Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1861-01-10

and space, bringing the extremities of vast
continent into close neighborship, and lhir-
ty millions Of people within the limits Of
daily intercourse.
But without justice and good faith on the
part Of every member OF this great Confed-
eracy, these and thousand other auspic.
ious circumstances would be insufficient to
perpetuate the existence Of a political broth.
erhood. Unfortunately, justice and good
faith have not been observed, and the seeds
OF discomfort are rapidly producing the
fruits Of dissolution.
For many years there has been a party
organization in one section Of the Union OPP
posed 10 the interests of another. The
leaders and movers of this faction are inf
dels or fanatics in religion, Utopian in their
social philosophy, and selfish and sediious
in politics. Regarding themselves as wis
er than the statesmen who formed our
Government, and purer than the patriots
and christians who established and defend
ed 1t against the assaults of foreign foes,
they have urged a relentless war of opin-
ion against one half of The Contederacy, and
strive TO eniore their opinions by sending
bands of robbers 10 steal our properly asd
murder our citizens.
In the first organization of this revolu-
tionary faction they were SO lew in numbers,
and SO feeble IN power, that the conserys.
tive portion Of the nation, both North and
South, manifested more contempt for their
folly, than fear Of their mischievous designs.
But BY the constant efforts of a corrupted
press and prostituted pulplt-the violent
harangues and gross Misrepresentation of
crazed fanatics, male and female, black and
white-the poison has been scattered
throughout that whole section of the Con-
federacy, and miserable faction has become
powerful party. Like every other KIND
of ianaticism, from wilhcraft TO Mormon
ism, il found no lack of teachers or disci-
Piles. AbOlitionism not only invaded the
sanctuary. and polluted the pulpit, but found
its way into tie nursery and school room,
where 1t could poison a whole generation.
II was incorporated into class b,oks; set to
music, and sung; caricatured with chains
and scourges, and exhibited in the print
shops, wrought inio plays, and acted upon
the stage.
While thousands of their own color and
kind, and under their own eyes, were re.
duced 10 an unnatural serldom OF poverty
and toll, they had no sympalhes for any
thing but the black slave, whose condition
was far better than that Of thousands in
their own neighberhood. By the constant
use Of every engine Of social influence, and
The corruption Of every fountain OF social
power, they gradually rose from the elec-
tion OF constable to the election Of a Pres
ldenI. II is meet, too, that these Northern
fanatics, who have no sympahies for any,
thing but African slaves, and who have
substituted for morals and religion a vile
>ystem OF negrophilisn, which eliminates
IN all the crimes and horrors of anal .ama-
lion, should remember the "pit from which
they have been dug" and The sins that still
cling 10 their skirts. The sale of their
slaves originally furnished capital to start
manufactures, and he labor OF these slaves
or their descendants still keep their spin
dies turning. Whilst they shed tears of
hypOcrilicai sorrow over the fancied suf
ierings Of the slaves on the Cotton and Su.
gar plantations, they seize with miser's
greed upon the products Of their labor, aud
''roll the sweet morsel under their tongues"
They move heaven and earth TO rescue a
fugitive from the hands of his rightful OWN
er, and fit cut and man three.fourihs Of all
tho slave ships that prowl about the Airi-
can coast.
A strong and safe check 10 The domino.
lion of this ruthless and sectional power
existed in the National Oemoeretic party
SO long as il preserved IFS integrity. But,
with the disruption and generalization of
this conservative power, the great bulwark
Of safety has been swept away, and The
foul waters of fanaiicism seem ready 10
deluge the land. For the first time in the
history of the Republic. it is fairly divided
into opposing sections by geographical
lines, and President has been elected by
one section without single vote from the
other. Nor is this the worst feature in the
case; for the principles Of tie successful
party are directly at war with what we
consider 10 be vital principle of our Fed
eral Constilution-the right TO occupy with
our property, and be protected in lis pos
session, any oil The common territory OF the
United States.
But these remarks are not applicable 10
all. Many of The Northern people are our
friends, and the friends of the Constitution
and the Union, and disposed TO do full jus
tice to the claims of the South. In past
years, the conservative masses OF the North
have stood by us,'and fought with an un-
and undaunted courage, even as a
Iorlorn hope, against the avowed enemies OF
our institutions. Recent events indicate
n healthy reaction, and have reason to be-
lieve that majority OF our Northern neigh.
bors will unite in giving proper guaran.
tees to the South. The successful party
has gained its present victory, not tecause
a majority were abolitionists, but because
they have been ruled and swayed by smbi.
lious demsgogues whose sole aim was the
acquisition Of political power, whether it !
resulted in benefit or injury Of the country.
These selfish demagOgues first couried the
fanatics where they held the balance of
power in local elections, and thus, pro-
ceeding step by step, have finally produced
The present disastrous state Of things. And