The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1867-05-23
From the Charleston Mrcury.
EFFECT OF THE RADICAL POLICY.

sections, closed, it was the policy of
the general government, if u contin-
ned union of the United States was
its object, to obliteratc as soon, and
, as completely as possible, everything
which would tend to keep up section
al alterations. This. however. has
not been the policy Of the dominant
party Of the United States. 1t is
now two years since the war ended !;
and during this time, the Southern
States have been rcpelled from a
union with the United States under
continual agitations until at last, as
the best means to enforce terms upon
them, which they knew, i'll the opin-
ion of these States were most repul-
sive, degrading and ruinous, they
have converted them into Territories
of the United States; and put them
under a military domination, no Ter
ritorics of the United States, have
hitherto been compelled to endure
This is done, in the name of peace
and the Union.
But the actors in this policy, seem
to have totally ignored nature; and
the inevitable tendency of their meas
urcs, to defeat the lasting peace or
continuance Of the Union itself. The
political struggles before the war, and
the war itself, produced a strong SYM
pathy and affinity among the people
of the Southern States. tits no cx-
aggeration, to say that the proceed
ings of the Congress- Of the United
States since the war, more than the
the war itself, has spread $aand inten-
sifcd this sympathy amongst the pco-
pie of these States. Kentucky, who
refused to join the Southern States
/. in their late struggle, is now so in
tenscly Southern and anti-Northcrn,
that We saasH vehcmcr!ly urged by
some of: the. Radical press, that she
be put Immediately under military
control. Maryland, by her own rep
rcscntativcs in Washington, is repre-
sented as being so Southcrn and re-
bcllious that the military power of
tile Unitcl States is invoked, to over
throw her State existence, in order
that Republican, form OF govern
mcnt sHosll be onforced upon her
that is; that she may be Radicalizel.
Tennessee, reconstructed, and in the
loving embrace of Radical domination,
is u blazing crater of discomfort and
contention;s and bitterness towards
the North and sympathy for the South
is growing with every days contin-
:. .rance Of the foul tyranny under which
She labors.
: So fragrant is the tendency Of the
policy, Of the Radical Congress Of
tic United States, since the war, to
scctionalixe the South against thc
North, that we.scc Mr.. Wendell Phil
lips, predictingtllatin otEing short Of
a miracle:of God, can: prevent the
late conflict between the Northern
and Southern sections OF the Union,
from being renewed. This conyic-
ton, however, does not inluce5him to
cease tile policy by which thefeeling
he describes as:tending to this: result
has been cngentlered. On i. the con
trary, with the usual wisdom of all
opprcssors, he. advocates and urges
stil il more oppression. Mr. Phillips
anticipations, we do not believe will
be realized. The next contest will
not be between the North and the
South-but. of one Sthing VIC arc as
, ssured,- tho people Of the Southern
States, now regard each other with
more sympathy and affinity than
they ever did-and with more sym
pathy and affinity, than exists be-
tween any other portion Of the peo-
pie of the United States.
Expansion and ccntraI@atlon seem
now to be the policy Of the United
States. The two, appear to us incom-
| patiblc with durability. a distant
government, must be a. foreign govern.
s, ment; and government which will
/ extend from the North Pole to tho
. Equator, can be nothing but foreign
! government to the various parts of so
5 vast a country, ruled BY a central
authority. If such government
! like Russia or the ancient Roman
: Empire, relies for its adhesion or
mere military power, it may endure
for a while under the rule Of one
S strong hand; but with any of the Gle
2 ments of free government, which i'm
!, plies free will or choice, it may not
: be of a very long.duration,
q The Southern States arc unitec
c people. They will continue naturally
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