Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-01-18
ABOUT SECTIONALISM.

that world one sided ma ion, represented at all its
courts by men selected from one section OF the
nation nation that entrusIS all its affairs to
chosen from above the 39th parallel The supreme
issue is to aoti0nogize the nation and make all its
people Americans ~, na.ion wants no ca , ap-
or the South. orthe East.
The above is from the Stanton, Va. :,
VINDICATOR-a paper published at the
home of the Virginia veterans whose
pleasant visit to Niagara county last
spring is still held IN pleasant remem-
brance. We do not copy the paragraph
with any factious intent, but simply to re-
mark the old adage how much difference
it makes whose OK is gored. Thirty years
ago if our friend, the VINDICAToR. was
then III existence and represented ooutb-
ern sentiment, it doubtless favored Sec
tional national government. And why ?
Simply because such government was
Democratic and sectional to the extent of
representing the South every time. Now
the civil war put the national shoe on the
other foot, and the VINDICATOR no longer
wants a sectional government. And why :?
Simply because it fears Northern gov
ernment-as would be right if only retail
alton was sought. But we hasten to allay
the fears of our Southern cOtempnrary.-
The national COVE rnment, past and future,
is and doubtless will be Republican ana
Northern. but fortunately for all concern
ed. the Republican party, unlike the old
Democratic party, is not sectional; or
would not be If the Democratic party
South would allow it a frse ballot and a
fair show there. It does not intend to be
anyway. The only real fear the country
or the FIND1CATOR need have in the prem.
lSeS is that such men as the present Speak
or. CARLISLE. will continue to get into
power and make appointments almost from
one section Of the country only. That al
ways makes bad blood. Mr.. CARLISLE is
Virginian and has made up his commit
tees very largely out of Southern material
On the other hand, the Republican Ma
tiOnal Government gives Southerners and
Northerners an equal and fair show before
the law. No, our friend, the VINDICA-
TOR. shows little policy IN opening up anew
this subject of sectionalism. AS matter
of fact, the South is sectional and the
North national. Only such extreme and
finally secession views as prevailed South
just before the war will force the North
once more to feel other than kindly dis
posed toward the South. But sectionaIism
and secession South it will not now coun-
tenaDce any more than it did then Lock
port. N. T., Journal.
Now here is fair specimen of the opin-
ions Of an intelligent, kind hearted las
our returned veterans of the 5th will tes-
tify) and thoroughly Bourbon Republic an
journal. The South has some Democrats
like him, but we are glad to say they are
learning fast. Thirty years ago! Why, what
have we got to do with thirty years ago?
Men have been born, reared, cast their
votes at the ballot box and been pnt back
in the grave since thirty years ago. Thirty
years ago Virginians were bearing the
curse of African slavery. Thirty years
ago men were arrested in the streets of
Boston for stealing Negroes out Of slavery
and harboring them. Thirty years ago a
Virginian thought he was nothing but a
Tirginian, to-day he knows he is an
American; then lie had State, to-day he
has country; then Virginia gathered
from the surface of tie soil, to-day she
produces iron from under it and has the
largest iron furnace in the world in her
midst; then she bought everything manu-
featured from the manufacturing States.
to-day she is struggling for place in line
with them and is making wares of cotton,
wool, iron and clay; then her commerce
was hardly worth the name, to-day she
has thirty steamers sailing from her ports,
domestic and foreign. What have qce to
do with the ideas and petty ambitions of
the people of thirty years ago? Nothing;
We are too busy with to-day to spend time
porting over old cabinets in which ars
r,corovxyn6 hood hot "A Nd 1o
property Of owners most of whom are long
since in their graves. You are dealing 20
day with ne,D people if we could only
convince you of it. Can't you see it; can't
you yet hear the hum of the new cotton
factories in Georgia and the two Carroll
mas, the Ioar of the iron furnaces in Vir-
ginia, Alabama and Tennessee Can't
you see towns in the South springing up
with the magic celebrity Of the West? Do
you know that thirty years ago Virginia
only had two short lines of railroad and
to-day has thirty-fve. What do we who
alive in 1854 care for the views of the men
who rode in stage coaches thirty years
ago?
1.-The Republican party, unlike the old
democratic party, is not sectional p
How will you prove thas ? by the States
it can carry ? 1t can't carry one outside
Of the North. By it's representative men
in this country? Not single member of
its Presidential cabinet comes from out
side the Northern States. By its represen-
tative men abroad, who represent US to
foreign nations ? Out of the thirty seven
ministers Of the United States to foreign
nations, only one is even credited to
Southern State. and what State he went
there from. the register does not show
BY the servants of the Government en-
ployed in transacting it's business at Wash
ington in the Departments Go and look
at the Official rolls including the appoint
ees credited to Southern States that
they never saw, and see whether the Re
publican party is sectional Or national.
The civil war brought this about, you will
say; but in few months Peace will cele-
brate It's twentieth birthday. How long
a people may be at tainted for rebellion, by
a monarchical government with profit to
the victor, may be debatable question
under that form of rule. but not in Re-
public. National interest ought to teach
US to bind the affections of all parts of
The people to the government in every
way; National pride ought to inform us
how much more seemly we would appear
TO the world if the representatives we sent
wore national instead of confined to Sec
lion; and National safety should show us
tho necessity of making united, solid.
md patriotic people. You say that thirty
years ago the government was Demo
cratic and sectional to the extent of re-
nxaaanfin. ho Co,1f Ia ouaru fir,no IE xxo.,