The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1890-06-05
PARTISAN JOURNALISM.

When Col. Sheppard, Of the New
York Mail & Express, made his iaH--
GUS, or more properly his sntamous,
address at Detroit last summer;
wherein he denounced the Demo
cratic party in general and the
Southern people IN particular, IL
seemed that be had reached tnc FUR
thest bounds OF his capacity for sec
tional abuse, and must in the future
content himself by utterlng the same
falsehood and repeating the same
SANDERS, But subsequent events
have shown that his ability in that
direction was too lightly estimated.
Ina recent article on the unvclilng
Of Lees statute at Richmond lie
reaches q point Of bitterness and
fanaticism before which even bis
Detroit speech pales into insignlti-
canCe. and in which he may fairly be
saia tC have out-IIeIoded HeEod.
He warns the SoatEern people
that house divided against itself
cannot stand; that If thoy persist IN
such reasonable proceedings as
those in which they were lately en-
gagged at Richmond they need not be
surprised to find a million Of freemCn
marching down South TO reklndle the
fires Of war. There are others to
whom this warning might more ap-
propriately he given; aud it would
be nothing amlss if Col. Sheppard
would take a large part Of it 70
himself. For surely they need most
to remember that house divided
against itself cannot stand, who are
engaged in a wicked and mischievous
attempt to divide the house.
S1ch articles arc calculated to stir
up i'll feeling between the two sec
tjons, to make the North distrustful
of the South. and to goad the South
t. resentment against thai class Of
persons who find liz Col. Shephard
their fitting type and representative.
He does not know that the war Is
over; that the Interests Of the North
are the interests Of the S0utl: that
the Interests Of the East are The
interests Of the west. 1t is not
probable that such ebG,liti0Gs Of
PASSION as fill the columns Of the
| Mail & ETprcss will have any power
TO hinder the growth Of 4 true union
between all parts Of the country: but
when we see an Cdltoria! which la
a tendency to array section against
section aid brother against brother,
the inevitable conclusion is that
nothing could afford its author more
pleasure than to see Z war Of factions
begun. 4 truly disgusting spectacle
is presented in The sight Of a great
journal which should Be the organ
Of light and progress. digging Up
dead issues from the crave yard OF
the past. prostitGting the dignity of
its high calling to q blind ald oigoted
hatred Of the South.
To read the liuU q, EIpres5 is to
go back thirty years in the history
Of our country, and to observe the
same spirit which vas rampant then.
Its editor has licked up all the bit
terness and falsehood engendered
by years Of slavery agitation and of
actual war, and whenever the oppor-
tunity affords itself, splits it forth
with a little addrt.on Of his own
spleen, upon the public.
No one for moment believes that
tae million OF frcemcn marching
southwark will ever exist save in the
diseased imagination Of Col. Sbep-
hard; but if such thing should even
happen, it is safe to say that he will
not DE one Of the recruits in that
army Of freemen. lie had an opporN
tuDity once to make practical proof
Of his devotion TO the Union, not by
word bat by deed. Did he embrace
it2 In the record Of what fight is
mention made Of his bravery? On
what battle field are his bones IN,
TERED?
Ga him has fallen the mautle Of q
long line Of sectional agitators who
for thirty years were engaged body
and soul in bringing on war, and
who after The conflict had actually
begun, skulked at home and hired a
substitute, leaving others to bear
the brunt of the storm. Col, Shep,
hard, If there should be another war,
would probably emulate the example
of Artemus Ward, who became so
patriotic as to be willing that all his
wife's relatives should Join the army
I, III, HTFUAN,