The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-06-16
From the Old School Republican,
PARTY CONTESTS THE BANE OF ALL FREE
GOVERNMENTS

Party spirit and political squabbes and contentions
have for the last few years, usurped fearful domin
ion the affairs Of this country. they have al
most driven every thing else from the Halls Of our
National and State Legislation
Presdent-making, with many, has become trade
of immense magnitude. 1t is pursued with all the
industry and skill apperalning to the craft. Young
learners in the art are put early TO all the practced
devices essential TO make common street brawer
Peeping out their heads like young robins many Of
these half edged urchins of the school have
changed the Ounce book for the stump, and coun-
try is threatened with awful explosions, with terrible
internal connections, if some particular favorite of
whose life and history Of the wants and interests
of the country they are ignorant Jackanapes,
is not elected To this or that public trust. Old men,
old party councillors and advisers those whose po-
cal and wounds point unerringy to the dire
contests of the last fifteen years, hustled out of
the useless membranes upon the hands of
these political mushroom apprentices Of modern date.
Who does not who cannot see the inevitable tendency
of this wretched condition OF things, and be fully able
to account for much of that unsettled state of affairs
that positive confusion and distraction which seems
to be preying with unsparing land upon all our
great sources OF private wealth, and upon all the
business facilities and trade of this country.
Party heat is the parent of it all-and The petty
strtes and chickering's OF party warfare are the bitter
fruits of all our premature Presidential scrambes
Party spirit holds the nation tributary to its eX-
actions Its destroying influence is felt in every State
alyzng effect of party contest and violence has
tailed embarrassment and distress upon suffering
country; What else has spread despair and ruin
over this once prosperous land What else has de-
soated the home OF plenty, and changed the hearth
of contentment and quiet into that of mourning and
despair What else has pushed forward one Pres-
dental aspirant into general round of barbecue
feastng, and induced another to traverse the CONT
nent What else has driven from the halls Of lcgs-
aton every effort for the good of the people, and
rendered the daily reports of its doings perfect
chequsrboard of private broils and party conflict =
And what else than this same rude spirit of party
madness and folly has thus far stayed the definite set
tlement of the tariff question, and prevented the
prompt and decided action of Congress upon the Ex
chequer bill that bill of promised relief, to whose
passage, above all others, dependent millions are now
looking with such intense and eager anxiety.
Let all who desire to see this happy country
move forward with its accustomed success--who
would it once more in the march Of prosperity
and happiness seriously ponder and reflect upon the
solemn queries here submit ed, and take measures to
avoid the ruinous consequences that threaten its
coming destiny.