Daily national Democrat., 1859-03-21
SectiOnalism.

We have repeatedly said, heretofore, and
we honestly believe it, that the leaders of
Lecomptonism in the south are aiming at no
less a thing than the dissolution of the Union.
They are resolved to pay no regard, hereaf-
ter, to the Democratic doctrine of popular
sovereignty but to proceed upon policy for
the South instead of great uniform principle
which is observed because IL is right, and rot
because it will operate in favor of one sec
tion or another. We have a Lecompton
Southern paper before us, whose editor is a
man of considerable distinction and he
makes the following rather startling obser-
vations in one of his late characteristic lea
ders:
at is ungracious to be always bearing evil
tidings and uttering doleful prophecies; and
1t might be very easy to persuade ourselves
here in the latitude of Washington, and in
the soothing and balmly atmosphere of COM
promise, that everything goes moderately
we'll But having undertaken to declare
that the whole course of Congressional leg
islation is tending, and that with accelerat-
ing pace, to the destruction Of the rights of
minorities, and the concentration of absolute
power in the hands of majorities.
Democratic Party there is none-that is n
thing Of history: there are substantially but
two great parties, Northern and Southern.
and these two are gradually drawing into
them the remnants and ruins of all other or
ganizations. The Black Republican, or
strictly AbolitionisI party is now as dead as
hoa Gil ~,
a merely Northern party: nobody at the
North except some clergymen and women.
cares about the wrongs of negroes; but thew
are all resolved to keep slave-holding plan
ters out of all Territories. They are not
much distressed about the cruelties of South
ern slave-drivers; but are bound to have the
profit OF Southern produce They are will
ling that Southerners should hold and work
their slaves; but unwilling that Southerners
should be allowed to purchase goods where
they are to be had cheapest; and in this mat
ter our Southern readers may as well under
stand, that all Northern people, Free-Soile-s
Black Republicans and Democrats are an
unit.
The South Gin the Union" is conquered
province"
Thus do they talk They are opposed to
the will ofmGj Gjorities-the fundamental prin-
ciple upon which all our American insttu-
tions are based. OF course, then, they are
opposed to the doctrine of popular sovereign
ty, for the meaning of that doctrine ia that
the majority shall rule. They do not consid-
er Northern Democrats, mark you that
n hor III
tionists! Read the extract given above with
any degree of carefulEess and you will see
it, They class Free Soilers," BLACK Re
publicans" and Democrats in the North as
"a unit" Fine compliment this to those stall
wart and able men of the North who have
sacrificed so much for this same principle of
popular sovereignty when it was demanded
by the South and not blythe North Many
Northern Democrats, for voting for this same
principle were laid upon the political shell
foreyer-dug their own political graves, and
have never been resurrected therefrOm, but
arc cursed to this day and their memories
spit upon and reviled for what they did, and
these are the thanks that they obtain for their
noble adherance to principle.
"The South in the Unio'," says this Lc-
compton sheet, "is conquered province.
How is she conquered province? Because
she cannot have everything her own way
What right has she to have everything hei
own way? This Government is founded
upon principle. The Democratic Party il
founded upon principle. That principle mus
be carried out, whether it suits the North ol
the South. 1t is treason to rebel against it
The Northern Democracy upon the same
footing with Aboltionists Blistered should
be the tongue that would utter such a libel
and yet it is uttered every day by Lecomp-
ton leaders in the South What do sucl
men expect? Do they suppose that higl
minded statesmen Of the North are going tc
stoop to the degradation of advocating q
principle so long as it works in favor of the
South and then abandon it as soon rs il
operates in favor of the North OF what
stuff do they suppose Northern men are
made 7 Thank God, there are Souther,
men who have the manhood and the dignity
and the justice to denounce such bigoted,
mean and selfish sectionalism.
Fourth Ward all Right.