Volcano weekly ledger., 1856-07-12
Political Parties.

MIA are moving. They have named the day,
on which their respective State Convention!
are to assemble; their candidates will soon be
before the people, and with their Presidential
leaders in the field, we may all shortly expect
to have our ears ringing with the din Of
campaign patriotism. On the State tickets
will be the two candidates for Congress, one
candidate for Clerk Of the Supreme Court,
one for Superintendent of Public Instruction,
and four Presidential Electors. On the
county tickets will be candidates for the SEN
ate aud Assembly, and county officers. More
than ordinary Importance is attached to the
election Of Senators and Representatives, in
asmuch as the duty Of -electing two United
States Senators will devolye upon the next
Legislature.
1t may be taken for granted that one or
the other of the two great political parties will
succeed. No-party men are always found;
but never during the latter history Of this
country in numbers sufficient to exert any
material influence upon the elections. Party
spirit is awakened and excited during the
campaign; at the polls the same feeling per-
vades in still greater degree; and when the
ballots are counted, Straight tickets" are
found to be vastly in the majority So it has
BEEN and so it will be again--more especial
ly when the election transpiring is one of I'M
usual Importance.
In view of the facts above set forth, we
have a little friendly advice to offer to the
aforesaid two great political parties. They
they are both liable to sins of commission
and omission, and a day is coming when at
least degree of purity will be absolutely
necessary to success. Indeed that day has
come, for the evidences are not few that
the soyereigns are really tired Of political
and partizan corruption They have
sickened under the effects of bad legislation
and bad laws badly executed until (f the
figure will be alowed) nature has commenced
to throw off an overcharge of bile from the
public stomach. The people have quietly
swallowed the corruption that has been dealt
out to them by designing politicians, until it
has finally operated as an emetic, and they
will be particularly careful hereafter in avoid.
ing the cause which has produced so unpleas-
ant an effect.
Stand up, you two great political parties, y
and answer questions! How far are you re-
sponsible for the grievances of which the
people complain at the present time? Have
you not had the management of affairs in
your own hands? Have you not, in youl
caucuses, held the balance Of your country's
veal or woe? Have you not in some instan
ces nominated and thereby secured the cleo
ton Of incapable and INSCRIPTIONS men tC
Office ? Have you not held your party il
greater estimation than your country? Hav,
you not made it point to reward the mos
inscriptions of partzans, because the mos
inscriptions have been of the most seryic
to you? Have you not always selected can
didates for office from good party men,
without reference to their fitness for the DC
sition We might continue these question
to almost any length, but will desist |
would make you blush to answer those al
ready propounded, and we wiIlnot harrass yo
further
Now for little concluding advice Sc
that you nominate men to be voted for mex
November who have qualifications other thai
that of being good party men," See tina
you set aside the professional politician an,
the pap-sucker, and make way for men calle
into public service because of their integrit
and capacity--men who have not been cor
cerned in the corruptions which have cause
all of our present troubles-lnen who, in offc,
will serve their country, not theirparty. Sc
that you confer no more nominations upo
gamblers or other disreputable characters
see that you never again ask the people {
support men who lack proper qualification
of honesty and capacity. Bear in mind,
YOU are DESTROYS of success at tie poles, thu
although most people viii vote straigl
tickets" there are hundreds and thousanG
who viii be digpoesd to suspend old party obi