Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1840-07-03
For he phoenir.
PERNIcIoUs EFFECTS OF PARTY
SPIRIT.

SPIRIT.
Party spirit, rancorous party spirit has be.
come the bane Of our Republic. Every pa
trio, Of all parties must have Witnessed aud
lamenied its pernicious effects. The great
problem to be solved is. how shall this grow
ing evil, which is preying upon all the dear
est interests Of our Republic 10 be remeded?
It must be acknowledged that FOR the las,
eight or ten years, party spirit has been ra.
pidly increasing in its inveieracy. So long
as Mr. Ven Buren, is 10 The field il is in win
to hope for dimnution ofthe evil Il would
probably increase in a ten fold ratio under his
continued administration. The only Const.
tutiona and efectual remedy for this appal,
ing evil is thorough change in the uomiu-
istiution Of our Government. Judging the
future by the past, this nigh, prove an effec-
tual remedy. Previous TO the election of Mr..
Monroe 10 the Presidency, party spirit had
arrived 10 high pich-yel under the wise,
conciliatory policy Of his administration.
party .spiri, in great measure subsidized and
all parties acqniesced and united in supper,
OF his administration--so much so, that old
political party names and distinctions were
in measure lost and forgotten. This is an
historical fact-which cannot be denied Now
is there not the strongest reason 10 hope and
believe that, should Gen. Harrison be the
next President, under his wise, conc liatory
and popular administration, the same desra.
ble and happy results would be produced
Gen. Harrison from bis earies, history, in
all his public acts (and his public services
have been long and various) has shown him
self a real patriot, true friend Of the peo
lple,. And should he come 10 the Prcsiden.
cy at this advanced period OF his Afr. be
could have no ambitious projects of power
to accomplishing selfish purposes or inter.
csts TO advance. His highest ambition would
be 10 administer the Government as best to
advance the prominent interests OF the whole
country-in a manner most ef1ectually to
preserve and perpe,uate her ineslimable re.
publican institutions. thereby cndeavoring 10
promote the creates, sum OF prosperity and
happiness for the enjoyment Of tho pre-
sent and future generations-in TO
himself al the close OF life. the satisfaction
above nll price. Of having well and faithful.
ly served his country. Not so with MIR.
Van Buren,. Ii isa fact that he, from his
earliest infancy, has been an ambitious. cal
culnting, intriguing, selfish politician land
since in the Presidency, has pursued u
course of policy at war with the best inter.
ests OF our country. and destructive of her
free institutions. Should he be reelected,
what have we TO hope from his future
eoursel Nothing, certainly His perina-
city in his wild, experimental schemes
would hold him on his course, so that no.
thing for his country's good could be ex-
pected from him in future Hence il would
follow that party spirit. instead of being d.
minishcd, would increase in rnnceur and as
periiy to the close Of his official career.
i This is a subject well worthy the candid
consideration Of honest men OF all parties
Laying aside party attachments party pre-
judices and party trammels, let the conside.
rate Of all parties ponder and refecl--and,
looking to the good OF their country. adopt a
course Of measures calculated to alay the
demon Of party spirit. and thereby restore
prosperity and happiness to their once pros
porous but now suffering country. This no.
Bile. patriotic object would be well worthy
their united and strenuous exer,ions Throw
aside, then, party trammels, and go for our
country. the whole country. In future
number, some of the many evils produced
BY raucorous. unyielding party spirit, may
be moro particularly considered.
CANDOR.