Holly Springs gazette., 1845-03-08
From The A merican Revie W.
THE RESULT OF THE ELECTION.
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The serious alarm for the naiioual well
fare, swallowing up, as it were all inferior
regrets Of party defeat and personal chag- F
rim, with which the great Wing Party I
throughout the whole Union look back up /
on the result of the Presidential Election, /
is bat consistent with the grave Importance I
which. with one consent they had openly I
and earnestly attributed to the mighty con- /
test when impending. II cgInces, al once, !
the sincerity Of our opinions respecting the |
dignity OF the crisis, and Juslihes the mag
nitUde of the preparations which we SET Oh
foot 10 achieve lis prosperous issue. Ii
teaches, that the solemnily Of the Junctare
was neither the dream Of an inaamed mag
ination, nor The stale trick Of political
bankruptcy-that the enth usiasm which
simulated cur exertions was no mounte-
bank exravagance aud the patriotism which
sustained our abors was neither cunning
device to delude Others nor an illusion
| which deceived ourselves.
We are fully aware that the earnest sor-
| row which pervades the feelings Of the
whole mass Of the defeated party, and gives
4 severe and almost gloomy tone to every
public and private expression ofthem, while
| It is extremely annoying TO the selfsatls'
J faction of the vlctors, is utterly uninteIiIgi-
/ bic TO their comprehension. Trained in a
/ discipline which deems politics an arena,
\ not a battlefield, d deals with It's conflicts as
mere prelusions of arms, and not an honest
and serious warfare-bred in school of
absolute political scepticism, they, one and
all leaders and followers, masters and dis
ciples, regarded the late struggle as simply
a. game of mingled skill and chance, in
winch ''the spoils'' were the highest stake
at risk and look upon the result as one
which, while it gives The winner leave to
laugh, neither justihes nor excuses any
depth OF grief on tbs part of the loser. Il
fills them, tEen both with amazemept and
vexaiion, that 50 vast body OF their fellow
citizens, in spite Of the decorous modera-
ZION with which they bear their success,
and when, as they hippantly express it,
.the erciGenlcnt being over, there should be
a renewal of good eiing'-should per-
sist in mparting to their trlumPhal shows
the. aspect of funeral professions and IN
shade wing the glorIes OF their ParSg victory
with the dark draPery Of naSl0Ha5 calanl
ty.
That we have expressed the prevalen
feelings ofthe Wing party at the result o
, The election, and without exaggeratiOn, We
= appeal to the conscientiousress and observa
sion Of every enc Of our readers WheE
he last raw of hope had faded out OF on
p hearts, sad regret for the past, sad forebo
ding for the future. did indeed take posses
sio1 of US: they were natural, they wer
5 manly emotions, and from friend or 70
we cared not to conceal them. But tn
Lapse of time has somewhat blHnted IL
keenuess uf these impressions, and cali
te contemplation Of our actual position great
We assuared their bitterness. The matter
: hand does not require US to prolong or e.
- asperate them. 1t has rather for its obJec
~ set forth some OF the features in the col
test which should not be oyerlooked-to e
pIore some Of The causes OF the resu
which may furnish lessons of wisdom or
-s rourace--tU estimate carefully tAe re
weight OF !hc decision against US, and
cast, as .agsciousiy as may be, the horo
VA cone of oar future fortunes.