The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-02-25
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types.
There Is tho theoretlc sectionalist,
like Whitelaw Reid, aud there Is the
inflamed sectlonallst, like Wendell
Phillips. There Is :ho motherly old
Sairey Camp sectlonallst. like Joseph |
Medhl, and there Is tho wlllful be-
dam'd-if-he-don't-bc sectionallst, like
Murat llalstead. Then wo have the
merbid phIlosophlc sectIonalist, liks
the wicked partners OF the Truly Good
Richard Smith T; the frisky sectional
list, like Jim Blaine; the slobbering
seclionalist, liko Henry Ward Beech
er /; tho fiery untamed sectlonalist,
liko Bob In2crsoll I; and cold, crafty
and calculating sectionalist, like Res
coo Conkllng and John Sherman, and
finally quito rih-raG Of echoing, sec
ond hand sectionalIsts, liko president
W olsey, OF Yale College. Such
babbling, pharisaic sectIonalisis as
Boutwell, and the Southern idiot who
proposes JEFF Davis for tho next pres
ident OF the United States are not
worth mentioning which reminds
us, however, that, at the South, there
Is but ono sectlonalist OF national rep
utatlon.
Rober. Toombs j. scctlonalist
con principle" He Is ReIther pro-
vlneial nor partisan. 4 man Of
large brain anL travel, rich, obstrep-
crous and Withdrawing enjoyed all
the honors his seclIonallsm Is play
OF one character and ono act ; for he
Is person who does not care whether
school keeps or Is dismissed, and Is
perfectly willing to perform Oh occa-
sion for those whowlll make the most
of him. Yet on the whole he Is qsIts
as sincere as tho Northern sectional.
lists we have named, which Is TO say
that where nc Is not wrong-hcadcd.
being always perveIsc, ho Is simply
acting the part set down upon the
bills by conceit and thrift.
We do not mean TO be- under. TODD
AZ expressing tho opinion that all see
tionallsIs are iusiucerc, for that would
bc to make nn allowance for the OK
istcncc Of honest fools IN the world.
I.os.lv,s, howvss', isasu IA rIgut ~
claim immunity uadcr this head and
as sccilonnlism is areakcd through
and through with ignorance, they
can only plead interest or malice.
Indeed they themselves hctray a .ccF
! tain ronsriou.nes5 nf ;hIr, Hr they
are ever shifting about anil about
, varying their tone aud their posture,
making one excuse today and aEo;h'
= cr tomorrow. IA IL ashamed, rs they
j ought To be be, OF their narrow nud
proscripiive spirit.
When We quit the leaders and -
In seach OF sectionalists among ranl
and file, we find OF course plenty o
u them, North aud asuth. But there
J, Is this diaerencei in favor Of the South
! ern over the Northern sectionalist
% The one Is full OF faggression-sweep
y ing in his assertions, indiscriminat
il In his charges, and backed by tn
, great newspapers OF his section au'
!. the enginery OF the government, aim
.. ing first 10 prescribe, then to ruin an
ls finally to cxterminate. The other
whatever his faults-his short-stghi
d; edness, bis hot temper and his lac
- of nformatIon-is at least the defen'
= " er of MS manhood and his home, an
10 the habits, the customs and the ira
n ditions there. II the South does NJ
no become an Ireland, 1t will not bo b.
II cause the Republican party has M
s done all IL could to make II so.
to will not become an Ireland. 1t
y. destined to be rich and strong aT
In IL will owe It's wealth and pswer
"o The sturdy defense he has set again
the mad devices of sectionalisr
Ill which but for the character OF Il
he Southern people, would have ere nc
engulfed the whole country In {
destruction 1t planned for pa
Happily the South as section is
es. of the woods. The coming admin
US. tration can do nothing to tho Sou
nd which will not hurt the republic
h a party more thanit will hurtthe Sout
ter 1t will carry into effect-the blata
The ajabber OF its sectional advisers at
ng, peril. From q partisan standpol
the we can afford to invite 1t to let its
,ets in on just as stalwart line as it lik
oes We can afford to dare it, to defy
n q to despise 1t. Nay, we can even
on, ford to support 1t whenever 1t f
ion the right on Its side. But there
the one thing we cannot afford. Y
hey cannot afford to have the wrong
AS ours.
out The South has a start now and
IRE. good one. The election OF Garfi
ext has done at least one excellent thi
the It has extinguished in the AYERS
es- Southern heart the expectancy,
The hope of Office. 1t has turned
rent Southern mind to business. To
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