Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1844-04-17
From Niles Register of July 5, 1898.
LANDMARKS OF PARTY.

WunOut IuHy cStttEd'tiik VIC d'i'"uns
and responsibility Of the task. rather
hastily promised in the last REGISTER to
say that were the landmarks Of parties.
aud give sone ahis,ory" Of them. To
bsi,.s 10 memory the act and feeling OF
twenty eight years IN three or four days,
and dioes, aud condense them SD that al
idea Of their spirit might he given to these
who had moi known and felt It, was not
10 ae easily done aud to restrain the mat
ps within reasonable bounds, was ex>
,reeu,e,y difficult. There was danger
also, that my own recoleciions might be
somewhat mHuenced by the part person.
ally taken in the warm political contests
lna, must needs be noticed. However.
the project mas been accomplished, and II
uo: sufficieu, for "hislory of PARTIES"
enough. perhaps, said TO indicate what
they were, and bring things to memory
that many seem TO have forgotten. To
illustrate The state of times. at different
periods, have introduced several faml'
lar relations of things, which by many
thouyt to be the best way OF showing
the exten, and power Of feeling and fnrce
Of events. OaIy about one half the ar
ticle is inserted Ia the present number.
tie remainder is uaavoidably postponed
Cor tie nex, Register.
Ii was my fixed purpose while writing
these sketches,o View things impari'ally.
FIAT was possible. AID never having
been an office hunter or power seeker.
never having asked for or obtained any
p.s &c. pension or c,nolument, in salts.
taci;on for my polrtics.nor asked for any.
of any sort or description whatever, and
We, not expecting 10 obtain one. (and
"5lessed are they who expec, noihins
perhaps | have reasonably succeeded:
and though | have been as warm parti-
zsa as almost any one, never believed
that all Of my own party were honest.
and all of the other party dishonest-and
in The wors, of times had the pleasure 10
possess the private friendship Of some Of
the latter. under a Contract, however,, that
we should 10, speak on politics; for SO
IL was. q, many places, that such con-
,ersaiion could hardly be held without
quarrel! We were so heated, that we
would not sit down and reason with one
another. This was an unpleasant state
Of things, aud powerful obstruction to
the progress Of truth.
The purpose of these sketches is TO
nffird some general Information Of things
past, in all which had an active pariici-
patioo, and | am sure it was disln'eres-
iet. one. though io some cases perhaps.
tie irnretus was from wrong Impressions.
Sill. ON calm review Of the whole, do
got see much to condemn. But The main
purpose Of the essay is TO furnish tests
Or The holding Of democratic caucus,
20 select an undertaking democratic ran-
didaie for the presidency, if 1t must SO be
tina. we shall have one. Iha1e said that
the old political landmarks are cast
Gown-and believe That they are and
hence what | regard as the political i'm
possibility OF accomplishing The thing
aimed at-and believe that the measure
is also inerpedient aud unsafe. But if it
is resor:ed Ia, let the old tests DO rigidly
applied. and the caucus be democratic
IA fact rs well as in name, as well in re-
spect IT, the members of il as the persons
&o no put in nomination..
I, ussd TO BE- regarded as democratic
10 discuss subjects among ourselves, until