The new era., 1860-03-15
SOUTH SIDE AGAIN.
IN A POSITION TO FIGHT OR sITRRrN
DER.-CAPT. BATES-G0v yvIST

EDITOR OF THE New ERA I'm look
ing over the battle ground of the .Ns,c
Era, there is evidence of generalship
not anticipated. You have got South
fSide in position that compels him to
fight or surrender. On the left is mount
ed a masked battery, commanded bv
Capt. Bates, of Missouri; directly in
front, in solid Column, stands the re-
doubtabIe " North Side," from know
not where, and then Immediately behind,
comes rushing up the reserve corps of
the general in chief, and pours such a
deadly fire into his unprotected rear
enough to make veteran soldier quail.
You know, Mr.. Editor, that the great
Captain of the age, Gen Scott, did mt
like that fire in his rear what then
could be expected of raw recruit from
the militia, though he might have the
zeal of Scotch dissenter 20 But
humor apart. Allow me. Mr.. Editor to
pay my respects to your correspondent,
North Side," and thank him for the
generous concessions, which will be i'm
proved to our mutual advantage. 'Tis
conceded that Gov. Wise is g fine old
Virginia gentleman. Such was Wash
ington, Jefferson, Madison and Monroe,
all required to serve second term !;
and l might add Harrison, Tyler and
Taylor, all Virginia gentlemen, and
Presidents the United States. Again
It's admitted that Wise has made good
Governor so did Patrick Henry, in
times that tried mems souls, who rem
dered his name immortal by the "give
me liberty or give me death" II is
further conceded, "that if we are to be-
blessed (not cursed'') "with another
democratic administration, let il be Gov
Wise" Such | believe to be the wish
of many of the selcstyled Republican
party they know exactly where to find
Gov. Wise have faith in his honesty,
his integrity, and craftsmanship, and
would say yes, let it be Gov. Wise.
Now, if Z" North Side" will but study
the facts Of history, he will not again
use the term " cursed" when speaking
Of democratic administrations. Only
think what has been achieved by them
have not room to enumerate but few
acts. We taught our naughty cousins
across the water the doctrines of Gree
Trade and Sailors Rights !" our Mexi-
can neighbors the folly of resisting the
progress of the Anglo-American We
acquired an empire in what is called the
Louisiana purchase we acquired Flo
rida, Texas and California, extending
the genius of our institutions to the Pa
cific, all under democratic administra-
tions, and Mr. Buchanan is using all
his influence TO get the gem of the An
titles, so necessary to our safety in case
Of war. Call you this cursed, Mr.
North Side" But, "Gov. Wise en-
tertains disunion sentiments" Here we
are at issue nor does the evidence
produced, if true, convict him Of the
charge. 1t may not be known gene
rally, that when Virginia signed the
bond surrendeling portion Of her SOW
ereignty to the general government, she
placed it on the record, that whenever
the powers conceded should be abused
she had right to resume them, this,
however, as the last resort. That Gov.
Wise is devotedly and sincerely attach
ed to the Union and the Constitution,
administered in its true spirit. is as clear
as proofs Of holy writ. But that he and
the whole southern people may be driv-
en- to secession, is freely admitted. The
most endearing relations of life may
and ought to be severed when dishonorI
is presented as an alternative and the
south does and will regard the election
of sectional man, by sectional party ),
on a sectional issue, that puts them un
the ban Of the Constitution, and de-
prives them of the equal rights and
privileges guaranteed to all, (though
done under the forms of the Constitu-
tion,) as an indignity that none but
towards could submit to and its fair to
presume that all brave men would des-
pise them if they did submit.
What Gov. Wise may have said, or
intended, in relation 10 the armory at
Harper's Ferry, in case Fremont had
been elected, I know mott rings like
the metal of the man, and may be true,
but whether he would have been hung,
as Brown was, is quite different thing;
catching is always necessary before
hanging. | opine you would have found
few more Of the same sort that would
say, 6 you can't come it, And would
you call this menace" and trying to
scare you was it menace, for our
fathers to demonstrate against the injus-
tice Of the British government was il
menace to defend themselves against the