Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1881-03-03
THE SECTIONAL QUESTION oI
NORTH AND SOUTH

Tie Situation SIT as-Zse, eaats+
es that Haze Led ,taszAnndi
the ReDaedy-Zetterstsasn
Senator Ha,tce and eD- 9Taao
w W Con gr es snsuni 81 i'ada
sal - 1Y0ddeU. Isiiob t-si.
F, 5si - is ,s=siiob bazE
Some weeks ago the Philadeiphia
Amerscan, a weekly paper, Of in
fluence, with the avoWed purpose
of arriving at an adjustment OF the
differences which, exist between,the
North and South, addressed a cir
cular-letter to a large number of
prominent Southerners, asking for
a tree discussion Of the subject from
their standpoint. To confine the
discussion to a common line, Sc
ries OF questions We're submitted.
Responses have already been re-
ceived and published trour promi-
nent men in Virginiasf fand "a few
Others The last nurnberA of the
american contains letters from
North CaroliniansAHon Z. B!
Vance, Hon. w. H. Kitchen, Hon.
A. M. Waddell, Hon. A. NJ. Scales,
and Chief Justice, Smith. The
letters of the two latter are. brief,
Judge Smiths letter being confined
entirely to reasons why a imam in
his position should not ehAs be led
into what might be construedsa
part;zan discussion. We give be-
low the letter of Gov. Vance.
The questions referred to below,
| to which. the letters contain answ-
ers, arc as follows: >. SAT- -
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. f.-Dsd1
Sir:-Phere is strong desire among
tl~.beHer elements in the Repub
lican .RArty. at the North to do
away with, that bar to the. highest
national political prosperity known
rs "the Solid South" mot merely
for the good it would idpa+he South
but also for the benefit it woald
unquestionabiy Do the Mort in Oh
liberating cause ga of SECTIONAL ,sug
gestions and harmful gy!tdains g fines
The North is slncege in tiQs. .,.s,,I
We here can iconeeiNe ofinAellet
ter way of arriving, at a solution o1
the question thaasby iobtamingsron
sidering and adoptiug, so farasawt
see it is possibley tlie.opinion afetits
South upon the best rneauss eif fca
moving the bugbcaf. The AnasrS
can intends to do What lies in it:
power to promote this end by ARtyl
ing before It's Northern readers the
views of Southern men whose po-
sition and knowledge entitle the,,
to speak. VIII you not, therefore
Kindly oblige the, Ame.icam ane
the conservative Republicans at ti4
North by replying to the followins
questions (? i .o..s. s.ta;
1. Has the "Carpet-Bag,,., inHgs
ence been hurttp! or helpiul in yen
State !; and in what way as regard
educational, spolitical, . social ant
commercial prospes it5'2t f.assr 1
0. How far has this Carpet-Ba.
influence been opposed or for:eres
by State Legislation and pubii
opinion g OF i-'e.z',hs ~ 20
8. Have the Carpet-Baggers ha'
a fair chanceto be honest, or az
, the troubles which have arise,
| traeeable to weakness Of .characte
in the Carpet-Baggers y,sy
! 4. Is the Carpet-Bag inhuenc
with you on the wanc, or is it wax
ing; and why. saf ot =
5. Are the Northern Democrat
help oc hindrance ito Southern
) political prosperitys lf SO, wira
, is the remedy 9 .4 ss51'r So
6. What is the3eondition of til
} negro party. and what is it's future
2. Has tile time come, or is |
near, when tue whitc people OF you
State VIAL Geek affiiiatioh with ne,
a narfiSs s"d7 ST sase's saAsissssaia
sW6at ,1faSoe Coon the tia si errors eap in I'll
: treatment Of the South By Il
Northern power - :
Q 9. What would the South like
4 havel from Northernsp politicians, Oh
: Repablidanspsrtyt aads sds sRr osi
4 dent-elect =! laiYtslb fssoJ lad nrI
10. What docs stlse gSouthdaee
= from them s1rdnsfa N ,IIstss
!, What doesathe South tezpeet q
Il gx from tlrem 9 - bzs . s1A ,fa
9 -1s.alss IpabHeo oopinisH IA 55oa
t State freely itai aceo1ds with yoi
4 owns = bTid' sdI I.aa sifssk 3
a. Gov. Vance srtes as foHdas.l
\ ;'4qe4 ;SsNXfE CH1MBEk, - -
is w AsHfNd dfox,J ahuary 16,, 1852
9 rs ,tAs Eattor b 4msfs fsSdn: n:
d aSIEsII haSc received ,yonr le!fy
d and beg IeaSys IeaSys Ito reply g. folleW y
$. Answer To-. .qnestionu 11ssTBot
7 hurffal dip. that t. HundeEed 8
y State rein 3rselessl u ,plpnged eass
= deeply jnto debt as to. Eninb4o
= =. credit and preparesthes Plklie aei'
= for repudiation. and brought abo