The American. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1857, 1857-08-22
POLITICAL PARTIEs.


elnpaigu, to which we invits attention, rema king
that Ricblnond is llttls further south than was-
ingtOn. and that consequently there Is shaded
difference in the political views and feelings Of
he denissns Of tho two cities. The ldsss Of ths
Whig are much more In accordance with our own,
10 regard 10 the formation Of a party opposed to
the prsssnt dsmoralizsd, debased, plebald, foreign
lied, rotten concern, selfstyled the Democratic
party, than are those espresso by papers which
advocate the reorganization of the Wing party.
Il Is absurd to think Of doing this; it 20 more
be accomplished than the ro-establshment Of the
old Uaited States Bank, tho re-animatjoa and
restoration If "ths gallant Harry Clay" It's glo
rious leader, whom all but the Seward Wings
we're proud to acknowledge Is such, and TO follow
to the point where the fire was the hottest and
the balls few thickest And after the base trea-
cherry manifested by 50 many of the old Wings
after their deserton of their old standard and
principles, going In body over TO the enemy's
camp, and joining them In the fight against the
candidate of their own party; using all their
efforts to elevate to the Presidential seat one who
had all his life bitterly opp sed their oil chief and
party; who had not only countenanced, for long,
long years, a calumny which he knew 10 be such,
but had himself given rise 10 it--after all this, as
well might the British Government think Of again
arning and trusting the revoted regiments OF
Sepoys, in II dia as true loyal, Henry clay Wigs
think of again trusting ard acting cordially with
the apostates and renegades now in the camp of
their opponents, where they are Aattered, cajoled
dstrusted, and despised. The reorganization Of
the Wing party, then, is entirely out of the Quef-
tion and may as well be given up first as last. IL
is atne AFFAIR." impossible.
While we agree with the Wing, that there must
and will be an organized opposition to the present
rotten concern called the Democratic party, COM
posed of constituent parts of other parties which
circumstances have in measure dissolved, yet,
as americans, we can have nothing to say at
present as to the PRINCIPLES upon which such a
party should be based, except this-that it will
be futile to attempt to form such party, without
recognizing among its fundamental doctrines
these, 10 wit that the right of suffrage must be
everywhere confined to citizens of the United
States; that the naturalization laws must BIO re.
formed and more rgidly enforced; that the intro.
ducton of paupers and felons into this country
from others must be prohibited; and that foreign
born citizens shall not have better right to vote
than native born citizens. One thing further,
namely; that all interference of religion with poll
tics OF politics with religion, shall be absolutely
prohibited. AS to the question of slavery, we
think, with the Wing, that that is settled; at any
rate, it must be excluded from the platform Of
such party altogether; if not, it would prove a
powder magazine placed in its very centre, 10
blow IL into fragments at no distant day, as it has
all others.
1t has been by the aid of the foreigners that
the present dominant, venal, spoils-loving party
has always contriVed to attain power; and With
the same aid, pouring into the country by legions,
and sought after and fraterniaed as soon as they
touch American soil, they viii always govern, or
nisgovern, the United States, unless this natural
cation laws shall be so reformed as to preve.t
these aliens being transformed almost Immediately
In locomotive and omnipresens voters, flying
troops, to be despatched at moments notice to
any point where an election is to take place, and
a majority cannot be counted on without them.
We repeat that so long as by the present facilities
the Democrats can transform thousands of aliens,
rot Elk ..A--.l-r- rertups- -ix oays, IN the
country, into voters-caii cause them 10 vote
twice, thrice, and perhaps five times each, and
can also use Thousands of dead mems naturalization
papers, as they now do, they can and viii elect
their own candidates for President and Vice Pre-.
sdent. IL is by such frauds being practised that
the ballot box has ceased to be true exponent
Of public opinion or expression Of the wishes of
tho people. Should new party be formed, to
restore and preserve the purity Of elections shou
be one Of its first great objects. 1t should be a
reform party; ito purposes the public good; its
means open, manly, and honest. There ave
Augean stables here in this city that require Her.
culean labor; let them be cleansed; let tie De
partments be swept and purified cleared of the
drones and shavers, the noisy politicians, and such
as have been pensioned upon salaries for past
hbors in the political field. Let the Capitol also
undergo the process of publication, and let its
halls once more be filed by men worthy of their
high position and the noble building that has been
erected for their accommodation, such as
have selfrespect, just appreciation Of their high
position as the representatives of a great nation,
and who will therefore, when united in body,
command public respect.
The Jackson party was formed professedly to
accomplish great national reform; but no sooner
did it attain power than this purpose was aban-
doned and the demoralizing "spoils doctrine"
avowed and acted on, which has ever since been
the distinguishing characteristic and the poIluting
motive of the leaders Of that party, now the self
styled Democratic. Should another party lie
formed to accomplish tho reformation so loudly
called for It must be honest, faithful and efficient
true TO itself and true 10 the country. Without
the accomplishment Of such reform, our Govern
ment viii soon become the most venal, dishonest,
Inefficient, and corrupt in tho world.
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