The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-06-26

employing the ordinary means of govern
ment to maintain it, we cited the other
day remark Of the great English moral
list, who declared "that, if he were minis
ter, he would turn out any man who dared
to wag finger at him." This is rather
better Tory Locofoco doctrine than that of
the Wings.
We would now call the attention of the
opposition to the opinions of another great
man on this subject man Of high toned
private morals, and Of the largest political
experience. We quote from one of the
pamphlets of Mr.. EDMUND BURKE, the
English statesman of that name. He is
writing of the Wines of Queen Anne's
days:
1.-THE Wings of those days believed that the only
proper method ofrsing into power was through hard
essays of practsed friendship and experimental
fidelity. At that time it was not imagined, that
patriotism was bloody idol, which required the
sacrifice of children and parents, dearest connex
ions in private life, and of all the virtues that rise
NOUS paradoxical morality, to imagine that spirit
of moderation was properly shown in patiently
bearing the sufferlngs of your friends or that dis
intcrestedness clearly manifested at the expense
of other peoples fortune. They believed that no
men could act with effect who did not act in concert;
that no men could act in concert who did not act
with confidence; that no men could act with con-
fdence, who were not bound together by common
opinions common affections, and common interests.
"These wise men, for such must call Lord Sun
derand, Lord Godolphin, Lord Somers, and Lord
Marlborough, were too well principled in these
maxims upon which the whole fabric of public
strength is built to be blown off their ground by the
breath of every childish talker. They were not
afraid that they should be called an ambitious iunto;
or that their resolution to stand or fall together
should, by placement, be interpreted into scufie
for places.
"Party is body of men united for promoting, by
their joint endeavors, the national interest," upon
some particular principle in which they are all
agreed. For my part, find 1t impossible to con-
ceive that any one believes in his own politics, or
thinks them to be Of any weight, who refuses to
adopt the means of having them reduced into prac-
tice. It is the business Of the speculative philoso-
pher to mark the proper ends Of government. 1t
is the business of the politician, who is the phioso-
pher in action to find out proper means towards
those ends, and to employ them with effect There
fore every honorable connexion will avow it is
their first purpose to pursue every just method to
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condition as may enable them to carry their COM
mon plans into execution with all the power and
authority of the state AS this power is attached
to certain situations, it is their duty to contend for
these situations Without prescription of others,
they are bound to give their own party the prefer
ence in all things; and by no means, for private
considerations, TO accept any offers of power in
which the whole body is not included; nor to suffer
themselves to be led, or to be controlled, or to be
overbalanced, in Office in council, by those who
contradict the very fundamental principles which
their party is formed, and even those upon which
every fair connexion must stand. Such generous
contention for power, on such manly and honorable
| maxms, will easily be distinguished from the mean
and interested struggle for place and emoument.
The very style of such persons will serve to DIS
| criminate them from those numberless mpostors,
who have deuded the ignorant with professions
incompau BILE with human practice and have after
wards incensed them by practices below the level
of vulgar recttude."