The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1871-03-22

captain of their hosts, has fallen-has
fallen in the camp Of his friends, and
there is none to rise up and take his
place, because "the sceptre has departed
from Judah"-because the tide OF
Abolitiou.fauaticism has reached its
food, aud its ebbings give no further
power Of progress. .AbolitiOuism has
accomplished its work. Its lately ezult-
ant advancing columns, gathering
strength as they go, and sweeping all
before them, no longer continue to
move. Decentralization and disintegra-
tion have come, and in the midst Of this
the leader falls under fratricidal hands
No wonder we have vail of mingled
anger and distress throughout the length
and breadth of the Radical camp. With
Thad. Stephens beneath the sod, Sum
ner in the throes of his political death,
and Ben. Butler stripped of bis vaunt'
ing power, aggressive Radicalism, had
it the spirit left, is virtually without q
leader.
But there is still another leading
point developed by this displacement
and humiliation of Sumner. Separately,
or by reason of his ability, his assump-
ton, added to the fortuitous circum-
stat ces with which revolution had
surrounded hiH, be is or was essentially,
New England's representative maD.-
His removal from the most prominent
position of Congress-hitherto accorded
him by reason ofNew Eugland's leader
| ship of the dominant Abolition fanati-
cism-was determined upon BY the
shrewd, arsful, calculating leaders Of
the party Cor a sufficient number Of
them for the pnrposo) Grant being used
as the Goats paw" under the auspiclou;
circumstances of the existing persona
quarrel. The ire and indignation Of
we'll nigh all of Abolition New England
was no doubt counted on. In this nc
doubt the situation aud probabilities
were fully weighed, and the calculation
was, that those who assumed the leader
ship of the new political departure, could
stand all that New EngIand's wrath
might develop. Rising in the grea'
West, and strengthened ir the South
was a mighty power, antagonistic te
the tariff monopolies and protective
enolumcnts, under the influence oi
which Sumner and his manufacturing
people, had become wealthy, presump-
tive and dictatorial. Here was the
opportunity to make decisive blow
at section, against whose peculiar
practices and promulgations the whole
country is becoming restlessly opposed
and there was nerve and strength enough
to strike it (strange to say within the
limits of the Radical fold. And tn:
mother Of American fanatics aod fauati'
cism is stung aud wounded 10 her vital'
by those who have risen to power ane
place under her teachings.
The summing up is, that Mr.. Sumner
falls or retires, because the idea ol
which he was the embodiment no longer
has vital or aggressive power in Anerl-
can politics-,he Radical party has
served its mission aud accomplished it.
work, and mus. also fall or retire.
New England can no longer lead th'
van. Under the imitation and excite
mcnt Of her Abolition idea, her huge
protective mouopolies, from which her
wealth and strength were SO mucl
augmented, we're lost sight of a"d per
mitted to 90 on undisturbed. Now tha
the mind Of the American masses is Il
take up and be occupied by other sub
iects of Governmental policy, New
England's protective system first claims
attention, and it is but reasonable te
conclude that she will not lie able tt
withstand the mighty opposing force il
this direction which must come frou
the united West and South.
TRIAL OF TRE SrEvENs' MURDER