The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-09-21
The Position Of the Government spirit of
Parties.

The Position Of the Govcrnment-SpirI OF
Parties.
The situation Of the government in relation tc the
great political parties, is peculiar 1t presents
new phase in the operations OF our institutions
The whig party came into power in the advocacy
oil certain principles which they could not carry out,
and the course OF events separated the executive
from the support OF the party which elected him.
In this country party spirit has so high, and par
tisans have become so Unidentified with party views,
rather than that which is for the best interests Of the
whole country, that the justice, the truth, or the
importance of any measure advanced has far less
influence with them than the bearing ii may have
upon party interests, and through that upon their in
dividual advancement. Hence, when the Chief
Magistrate became severed from those whose sui
frages elected him. he failed TO receive the support
of the opposite party because, however much his
measures may have accorded with their principles,
yet there were other individuals who claimed mios
rlty in the advocacy OF those principles The exc
cutlve thus stood between the two factions liable
To the influence and control Of either or to defeat
the dominant party by the nterpositon of the veto
power. BY a singular combination of circumstan-
ces, the parties are so divic ed that nei-
ther the one nor the other can carry through its
the executive is shorn of that influence which
veto power would have bestowed upon him The
lower house is composed OF that party which advo
Gates the sub-Treasury, low tariff economy, and
discharge of the public debts. None! of these views
can be carried out, because the Senate is composed
of an opposite party which contends for national
bank, distribution of the lands, continuance of
the high tariff, and as necessary consequence,
either of fhp nublp debt 0r dirsct
tlon This is position Of affairs which neutralizes
all parties and leaves the Executive dependent alone
upon existing laws TO carry on the government. For
three years the strife OF parties will stand in the way
OF any legislation which will give party character
TO the movements of the Executive Here is glo-
rIous chance TO the federal government from
that spirit OF party against which the first President
cautioned his fellow citizens AT this moment one
oil the favorite schemes OF either party are in exs-
tence, except the tariff There is no bank There
is also SUBJ Treasury, nor will there be for at
least three years TO come. In that time great events
will happen Whoever looks back at the past three
years and reflects upon the rapid liquidation of banks
Of the discharge of debts, and of the equalization of
The exchanges, until affairs ha We arrived at their pre-
sent comparatively prosperous POSITION must be con-
vlnced that, during the next three or tour years,
which must eapse before the operation of the 2Slh
Congress can take etfect,an immense change for the
better will have taken place, commercial affairs
will have accommodated themselves TO the state of
things, old party preJudlces will have subsidized
Neither national bank nor its counter part, sub.
Treasury will continue to be attractive In all that
time the government must be carried on on its own
resources without new legislation and according TO
the democratic motto, =" that is the best govern.
nlent which governs least" The present is likely
TO prove the best we have ever had The able men
now In the cabinet are doubtless as well able to
carry the government through this great crisis as
any ever before in Office The master spirit is John
&. Spencer; his business habits and ring in
dustry, with the extraordinary rapidly with which
he arrives at sound Judgment upon all subjects,
point him out as the skiliu pilot who will carry the
government through the shoals of party, and make
new combinations necessary for the succeeding
campaign. To do this requires extraordinary re-.
sources of mind and facility in applying existing
laws to the wants of the government which are
many and pressing. II becomes every citizen 10
lend his aid in sustaining the Federal Government,
especially when temporarily deprived of the support
OF party. We shall enter more fully into this sub