Newbern weekly progress., 1860-12-04
The Policy of the Democratic Par
fy i'm North Carolina.

From present indications the present Legis-
lature will fully commit, they have the
strength, the democratic party of North Caro-
lima to Secession and Disuniom. We are sorry
that this is so. but it is and there is no use de-
nying the fact. The following article from the
Democratic Press, the acknowledged organ of
the party and of the State Government goes
clearly to prove what we have stated. Resist
ance to the rule of President and Vice Presi-
dent elected according to the forms of the con-
stitution is openly proclaimed, and really the
only important question now before the people
of the State is, will our people decide to follow
South Carolina, or will they remain in the I'm
ion and fight for their rights.
The following is the article from the Press:
THE CRISIS BEFORE US.
That our country is in the midst of a most
alarming crisis it is useless to deny or endeaV-
or to conceal That crisis is the result OF fam
aticism That crisis is the result of wicked
teaching. And that teaching comes from the
| North. The crisis in which our country Is
| submerged is of two-fold character: it is po-
htical as we'll as financial, and its effect cannot
be well imagined; much less described. 1t
NAV involve the ruin of thousands; it may
| pass off without being materially felt. We
cannot tell. Certain, it is, that most alarm
| ing crisis is upon
We will not weary the reader with detail
of the causes which have produced the present
unhappy condition of affairs. They are well
known to every reader. 1t is enough for us to
know that we as southern people, are blame
| less and whatever may be the result, whether
disunion come, or the country be deluged in
blood, our action is purely defensive.
We have no hesitation in saying, as we be-
ieve that separation among the States OF the
| Union is a foregone decree, unless by the IN
terposition of some unexpected reaction in
public sentiment, and the only hope OF re-ac-
ton is in a conference of the Southern States,
as wisely suggested in the Message Of Gov. Ellis
The party that elevated, to the Chief Magis
tracy of this Union, Abraham Lincoln, is pure
ly sectional, and savagely hostile to the inter
ests of the South. That party has resolved to
humiliate the South-to strip her of her con
stitutional ''rights," and then to hedge around
her institutions so that they may languish ane
die
To these things Southern men will not tame
1y submit The aggressions with which ou1
Revolutionary Fathers complained, and from
which they swore to be freed, were small IN
comparison to the insults which have beer
heaped upon the people Of the South, to say
nothing of the threats which have been made
Shall we. the sons of Revolutionary sres, b
less patriotic than our fathers were? Shal
we shrink from the hand that sInites ant
cover under the threats of fanaticsm which
has already shed the blood of Southern men
Shall we tamely submit to be ruled by part
) who proclaims an 'irrepressible conflict
, against US and our institutions Shall w
tamely submit to the domination OF part,
and a fanaticsm that teach our donestlcS th
Internal doctrines of midnight assassination an
the poisoning Of our families? Shall we I'm
. conlitionally submit to the domination OF
party whose minions are holding meetings an
binding themselves in oaths to hunliliate til
! South, and wrest from her her rights Sha
: we ta1neiy submit to insult and wrong, siInpi
: because resistance may involve us in serlou
difficulties? Never! We have yielded quit
= enough We have submitted too long already
We must take position as our fathers dl
against the insults Of their mother country
and like them, we must MAINTAIN that poslto
at all hazards.
|, That man is no patriot who would put o
the difficulties and troubles of this age to /
suffered and borne by his children Our tatf
= ers delivered to US glorious Inheritance. LIZ
u u US not submit and endure (under the plea
! avoiding difficulties) until submission hS
= forged the manacles with which to tetter the
=, posteritv We say--let US submit no NOR
. If troubles must come let us meet them an
: not cowardly put them of to be borne b
= the generation that is to follow.