The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-12-31
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men beautiful la private heroic in public life
-nay sublime in their devotion 10 hopeless
helpless cause pass through this lower world
as reptiles, ,toa,ls aud yermin pass through it.
trodden under heels, ,ironcd. with despo,ic nick
names. Manhood in it, glory and pride. e.wi,hcrs
and shrinks under the basilisk stane Of party
name, rs LAMA, the goddess bride OF I.ycius
blashing with the glory Of q loyclines all
divine, withered under the gaxa Of tho Gre.
cian philosopher, Transformed by tho utter.
mpec of single word TO cold ard Shiny
snnko.
ORGANIZATION or PARTIES ON A uAs,s OF
NICKNAME.
Isnt the organization Of parties upon a
basis Of niok-names was not fully established
I'LL lGI9--the most cvcntiul year Of Eng
lish History when the celebrated Exclusion
Dill was before the people, We have
spoken Of the political anmosities which
were developed before In civil war---but
civil war was peact 10 the fierce battle words
which ragged throughou, England that year
Social intercourse was suspended family
relations sundcred. l.ampoons. nicknames,
pasquinades and libcs were rained upon the
ministry and the opposition. The court
party was called Birminghams, Exclus.
ionists and what not. The opposition was
called Anti Birminghams, Abborers, Tan.
tivlcs. etc. But Of nll the brood Of vile names
sprung from the boiling cauldron Of that
contest, two only havs survived the
name Of Wing aud Tory bestowed in de.
r:sion by some obscure pamphlctecr cr--have
spread with tho English race and language
TO thc ends of the earth. Macaulay give.
their origin The rutics of the western
I.owlands Of Scotland. among whom the
dcsplse'l covenantcrs were numerous, fur.
nlshed the appellation Of party who were
SUPPOSED 10 have some afliliation with
them. The bogs OF ireland afforded r.,
fgc TO gang Of PopIsh outlaws who were
called Tories, and the con,emptuous cpl.
the, was bestowed on the party which
! favored the succession Of the Catholic james
pretty much on the principle on which
few Border Ruilians 10 Kansas have given
their name TO the Democratic party.
The truth ia our whole political voca.
bulary ia confused with sophism. We shall
never he able 10 reason correctly about
parties, ill we sepcratc the opinions OF the
party from its prsinIc's that Is to say ill.
we ,epera,e the real par,yfrom u sdher.
cb's and re,ainers.
RELIGIOUS systsMs
Religious systems are 10 communities
what chmneys afo 10 houses. II Is these in
which the sacred 6ro Ia kindlel which
warns al the chambers VI the social fabric
aDd whether il Is shut up in u grim, black,
dogmatic. cast.iron stove. air.tight and sat
urnine like Scotch Presbyterian, OF
CLEANS across the heart from tbs genial.
open hearted Catholic fireplace. II is all the
same, 20 the chimney answers its purpose,
which Is 10 carry oil tho smoke, and not
pour its funnel OF binding and beginning
prejudices right into our eyes.
The peroration was very fine. The lec,ur.
or here discarded every trace Of cyncisin or
railing. aud in the spirit OF trne and hopeful
philanthropy, urged all present To iuaugu-
rate the Christmas anniversary by obeying
that most precious Of oil divine injupctions:
" Love one another