Year: 1859

| OUR DUTY!


| Never since the formation of our Union has SC


much sectional feeling existed as is the case at the


present time. Faction commotion, isea n


deed civil war, although they have D. IS sts Y


on the tombs Of fallen empires, and should 49,.


warning to us still exist to deplorable extent even


in our country which has SO long been recognized
| as the modern empire Of the world. Considering


this it behooves the people of the nation especially


of the South, whose sacred institutions have been


trampled upon, to enquire in what way speedy -.


mnation may be putko these things. It cannot be


doubted thst fraternal discord and rufanism exists
to almost unparalleled extent in particular
sections of country. The recent insurrecton at
Harpers Ferry and the riots which almost daily
in the city of Baltimore sufficient testimonials
of the truth of our statement. There is party at
the North known as the Black Republican party, it
was the leaders of this party who were the prom-
nent actors in this insurrection. In the South we
have political party known as the Opposition par
ty with no recognized principles defined doc
trines, save that Of the overthrow of Democracy.


This party has organs who also have recog-
nized creed it has leaders also. These leaders,
Bolts, Bell Bates Crittenden and o,hers advocates
an alliance with the Black Republicans, who have
already by their acts and to their utmost sorrow
broached the ''irrepressible conflict subject in or
der that they may defeat the Democratic party
simply because it is Democratic. We upon the
other hand advocate alliance with no one,-we
go in for the Union, the equality Of the States and
in opposition to any and every party whose leaders,
organs and privates cordially detest Democracy
to vote for the who have already slain their
brethren and still persist in their unholy vlanous
work of endeavoring to dissever the bands which
bind together our glorious Union.


There three nertieS Rlack RaDuhl;co,, Orrc-
siton and Democratic. The first favor the dissou-
ton of the Union if all the slaves not to be
united; the second advocates alliance with the


first and the third the Democratic party is the only
which stands aloof from the question of slavery
and has for its guide and its platform the Constitu-
ton as it is.


It cannot be denined that this is precisely the po
sition which these parties occupy. The South then
has to select either the other of these poti
;al parties for the purpose eff endeavorng MAN.
ain the rights which granted to her by the i
Constitution. In the Black Republican party they |
rave whose primary object is to overthrow the I
Institutions of the South.


In the opposition party an effort is being made by
he lea lers to unite with the opposition North, or
Black Republicans in order to defeat the Democrat
party, although by doing they strike death
low at their most sacred interests. The Demo-
ratio party is therefore the only in whose arti
les of faith Incorporated the only proper policy
0 be pursued by the South. It is national-it is
either antislavery proslavery, indeed it is now
he only hope which remaineth for the people of the
outh, and it is our duty-and one which we cannot
support the principles of that party,
nd by doing weaken the ranks of the treacher-
us enemy who are endeavoring to wrest our lber-
les and our institutions from us. T,