Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-02-16
lCoMMCNICATED.

Ia ii not time to look about as and see
where we are drifting by the strong current
of Party and Sectonalism from whence
this stream arises, and TO what il is likely
to tend?
We see certain leaders Of party, who at
all times, and on all occasions, traduce and
yillify for their own end some of the most
politically honest and upright men In our
country, and apply to and attempt to stamp
upon them the epithet of abolitionist, in the
broad and disgusting sense. as applied to
Phillips, Garrison and others of that school.
The setting of slave free, by his master,
even, in one sense, by these people, is ADOLF
ton; although it is the practice daily OF some
Of our most generous, as we'll as true heart
ed masters and slave owners, who act as
the influence Of their nature dictates, but do
not set up a creed for the public approval;
nor do they care for the traduction OF any
party, of their motives. But if abolitionism
should ever become principle for general
action at whose door should this dire evil be
placed | say, to some of the leaders of the
Democratic party, who give aid and comfort
to the abolitionists? Those who tell the
North that Rives, Summers, Goggin, and
others Of noble galaxy of patriots, are
NTH them. While Summers, as an abolt-
ZIONIST, in our midst, receives thousands of
votes in this State for Governor, and the
Democratic party echo it throughout the
North,-what abolitionist but would draw
comfort from this fact? And yet these same
shouters about abolitionism voted to elect rs
Governor a gentleman giving his name and
sanction to the Ruffner pamphlet. | say
nothing about recent proceedings in the
County of Clarke.
The thief who would run with the crowd
and cry "stop thief" is not more cunning
than the leaders and politicians who pursue
this course.
Look back at the internal improvement
policy of these politicians. The Wings, ac-
cording to their doctrines, sinking the coun-
try in ruin by taxes to uphold this letari0uS
principle; and yet at Mis day, under their con-
troll, YOU can see in the reckless expenditure
for this purpose, dark future ahead The
only hope we have is that few are still left
to tell the Legislature there is limit to
every good-that though they 6lched from
the Wing party principle good in ITSELF
they are yet overlapping prudence and de-
spising sound judgment.
Who is dividing our glorious Union into
sectionalism? The ultra leaders of the Demo-
cratic party. Their speeches are, too often,
purely sectional, not national Their cry is
all "nigger'-no white profess to have
deep interest in our Old Dominion, TO re-
we're and love her INSTITUTIONS, but | can
never consent to have my claims as freeman
entirely swallowed up by this "nigger" ques-
ton: though will go as far as any one IN
the protection and defence of my native
State from all aggressions.
Must we suffer for postal facilities and for
other matters affecting the general interest,
and the public veal, and have the valuable
time of Congress taken up entirely, to tor
ward the Presidential prospects OF Wise,
Douglas, or any other man, by everlast-
ing threadhare sectional slang whangng!--
bad feeling to be engendered even
in the South, and the mouths of citi-
aens stopped because their sentiments do
not accord with those professed by men who
make such vast pretenSions to slavery protec-
ton, and never owned slave IN their lives
Should even an Ex-Governor stoop to NIX
IN this hue and cry, and regret that he had
lost the only power he ever possessed, to
reach far seeing plain spoken, and fear
less citizen Of the Commonwealth
Gov. Letcher does not seem to be OF the
same opinion; as that citizen still roams at
large, free, and independent man, how
ever honest men may disagree about the
correctness OF his opinions.
The effort to bind the South as section
to any political party, is only to commit us rs
to Democratic policy: to strengthen, II
possible, a party which otherwise would
tumble into RUNS; and which, as | have
shown, has not looked, as to its own candi-
dates, to antecedents on this slavery cues
ton; and would not youch that when the
power was conferred upon them.--the spoiiS
fairly within their grasp--tha the very Ca
iamities we now SO fear. may not be hasten
ed By some of this very party
Under the present state of politics, we
want party fearless of the bullying or vii
lifeations of their opponents; who will see
only the Union Of the ,ohole with the pro
lection of the rights of each; who will lose
sight Of the various sectional issues of the
day. and the petty squabbles Of party, anc
look only 70 the good of the WHOLE COUNTRY
UNIoNIST.