The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-07-20
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Th address of the Georgia State Council
says of the necessity for an-AAiERlGAN
PARTY!
:, Tile neeessity-of such q. party was found
in the departure of the Government FROM its
primary, constitutional course--inlthe increase
Of Executive power and patromge--in the
deterioration OF the representative Character
ill the absence from the councils OF The
Nation, and States, Of wise and g0odsinen
and the presence there Of noisy brawlers md
nledocrc, ,statcsmen---in the prevalence OF the
North and West of fnctions originating in.the
widest visions of rndicalism, or in,the must
revolving theories in morais--i In irrevcrence
for venerable names and established princi
ples--n INSTRUMENTATION TO the Laws-in
disregard Of the obligation oftrentics--in the
want of.nbilily and prudence in the national
representation. .nt Foreign Courts, and in the
combined assaults upon the slavery institu-
tions OF the South, OF ianaticisin and selfish
ness. These evils in great part originated in,
and are sustained by prodigious influence
operating directly through the ballot box, aud
indirectly through denoralizing action upon
the Wing and Democratic parties. We mean
the voting power of the vast body Of For
eigners wlio have come among us since the
revolution, and whose annually increasing
acccssipns threaten to overwhrlm the native
population. From no existing party could
the arrest of these evils be hoped. On the
contrary, the actual condition Of parties was
calculated to intame them. After years of
heroic contest, the Wings are beaten upon
all The issues between them and the Demo-
cratic party. The Democratic party, victor
upon u thouannd fields, regIis supreme
They possess the Government, State, and ma.
tionnl-they WELD the power of offce-they
shape the policy Of the nation, foreign and
domestic, aud flushed with success, and re.
sponsible to nobody, they IRE unable and un.
willing to restore the Government to its orig.
inal purity and simplicity. Success inspires
arrogance and responsibility engrnders
pride No wonder then that in portions of
the Union they have become deplorably cor
rnpt, and were regardiul mainly of the means
and Appliances Of retaining power! AT this
moment we behold great people ruled by
cliques, caucuses and conventions--by an as
sociated iew--that few in the name of the
people suppressng the very beginnings "i
resistance To their domination, aud busted
ever aud anon with hecohvenien; chids play
Of adjusting Platforms to suit the varying
state Of the times. -.,..
When in the history of Free Government
has II triumphant and everswelIing majority
been found capable of reform! On the other
hand, the Wings, disclaiming the responsi
Llily because out Of power, have maintained
Il sturdy resistance to their conquer0rs. Their
efforts rs II party have been limited of late to
the daring but sp,smodic efforts to unscat til.
Democracy. Thus it is that the absence OF
all great issues upon the old principles be
tween the two great parties of the State and
| Nation, has reduced the action of both to Il
humilaiing struggle for the loaves and the
| fishes. Each charges the other with lrater
nization with the anti-Slavery power Of the
| North; each claims for itself allies and sym
palhisers upon the slave question among it,
| Northern associates. both are unwilling It
| t0reg0 the advantages of n national connec
| ton; whilst Freesoism grows daily more ar
| rogant and aggressive-the Union has beer
hurried to the verge of dissolution, and the
future of our country wears un'nislakabi.
pUrtrnts of disaster il not ruin. No sensibl,
man now believes that the South can rel
upon Northern Wings or Democrats for til,
maintenance of her constitutional rights
Whilst all this is true OF these parties IL
such, the great bodyo. the people are true
10 the Constiiutiun--true to the civilization
and Christianity OF the age-true to right
honor and Justice. Amid the wild uproar u
the party contlicts-quicted by party triumph'
or stupeiied by party deicals--lhe heir voice ha'
not been raised, nor heard. 1he patriotism
and sound sense of the people have been ii
abeyance. They now assert their conlroI.--
The people ASK to be heard. They uniur
their Lanner--it is the banner of the COnsti
sutton, and the rallying cry is American
shalt rule America. -