, 1856-01-04
A View of Political Parties, as they stand in
Washington Territory.


Prospectively, in the Legislature, the
democratic party have majority of the
House of Representatives; but that major
ity, up to this time, has proved Intellectual
and inefficient-we might say iHoperdtire-
That we have some of as good democrats
in the house, as ever broke bread, we are
confdent-sound to the core, on all nation
al measures, and all the great questions of
the times-in short, all the fundamental
principles of government; and in the hands
of such men, we fear not to confdc the des-
tiny and perpetuity of our happy institu-
tions
In looking over the last canvass for Con-
gress, and members of the Legislature, the
results, at that time announced to the peo-
pie, declared the Legislature democratic
And who had right to doShtlit for mo-
ment And tOe pretend to sag, The people
cOnfded IN that belief, until after The meeting
of the Assembly; but to the amuzemcnt Of
the people, they find the House of Repre-
sentatives in the hands of men, whose views
and principles are at variance with most, if
not all, their professions-(we mean ma
jority of the House 1--WE mean to be un-
derstood that we charge, that the plighted
faith of some candidates, democratic, has
been most grossly and miserably violated.
Thus far, has not the course of the PRO-
FEssED democratic members Of the House,
been calculated to breed distrust in their
sincerity, and doubts, whether or not they
will, "a portion of them, fall into the en-
brace Of fEsiOnism, or in other language,
into the arms of the "owl and bat" par
ty? We shall sec, what we SHALL see.
Only think of it, a so called democratic
House of Representatives convened, and
organized by electIng crery officer out of
the mOngrd fag-ends of all IsNs-the dam
aged and condemned remnants Of the de-
funct federal whig party-thc kiHky
headed" party, and the "klonas " party
and "higher la'o" party-the latter par
ty being the grand parent of this crOrrd of
isms, and is the quint-essence of all the de-
lectable factions in the whole batch of
ismsP Such men, who declare any pow
er in this land Of freedom, in Legislation,
and strictly speaking, worldly affairs and
politics,-superior to The constitution Of The
United States, and the laws of Congress, is
traitor to his country and bis kindred, and
deserves to be huHg-higher than was ever
Gil ilde-Roy-~and until their corrupt hearts
cease to beat, and their traitors blood be
chilled and frozen by the dumps of death.
Let traitors in the democratic camp, re-
member, that" corruption wins not more
than honesty" ~
In the present attitude of political af-
fairs, it is unnecessary and improper to
cloak corruption, or to minoe words. For
the democratic party there is no halfway
house." or medium ground, in a political
point Of view. Erery man-erery democrat
who liyes-who seeks a shelter under our
glorious Constitution, and is found "a
mougst the missing" in the discharge of
his duty-publicly or privately-should be
banished from the society of honest men,
and marked as the Lord marked Cain,
when he was driven into tho land of Nod,
that the nations Of the earth might know
and ShHn him.
We stop to make the inquiry-what is
the duty of o representatives represent
ative of the people Is he not an agent
of his constituents, delegated to discharge
high, responsible, and important duty
honestly, for the benefit Of those who dele
gated him, and with the expectation that
his actions will be in conformity with their
known wishes 7 In the present House oil
Representatives we ask, have the democratic
members, thus far, complied with the seem.
ingly expressed wishes of their .constitu.
ents 7 We hesitate not moment in say.
ing-they hare not Be it remembered, that
each member of the House enters upon the
discharge of his duty, under The sOlemnity OF
an oath, to support the constitution of the
United States, and the laps of The Terrific
ny, and to faithfully discharge his duties.-
Has this been done ? Let truth, Justice
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