Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-09-18
TNCHpTRG VIRGINIAN.
TUESDAY MORNING.. .sEPrR ls, 1855.
Under the heading of Issues Men and PARTIES
The New York Mirror has the following retiec-
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The New York Mirror has the following retec
tiops. which are worthy Of consideration:
VIVA, the people most need TO do is 10 look
well to the men thrusting themselves forwa"
for Office. to see If they be the immaculate patri.
OTIS tho = pretend. Bsnks, Tariffs. Internal I'm.
movements Land Reform and Slavery will be all
properv take care of. and the Union maintained
in the most liberal < humane sense. if the peo-
pie let issues ahead alone. and look sharp to the
character Of the men they place in power Men
shape government. not government men. And ~
70 narties --the issues that divided or sustained
tie old oues are dead and pntrid-not BIZ more
of worth than so many Sodom apples. Tile par.
ties. chiefly. if not altogether, are not battling
for principles. bat struggling for othc" and spo'
and they expect 10 succeed more through cunning
men than homes, measures. Let the people LOOK '"
the nominees.
Asto the American party, II has some genninc
elements of life and growth Founded on ra
tional sentiment. and appealing TO RATIONAL ~
s.inct. IL is ostensbily, and we hope really, bat
fling to sustain national interests. But just SO
far as IL departs from the primary purposes o'
its organization and wrangles of Slavery, Tempe,
rance or other side issues, il is as hopeless and
worthless Of respect us the rotten old parties
The people of the American party. above all
others should leave platforms and professions
TO the makers thereof aud see that no nneorfhy
man is placed in power by American votes. IL
the 50 called leaders Of this party would show
more concern for public good and less selfish
lust for Office aud disputations, the party would
sweep the country almost without an EFFORT.
phndareius. of Athens, was n candidate Tor
membership Of the Council of Three Hundred, and
was defeated by the popular vote. But he d'd
not abandon his party or country, or threaten inc
annihilntion of the State--he only snil' Il re-
ioice that Athens has three hundred better men
than l." Let the members of the American party
cultivate the spirit and follow the example OF
Phodaretus, and all viii be we'll with the party
and country"
We never had much respect for the proycrb
50 pat with politicians "Principies not men -
We think that principles should always have n
fitting embodiment that good principles can on
ly be trusted safely TO good mcn-and that The
guarantee of personal honor is the only surety
of representative fidelity. Nothing commended
the American part to popular confidence aud
admiration, in its inception, more than the idea
that 1t had adopted this as rule of party action
Thousands of citizens who had become weary
and Disguised with the arts and ntrigues-the
chcanery aud demagougsm apostacy and
treason of politicians by trade, joyfully united
themselves with organization, which promised
Go discard the old hacks and hucksterers of par
ty. and inaugurate an era OF honest and eompe-
tent men in the public service. This promise
has not been fully reazed--perbaps it is mpos
sible that il should be so-but tho party should
constantly aim at it. Let their motto be prhci
pies and men; and they will have adopted rule
of action at once the most patriotic and the most
polite Let tlrem never degrade or leopardze
the noble principles of their creed by cntrusting
= he, IN ,ba laa nf mo uyhnsp H1plty ar m
pacity are at all questionable.