The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1860-08-23
Communication.
DECLENSION OFOUR REPUBLIC.

communication.
DECLENSION or OUR REPUBLIC.
Alta time like this, when there are ut
work, so many agencies to dissolve this
Government; and when, with alarming
symptoms We sec the people unmoved
and statu Like; look on with cold UNI
concern, it may be well to enquire into
the causes Of this general apathy.
The Press in this country, on the cd
TORS whose bread too often depends
upon the prostitution Of principle, and
who are too often found pandcring to
the worst passions that disgrace hui
manity-this is one prime cause OF
our present troubles. Corrupt politi-
clans employ II corrupt press to promote
thcirown selfish designs, at the Sacrl-
flee ofcvcry stirling trait Of character.
There are many editors or publishers,
who find it to their interest in order to
keep up their subscription list, to make
the worse appcartho better cause and
iniamc instead Of mollity the existing
wounds. 70 brace their falling fortunes,
political gamblers make false issues be-
fore the masses, they abuse ana GRIM
iuoin that abuse and rccriminatlOn
may cnsuc. They keep up appeals to
! the sectional pride Of equality, telling
US we have not our rights, because they
well know that when one bone Of con-
t@cntion is removed (slavcry) there will
be no subject Of dispute, nothing to
rally to the support Of these small po-
litical knavcs, who have not the Gle
mepts Of enlarged craftsmanship, so
essential in the men who leYislptc for
our nation.
The Southcrn dclnagoguc, to got OF:
fee Of high rawk has only to take ex-
trcmc utopian grounds on the slavery
question, to appeal to Southern pride
and Southern prejudice, and to persuade
them that the North has aggresscd and
still aggrcSscs, that we have already
surrendered ncarty all Of our rights
while the Northern dcmagoguc, to keep
up this eternal agitation inflamcs the
Northern mind and fires the Northern
heart, by telling those poor uniformed
creatures Of the aggresSions Of the
slave power.
SO the manifest declcnSion Of the
American Republic is not to be attrib-
utvd to our vast wealth or extensive
proportion, Int soiciy TO the evils aris.
ing out Of the slavery agitation. 1t
has proved q continual source Of irrita-
| ton. 1t bias caused our honorable men,
representatives, to club each other in
our halls Of legislation. 1t has caused
two sections Of our beloved country to
entertain feelings Of deadly hostility
1t has broken asunder the ligamcnts Of
the most, and | believe all Il V one of
our churches, and it has divided Che
only remaining hope Of the NorthD the
Dcmocrtic Party, and caused the uIt,a-
lists Of the South to issue tho banc IF
prescription against every MAI North
dHI ,SOHH that differs with thcm rs to
the true policy Of government. 1t has
prescribed the only democrat in the
United States (undcr existing circum-
stanccs) who'can be elected By tie demo
cratic people Of oar Unioa'-and it is
now teadiag to his dcteat, and to the
election of Abram Lincoln to tho Prcsi.
doncy.. Then | ask alt men of sense
il it is not high time to cease this useless
agitation? Docs any ma think we will
ever gain any thing by it: Does not
every man know that the attempt to
force slavery upon an unwilling people
would produce the most disastrous con.
sequences: Then why not still odhere
to the Kansas Nebraska bill us Il final
settlement of this annoying question?
For once, just divcst yourself of all
prejudice and answer calmly this qucs-
ton. Will the continued agitation of
this question advance the interests ci-
ther of slavery or the whole country?
lfso, then let's all turn agitators; if not,
then let's all turn paciticators. We have
the whole bone out of Congress now
and let us unite in keeping it out. If
lisa good institution there wW be open
ell up IN outlet. If it's Il bad institu
ton, it ought to be abolished. One of
the principle causes Of the declension Of
the Persian empire was its want of
public faith. Shall we fall by reason of
the same crime? Let us wipe out such
an imputation and maintain the Kan
sas bill rs u JiHdttty.
NON-INTERVENTION.