Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1850-12-17
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grounds. We, consequently, may
expfct warm and Gdcided opposi-
tionE with a5Taritty calculated 10
harl'a IS and Perplex; cterlhdless,
We al e not dis posed t@ shriak from
the task: moi are we unwilling to
meet the require mcnt4 and rcspon-
sibilIties, belle Wing, as we do, that
well balanced parties Fqr il 0 tner
words: when the gread mass of The
peopI are about eqOallE divided into
tWosg reat MAI iohaI Political Parties,
(not fAcTipSs 8 which make upI and
discuss issues lpon national prEhci-
pies, The country is ykrmore Safe.
We IRE. however, frde to adj it,
that Party ttmenl n lay and d ten
does d:lt-sway pruqencf and dis drc-
ton High party yea panp{ seaI
and icd by recent or contemplated
triumphs, may lead to exc ess It'd
greatest public good being measure
ably lost sight Of. And IIlis extr} he
pandering TO party PURPOSES IS, er
haps, the worst that ca be said in|
opposition 10 tie existeEce Of Par1
ties, apd the pnly evil to ID reason
ably complained vof ID al govern
ment made ap ofAthe popular y i'll
Of the people. We mbintain thai
so longas popular opinidn is merely
divideh betu eefl two Nltional Par
ties, e hch clio selY wati,hlhg ana ex
posing the er rors Of the other, there
is but little danger Of eilfler accom- (
plishiH 8 any very idus|eyils to The
veal Q f our common coIi4iry. For
instance, the party iniPoEvea- knows
full well, sba t to retain that position
it must scrRpulouslyI Eoid doing
that which viii give bfd to the
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people who placed thenE III power;
" hist tli9seHwhoE arelin Inc minor
lty will strise to supplpht| theilI riyAlb
by exposing any false steh they may
make Consequently, they act b )
checks to each. other, I'll crelIy cor
.slituting, in a material sense, Nle
great strength and bulwI ark ni' the
blood bought libetIes pfIftllis g!ori.
Gus Republic, and in tits way ef
fectually sly by and keep down set1
lional, Selfish, fand tical hnd 'ambf
tlous factions, which No4ld be snr{
sto exist but for this sort dt II strailt-
For tlsdse 8 hd other r&a4ons whit li
might be given; We are and ha i 3
been a partizan; but, IN Welding d
willing and Jealous SUPPORT 10 the
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principles and assures bf the De
mocratie 2sfiyzzihc tenc IS Of which
are so well KNOWN that We deem ii
unnecessary TO dcscant bpon thdm
pow-the IFAYETTEvlLLt OBsEH ~
Err can nefdrI become thd Vehicle Of
designing demagosues, who DIRE
urged forwa I'd by blind q Zeal in le,
half Of personal or fanalichl schemes
whose tendencies are 10 adyan &c
their own petty ends, TO Ehe detIit
mcnt of I'll e common Interests 81
this great G onfederad W. but, to I he
contrary, it will obsdrv4' and strive
TO measure out to tie a magogd e
4 the intolel ant. and Me venal, ihe
full measure of their DESERTS. Bnt
Tin doing shis, the pat Iiots 1he nhila b.
II l.
! throlBis Gt, the self.sacrll1cn Is and &c
mocratic m easure>l9sing portion 81
this great \ Republican brptherIlo4,
shall hot OF y rcceiVe cut applause
and support but our zeal Pus co-qp
Grafton. Then to festr lin faction
and to curb fanaticism, hose tfp
denfIes ares 10 run RIOT a pd SWEEP
awaw'Yi Gag fell swosp a i tie lamb
marks bT Whlchpthe patriotic statds
man has and will copiinp /. to saf4E,
guide the Ship Of State. will cob
stitute laudable effort d the Fax
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