Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1862-11-13
SECTIONAL PARTIES.

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per has settled down with the conviction,
tina, they have been caused by the interfer.
ence with the peculiar institution of the
South on the part of the people of the North.
| That this has been the case to very great
extent there can be no tloubt---but that the
northern people were not the original ag-
gressors in the formation, or rather the ios-
tering of sectional parties, the history OF the
country will, we think, prove; this, however,
is not to be considered as an excuse for the
course which the Abolitionists have pursued
in regard to the slave question, for With all
due allowance for their professed humanita-
rian principles, the results Of their active la
bors have never Bothered the condition OF the
people whom they supposed they were serv-
ing, nor up to the time Of the breaking out
Of the rebellion had it furthered the object
they professed to have in view, emancipation
of slavery in the territory where it was rec
ognized by the Constitution. In the slave
States, the question ofemancipaion had taken
deem root. and in the convention which met
10 revise the constitution of Virginia, some
thirty years ago, the great battle OF the giants
of that day took place as to the duty oil the
stat. TO make provision for tho gradual
emancipation OF the slaves and the question
was discussed, pro aud con, BY the LEADING
men of Virginia, including several OF the eX-
Presidents, Governors, Judges, &c, and we
believe that the measure was defeated byia
very few votes. The same question was asI-
tatcd in Maryland also, aud the feeling was
being strongly manifested towards general
system Of gradual emancipation. La an cyl!
noment noliticians SEIZED hold Of the sub
iect and dcnlasoglies and ambitious states
mon tur,ed IL To account to their own ag-
nrandi,ement aud persoua interest It was
abort thc nerioA of the notification attempts
"r co,,,h Carolina that sllvery wae formally
;n+ro1nco5 "a nolitic,,l hobby. Calhoun
hoJ f.;le1 in his object of uniting the South
nnou tLe tariff question. and, under his nwu
signo.uro recommended to bis friends to rally
fnncr tb,t of siayery-the North, uotwith-
standno IN. earnest circumstances of the
oroat cbamniop of the Constitution. was
nnthipg 10th in takin up tho glove that had
bcon thrown dow,,, AID 10 the political shade
'sC,h. srIi,c, tb,t ri reliaion was added nm
| III boinq imoresscd by TIC truths Of the b.
lilo thn1 tLe religion OF that hGo', was not
;rconsistcnc with tho ri2lit Of man to hell
his fellow man in bondage, many of them
became iuGJels. and declared that if the God
| of the Bible acknowledges slavery, he was
NOT fbeir Cod. This latter class Of radical,
a. tl.v are generally termed. mad but little
nrocrsss however, until the formation ol the
harEbnrupr marty undcr the Van Rnrans, in
nnnnsi,ion to Gen. GUS election to the Pres
;darcv.--Lrl tAel REGULAR oul-lud-out Aboli-
,ior;sts as a marty made but slow progress
o~a nrnrn,,Iv never would have Accomplished
mnch hul for the attempt during the Admin
istration of Mr. Buchanan, TO force Kansas
into the Union as 4 slave State, by the means
/ If ono Of the-most Infamous rrauls ever con-
coctcd the maternity or adoption OF which
was understood TO be under the direction Of
JcT Davis Sljdcl and Toombs. whose me-
naces Of a dissolution of the Union so fright
ened the then President, that he was IorccU
r. adont Il ne a marty measure. in the face o.
his most solemn assurances to Mr.. Walker,
who had accepted the Office of Governor 81
the Terriiarvs witbathe express promise o
:, Mr. buchanan that the people of iausa
sbonId lave a fair election tv ,Iacide the qucs
,in,, whether they wished constitution gran
, limo or ,,r,bibitine slaver,. The whole schcm,
Of villaiuy was fully exposed by Gov. Walk
or and lis SecrptaIy. Mr.. Stanton, and dis
nlovel -, deep dcgrcc of corruption an,
. I yyennlit, n, WAS ever before exhibited III any
contry ,.r4s .sga asl ts.aa
This outrage, couple,l with the ahrogatiol
Of the compromise measures of 1850 prn!u
ced the Republican. party Of the present day
which through the course of the friends o
Rrecl,inri,lqe in breaking ND the Democrat
!. convention rather Than that Douglas shoul
n be nominated were enabled to elect thci
candidate for the Presidency. the present Ex
ecutive Of the nation The Abolition party
d proper, finding there was 10 hope OF succeS
= for their peculiar views, united VII" inc IL, he
pubcans-the Repuoiicans Only con'enu 81
against the extension OF slavery 10 any le'
8 ritory into winch 1T was not already iesa''
q permitted, whilst their allies were Tor us eli
tire adjustment from.tlc country, whereVe
it might be IN existence -,
; We present these facts rs portion OF u
,s R ts nrcsen t' p5siton and condition and
the nnrnose Of introducing the followin
I. scatbino rebuke of Daniel Webster to NJ
y Calhon9 in the Senate of the United STAT
" - 1919 "a ihonm after hi, defeat in h
! nn,I;snation scheme for A While acted again
Iaotson and his party, and with the Wig
I"t vsrv suddenly changed his ground. Wei
IN . u.s very ano nf lis most able speeches in
i Ie IN ia J ;roni.ai manner eyposed the cour
hceu "'t, :. W. thnrc