St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-11-13
THE.SOLID SECTIONS.

The New York Tribune, of the
10th inst, contained private let
ter from Senator Hill, CT Georgia
to Hon. S. B. Chittenden, of Brook.
lyp. from which we quote the fol
lowing:
"Well, my friend. the most anxl-
GUS event in our history has become
II fact-a solil N ,rth against II
solid South. No language can ex.
press to you the view l take of this
event for evil. 1t can have IN logic,
If continued. but .dislu ton in sew
eral mo arches or absolute con
sclidation of all the States into or.
empire. IN either event our con
stltuti"nal system will fail. In my
opinion the time has come when the
great question for real statesmen
to consider is, how speedily to break
up this sectional solidity and organ
lie parties altogether on other
issues. The Democratic party is
hated at the North, and therefore it
ought to be disbanded; the Repub.
licar party is hated ut the South,
and therefore it ought to be dis
bande l.. Whether this hatyed is
Just or not make2 no difference. /
would be glad to see IL great nl
tional Union party organized, for
| believe that the government form
ell by the constitution is Il nation.
True it is a limited nation, but
within the powers delegated to it
by the constitution 1t is as much a
nation as any on the globe.
/ really like Garfield. | sincere
ly hope he will ave a successful
administration. He has ability for
the crisis. He must feel keenly
the fact that he is elected solely by
Northern votes, but he has grea'
opportunity, and he can, if he will.
easily and consistently DESTROY all
sectional luminosity and soridities,
and be chosen for a second tern.
by majority of the States North
and South. This Opportunity is fan
greater than the office itself. and if
utilized will give him fame which
office could not give, and which no
previous President affirmed. Bnt
will he dc ii? 1 greatly hope he
will. and I greatly fear he will
not
| see a movement to make an
issue on the result in New York.
with n view to the defeat of Gar
field in the count by Congress. There
would be G e,t danger of this but
t II fact, and that one fact is
that the South will not conte anc,.
it. The poor, divided and abused
South, if necessary, will once more
save the country from revolution,
and, as before, will get n credit for
it. The Republican party will take
the Presidency peaceably, because
the Sonth will sit still, nd III the
next election the leaders of the par
ty will tell the people from every |
stump anS pulpit III the North that
the South must not be trusted.
Nevertheless, we shall av>rt all revo-
luton, not to win Republican praise
or to avoid Republican abllsr, for
either is impossible, but solely be-
,&ase it is right, and we are deter
mined TO preserve the peace of
country. How long human nature
IAN bear this l do not know. 1t is
injustice unparalleled, and wrong
lat ought to cover the North with
bushes.
DO you love her still?' asked the
udge of man who wanted di-
,arce. "Certaiulv / do. said lie.
L love her better still than any
,ther way. but the trouble is he
siil never be sill" The Judge,
Who is married man, took the
.ase under Amusement.
Reads Gilt Elre Tonic .;ures