The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1859-06-22

whelming defeat in the next presidential cleo
ton. They have held the power in the gov
eminent for a number of years back with a
minority in their favor, and have only retained
the control Of public affairs, because the op.
position were not united. But now, that ade-
cided majority Of the American people are de.
%termined on their overthrow, in The next cleo
ton, it is a fixed fact"
The republican party north is now strong
enough TO carry the electoral vote of every
northern State, and elect the president. Thi,
is proven beyond a reasonable doubt by the
recent elections there. But the democratic
leaders say that the same thing existed in the
year 1854, and yet democracy rallied and sue
ceeded in 1856, and lay the lattering JUNCTION
in their souls thai another bold and vigorous
rally may crown them with like success in the
year 1860.
But we must be permitted to say to them
that in 1854, the north was organised under
the banner of know nothingism; that southern
men saw the condition of things and feeling a
deep interest in the welfare of the country.
knowing that they could not fight the know
nothings successfully outside Of their organis-
ton, determined to burst the organisation or
control il, willing TO sacrifice. themselves poIiti-
cally to save the country, joined the organisa-
ton in sufficient numbers TO send a full dele
CATION to a national convention, met The north
at Philadelphia, in June, 1855, whipt them on
the slavery question, and bursted the organis-
elton Before The north could organise again,
the presidential election came off and demo-
crazy with a minority Of numbers succeeded.
The people Of the south who joined the
know nothings and bursted the organisation
north, and thus put it in the power Of The de-
mocracy to elect a president, have been paid
for their services only in the curses and the
abuse Of democratic leaders, and, 10 som ex-
tent, the odium fthe people to whom we rem
dered such valuable service.
But now the north has organised under the
name Of republican, and the recent elections
show that every northern State is now as much
under the control Of that party as they were
under the know n~othings in 1854. 1t requires
now another split to enable the democracy to
succeed.
The republican party, as now organised, is
able to control the electoral vote Of every
northern State. They ask the south no odds,
for they have the strength to elect without US.
They are determined 10 beat the democracy,
will do it, as republicans, unless some
other organisation of a preferable character
shall present itself to them, with such an ar
ray as to make success certain.
This is a sad picture, indeed! yet it is a
true one. And in view Of il as here present
ed, SOM may ask, what is the south to do?-
Are the people Of the south to stand quietly
by and see a northern republican elected pres
ident? Is there no way to avoid such a sad
catastrophe? We say yes, there is a way to
avoid it, and there is but one way that it can
be done. And in order to show how it can be
done, we must analyse the republican party.
The republican party north is constituted
somewhat similarly TO the democratic party
south. Each has its moderate, conservative
men with a smart sprinkling Of extremists
The extreme democrats Of HE south are fire
eaters and disunioniSts. The extreme repub-
Of the north are rampant abolitionists.
The extreme men of the north can no more
that party, than the fre-eaters can the
democratic party south.
Two-lhirds Of the republican party are mod
crate, conservative men, and do not care a
cent for the slavery question one way or
They are opposed to the reckless
extravaganza Of the democracy, are determin-
ID to beat them out Of the public offices, and
nave joined the republican party because that
the best chance to beat The democra-
y. If a national organisation repudiating
'ectionalism as well as democracy could be
presented TO them, they would willingly let 90
,epubIicanism and join it. They are not sec
ional in their feelings, and care nothing for
and would prefer a national organise
if they could find one tia. promised with
some degree Of certainty to whip out the de-
But if no such organisation can be
they will hold On to republicanism and
whip democracy with that.
Goggin, in Virginia, although defeated in
bis election, has made a tremendous gain on
elections, and five members of congress
have been returned BY the opposition. Should
he south adopt the Virginia platform and show
BY the result Of the fall elections in The south
ern States, that a party Of sufficient power can
be formed upon it in the south, all the conser-
1ative republicans north will at once abandon
he abolitionists there, and rally to the new
party, and abolitionism north and disunionism
south will be left powerIess to DO any harm and
he country will move on prospecting and to
prosperity.
Then will the people of the south daily when
he road to peace and prosperity is SO plainly
pen Dcrure tnem! are they determined to
ct party prejudices control them and tie them
70 democracy when they see SO plainly that
t will inevitably result in the election of a re-
president?