The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1849-05-26

that political Faftf7 1h"e" 'A
6r FREQ people 10 be jealouso Of thcir ush'a
Ink, ,tey should view With an eye Of efiie'7'"
D.. sc; Of their rulers, and that the whole rance
Of governmental policy should be closely ana MI
nutely .canned--tha, they should study mol ono
he immediate effect OF measures, bal ais" 'hsH
prosraci,s7 bearing. Much rs is SAID against t'e
spirit Of those parties, We cannot but look upon
Il, Influence as salutary and we could n't view
him a. safc politician, or wise counsellor wac
.h,ald desire is extinction. Party spirit Is The
,F.pring Of patriotism; it originates from the
best feelings, and the highest aspirations, con-
n~.tea with loyo 81 country. IN tbs Hand u
Liberty and free Institutions, there is no clasf
that may prouerly Be termed ihc mob. Almost
every man know something # the issues be-
tween parties, and feels a consequent interest
IN the result If elections II is customary with
many Ia speak lightly Of thc intelligence Of the
mas Of the people and 10 d~oi much upon
o. influence OF dcmagoWucs IA governing
them. Many YEAR observation and experience
have convinced us that these form hasiy lude.
mcnts from a superficial 'iew OF the thn9'
which are passing around them This Is more
uart,ealarl, yidonl To oug mind, when sc re-
g.,l that. within the last haii century, the pee
plc have decided rightly some Of the gravest
constitutional questions; ami that too against
many thinas calculated 60 allure and deceive
them For instance take the mass Of whie
mca-ufcs What IS more calculated t. deceive
people than q bank an institution wlngh VIII
rr,ate an abundance OF money--lhai viii raise
Itb.. ,alue of property Of all kinds--tilat will
ei.c ready sale and cyorhhani prices Tor pro-
+ la,e and abor Asain What 80 speci7a-
4 o a people Ike ours ID, the idea Of "a vast sy--
fem al informal improvements hy The General
Goycrnunut, eisino employment 10 ihoH@nd-
mot only connecting ;5taies, bat uniting oio-''-
{ IL the tWo extremes Of the conictiemc}; and
Ilhis, TOO, not BY Tie .lo~ progress of years,
/ but almost immediately. o. Wha' more pleasing
l,an the distribution Of the proceeds Of the
tpnbb, land hy which StatcH sill be cnrched,
and be enabled to engage also IN great works
Of internal improvement, ami at the same tune
r,c thom the means Of diiiHslng throughout
thor extent the heni1nant blessings at odu-
lcation NrNt, harnonously come, hsh pro-
ioct,c tariff By it tse large revenue required
to support this cslraagant system Of eo'om-
mont d, 10 hc collected almost unseen and I'M
G.lt--a iary.hke process which n 10 III irlhuic
tho eoldpn Treasure throughout the Union.
And then their patriotism Is appealcd to- and
thay are told that, while al this Is going ON,
they are building up arcat ho'ae interest
which will render them Independent Of foreign
Governments What theory could b. more
peclous. or better calculated To deceive q peo-
ale, On The other hand, what does the demo-
cratic psrty rromi,cf merely, an cceuoml-
cal administration Of The Conceal Government
a freedom from al monopoiIcs intended ga give
70 one man. or set Of mem privilege not
pa. .e.sol by al in common, AMI o figd af.!le-
renc,, 10 the Constitution, opposed to ail I'M
warranted implications. THIS expresses, IN
hfi,f the promises Of the democratic party
Who can aay that they con.nin anything clleu-
lated to mi,lc.l or to betuy And yet not
withdrawing the opposition have spout thou
sand Of dollar5 in getting mp excitement '--al-
though their orators and presses have been
zcslous ia defence Of their principle, and have
flooded the country with publications IN their
denec-thcy have acyor hccn attic, 10 get 70