The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1866-12-27
l9Action and Iseaction.

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aaActIOn and Reaction.
There is a law of nature which says
to the turbulent waves, ''thus far shalt
thou, go andn further" and SO Likewise
is thereIan ovcr-ruliug power which sets
fixed limits to the rolling tide Of human
events. The mad waves of political ft-
ny have been dashing with irresistible
forceioxer cur land for years. aud do not
yctsappcar to be stayed; but We believe
are destined to soon reach their utmost
limits, The close of the war left the
surface OF the waters in violent asita-
ton, and billow after billow Of fanatical
fury is still rolling in and breaking a
round the base of our political fabric.-
Asthe last, one,f the proposed amend
menti to tho. Constitution, appears to
have failed in it's effects by the frinness
Of the Southern States, another and still
others come sweeping on. The passage
of the Negro Suffrage bill for the Dis
trietlofl Columbia, by Congress, is the
precursor Of a violent attempt to mon
grelise the country. The power of Con-
gress in that direction will soon be
stayed by thelrepugnauec of our people
to the scheme both North aud South
The next grand Radical Scheme, and
we trust, the last they viii be able to at
tempt, is the project to destroy the State
governments ofthe South, and to resolve
them into territorial governments, to be
ruled by the North with the aid of the
Negroes ofthc South. red
TT is a dictum of Philosophy that ac-
ton and reaction are necessary antago.
nists. The impelling force from the.
North has forced our political system
fafbeyond the true Constitutional line,
and the reaction must soon commence.
The evidence is that it has commenced 1
and is gathering force to repel the in
yader. The people of the South are
atonihg for their errors by great suffer
ing; but their passive submission tothe
tyrannical exactions of the conqucrer is
acquiring for them a moral power which
will tell strongly in their favor. The
demand that they shall yield to negro
equality at the ballot box, OF lose their
equal rightin the Union, and perhaps |
also their right of self government, is
too monstrous for them to submit to
voluntarily, and their treatment in that
respeetrmust raise. up for them friends
and protectors every where. Already
public sentiment in the late border slave
States is powerful, y in their favor, and
the Executive of the United States is
more strongly confirmed than ever in the
justice Of their cause. In the Northern
States a strong Conservative party is |
arrayed in their behalf, and in defence
ofthesold Constitutional principles of
free government, and will soon gain
strength enough to carry the majority
I'M half the North. The more extrava-
CANT the course Of the Radicals in Con-
gress the sooner will they raise up the
reactionary power which will ensure
theiroyerthrow,, Whilst some may be
deploring thepresent success of the plans
of the Radical party we say-let them
do their worst as soon as possible. ';The
hotter the war, the sooner the peace" is
an old adage and a true one. What the
country demands now is to get rid of
sectional domination. Had the Radi-
calls policy enough to proceed prudently |
they might protract their rule much
longer. They are blinded to their own
overthrow; and the success of one intol-
Grant scheme only whets their appetite
for another. Each new measure is worse
than the one which preceded it. OF
course this must soon end in absolute
despotism, or the recovery of our coun-
try ito the pure aud. true condition Of
former times. We have not yet lost
faith in our countrymen, and doubt not
our beloved land will safely weather the
storm. aTheprospect may appear gloomy;
but to those who look more deeply into
human affairs 'these,dire events seem abb
solutely needed in the present condition
of the country, to bring about the dawn
of brighter day.
o1ssDe At the election in Baltimore
among the questions put to the voters
wasthe followingI.l ssDid you ever re-
joiee at a defeat of the Federal ARMY