The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-10-28
The Truth From q far Corner.

Some one sends us the Leadville Dutly
Democrat, printed at that wonderful spot
which two years ago was a wilderness fire
quented by avages, and is now the richest
city ip America. From the Democrat we
take this wise and patriotic article.
"The ultra bloody shirt wing of the re-
publican party is very unwise. 1t is build
ing upon a foundation which must inevita-
bly, crumble beneath the superstructure, and
both tumble to destruction together. Il is
built upon the theory of the permanent es
arrangement of the people of the two sections.
1t is the same philosophy which would
make the petty disagreements of two
brothers in their teens, perpetual. 1t would
make lifelong, bitter foes of a people
springing from the same blood, owning the
same parentage, speaking the same language
worshiping the same God, governed by the
same laws, seeking the same goal, cocoon
querors in three wars and seeking the same
ultimate ends. This is illogical, unreason-
able, excessively foolish. 1t is ungenerous.
unmanly and unchriStian. 1t is false phil
osophy, false religion and false policy. 1t
isas far from the correct position as was
original secession. 1t has the same unpatri-
otto purpose in view. Its hopes. like those
of secession, are built Upon the false theory
OF the possibility of a permanent estrange-
nlent OF the Two peoples.
Secession went down before a nationality
of feeling too strong for it. Sectional re-
publicanism will melt away before the re-
turning reason of the country. Its founda-
tions are laid in the principles of hate, and
they are always ephemeral, it is only love
which is eternal. The soldiers of the two
sections were only enemies while battle was
raging; as soon as a hull occurred thew fra
ternizcd in spite of the discipline, in spite
of the martinets. 1t is only the savage, or
the other extreme of human existence, ultra
refinement of political greed, which would
pursue a defeated enemy after he had
thrown down his arms. 1t is only the dis
honest who rip up the treaties and who
plumber after peace is made.
The South defeated and reconstructed is
her energies to the re-establishment
of her commerce, of her agriculture, and in
embarkiug in the, to her, new enterprises
OF manufacture-and with a success aston
ishingn no less to New England than herself.
A great national lei was created to pro-
cure her subjugation. Her share of this,
she is quietly and uncomplainingly paying.
indeed, nearly one half of it. |
Obeylng the laws, accepting in good faith
all the amendments of the constitution,
erring and SHINING in nothing except in her
solid support of the democratic ticket.
This is the head and front of her offending.
While the passions engendered by war were
hot, it was possible to hold republicanism
to its sectional work. But human pas
sions die. They coo of and lose their ar
dor; when that day comes 1T is folly to base |
any great political principle upon them.
1t is that republicanism is dying out.
Thus it is that defeat, dreadful and sweep
ing, stares them in the face. The era of
secti onal hate is passed.
God grant that this high and holy hope
may be realized!