, 1854-09-02
FOR ASSESSOR,
WILLIAM PACKWOOD.
For the Consideration of all.

Ever since the adoption of system fol
the general government of the original
thirteen sovereign States, two political
parties have existed in our country. BY
the assumption of different names at vari
ous periods of our national existence, nei-
ther have been able, at any time, to dis.
guise its tsdistinctive features. One has ever
been opposed to our present form Of gov
ernment-the other has invariably taken
gr0und upon hke constitution as il is. Innu-
merAble pretexts have been adopted by the
leaders Of the former, and many subterfu-
ges resorted to, to divert the public mind
from the true intent and purpose of that
party yet, however, by an accident or
otherwise, the mask that has heretofore
cloaked the ancient enemy Of democracy
has been torn away, and monster, not
less hideous than treason itself has been
revealed to the gaze of disgusted people.
By skilfully selzing hold Of a favorable op-
portnnity, and presenting, withal, fair
exterior, success has sometimes attended
their efforts to achieve a popular election,
but never has victory perched upon their
. banner in "an open field, and fair fight"
We do not pretend to say that the rank
and NE Of this army Of crusaders against
our free institutions entertain any Of those
feelings of hostility to repubIicanism which
bIaeken the characters of their leaders
far from it, for we know that the best Of
men have frequently been deIuded into acts
Of folly-nay sometimes crime. But we do
say this--that there are men now in our
government, (as there ever have been),
who are directing their every effort to the
overthrow Of our present happy Union
whose cherished wishes are for its immedi-
ate dissolution, and whose utmost energies
are bent upon the accomplishment of that
bellish design. These men are either
prominent leaders of the whig party, or are
cooperating NTH that party, giriag it aid
and comfoyt
We know that the descendants Of the
ancient federal party have ever advocated
q systsm Of measures highly obnoxious to
the good sense Of the enlightened public,
and now Il we find Seward, Sumner, Par,
ksr Greeley and Cussius NJ. Clay together
upon the same platform-eOnnected with
their lesser lights throughout the length
and breadth Of our land combining, coufed-
Grating and conspiring with the wings, for
purposes so nefarious, that many true pa
triots recOil from the coalition, we can but
hold that party responsible, tOhOse banners
are IN sight, and who are making efforts ia
strengthen their alliance with the dark
double-headed serpent Of disnniOn inscribed
on the British Jack, with the motto of " di
vide and conquer" in addition to the ap.
pendage applied last week." better reign
N Hell than serre in Heaven"
you Of the whig party proper are moi
willing 10 be answerable for the treasona,
BILE plots of the generals-the randaLs who
are marshaling the rank and file, VIC would
say, in the name of our common country
in the name Of HIM who guided our revo
lHtionaFy fathers successfully through oul
struggle for liberty-we adjure them by
everything that is sacred and holy, thai
they mix not their Naek banners Will
AIerioa's proud insignia. Drive them from
your ranks, and say you have no part OIL
lot with them N the unnatural effort to in
dnce a free. people to turn patrieides anC
murder our national existence.