Although no drrp cf secession blood
ever coursed his view, he has to
apology to make for the bumble
part he took in behalf of the
Southern cause, nor does he ask one,
of those who stood in the opposing
ranks. That fratricidal Brruercle
wms simply an unfortunate affair in
which both of the hostile sections
gained nothing but lost those
principles of free government be
queathed them by their Revolution
ary sires. National demorlization,
political intrigue, and sectional
malice, engendered by that unhap
py strife, opened the way for the as
cendency of loyal principles that
had not dared intrude into our leg
islative councils since the days of
Andrew Jackson. He who npelbd
loyal bayonets at New Orleans, gave
loyal money a thrust in his veto of
the Bill tore-charter the old Feder
al Bank, which thrust all gocd
Democrats hoped would foever set
tle the question of National Bank
ing corporations.
