(1) Only a prince could be captain and stand apart from the competing interests of sectionalism , race, caste, creed and customs.(2) Tillman's attempt to redefine sectionalism in Chicago, however, proved disastrous.(3) The initial assumption of this relationship was one of sectionalism although the convenor noted that all of the shop stewards worked together,(4) However, there is also a clear indication of the possible u2018historicalu2019 problems with sectionalism and demarcation in the above quote.(5) Our criteria for supporting or opposing a particular merger should be how far it helps to overcome sectionalism within a particular industry and strengthen workers' confidence and ability to fight.(6) the rise of democracy, capitalism, and sectionalism(7) Concerning sectionalism and the Civil War, no attempt is made to show how the sharpening divide between North and South shaped theological ideas.(8) There's the nagging sectionalism , the North-South bitterness that still raged a half-century after the Civil War and beyond.(9) In addition to this, Gall suggests that care needs to be taken in criticising sectionalism for he claims it can play a positive role in helping to create solidarity.(10) The media as a torchbearer of the nation should be devoid of negative tribalism and sectionalism .(11) By focusing on urban papers, Ratner and Teeter have not accounted for the creation of sectionalism in the majority of the nation.(12) This is sectionalism - of which the rebellion was the offspring.(13) If sectionalism and secession are freely allowed, on the other hand, the social structure of a minority group will collapse into atomism.(14) Interest groups, which are associated with sectionalism and the possible exercise of sanctions, appear to be inimical to ideas of reasoned discussion and the general welfare.(15) But from reading the documentation of this history, the impression is not one of fragmented partisanship or sectionalism .(16) Though sectionalism threatened the existence of the Union during its first twenty-five years, New England Federalists proved unable to counter effectively the Republican insurgence in New England.