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POLITICAL.
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ME''Rs. EUTORs--TLs 69Ih No Of the Globe
publishes the Grafton 81 EpWm FoE,,r, Fac
delivered on the Fourth Of July !..t. ~ ID. De-
moeraiic Republican celebration ia the CT, u
New York. This orsiiOn An1 the e.l.Lr.iios Of
winch " wa. pronounced. though highly ,ulBsra-
bic, have passed unnotiesJ by your Journal "a
~ hoped, therefore. that these reDarks Of NINE
mo crude and hurried, may not bs sntirsly With
out interest
Such proceedings aim 1T once eath blow q,
That great unaHimty which hs, heretofore cha
rAeieIised the se!s5rstoa OF the Annivensr, Of
our national frerJom--u d.y that has 81 ell time.
been greeted aud commemorated With feeling,
the mDst annie BILE aud moyameut, tn. unasi IT,,
ternsl.
This meeting va, originated. a,o1eJIy. for
party purposes; aud the Address VI Sir Forrest
though not confsssedly q party paper upon ats
lace, and though II might not b- esteemed such
by the superficial rrn Ter, yet slight penetration
discovers It discussing. sud that too 10 crouch.
ing manser. the exciting political questions Of
The day. IN one paragraph lie IS found warmly
advocating the Sub-TcessUry; In smother he 10
discovered carr, ing on a subtle opposition 10 no,
project Tor 4. =. Bank the first ~ an sttempt
TO sustain the principle Of "ENPERLHE.NT,"
the second by denounoing all come iOu BE- tween
politics and trade, commerce and Eossrnmsnt.
These. ~ith other political subjects. may be
discussed sud should be discussed upon proper
occasions and under proper eireum.t.nos.. but
never upon the anniversary ~ our nsiionst free
dom Upon that day. party aud faction. snd ell
questions tending az oil 10 mar fcIiirily should
'lumber 10 deadly stiffness
The result Of such course ~ thst pursucd Of
tho New York celebration. - 81 once obvious
u the Democratic party avail themselves Of that
DAY ior political orghniHaiiou aud patty disco.
pine. the Federal party must fpllO~ their evil
precedent, this - natursi and you'd 20 bat az
eNefcf>1 oi The great principle % self-defesre
The origin u the modern Convention system snd
ITS subs 4peni progress, clearly demonstrate The
alternative 60 Which The Federal party must 10
driven IAis system had IT. rise witb tho De.
mOcrsoy 81 New York and wss there used %,
mighty engine - Party. A. hrsi u q. denounced
~ the ICdsfaiiis 80 highty sri.tocTstic snd
tending TO Fampie under foot TIE popular ull.
Bot soon q ~ss discoTerci sn1 fuily dsmpnstrs-
tee that the iticfeti and salvation % their o~n
party imPefiousls dt mautled thst ihsy too should
resort 20 Conventions ard ihus meet TIE oppo..
inK party with Ssspons % its own choice
Pfeeedsnt hes been set in TIE NsW York
celebration ahd ist tiat precedent be- bot fsl.
lowet up snd the period - near wbsn thst dsy
upon ~hich. uuii. nov. all psrty snrnosft hss
dreamed 70 tofgsifllnes. aud Where noiirss
could boz heard bot ne echo % frsisrns' ootyi
'isiiy from corner 80 corner - our confIusrt.
shall be- turned INTO dsJ u poliical quarfsi
End fsctioys dscofd
u - true that Democratic sod Fsdsrsi RcpuS-
lcsn sud Wig. msy be ussd e. d.st.nsui.b Us
Two great leading rsfties ir osr ro8otfy bot let
nsitber BE- applied 10 absorb tbs uhols smsfI-
cen people They are mere dssffiptIye spgsiIa-
tons Daring tie sjnia stfstioh q 0ensui
Washinttof.. his Cabinet uss equally divided
JsAsfsoh, secrstsfy nf State. snd Randolph. A..
tofasY Geaefsi ths ore site and Hamilton
ssetstsry - TIE Trsssury. snI Knos sssretsty
u War. ou ths otter Gen WssttnEi0n 49,
on neither side. iut gave each psfis credit ~
Hs correctness % gfaeIpis
ILs tabHhst gss divided up0n tie qYsstiou
II ihs gsssiu1 u poser ~b.eh ,boald ~ seer
eisrf hy hs General G0ssrnnirnt 0ysfthf States
The Hamilton psuy ~sfs f1f fsisfnirE much
poser a. The bsbds a. tfe Genital AHtf 8fity. ta
order % sustsia ths Cesfsiersry I'D heuts its
VOID fsfysiid TIE JedsfsoH party. o. ths
contfaFy. we're ~ K.viuk isss power 30 ihs Gs
nsfsi Gotsfnment snd leaving mofs 10 TIE
siatss-- snd hsnee the name nu-fsdsrslst %
Dsaar~uf
~ isss than sit Tires does ne ct srp-sss 40
Dsascrafis ittsffg ocrur in ths short rfattae -
w Forest sna tssivs tiass orssrs ne r,r1
psf'Y VOID. Dsa,ocvsfis n truth ths shols
PROSECUTION, from ~ fsff caption 20 ~ utssts
Sofd. - tnphstcsiiY ~ party character That
Democrats snd fsdsfsiRts have hs fEht t.
meet snd diseuss psrty Dsssnrss nons ssb dsny
% question. boz ne birth dsy % cor Nsisonsi
ladePssdsnes - not d9y fOf sush 6ssofdsni
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