Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-09-19
The Whix I'D Dem DC ratio Parties Their Pria
chile. mad Practices


duty eff the party ia tue present posture al affairs
1t was prepared by tia, distinguished Wing pa.
triot az ssRTcsman Edward BATES. Weane per-
shaded that could pabish nothing more at-
cep,able ,e on Wing resdecs, wore profitable
TO men Of any psr'v. " they will bst 'hoaghttully
and dispsssionateiy consider its wise suggestions.
than this nosle address, Want Il space allows
US to transfer TO orr celsm mas enly portion ol A.
That we present;
In the discharge Of the dsty assigned as. w"
do not deem il necessary 10 &c into a minute has
tory of the present parties or x those antowhrd
events which haze brought the government Rad
she country into their present hsmil,st'ag oondi
4on. Yet Ske modifying tacts are before the
world These entrusted wtk the po~ers OF gov
erriaea, have failed TO discharge thet, duty Con
gres. has talked TO pess Wholesome laws for the
good government Of the people the Pfesideni
has failed 10 see, as the constitution commands
s,irn that the laws which passed are faithfully
executed. aud the ooa.eQ9 anees OF this neglect
of dufy arc yaisiully visible ali srouad u. In
stend of peace, erder, and nstusl respect, Tho
material res.lt ef r. nod tawe we'd eteeatedl we
have local parties, sectional asm"sihes. mites
time vtoience. sad actual bloodshed the natural
result Of bad laws badly eGeeste~l. Instead oi
governing the Territories with mild aud paternni
authori,y,as was wisely 81 justly d'"e during all
the time oil jefetsen, Madlsea and Monroe, the
present government coRfesses ats Impotence II
bandons is duties. .bdrcstef is powers and do
clares il inability 10 govern and protect drpen-
dent TERRITORY GA eur border, and irnyes II 10 be
scrambled for, ia bloody strife, by armed factions
from the opposite ends Of the ooaatry.
When Pre.idon, Fillmore esgaeI The chair Of state
TO President Pierce he ef, hlW country Ii govern,
peace with all foreign Stations, and quiet and pros.
peroas home. D. mid ADD Judoinne measures, all
old quarres had been setel AL former factions had
a,e1 sufa Bef subducl
and every dung secuted TO promise a long ennlihu-
Of Law order, and prosperity, (thc naturl result
OF wise and conservative hie policy) But TINS
bright prospect Vas dimmed, as II were with indus
ffous haste single term of a Democratic President
5'Aas changed the whole scene. insirhd OF moderate
hWs. passed in sp4Tit oi concession mud compfo-
mise 10 soothe the wounded feelings ofopposng pnr
ties we see eStraeagaBt theories. reduced, with indie
cent haste to the form al statues, and passed in
eprit of conquest and deGbHoe II for the very pur
lose OF lighting up sne9 the eNunguiShed hrehands,
aud rrviving aud can speratue The qunrres which had
been settled as we tondiy hoped forever, by the VIE
aud moderate measusrs Of thelast administration. Ia
stead OF prudent aud IN Moderate homo poll ), wisely
designed for the present and permanent good oil our
own country, by facilitating commercial and civil in
tercourse in the Improvement of national highway e
hy removing sonening OF the nspertes OF local
prejudiceby stimulating the productive powers otng-
tcultnre and manufactures, and by insurlng perm
auent and profitable market abroad for the products
ST our labor and skill in establishing relations OF mo-
tua respect ana confidence Win iofeRn powers III
stead ofall these good thingswe see this hdmin'lra
ton and lis peculiar supporters neglecung the home
government in all lis great elements OF peaceful pro-
gressaud ambousiy streuinR after foreign aequisl-
lions thus offending the pride and exciting the Jeal-
and fear Of foreign unt0Rz and thus habitualIY
sacrhen the home interests of the country 10 the mad
ambition OF grasping foreign territory, which when
acquired we have not the wisdom and courage 10 gov
ern.
AT home instead of peace order and reciprocal
ndenCe the sly directed to
national ends We behold peace and confidence destroy
ID, disorder triumphant and mutual jealousy and In
red openly nyowed the halls Of Congress through
out the country. Aud these bad elements have formed
themselves into parties and have not been ASHAMED
(such is the madness of the tmes) to call themselves
by the sectional titles of North and South.
We give IL n our deliberate opinion that the Dem
ocrntic party, organized and administered IS
Justly responsible for all these evils If 1t did not
create them all by It's immediate acts It had the
ability and lacked nothing but the will, to prevent
he e1istence OF them all II came into power witha
flowing tide Of popularity 1t filled every department
ofthe government and (all domestic troubles bong
settled by its immediate predecessor it had ample
power TO originate and carry into execution all good
measures which the public interest might require
Never before had any Administration more inviting
opportunities or more ample means TO accomplish
the great end of republican gorernment-to do the
greatest amount OF good 10 the greatest number al
the people. But those opportunities have been neg
lected, md those means have been wasted The Adj
AlhRIhtlon mas succeeded IN NeuNtlohdnEhR Tue
government by making nil the grca, questions Of
constitutional principles and national policy suhord
nate to the local and transitory question of slavery
IN the Territories, and in doing has lost the pre-
tige with with which ii began its career and ha. sunk
into odium, even with It's own party Aud the Gov
ernmeEt in selEmade weakness, has lost the conf
dence OF the people and has no longer the power 10
enforce the Jaws of the land Il cannot even catch
runaway negro and restore him to his master. ae-
oordng to the terms Of tie act Of Congress, que
y liot in feeble TERRITORY.
These are Of the miserable consequences OF
Democratic misrule, during the short period OF Mr.
PiERcss presidency. Compare thai presidency with
the quiet energy and peaceful prosperity of mode
rate, home-oving Wing Governmept--such rs FuL-
.hoREs AdministratIen-and say Wings OF Missouri,
whether or rot IL Is worthy to be continued in power.
In the person of Mr.. BGcHANAN. ats legitimate sue
cessor and upon platform affirming all the errors OF
Mr. PIERcE's Administration, with new and da rigorous
errors Of its own.
Politics are now in strange and anomalous
dition which canaot long continue. The Wing and
Democratic parties are both permanent aud enduring
IN their nature and cannot be DESTROYED 10y any tenn
.porsry defeat or accidental disorganGaon The first
will continue TO exist as long be found
who revere the constitution Of their country and Or cad
government dependent upon the will of mun.
and changeabe as his passons--men who cher sh
that liberty which is established and regulated and
protected by law. These are Wings The second is
equally permanent, sad is composed Of that large class
oil mankind, in all civilized countries, who long for
something In government better than human wisdom
mas ever been able to write down in the form of law
lhese are Democrats, true and genuine. Others may
often be found in their ranks hut they are there for
special purpose-they join them to use them They
may have constitutions and stant for eotamon con
venience, but always subordinate to the higher law
oil popular opinion, whenever and however declared
These two parties, by whatever names are the nat
ural antagonists in every free State and will contn
to hold alternate sway, until the liberty Of the one
aud the license of the other are both subduoa under
the hand of despot.
All other partes are transient and ocra A.