The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-01-14
Pa0spEOrs 81 fHR 6 suITRy.

PasspEurs o. TIE csUITRy.
Init."New Years Day" article, this yea,
the National Tnsilissscer enters more elae.
ora,eiy than usual into the philosophy Q. our
political and social condition, contrasting
the present with the past, and endeayofing
to see what II any ara the signs OF promise.
The parallel which it runs between exsstag
.sc,s and those which illustrated sn earlier
age Of the republic. is BY nc means in favor
.. the former, though the Iateaissscsr pre-
sssss 6 follows against the ides that il feels
any serious alarm
.Oar readers are well aware thai We are
act vi the number Of those who have ever
despsised OF the Republic. We indulge IN
40 jeremiads either Oh the soc.al or political
condiii n OF the country; and IT, IN the re-
narks which we purpose to otter to-day,
there shall seem ~ De any thing queruioes
or osspoadiRg, we can assure cur ;risnss
they viii greatly misspprehea the tone AID
spirIs in w.3.eh we wish 20 speak Our con
fasaco in tie Intelligence and patriotism Q
laS great mass Of IEe American people IS
ico straGg 10 permit VI TO lend listen4gg
ear 10 ihase crcakiHg ravens who are eve.
altering hoafse notes ot evil aogury; ana Il
the srsluIatioEs which We renew 10 eur res-
osrs on this returning HOLIDAY are tempered
with any words OF warning saa expostus q
ton, il is as ceunse .3rs aud not as aiaEmlsts
ihst We would commune win cur eount3
men,"
u PerEePsi IL would asrs been better II pa
per occupying the position aud exercising
the influence of the I.tsiAysscer had been
more positiys and more pointed in It's ex-
posure and condemnation OF she evil meas
ures which have produced such bitter fruits. I
True, I says,-
"The unfortunate party step which, I
whether blundef or crime, has led 10 this !
sxscerba,ion OF sectional feeling ADD AM
mostly, is one which We deprecated ia its I
origiG. and OF which we predicted the bitIef
Consequences. But by nc words o. CT MI
nation would We widen the unfortunate
srhism, nor seek 10 sgits { tbs waters which /
"perpeiu2liY cast up nire and diIi," and tc
watch il seems as II nothing bot an angel
tren above could impstt healing efficacy"
THIS is well enough, but We think that
larger infusion Of discreet passion, and
s0me what less OF the 'phi.osophic mind, |
would have male the able articles Of the
intelligence in opposition 70 the mad |
scheme Q. Atehison and Douglas, much /
more effective shsn they were. We I'D not /
however intend 10 revive such fsminiscen.
ees. but commenced this article for the pur-
pose Of quoting The following paragraph
which we commend to the consideration Of
those to whom it is more particularly 3D.
dressed.
"How. then, shall the politics OF our own
country be redesms ed from the complications
Into which they have faileal We answer,
By the combined Efforts OF good and true
men Of al parties and in every section Of
the country. Let sil such men unite with
their fellow-citiTens every where "in pat.
sio,ic eaortto bring back this country TO that
state Of good feeling and social harmony
which So lately existed, and which ought
never to have been disturbed" 10 times OF
political turmoil and confusion quiet and
sober.ninded citizens are tempted 10 think |
ihst"ihe pest OF honor ID private station" /
Never was there q more unworthy senti-
neat OF fsiser sphorisn, especially in q
country like ours. the stability OF whose in
slitutious Fests securely only on the virtue
and intelligence Of those who exercise The
elective franchise. and on the honesty and 4
fidelity of those who administer the execu-
live, judicial, and legislative functions Of The
Government. Il was 10 dark DAY Of Rome's
political history that Cicero wishet 10 have
engraved on every mans forehead what he
thought of,hs Republic. In g country Ike
ours, for good meG 70 Complain Of bad gov.
eminent and yet abstain from any partiei-
patton Ia politics "because they are 80 cor
Esop who cried 10 Jupiter far help when
tia means VI relief were in ais own hands
They who loss or forfei. the political biea-
tlngs which they have inherited irom their
ancestors ore worthy OF ten-fold gyester
condemnation, in The judgment Of the Roman
historian, than those VINO are destitute OF
The virtue 10 achieve SUCH blessings for
themselves. The interests oflreedom and
Of rational liberty have, as il were, been
committed 70 the American People in trust
fer their latest poste.ity, and, as ,hs rep
ressntslives Of Z Poltiesi philosophy teach
ing by example, in trust for the world. May
ihey never prove faithless TO their high cali =
ing, but, hs generation succeeds 10 genera
iicn, nay they transmit spirit Of wisdom 4
sadp2triofisn which shall be round adequate
70 conserve in their purity and beauty ;hose
free institutions ghieH have been bequesthed /
to them ty the Authors u amasieaa Inde- I
pendence and the Frsmers d tie Cgustitu. (
tion."