The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1860-08-09

Issue I'm the Presii e nfiaI Cam .
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PdlSHs
The country is now on the verge of the
most dangerous crisis in its history.
Young, vigorous and prosperous beyond
parallel in the worlds h story, daily expa,i-
ding Its population and multiplying its re-
sources, the republic, to the external obsery,
er, presents II most magnificent example to
the benefits of her institutions, cherished
and supported by happy, industrious,
patriotic aud united people. But beneath
this fair outside there turks hidden dan.
ger which threatens, before many years
nave 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 eve of
that greatstruggle-tbuts sectional conflict
which was initiated by the old.fashioned
abolitlonlsts twenty-five YEARS ago. and the
first fruits of which were predicted by Mr.
Calhoun immediately before he died That
accomplished and farsceing statesman de-
cIared that. the anti-slavery agitation,
which had already divided the Baptist, the
Methodist and Presbyterian churches, would
IN due course OF time break up ali the po-
iit'cal parties of the day. And We find
that this question did divide and ruin the
old whig party, that it killed the Know
Nothing or American organization, and
that nov 1t has given the death blow to the
once powerful and well drilled democratic
party: The democratic party has ceased
TO exist. There are now two great section.
al partisan organizations in the United
States-the one Southern party, support
ing MIR. Breckenridge, and the other the
Northern abolition faction, represented by
Mr.. Lincoln. These are the only vital
parties and real nominations for the con.
slderation 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 enioy the
empty honor OF running for the Presidency
and being beaten. Theline has been drawn
between the two sections of the country,
and the struggle for political supremacy on
the part OF the North, and political eq uali.
~ on the part OF the South, has already
That is the real state of the case SIS Il
stands.-And now it remains for the con-
servative men of the Middle and Western
States to say what course shall be taken ID
avert the danger that threatens the country.
The question Is most important ono. Il
Is far above any party considerations.
The matter has gone so far that the poliii.
Clans have no longer any control over it.
Al 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 Ua;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-eyery
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 Lincoln upon one
candidate-the one who alone is sure of thu
Southern States. lfAhe conservative men
OF the Norta can be aroused to a sense of
their danger, 50 as to combine for Mr.
Breckinridge, then Lincoln may be defeat.
ed; bat, on the other hand, if the black
republican candidate should be elected, we
can expect no.ning but renewed and more
bitter agitation, ending finally in the dis
ruptIon OF the co.tederacy and consequent
downfall of the republic Men and bre-
thren, ponder upon these things?-N. Y
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