II Is obtained, will place it in more power
ian any other party has ever welded which has {
al that control This is because other parties
ave been national and had supporters in every
art of the Union. they had therefore to net for
lie general good, else there would have been
wings" and fractions constantly splitting off in
lose portions of the country which Government ,
I'D neglected. But place the Abolition party in {
oWer-give 1t the control of the Federal Govern.
lent and Federal patronage, and the is no
Motive Of interest to make it observe the rights of
DC South save the fear of resistance and in all
Onscence there will be little danger of that if 4
Ne south allows the Black Republicans to estab. 4
80 themselves in pow,r. It is contrary to bota i
APerieDce and observation TO suppose that q
eopie who has allowed itself to be insulted once i
i'hOu' resistance, viii offer any under any sort a
ignonly aud oppression, except when that Ct