The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1860-08-09
.NO.23
Issue I'm the Presidential Cam /.
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The country is now on the verge of the
most dangerous crisis in it's history.
Young, vigorous and prosperous beyond
parallel in the worlds story, daily expan-
ding its population and multiplying its re-
sources, the republic, to the external obsery.
er, presents u most magnificent example 70
the benefits of her institutions, cherished
and supported by a happy, industrious,
patriotic aud united people. But beneath
This fair outside there lurks hidden dan.
ger which threatens, before many years
have passed away, to overthrow the fabric,
and bury in its ruins the liberties so dearly
earned with the blood Of opr ancestors.
+ 1t would be idle to deny that in the pres.
cnt position of our political affairs the dis
solution of the contederacy is more than
probable. The country is on the sye of
that greatstruggle-tbut sectional conaict--S
which was initiated by the old.fashioned
abolitionists twenty-five Years ago, and the
first fruits of which were predicted by Mr..
Calhoun immediately before he died. That
accomplished and far-sceing statesman de-
clared that. the anti-slavery agitation,
which had already divided the Baptist, the
Methodist anu Presbyterian churches, would
iitical parties of the day. And VIC find
that this question did divide and ruin the
! old whig party, that it killed the Know
Nothing or American organization, mud
that nov 1t has given the death blow to the
| once powerful aud we'll drilled democratic
party. The democratic party has ceased
TO exist. There are now two great section.
al partisan organizations i'll the United
States-the one a aS0utEern party, SUPPORT
ing MIR. Breckinrldge, and the other the
Northern abolition faction, represented by
Mr.. Lincoln. These are the only vital
parties and real nominations for the con-
sideration of the masses The other nom.
nations for the Presidency are merely
! personal, and >have no weight. Breckin-
ridge and Lincoln will have the electoral
votes; the other candidates will enjoy the
empty honor Of running for the Presidency
| and being beaten. The line has been drawn
between the two sections of the country.
aud the struggle for political supremacy on
| the part Of the North, and political eouali.
ty on the part of the South, has slready
| commenced.
| That is the real state of the easa as /,
| stands.-And now it remains for the con-
servativc men of the Middle and Western
States to say what course shall be taken I'd
avert the danger that threatens the country.
The question is 4 most important ono. IL
is tar above any party considerations.
The matter has gone so far that the politi.
clans have no longer any control over it.
At such time every man should consult
interests which are above personal prefer,
ences and party ties. We need not paint
the horrors which would result from the
dissolution of the Un;on. We need not
point to the inevitable money panic, the
breaking down of the commercial, mining
and manufacturing interests of the Union.
All this suggests itself to the mind of.every
man who has anything at stake in tho
country. We may, however, suggest that
the only way by which the peace of the
country can be preserved is by uniting all
the opposition against Lincolr upon one
candidate-the one who alone is sure Of ths
Southern States. 1fAhe conservative men
OF the North can be aroused to a sense of
their danger, 50 as to combine for Mr.
Breckinridge, then Lincoln may be defeat.
ed; but. on the other hand, if the black
republican candidate should be elected, we
can expect no.nlng but renewed and more
bitter agitation, ending finally in the dis
ruption- of the coa!ederacy and consequent
downfall of the republic. Men aud bre-
thren, ponder upon these things?--M Y,
Herald