Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1852-09-21
PARTIES AND rARTIsANs.
From the Washington Republic . rscpt. II

From the Washington Republic d sept in
To Me Editor ofihe Republic:
/ read with pleasure your article Published a
few days ago, under the above heading. lts"g-
Gested a train OF thoughts which ] should be
pleased 10 lay before your readers, il You viii
SO far indulge q distant subscriber and an old
Wig.
u is true that a party is "a body Of men united
for promoting, by their Joint cHtraEoTS, tEc ia
tional interest, upon some particular p-inciP!cIn
which thew arc all agreed The duty imposed
upon sncn a party, in order 10 insure success, IS
constant vigilance. II IS in a position Of per-
petu1l hostility TO its opposing party or parties.
Severe and arGuoUs contest Is esseulia! 10 It's
succcss-n0y, to the continuance OF lis own CN-
isleuce. Now, we all know That the active men
OF every ]ngliliual parry are comparatively lew in
number. On these few devOives the duty o!
managing its affairs; they have to bear the bur-
den and heat OF every day. OF them arduOns
lahOrs and great personal sacrifices are unccas-
iugIv demanded. The vast numerical majority
OF every political party are engaged in their own
personal affairs, attending 10 their private bust
ness, from which, except on special occasions
say election days and occasional pubic cOnvO-
catiUus-licy VIII never consent 10 Ue drawn.-
Now, what | maintain is, that those incn who do
tie work, and submit 10 The sacrifices, and give
and receive the hard blows in party conflicts,
have claims upon The party Tor whatever eUIGin-
IurGis and lpu6rs It has 10 bcsiO". ! DO not
mean that any party claim can compensate tor
the want OF proper qualifications iai'hiuiIy ana
iutcl!igcnlly 10 discharge tie duties oil The Office
10 which a citizen may aspire; Hht "iat mean
is, that where there are SGsh PiaIiHcalolS' the
men who have mingled in the party contests are
20 he preferred III ltc distribution Oh oIiitIai s'a-
tons. Fidelity 10 iisown m'Hl5cr5 Is an i"g,e'
dent in party organization indispensable 10 ITS
existence. Let any party strike out This PrIncI-
pie, and declare that individual services ana Sa-
criiices give no claims on a party for P'cicFnrn',
AID It will soon sec that none wa! perform ser
vices and make sucr!hCes Ion II. / lie
such a determination by any party would tie an
aununC'"I:Un o! lis dissolution.
Thus Tar, Mr.. !."luT, We 90 not, am sure
Disagree Bat row ! propose to make a icIson-
al application u!ihcsc remarks. The "hl@pdr-
~ dIsEcGaTGcd TIC principle /" winch ! referred IN
nominating General Harrison aud TcJaciinG Mr..
Clay. We succeeded III eiecting our candidates.
but The Wing party was weakened lis power
Tor accomplishing great clj-cis by force u It's
4 Organization "a= dim.ui=hcd. Cd'cim! observers
sA" the result, aud det.Urod II. ii 1911 lhc
pristine rl""r o. the party was restored by tue
nomiuat'oH oil Mr. Gay. Inc CNerIig!ls 10 eject
him were p1"tftu'-iii'y were h'I't,'"i-'Hey
we're i"Fi-ytai'fg; DGl ne parry was defeated III
me stale "LNeW OK, owing % CAUSES no' ne
crsSary 10 e''I!"CF'te. hul "''S' "''t c'tC'o'
line panty was u"i',o' ana never nG''er a1.e 20 90
gn"l service 10 me Co"htfF. ! "SH came tLe
naiHina,o" OF 80 % Genera Taylor. III ma
sing iA.S hp!'Iutl'l' 'tG Fi'"Cipi1 o. paty IL
lcINy was s"C''"'t~ HGLe'"l iayiDf itaG no
GAINS Whatever on l"e - HlT party WIN uc'p
reluctance 'he nomination vas accepted ny ihc
party; and again. owing 10 divisions II! NE De
mocfaNc ranks III ne H'aiG OF rev YORK, Tie
wing nominee was e'cc'eu' l us nomination
relaxed ami ~e2kSGta party ileS' ana produced
heart DnIhingS anu dislfnst:
nov We come 10 me nomination oil !unc' 1907
by when zen. 0cOtI : name was put before Tue
country.
Three names were before the convention
General scott was always homtnalIy a Wing
but excluded BY position from taking any partln
party C"I'il'C.S' M; l''I'''o,G was tie "C'uaI
resident. mr. " eosier ana mr' LAY, Tor me
last twenty EGa's' nave zee. cohieSseuiy Shc leaE-
ers OF The wing party, doing the mos'-scrvLce,
giving ana receiving 'he hafCest blows IN that
service MT. Gay was n9t III n conC!iion 10 be
a cahu'"a'e' ahu hir. WEBSTER therefore. was
ihe man rn'ilivu upon parry principles tofcccIVe
tHc nomination. ne iiau G@fNcu me c!aIm
more tiiaA tiifiy yea'sni P"oiic service hau rem,
nered I''n 'He greatest american a'htes'nan' ana
me o'uGSt 'Hu "'OSL ,"lSP'C"Uus 'HcH On 'He
stH"t u u'''"' L>e''!e' VI "' CoNiIlciluts
could compare WIN INN ~ me amount and value
Oh services ~ "'u 'eiiut''u ms country AND
THE IANIi. ! was no. uo"o'eG In%t nir. wen,
ser ue9e!Eeu 'Te H"h'h"a,'cn; ne iiau "orkeu
iong' assid"oH5ly ana 'aiihin!iy 10 deserve the
loloTs OF us parry anu 10 quarry h,niseii Tor the
hi!ghe7I u'S,i'C''o" tha' i@Ity cou!d confer upon
nun ne "aS e""e- WI" u"s"'passea aoihty
I"'oGsH St l%.'ouS pictiuI,:"'y cnlI'ai grades.
80 ~. .a..,-, LII - -
uI'e lis c"un''E Couiu e"a'u nun: o.ueF 'hcse
circumstances ms ~! were teleC'eu-he was
uhIo"h ~ aiu tSiu "a :me s"e'i'
80 - go ''PeI'' 70 ma
u''s aGt' p.csips .nat 'htIIit'y I" parry 0olga-
to1S = mo- telnpI,at{h u .nS S'Ieu rue, ViI-
lualty Glsso'Ne? ~ : ny parry NO man nj 10
counsel - guite quo ieau .nal patty WIZ ever
more connect hts t1'SuNes WIN Ii'a' parry. It's
ehoeu. 0eheial SCOT Is e'ected' It's exist
oHse Us ~ F'u'engsu " uyIhS Ssate, Dut II
- uss5'. . SUI - uLt "eh. "Got Is not
eleetsu,tne pal'y 70 TO- Iiiy t,~Tu oGt u'sSraeed'
II can neVGl hEie noLu up It's mead nhuer the
hatne ~ IL d 'o"s '"ihe WIN hehor ara
VIII IN, GU, D-
Nsn't VII lono" : ITeclSsiy what was m
.ebutu uy 'nose VINO nave uei'Oetatety placed
Tue parry ~ .his Pos:tIon- nero wiz DC a iree-
son II 10 ''iti"h parry eStaoi'SHea as the great