Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1853-12-22


State officers. Some weeks ago, crcu-
lars were issued by the wire-pullcrs TO
certain Maine Law men, inviting them
TO assemble in Providence for the pur-
pose OF consulting upon the proprietg of
this movement: in compliance with
this invitation, there was gathering
there. This, let it be remembered, was
IA secret operation, as none bur those
who were COZ sdered as among the
faihtm, were invited they appointed
commi tee to make nominations for
State officers, and to call, what may
truth!uIly be termed n fdrcicdl, mass
meeting. whenever they were ready to
report. This committee, politically
speaking. was posed Of blue spirits
and whi:' spirits, black spirits and grey
spirits they put their heads together,
and alter while, that is, about as long
ms an old hen sits upon quantity oil
eggs, announced, with fearful flourish
Of trumpets, that they were prepared to
report. and consequently called the
Mass meeting. They have reported
mo "greI ticket, composed Of some pro-
Tossing Wigs and some protesting
Democrats ; we shall not comment on
the character OF these nominations until
we know whether or not the nominees
accept.
Two great distinctive political par
ties exist in this country-,hey always
have been in existence since the Rcvo-
luton, aud they always will exist, So
long as the people are true TO the es-
sentinl Fundamental principles Of Liber-
ty upon which this Republic was found
ed One or the other Of these parties
will always rredominate according as
the will or caprice Of The voters shall
dictate. The platforms o. these parties
are ample enough, broad enough, ea-
tensive enough and progressive enough,
for all honest men 10 stand on AMI
the principles Of these TWO parties will
always be comprehensive and liberal
enough Tor all men Of genuine charac-
ter and honest intentions 70 rally under.
Holding TO this grand aud guiding SEN
timent, as we always have, we stll con.
tend that all third parties ever have
been, still are, and ever will be, compos-
ed OF men Of diseased minds to speak
charitably, who have an itching for of.
flee, Tor honor or glory, and who, being,
either SO smal! that their respective
parties viii never call for their services
or SO impatient that they cannot bIde
their time, consequently they al
ways endeavor to create Il storm IN The
realm OF parties, and thrust themselves
before the public, as great conservators
OF the peace, pure examplars Of virtue
and morality, or grand medlatoIs be"
tween conlendngpoitlcal parties. Theys
are invariably uneasy spirits, who are
deficient in "A grand balancing power,
and who are devoid OF that great and
redeeming trait Of humanity which
strives to make peace on earth rest
cssness being their most marked eIe-
ment of character, they exercise its en-
dowment, and ceasclessly struggle on,
until they become of 3 iliclent import
ance to be OF value, and then they inva-
riab!y sell themselves TO the highest
bidder, ard are soon merged into one or
the other Of the great political parties.
Il history and ali experience proves
the truth Of this assert on.
Tha, the Temperance question is an
important one. no one viii deny I; that it
Is among the foremost Of the great |
movements for moral reform at the
present day, is most certainly true that
intemperance requires to be suppressed,
no one will deny. But there is a way |
to accomplish all this,-a way which the
iana,cal advocates Of the Maine Law !
haye not yet discovered.
We hold TO the opinion that there are
other questions in this Republican gov
ernment which are ol equal il not great.
er Importance than that OF Temper
ance and we are firm IN the belief that
these greater matters should be first at
tended to, and that the Others will meet
with consideration at suitable time
We are utterly opposed 10 the effort
which has b en- made, and which too
many good Whgs have hitherto been
disposed 10 counteuance, to identity the
Wing party with the Maine Law move
mcnt in this State they have no con-
nection with each other,an the attempt |.
to unite them has been made by some OF
the ambitious and uneasy men OF whom
we have spoken, and some timid Wings
who have. unwisely yielded in the hour
OF tai to the false and always Danger
Gus dociriae OF erpediency. We are n
" hig all over, and we always shall re-
main So, until we are convinced that the
doctrines of the patty are not Tor the |
best interests oil the Republic aud we !
say let every Wing stand by his party |
aud its rInclples and II the party can.
not be sustained without coalition xilh \
a lhrd party,--we care not what it,
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