The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-12-09

Or The Senate have resumed with all its
former violence, the angry discussion of that
fruitful theme OF evil passicns-slavery. 1t
was to be supposed that peace in Kansas. and
the results of the election would have ahated,
for season, this sectional ieud. or tempered
its violence in the conservative branch Of the
Legislature. But in that once noble and Dig
niied body, the spirit of demagoguism. and
the rule of a .ty violence have kept pace with
its intellectual degeneracy; and the course is
a. natural as cause and effect. Party spirit
and exciting party issues is the only atmos-
phere in which politicians OF inferior intellects
can live and flourish. Without capacities to
rise to the rank OF Inferior statesmen; with
out knowledge and range of thought to dis
cuss deceDtly a question Of national policy
in accordance with the settled principles Of
statsts. they are obliged to raise some party
issue, on which wordy violence supercedes
sense, learning and wisdom, and in which
the noisy. shallow spouter, and the ignorant
demagegue can ring the changes Of party
sophisIns and clamor. and drown in the heat
and ferTor of partizan excitement the ablest
reasoner and the wisest statetman. How
wretched figure would most of the men
who now occupy seats in the United States
Senate make in calm, dispassionate conside-
ration and discussion of any of the great
questions OF national policy disconnected with
party politics, and elevated to questions of po-
litical science and philosophy. ~,
The world would have heard but little Of
mostof our modern politicians, had they not
been elevated by the seething Of the party
cIuldron; and most of them would sink out OF
SIGHT. IL it were to cease to boil. They are
to conscious fsthis to allow the elements Of
party conflict to subside. Some theme of VIC.
lent political discussion is essential to preserve
them in place, and en- which passionate and
shallow harangues, can take the place of sound
discussion of wise subjects. A political calm
is political death to such men. They saw
their approaching annihiIaton in the peace
that followed Mr.. FilImore's Administration
1t was to prevent such fate, that the Kansas
bill was sprung upon the countryii it was to
raise a political excitement, in which passion
should drown reason r--array one section
against the other, and induce The South, as the
timi,l and weaker party--to throw itself into
the arms Of those who had laid the plot to
catch thcm. The game having sue eeded, the
country had reason to expect truce for
while. But tho public feeling has been so
deeply aroused in both sections, these petty
designing men fad it still powerful and con
venient means to preserve their sway. and to
cxalt themselves; and they will continue to
minister tosthe popular passion as long as the
people lend themselves the willing instruments
Of their arts and designs. The only chance Of
peace and safety to the country, is for the
great body of the moderate and conservative
men. to resolve calmly to consider these sub-
jectsof political excitement, and refuse to be
misled by party leaders and be controlled by
party discipline, and march by the party drill
We hope to see such a party gathered under
the banners OF the Union Party "-.@4 Z 2 81.