Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-06-04
THE BASIS OF PARTIES.

its track was marked by the fury of mobs and
the light of CONGREGATIONS. Ii then lived long
enough TO fatally injurc good cause and died.
Locofocos filled its ranks, betrayed It's princi-
pies on election DAYS and, when the main pur-
pose OF injuring the Wings was accomplished,
Left il to perish. Abolitonism is doomed to
death if not actually dying. The fragrant IN
sincerity, selfshness and corruption of its
leaders, which were also most signally dis
played for the benefit of Locofocoism at the
last election, covered it with the mortal scom
of wise and good men, and it must 30 down
Other "third parties have often arisen, flour
ished for while and passed away. They
were founded on partial views of government
or born of an ephemeral excitement and they
could not last
The two chief political parties, however,
now in the country, have broader basis and
will probably exist substantially if not in
name While we have Our present form of gov
ernment. Unlike those other parties of which
we have spoken, they are divided upon ques-
tons which lie at the root of our government
tai concerns and are divided by lines which
will continue to divide men while the respect
for law, order and virtue controls one portion
OF the people, and reckless disregard for all
these stimulates another. Questions of cur
rency may become obsolete ideas Tariffs
may become settled immoveably in the prl,-
dence and affections of the people Terrific
ries may be joined or disoined and the old
landmarks be gradually forgotten. But these,
Important as they are while they continue to
b. open questions, are not tie main elements
which distinguish the Wing from the Loco
foco party
TIL. Wing party has imbibed from the foun-
ders OF the Republic the one great lesson
: Which the history of other Republics taught
them. Ancient communities were as free as
ours, indeed il license were freedom, much
IN Ore free. Yet they were unhappy while they
lasted in many particulars, they vacillated
continually Between tyranny and anarchy and
at length SINK under dsspotism. The chief
cause of all this (among the causes which hui
man'wisiom may hope to cohtroD was simply
that tn "people" would not submit to LAW.
The people had'l,lt to assemble in the market
place AM by their sovereign will they dccrced
whatever pleased them at the moment, AMI il
was done. No interval was interposed be-
tween the stiring of their passions ami the
solemn act of the nation. Fear, anger, pride
envy, every IN ,lignant feeling that could seize
the multitude found vent in instant action
iol the people had not imposed on themselves
the restraint of Constitutions or laws. So
died Phocion AMI Socrates BY the order of the
very people who soon gathered up their re-
mans AMI paid to them the respect which was
due to wisdom and virtue
The founders of our institutions remember
ed,'wiat demagogues would now persuade MS
To forget, that thc "peoplc" are but men
Under their guidance the American peonla
with wisdom naverex celled imposed ON tl,em.
selves restraints which should save them from,
the bitter effects OF their bad passion They
reserved, as was right, all power to the people
but SO ordered our constitutions that the ar
ton OF the people should not be promnted nv
nasty passions, but should be the result of
their sober, deliberate, virtuous reflection
THIS Is the Use of a constitution. not to donr;yo
ihe people OF sclf-govcrnmant. but 10 insnro
that ihclr judgment and conscience shall pov.
erh instead OF their passions. Ii is the gnarl
oy winch wise nation secures itself aooins,
Its own intirmitics. The sam, il tbc on, -
laws winch protect the purity of the ballot box
ana indeed Other good laws They secure IN
knowledge AMI virtue an ascen,l,ncy over 80,
and violence. They are the alembic i, ,,l;,l,
the bsst motives are distilled from the p,n,l,r
mind AM mldc TO act on the government
therefore Is It that we may hope that orr lin.
erty will have longer life th,n that Of IL.
ha'iohS VINO have had Democratic instifp.
IONS. Aud this hope renders respcct and
obedience 10 the laws the first duty Of tho -,
zen The Wings, We say have i,nbib,d 81.
lesson ''''
HOW Is II with lllc Locofo,os1 VIM =.
DofrISH Wlmtisupuliation2 yVboisc
kynd"r| Who is Mike WALL, WI.
,''''i Jackson Names and symbols Of 10.
coiocoism ALL Thegscet tcnjcnc, Of ,lo 49,,
Is To release men from. the ye,t.,i,,,. ,.r
under The ilatierng doctrine that ty,. ,...,..,
are sovereign and superior to the L,,v
Hor to The law they are. for they on, -.
tle law. But until il b. CHANGED ir., .....I
anu constitutional manner. mo-, o,,. -.
at in'narn superior ~ It, Bfttla.,.t.
., a",iofiy, ihH bcnIng Of all law 10 m. Will
VI individuals is freedom in iI,.. cyc.,f p,. -
''I''i', and Happiness in the eve, Of ia. -,
Io"s' Ines" peculiar tcndoncies az rol,.c..
lsih 10 = lore as mutually descend ;,... ~
h'@ts OF iha worst portions Of fl,o ,,...
~ a. tiir instinct Of the ne-h ny le,e. 49,.
deposit her egg, upon ,arc,...s ~.
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