Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-06-19
EASTERN:sTIMlES.
Bath, Thursday, June 10, 1851.
The Presidency.


members Of The old parties, and the election
triH be canvassed, as Wigs and iocos, and
there Is never man among the leaders of tire
Democracy. he he great or small, who will
cast vote for any one who is not an drolred
Democrat j. e., who does MOI propose 10 give
the loayes and The fishes TO the Democrats
There is nothing more plainly evident than
the fact that if we would have a wing Pres
ldent, we, as wings, must elect hun We
must depend upon our own party, those WHO
have ALWAYS stood by us aud The country,
and not upon those whose practice tits to
inake merchandise of the Interests of the
nation and measure out given amount OF
patriotism and love for the people, for this or
thai particular office. 'si-E 2i.1-'- -
If we act together as tchiSs, we can IN
questonaby elect president. The people
are beginning 10 get awake 10 their interest,
and are beginning 10 see that those who
promise most and falrest, are not The most
faithful. Let us not be made the dupes of
focOioco faithlessness, but unite aud do our
own work. We have much reason 10 be en-
couIageG. The candid men of the opposi-
ton agree with us in sentiment already, and
will soon, Doubtless, vote with our parry
1t is undoubtedly true that the old parties
will select their candidates for the Presidency,
as usual, notwithstanding the indications. at
times, that some of the southern States might
not decline to represent themselves in either
of the nominating conventions. The tendency
of events, the past year, has been to distract
the two great party organizations which have
existed cotemporarily with our government,
and to the existence and operation of which
must be ascribed the hitherto successful trial
of our experimental governmental theory.
The necessity for the existence OF the two
great parties in our country, is too obvious to
require any lengthy argument from in its
support. There is, to be sure, but one right
way, or but one correct policy that can be pur-
sued, and consequently there must be a ,erong
or impracticable policy continually being advo-
Gated by one of these parties. But it is by the
antagonism of these two parties, and the dis
cussions which arise from it, that the right
way, or most expedicnt policy becomes to be
adopted. The one exercises a conservative and
restraining influence upon the other, and thus
is the more useful, on account of the natural
and grasping character of po,oer, when acting
absolutely or unrestrainedly.
The usefulness of the two great parties is
also manifested, and that too by no means in
the least degree. by dispeling the local and
sectional controversies that grow out of the va
riety of interests of our vast population. In
order to do this the most successfully it is nee
essary for each party to preserve and never
lose sight Of lis national character The impor-
lance of this cannot be too strongly dilated
upon, for the denationalizing of either will
very much endanger, if it does not totally de-
stroy, the nationality of the other.
In this connection, We would express our
qualification at the exhibition of patriotism
manifested by our neighbor, in the remark con
tanned in his extract, that eve. (the whigs)
must depend upon Our opn party those who
have always stood by US and the co,tatry." 1t
indicates that they are ready to forsake and
abandon the course which they have been pur-
suing for the last ten years, ofdepending upon
Tom, Dick and Harry, or everybody that could
be wheedled into their ranks by the drum and
fife song singing, coon skin and hard cider
jubilees, promises of 1.-TWO dollars day and
roast beef, and empty professions of senti-
ments in accordance with all the factious col
lections of men that have ever associated them
selves together in political capacity. Our
.neighbor is right in the conclusion to which he
has arrived, that there is no dependence to be
placed upon those who do not stand By their
country, and it is encouraging to seehm advis-
ing his party friends TO break away from the
association of all those disloyalists who have
been clinging to the skirts of the whis party
ever since the war of 1912. We look at this
advice of our neighbor arguing more in favor
of an improvement in his politics, than all of
the significant indications of the past few
months -.. .t...H .~ 81. g.. ..It 4. ..s- ..-
The statement of our neighbor, that .'if we
act together as wings we can undoubtedly elect
President" we shall not End fault with, hav-
ing TOO good an opinion of the authors sense,
to consider it as anything more than bun
combe" saying, intended for effect. In the
first place, the fragmentary character of the
wing party, at the present time, utterly pre-
clu1es all possibility of even considerable con-
cert of action among them enough to eff
feet anything. The Atlas itself admits that
"from appearances in the South, it looks as if
the locofocos would gain all the advantages TO
their Presidential candidate, likely to accrue
from the Union movement The reason Of
this is obvious, because the democratic party
has become the least Observation-Disclosures it
is, in fact, the only national party in the coun-
try. We say the least denationalizcd, because
we are not disposed to'deny that what is in it.
self no more than correct Northern sentiment,
has been carried too far, in some particulars by
the democratic party, well as by the wings
but We arc not aware that III any State an
issue disadvantageous to the democratic party,
has been made, as is the case with the wing
party, in nearly every State. How is it with
Massachusetts. New York, Pennsylvania, or
ohios Can the whig party of either of these
States be united upon any whig: If SO, upon
whom We will spare. our neighbor the en-
oarrassment of replying, lest it commit him,
"sa'nst his wishes, in favor. of the individual
WHO should be named. .. n, ,s..-n ..-... .-.le r-
nut iet'us see what the Atlas saws. on this
subject.
I1n,"1.i iizrY ,rx4T-re1.T
w man can be elected President unless
se's AZ ieast one Of the crea; States If
t'ew heik, ennsylvania or Ohio With
proPerand Jadicous manapemen,,t, H.. WI.
can carry the whole three OF ,I,a,,, rrh:s.
can, ny -pufsi'ibg an opposite, ,conrse y,;,i,
greater ease lose the whole three al -"
where are we? Where are the vo,as a ny"
ing from 10 elect ibe Wing candidate ~
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