The Cecil Whig., 1879-05-31
THE NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN
DEMOCRACY.

1t is fact that has not escaped the no.
tice of even the inattentive observer of
political events, that although the South
has for the past fifty years been dominant
in the party councils of the Democrats.
yet the most dangerous and unconstitu-
tional schemes. find most favor with the
Northern minority wing of the Democra-
cv 1t was so when the rebellion was
precipitatcd. The homb-proof Copper
head element of the Democratic party at
the North urged aud melted by every pos
siblc appeal their Southern brethren to
take up arms against the Government.
yet deserted them most ANONYMOUSLY
when the rash step was taken. ii j. a
notorious fact that the South anticipated
aid from the Northern wing of the Demo
cratic party that it never realized. Indeed
so far as immoderate language was con-
cerncd. your Northern copperhead wasa
more yenemous rebel. than your native
born Southern tire-eater. But it was all
in his jaw. At heart he Was All arrant
coward, for whom no honest man enter
tanned a tithe of the respect, that he felt
for Southern man, who having the
courage of his convictions, fought for the
cause he advocated. History repcals it
self in the attitude of the two wings of
the party in Congress. The Southern
Democrats have been beguilcl into the
support of a revolutionary programme, of
which they are evidently heartily sick and
which they would readily end. Even
Henry Watterson denounces the whole
scheme of the cocrcionists as not only
revolution" but ruin while the
ablest Southern editors and at least one
half the Southern members of Congress
take the same view of the situation.
But Mr.. Blackburn has a faithful and
fanatical band of foolish followers who
are as full of fight as though they had not
already lost the battle. Mr.. Randall seems
disposed to aid in 4 factious opposition
to the APPROPRIATION Bill. And the ablest
organ of the Democratic extremists, the
n. y. SIM is showing a desperation of
earnestness that is Indicative of its clear
perception of the situation. With all the
solemnity of ''double-leaded' and sen-
sational LEADER" it exhortS the Demo-
cratic congressman to march squarely in
to the jaws of destruction, rather than
back down" 1t warns them that 1.-The
best cause may be lost by the cowardce
of its leaders, and that ga party. like
an individual, void ofcourage. deserves to
die. But we suspect that the majority
of those whom it addresses will conclude
that the SIM has not been long enough in
the party to be Il safe leader. in such
crisis as the present.
They are much more likely to take the
advice of the Uerdld. which admonishes
Southern members of their responsibility.
and truly says that-"the extra session
has not been fortunate for them OF for the
which they ought to look after. 1t has
afforded shrewd Republicans the opportu-
nifty to revive once more the Slumbcrng
and, indeed, dying, recollections of the
Rebellion. 1t has injured Southern cred
it and Southern Influence. There is just
one way in which the SouthspH Mcmbers
may rehabilitate themselves aud their
people in the confidence of the sensible
part of the North: just one way in which
they can disprove the charges made
against them of an intention tokil the
army to disorganize the government, to
attack its credit and to revenge them
selves and their section for their defeat
ia the war, Let them at ONCE take c9v-