Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1861-05-17
THE BREAKING UP or PARTIES.

slavery has been directly or indirectly the
rsnse OF breaking up ail the political parties
.bicb have ezisied Ia the United States during
,bs present generation. The old Wing party,
formisable IS it vas for numerical strength,
md srlsndid as it was in respect TO the intel
lset of its leaders aud the material Of its rank
and 6Ie, did not survive the aiusini,tration Of
Yr. Fillmore The Fagitive Slave L4w ana
.5a other compromise measurel Of 1855
.prehsps saved the Unions bai they we're tue
aes,b of the Whig patty, for from That time
- decline wss sWifs sud sertain. The Amer;-
can psrts, sprang up sron the ashes of Whig-
gsry, also died of the Slavery disease. The
National American ConEeniinE, which met in
Pails5eiphis in 1885, spit upon the f4moas
twelfth section which endorsed Slavery, ani
"SAm's" naek was hfekca from that period
Tie Demoeratis party vas the next great
vc,im 10. %. Afris.n 5eggernsut. DeHoe-
rsey had stsad gaaa deai, and i wts pteaar-
eli to bear mueh tef0re ii wuuli consent TO
be rent 10 4Eais; 1nt Leeanp;euism an
l}Eebanranis,H we're mora ilin any party ;hat
ever existed coma bear aRl i've. apd the
iesth thTass 6 Democracy we're piaiblY visible
at Charleston AMI At Baltimore 10 1869. fba
Slave posef, fadiug K c9ui1 no longer eoafrei
the Democratic party. threw thar great orgen-
ization overheard, ard Democracy had no
longer nltioanl exiSfeEcs. rhis Tesul' was
plainlg faresaa5ooel By tis gfs5' .pasfis Of
Secession half century ago. Within few
days letter, vrittea Commodore Charles
Stewart. under date OF the 4h iost., has been
published, sad u i. 8 Old lrcasi3es'' gives
The details of conversation which he had at
WashiDgfou 9itl john {. Calhoun in 1872
Commodore Sleeart says that, i.l:er discussing
with AIr Calhoun The eogaiesihg seutilne nts of
the North and Sauth respecting the war, ha
rem4rke3:
"You 10 ths South and Soa;hpss; are de-
cidei,y .he afistocrstic postiaa Of this Uaion.
Sou are 80 10 holding rersons 10 perpetuity in
slavery; yoa ase 50 in every domestic quality;
50 II every habit Of yonr lives, living and
sctions 50 ia habits. customs. iatereourse>
and manners. Yo1 Esitbes work with your
hands, head, ncr wisb any suschinery, bus live
and hay- yeuF living, uat in 2accaEdance with
The Sill Of your Creator, bat By the sweat of
slavery, and get you assume oil the attributes,
professions aud adgantages, Of Democracy.
Mr Calhoun replied:--.s see yoa speak
through the head of young statesman and
irosn the heart Of p-triot, but you lose sight
CT Iba poiiticsa and the sectional policy of
the peaplc. | admit your conclusion in re
spect to ~ Spattfsns; that We are essentially
sriS'ocsaEic [ cannot deny, but We can ard do
yield much to Democracy. THIS IS cur seq
tiona policy; we are from necessity thrown
upon aud solsmul7 welded to party, however
It NAV occasionally clash nth our feelings.
G5r the conversation oi our interests. 1t is
through cur sl6limatian wi:h that party il the
Middle aud Westera States, We control, uudeF
the Constitution, tae governing of The United
States, bsi when We cease thus - control this
ns,iou, itrongb diSjsintei Democracy or sry
material o. stse!e in that party wh;eh shall
;eed 70 shrew ~ sut If tiat rule and can'rol
xe sasi. saeH :ssor; 80 be d.ssolu ion cf rbe
Usl0R. he cowprasnis7s il the Cons ioutiH,
urdeI tae then circumstances, we're suih ;eBs
for cur fetasFs, but under the altered condition
Of our country from thar period, leave 70 the
South no resource but diss5llti2D; fof no a.
nen6meuts to tie Conservation could be reach
ed through Hopvepticn of sse people and
three f,uT;hs rule
The contingency aasi~ip.ted BY the eminen.
Saa;h GsroiiRa FIRE eater has come to pass
The South has failed to control ihe Democrat
ic party !. has dropped political nlsk which
it only assumed 20 suit ITS oEB selE-h end ana
Democracy Is dead. Slavery has killed il.
Tie ls'est political yi,tim 10 slivery is is
latest Iegfinate oFshoo,, The Republican pa
Is. Lceom,oHisnl, Southern insele9ee, The
beating of Charles Sumner in ths Senafe Cham
Der, aud sny other oauses, made the Repub
lisan faFgy political necessity. il has sc
complishei IT. mission, aud il has gone down
in the tempest which is created. Slavery cre>
ssed anu destroy sd tie Republican party a.
most ia the same breath. There are now but
i8o parties, aud they are almost strictly sec
Jonsl. Tie first shot at Fort Snmter swept
assy al The old party lines The North, and
created grand Ubion parts, into which is
merged ali she relies Of Hiegery, American
isa, and Repgblesois:a. Ua,il this grcst q,I-'s-
ton of Uuion ard Dsuuiou Is Sc tied, t;ere
csu be bu, oue party in the Norih, 4od ,bst
=iil be The pstty Gf THE UNEoS.
Slavery created the Seeess 90 party, and !;
too, n,nst share the f4te If I'll its other pollti
cal cTeations. Treason must be crushed out,
.and #itb il will perish the idea Of See ession
and Disunlon VIII Slavery. sfer destroying
everything With which it has been involved,
turn, scorpion-lise, Upon Jig own dody, sed
sting i,selF TO death The signs Of The times
.seem to indicate this result.--2Hadoy pispdfea