The Yazoo Democrat., 1854-10-18

IMc American Party.
Looking out upon the agitation Of the
great political arena, says the Baltimore Sun,
one might almost despair Of an "Ameriear
party" East, west north and South, di-
yersty Of distractions here, local issues there,
personal predictions in that quarter aud
sectional animosty in this, distract the peo-
pie, grow into occasional violence, and some.
times induce timid and superficial Observer
to believe that the Union is about to cfum
BILE into ruins under our feet or, what il
worse, oyer our heads, and involve us in the
dire catastrophe.
woSd or two upon this subject. Tie
Unjs1 is not to be easily dissolved and you
pay rest assured, reader, that it canno
be despoilei without youy consent You,
hand must be deliberately raised for it-
destruction and your oon undoing, before
this great and glorious confederation pale>
the lustre Of a single star.
This is constitutional country. A writ
ten instrument, eInbodying the great funda
mental principles of universal liberty, under
lies all this petty agitation, wrought by am
bition, avarice, prejudice, fanatieism and pas
sion, which seems to whirl around u.s. The
great masses of the people are only moved
to the exercise of their political rights, how
ever hideously the movers themselves may be
excited. To these masses is committed, foi
all time, the perpetuation of the great princ-
pies of popular liberty-the sacred chart OF
civil and religious freedom That is-the
constitution of the United States This in
strument, though patent to US territotially, is
the heritage of all mankind 1t springs from
the Bible. 1t rests upon the immutable Rock
of Ages. 1t is sanctifed by the spirit of Di-
vine Love.
Perhaps such language as this may seem
irreverent. God forbid that it should be so.
Who that has read his Bible, and is thorough
ly imbuded with the spirit Of the Constitu-
ton of the United States, can fail to perceive
that the source of the latter is the former
Our written constitution is the practical en-
bodiment of the preceptive and exemplary
teaching of Christ. He who would raise his
hand against the one, must assail the other.
Native or foreign born, let US understand,
that assthe gospel of spiritual life IS for all the
world, SO is the chart Of political generation.
We may attempt by the dogmas OF sect and
he wiles of priestcratt, with puny skill and
small devices to restrict the potency of one,
Il. Il. Il. g h,ptL
igllt and we may feicitate ourselves upon
,up apparent success for season; but the
N anciated rights of man, in~eparable from
I've Constitution of the United States, can
lever again be put in subjection by all the
powers of Church ami State. These rights
IA for a time, be mutlated men may be
degraded in their political status, even under
he American flag, and, in the very blindness
i folly, there may be hose who, with suici
al hand, may lend their and in the accom-
'lishment ot such purpose. But for all
hat, The success of such an effort can only
e written upon the face Of the Constitution
{ the United States, besrnirching lis beim-
ne effulgence, but never e adicating the
.reat principles it has declared, and which
ne every where diffusing themselves over the
ace of the globe.
Ii is this Constitution, in the letter and the
.ntit, and in the fulness of its application
0 the necessities Of mankind here and else
fhere, that it is the duty of the American
itizen to maintain. And are there any, who
trhe instignation Of passion, prejudice, har-
hood or fear, would lift hand against it?
70 man will confess such a purpose Then
here is an American party and every man
eIongs to that party who can exclaim with
ncetity of purpose, "The Constitution {
lust be preserved p Il
"Ion," the Washington correspondent of
ne Baltimore Sun says:
Mr.. Soule's visit to France, and his resi-
ence .'in department near the Pyranees,'
probably a mere measure Of retrenchment. {
a his popular letter to the liberal press, so
luch complained of by soma. journals IN
rance and England, he but followed the ex !
mple of all our modern Ministers to En-
land Everett, Bancroft, Lawrence, Bucha-
an, dc, all famous for ietter-writing and
oeaking at popular celebrations. It is very +
kelly that his advice was sought, in the late 5
-oubles, by persons of different parties, as 4
-as the case with Mr.. Jeferso and Mr. Mon 3
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