Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1842-05-12
From the Baltimore .q.,eriean.


From the Baltimore .qaeriean.
The following passage is from a sermon, re-
Gently delivered on some public occasion, but
"here or by whom we cannot now tell-having
iost The reference to the exchange paper from
which the paragraph was taken:
''You will say, perhaps, that this par,y-sprit
is necessary evil in every free Commonwealth,
and that it has its checks and limits, which will
keep itwithn bounds. Perhaps it is so. Would
! to Heaven that 1t may be | would fan hope
for the best in this as in every thing. But His
tory,-liistory, which shines on the grave of Gre
clan and Roman liberty,-bids us fear as well az
hope. And Wisdom, Janus-Iaced, looking both
TO the past and the future, warns US, that we must
keep our eyes open to the dangerous and corrupt
ing tendencies of all political factions. We must
take care that the Republic is not shattered or UNI
dermlned ny this perpetual agitation. We must
not suffer the claims of truth, Justice honor free
dom, to be sacrificed in the contest We must
strive to repress and regulate the warning ele.>
ments OF sectional and political strife. We must
remember, that spirit of compromise and of for
bearance is al-essential to the peace and prosper-
! ty OF country like ours. We must be willing
to consult the good Of the whole, and to sacrifice
much Tor the preservation of that N ational Mon,
which is so important to the best interests of A.
merica and the world. God grant that this I'M
ion may be perpetual; and that, with the light of
growing experience, and the changes both in o.
i
about, every root Of bitterness and alienation NAV
be faally removed. COP SAVE THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA
1t is an indefinite term-this phrase party spir-
ii, as may be easily ascertaned, if one will only
| consider how various are the motives of different
/ men In adherlng to party. Those who 90 for
principles which they believe to be true and right,
and sustain them for that reason, are moderate
men always. They have confidence in the sound
ness of their principles and trust more to the self
indicating power of the same than to the infu-
ence OF any noise which may be made about them.
Hence they can afford to be- calm, to be patient
having strong faith that the truth will be seen in
due time. They labor ZealousIy to make il ap-
pear ast they perceive it, or think they perceive it
themselves-but never venture to believe that
they can labor successfully for that end by oura-
ging the feelings OF others who may not see pre-
cisely as they do.
The bitterness, the intolerance, the ferocity, Of
party spirit arise from the intense selishness that
seeks particular individual ends, in political con-
tests. This too often prompts man to regard
with personal vindictiveness all who oppose him:
1t gives annosity to controversies, mpeis to vitu-
peration and all manner of fierce invectye; il en-
lists prlde vanity and every ambitious aspiration,
Tor the qualification of which the interests of the
country, the good of society, truth and honor will
often be sacrificed without scrupIe. In propor-
ton as corruption increases among a people, and
the possession OF Office political power is found
to minister to cupidity or to pampered habits of
indulgence while it shields from scrutiny and re-
proach-in such proportion will political struggles
become hot contentious between rival aspirants
after the privilege of public plumber.
The words of ANTHONY over the BODY of BRU-
TUs, when he called him ssthe noblest Roman of
them all. may indicate the distinction TO which
we have referred:
All the conspirators, save only he,
Did what they did in envy of great CESAR;
He, only, out of general honest thought.
mr. roIp mr. oil IL, e
The difference is that between patriot and a
demagogue-between the best friend and the
worst foe to true liberty. There must be, as a
matter Of course, diversities of views and opinions
among men; and in free country where utter
ance is unawed there will be controversities. But
then men need not convert themselves into fero-
cious beasts to rend and tear one another.
We learn from the Madisonian that the follow
ing named gentlemen have been invited by the
Secretary Of War to attend the Annual Examina-
ton of the Cadets at the Military Academy, to
commence on the first Monday in June next:
THOMAS A. DEBLoIs, of Maine.
JAMES J. AUSTIN, Esq. of Massachusetts.
Gen. Il. p. WALTON, Of Vermont.
Rev. ALoNzo Potter, ID. d. Of New York.
Prof. ALEX. DALLAS BAcHg, of Pennsylvania.
GEO. p. MAccuLLocH, Esq. of New Jersey.
Gen. Gro. ii. STEUART, Of MARYLAND.
Col. JOSIAH w. WARE, of Virginia.
Gen. ALsx. MAcRAE, of North Carolina.
RIcH'D. w. HABERsHAM, Esq. Of Georgia.
DR.. CHURCHILL J. BLACKBURN, Of Kentucky.
Gen. KoBgRT B. M'AFEe, do.
W. S. +. DENNIsoN, Esq. Of Ohio.
JOHN c. FLoYD, Esq. of Indiana.
Hon. A. G. BRowN, of Mississippi.
DR.. BENZ. w. MAcLiN, of Alabama.
FRED. w. CURrENius, Esq. of Michigan.
DR.. FRrD. HALL, District of Columbia.
Capt. BEVERLY KENNoN, u. S. Navy.
Col. ]. J. ALBERT, U. S. Army.
Capt. P. Ii. GAIT, do.
We will also state, for the information Of the
public, that the Cadet appointments for this year
have been made. The next selections will be
made in February or March, 1913.