True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1855-05-30
Whero shall we Look?

1t being fixed fact that IN tins c'u"'S
.,vo must have two prominent political par
tics. and the old parties being now broken
IN II is well look ahead and see what
wilLhc thc'cnd--vpon WHICH Of the nae!ei
now nrominOnt viii tue dissolved Iolt'ral
world Drpcipitato and grow into the es'ao-
lishcd parties of the country
In the first place let us enquire Tor what
.ro norties now wantcd--what principles
are to be reprcscotcl aud measures to be
adopted2 --e1.- :. 49,,
.rbo great American princip'c-thF
principle for which the Pull''''s Dt''s"
the dangers of the ocean in their lF'''' 'Ps-
sels--tho principle for which cur revolt
tionary sircs SIZED their blood '--'he pm
ciple whish all Americans cherish "' ''''''
life, is LIaERrT. Liberty for the 'SF'oA;
liberty for the man; liberty Tor tue ai'"'
and conscience. To all true AiaeV'fe'S
the idea Of slavery is past endurance Nv
;, ,t;s h,es.cd, country of ours, slavery
ha, strong foothold. The southern i&-
tion Of our coufederacy, portion strong
and influential cnougleto control the ala''S
Of the nation, cherish, the cnslAyeiaeAl 0,
half. their population as their peculiar a''o
fayoritc ihstimtiou And what is worse
evcn,in the north, that revolving pli!e'pc
finds advocates. But We in the nof'h ''lS'
have our curse. The lTyraOt Drunken.
ness buds many, often Of our eNcE'shr' I.
friends, in lis unyiolding chains. v Nil'
Throughout the land the enisarlcs OF 'N'
Pope orelaboring insidcousIy and dlllSon'
" iu proselytng to tho Ro'nal'' CNuF'"
not for the spiritual. welfare 'oi -pleN
pcoplc, but especially to add, powe'
70 il,cir head in Rome. Tins lt.is tina
tho liberty principle is seofed at aud SC
aside, This. must not continue. " MT
wein'the north will scruplously obscFV'
the,iadiyiaual rights Of olr sister States
weshould cIaimthat the infl@neeand pow
ar ofthe nstion should be used in favor 0
liberty. Slavery must cease in every me
IF national territory. In the indWldua
States. LEGISLATION and. the influence c
wblic officers must be III oppos ton t
drunkenness. Church property, aud vas
possession, ,ostcnsibly for charitable pun
noses. must not be controlled byono MAJ
And in every department Of government
municipal, State, and national, ROtori
must be the word. Men must not be 81
lrcted for party ferns, but for eompctene,
inithfl,lncss and honesty. .. .-
Having thus recitcd some of the lea'
ing principles for which the America
people are now contcnding, and known
that Of the parties which next domina
in this country, oneiwill bein favor Of az
the other opposed to these principles;
rs for i, i moment glance at the Trobap
future The present sef-stylcd' or ".
VIC may more properly calljthc ADM
istratiOn party, having heretofore OPpoS
the above principles, will continue to
50, apdwill therefore attract a all like Ike tnn III
crs, and form tbg 9qtiprprcs' part
Where's fhcn'shall rlibcttyy Temperate
and AucFiso look for fidchdSF l'Fc =
cmphaiieally, tothc.T<oplf, now organlzi
on the AMEhIckS DENocRArfc PIatfor
This will DC tic party Of the tTfbeS'
which the Masses of the peoplcNwifl q
their principles defended and the intere
OF A@ericA protected. s''''@4 !" '''s'