Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-05-27
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happy form Of governmen BIT being
based upon the virtue and in tclligenee
Of the people, il follows a conse-
quenca, that if Vie desire perpetua-
ton Of its consoling results We must
discard all party factions, and give
place TO intelligence and virtue-wc.
must exai nine questions for ourselves,
and act accordingly The doctrine
Of letting our e#dqr$ manufacture all
our political sentiments, d nd direct
every movement that our interest
may indicate, is not only dangerous,
bat humiliatingHe beyond theendurance
of an intelligent people Hence the
Importance Of b4ing fully posted up,
ty the exercise Of a well-infdrmed
Judgment, on every question which
the exercise Of POLITICAL suffrage may
tend to build up Oh pull down.
An allegiance to party, at a sa-
cri1ce of iudgme bot and the conscious
convictions of What are really condu
Give to the petiiaanent, interests of
tbe colntry---or a tscit assent, with
.I,t matnre Gelibdraticn and thorough
! Investigation of every measure pro
iIpsed. is but the taking-on Of fetters
Which win sooner OF later destroy the
/ opes and blight the prospects Of
the lover Of civil and religious lib
crty. This is ali extreme which. no
partizan should allow himself to
reach. n
If our prenlisFs be good, however
strong the claims Of party may be,
and the disposition TO &C knowledge
their obligation, no one, de mocrat or
wing, can justify himself in yielding
a willing support to q ma N merely
from the fact that he IS brp ought for
ward bY the part with VII pm he has
heretofore acted tits linsafe to con-
clude that a part j. can rot DO wrong
Honesty, qualification, ana congo
niality Of sentiment betwe zen voter
and aspirant, shp uld be thq materials
constituting eve y voters platform.
We claim it as on rs, and are prepared
and determined TO act On it, he "
ever strong part izans We pre- justly
considered to BE- In thi Is matter,
we are not content To act the part
Of. an index, merdly pointing out the
way, but are res olved to tread the
entire ground. This we have ever
felt it our duty do, bat n ore es-
Pecially at the present time when the
existence Of our overnment IS
threatened by dfsigning. and unprin-
ripled msn,. both from tie North and {
South AIS a t est TO our sincerity,
H. aver ii he Il post posifiv and. dis
Ejnct terms that With all our devo
lion to de,hoera cy, we could not be
.ibdacsd "a Vote for Gen. Tr3psdqle for
lioyernor from any other considera-
Hon than that the interes Is of our
ommoneou nirv imperatively demand
that I'VE should.
If We la / GOO d reason to believe
I hat the poIitiori assumed and occu-
wed by fhd den ocratic party would
tend TO n.asI agmily retard the onward
progress Of ouy government to the
attainment of that degree Of great
mss and usefulness Which she Is deS-
fined to accomplish, We would sever
o, Ir connection v nth that party With
ed # DELAY. Our position in politics
IS not Influenced by party ties or
fac tious emotion IS. bnt by patriotic
,;as;ras and the accomplishment Of !
ends. And without laying !
claim tobetter I'M orniatlon ana clearer 1 /,
discarnment tia that Of our whig 4
g; 1nds. We take the libertyof assur-
III Them. / hat 81 lori Of a hearty and
,ort df the fundamental !
q !: : o;,Ies I be found only in the /
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