The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-10-29
THE THE. REGISTER.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 90, 1851.
The State Of Parties.

There are indications, on all sides
kthat the two great parties Of the union
are now in p transition stute-ihat the
old organizations are giving way, and
that new ones, at no distant time, are
TO be formed Whether this change
shall be consummated before the COM
mencement of the next Presidential
campaign, il is impossible now to deter
mine. Much depends on the devel.
opmen,s Of another session Of Congress
We think it more probable, at present,
that this political revolution will be con.
sequent upon the Presidential election
than antecedcnt TO it.
We differ from many others in sup>
posing tina, the Slavery question will he
controlling one in efiecting this change.
1t may have something TO do with it,
and doubtless will but rather, we an
ticipate, in destroying the old organza-
tions than in forming the new. 1t is
now disturbing element in both the
Wing and Democratic parties, and may
be chiefly instrumental in bringing a.
bout the final disruption of party Ties.
But II eau never be positive, .forma-
tire element, as we conceive, in the or
ganization of any other than sectional
parties. Hostility to slavery, at the
North, is nearly or quite universal. We
know of no considerable number of
persons al the North who desire an ex>
tension of its area or Of its power. At
the South, as universally there is cer>
tain sensitive, jealous attachment to that
institution like that of mother Tor
her detormed child which prevents
any great division in that section, or
any question pertaining TO that bered-
tary evil. Hence, we say, Slavery can
never be controlling influence, in the
formation of any other than local and
sectional parties.
The battle between Union and Dis.
union has already been fought, aud for
the present decided We do not antci-
pate that this issue will again soon be
made, in any part OF the country. The
compromise measures will undou btedl,
all be acquiesced in, and remain un>
touched for years to come. A certain
discontenled portion Of both parties will
possibly, in both sections Of the union,
continue 10 urge their opposition to
those measures. until they produce a
degree Of strife and hostility that will
rend each party asnnder. If such
should be the result, Union and Disu-
MON, Compromise and Anti.Compro,
mise, Law and Individual wlim. NAV
be watchwords for new parties, al the
outset, but can afford no permanent ba.
sis for permanent political fellowship.
What that basis may be, we shall not
now predict, We are certain, however,
that whatever is best in the Wing party
of Vermont will be found on the side of
Law and Order of constitutional and
rational hostility to Slavery Of oprosi.
lion 10 wild and boundless schemes Of
annexation aud Of the Protection and
improvement of all the great interests
of the country that demand the FOSTER
ing aid OF the FeCeral Government.
We shall deplore any division of the
Wing party Of Vermont-for so many
years constantly faithful and irue-un.
corrupted. liberal, aud beneGcient in its
action. We would caution those who
seem bent on precipilaiing such re-
suit, by rad cal unsound. unconslilu,
lional, and extreme measures. With
only an ordinary amount of discretion,
this result may be avoided. "Our par
~, right or nr0ng," is NOT the true
motto for honest and reasonable men.