Washington telegraph., 1856-01-09
Eloquent and Truthful.

| The Hon Josheph A. Woodward, of
; South Carolina, toward the conclusion Of
an able address, thus eloquently discourses:
In my opinion, what the country needs
above all things, is an American party. Il
must and will have an American party
and the sooner the better. Ny fears are
not that the move has been made too soon.
| but that it may be too late.
| Did we live under monarchy, onr an
tagonistic classes might possibly be forced
to keep the peace; for we should all have
| the same master TO keep US in order But
it evinces the depth of folly, to suppose bar
mony possible under government Of bal
1 lot-boxes, situated as we are And this |
say upon the admission that Popery is the
true religion, Sag -Nichtism the true politi-
cal fraternity, and that the whole fault lies
with the prejudices of Native Americans
and ProteStants
But | maintain that political Romanism
and political Alienism are uuiu<tIy to be
held responsible for all that has happened
or may come hereafter The two have
erected themselves into distinct political eie-
ments IN this Union Romanism has for
years agitated and boldly and insuIrirg gly
enforced the doctrine Of religious intolerance
in the very teeth of your Constitution-
Alienisrn has presented itself as a political
reformer, and demands The reconstruction
of your frame of government Bu. it is
said that they are not sufficiently numerous
TO be dreaded. This is a'treacherous pre-
tence to hide the delinquency of those who
court their alliance and use their strength
| We used to be told the same thing of the
Abolition party But now it is a Standing
metaphor, that this party, at first no larger
than mans hand is now lowering uiete-
CT stretching along the whole length Of our
Northern horizon Let US consider this
party a moment:
When it was yet too small 10 command
the meanest county Office, it was strong
enough to force Itself to ne considered BY
both your great national parties. Before it
/ was numerous enough to elect single mem
Der 10 State Legislature. it was able to ex-
tort from Congress the repeal of The cele-
/ bTated 21st Rule and that. too, uUder q
/ Southern Administration. Il NAV be re-
/ piled that the aati-slavery party DID this
/ But the anti-slavery party was aud Is the
prodnct and creature of the abolition party.
! ana its instrument
One might well be astoni-hed at the con-
temptation of these things But the ex-
PLANTATION is az easy one. The secret lies
in the balance forces in elective govern
ments. What Is meant bv balance force,
is a secondary party. organized upon an
idea peculiar 10 itself fixed and enduring
and which has no relation to the issues that
L al H. l.
conditions under which the balance force
takes effect are these The division of
the country into two primary partics--
the relation Of proximate numerical equali-
ty between them. ard that the offices be
conceded to the primary parties Now, ev-
eTv man viii Sec in a moment, that 1t was
under these precise conditions that the old
7 Abolition party was able to turn the scales
. between the two national parties, and thus
rule both But the suggestions may be
that these conditions are accidental and not
I likely to recur; but maintain that they are
I systematic and have their law and principle,
and will constantly expose the country TO
the control of balance forces. | shoHld
: Ike to enter fully into the exposition Of
this poiut. if time permitted.
/ Upon his principle unnatnyalized foreign
! ers have secured tie right of suffrage-up-
+ on the expectation that they would vote
with the party that had made the move
Upon the same principle clump Of free
+ negroes have, in several States. secured the
+ same right aud who can doubt that one
T hundred and forty thousand free mulatoes
I in Cuba, would rule the Island in ten years
! from the date of the ballot box
! The application of what has Just been
said 10 be the question of the dav. every
/ sensible man vii! be able to make for him
self shall, therefore. only add in coaclu
sion few observations.
! VIE the American movement be perse-
vered in? l refer to its scheme of policy
and not Its organic law. its forms and devi-
ces. These viii, of course. come TO naught
+ if they have not already. The causes which
have brought about the movement are Gaily
increasing In the North, where the eriev-
ances and humiliation are most keenly felt,
there cannot be eventual endurance Par
ties at the North are in the course Of disso-
luton They are held together by constraini
and preiudices against old names But
there is an opinion rapidly gaining ground
with the most intelligent and vir;uous por-
ton of the community. that any party which
survives the issues that brought it into ex-
istcnce. is public calamity. There is a
growing sentiment, founded in selfreSpect
as well as reason. that we degrade ourselves
by inheriting the aninosities OF those who
have preceded Us. unless we could also IN
berit the occasions of their manly conflicts
and patriotic deeds But parties are una
voidable and a. old ones pass off. new ones
Will rise up. New ones win. of course. be
founded in ideas which deeply affect the
public mind, for the time But the Amer
lean is the new one. and, in itself, affords