The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-04-14

49, - OAN -
- 011ssts - msaas y Rsalsssal Parties aaA
sas Dasass - tAen.
tetaOnesiag- este tasAaeaasas IA these
lsew tays for nen to seaatfally declare
~ tasy "afe 10, pseS men; they are per
susly ss1psn6sas u thsir politics. -
sAsseA there we're come special v,r'Is.soas
~sseaai jnsagr,y 10 being divorced from
party. To patriotic and taeaghtlni cia'
een svsA declaration mast appear, nAica.
has, and II indicates 9 ismentshle .igno-
ssase either of words OF things. lndepsnd.
esq In oar opinions Of priacipiss IS tes'r 6
sbss, su, Independence 10 the means Of
establishing prlacipies and securing their
sssasas 10 IN inpossieiii,y, Tae only laan
psssessing such an Independence !. the ab-
so,use despo,,
Evsy eoed citizen, with a ,aadid con.
s;1@rasisa Of eli the facts 10 his knowledge
with an honest exercise oil whatever saGse'
ity be Psssssses, aided BY historical heh''
SD ,hosghtfully reasoLin9 from h's psen.
-, srssea q HE own conclusions 10 re-
IA ID HhAt are the true pFaao'pies on
uAsh bio government shsald Be coas,raes-
q ,sa admisisierel. 30 far xe may fair.
b call hin indspendea,. but nc, another
s,ee ), he 70 slsse in : 1spssliesn form
efrcsrsnsnt. TAsss he nsicrity rules
al the nail il nothing. - . unit. Each
ga Of majority may entertain the same
spstics q The True principles Of government
with eli the oshers. and even then acsMng
esn recall, . long ~ the majority only tAsss
sliss. Opiaioas siaely held, amount TO
so,aiax. They must be made known. and
nass thaa this they must be acted upon 90
tia, they may react. and thea they begin to
saew their po~er. But suppose sseh man
Of he msjosity to choose /. d.ffsFeni u ode
81 aasion. he result wcsld b - ssiueiess
q .Ao1eA % action he'd been tassh. Ua,i-
q aodoa. then. - The only leeiiitaats result
sss ssus isdsx Of saiied opinion, is the sole
o.ds Of giving TO principles thsa Just pow
q, and naking them a. irresistible aud
cserollas political force. And ~hea you
admit The necessity OF united action, you
slnit he seeessiiy Of party; sae when you
eAmit sAaa Instead Of each nan in the ma
,srisy ss1ag in he own speeisi way, oil
nut ssrse upon soae common line Of &C.
den. Asa ysa sanit the sseessi'y Of party
sa1lain. hat much skcseS Word, shieh, IN.
ssesl of bAv Synonymous with nssn and
aanaaly sriess, - % many seen 10 cup
-, ssass the polls, Of measures for e.
saslsAiag PriDeipsss. or - Webster has i.
.,he sciencs Of government More than
sAis. when Jon make thess admissions, you
sanit tbs, yoH SAaRo, be independent IN
your politics; that you are net and came;
be no party mar
These things being 90. sc hoid that eS'
err nan owes certain cStiFs TO party. In
the 6rs, Pisee. every man ought 70 belong
90 : party !, viii be readily admitted that
II Il his dot. to do Ill in his power TO es,ae-
isl 90 the essis aud controlling forces Of
soyefamsn,. those principles = hish be be-
keves founded IN the rights 81 ash, and
whose success i. insePsrable trom the best
Interests and highest prosperity .! the race.
II secessariiy follows. then, mat hav-
lne setsrEiH.d in nis oSa and wha,
tAsse principles are, 1t becomes his duty TO
,sin that psrty whose platform nest nearly
CORES ponds With bis oxn sises. because
this % the oaly way in which o. can give
thea sAeiept support.
Secondly, having joined party it be-
csnes the duty Of every MAJ to support il
in ~ ito party stfurts, wherin IL iandamen-
tsi principles are mol los, siga' u or con.
usvsrteS. The principles q the party,
(vhssever party it may be- are 20 It's con
seieAti on, member, questions Of neral and
social riSls, to the mais;sinanes Of which
shey are in conscseaee bounS Blu, the de-
tesninaiios OF modes 70 render them afec-
tive, and the selection Of nea a. their
posspu, are qses.ions simply of sxpsSieaey,
pessessing no intrinsic importance. While
therefore in matters Of principle the man
can properly yield ao,hing, il matters Of
psEey be can yield anything and in order
that policy May NO, osefshssow principle
il becomes his duly 10 yield he former
sacsess .. the latter Fer .als resson tbs
viii Of the majority 81 party zen proper
ly expressed in the primary conventions,
- 70 men and measures should be binding
and the minority shcsid easerl0iiy and full.
byield thereto. Csiied action Being ndis.
penssbiy essential TO success, il becomes
she imperative duty Of the smsl.er number
u yield 10 he larger. The acknowledge
esty OF devosioa 10 principles insolVes the
farther duty OF sShersnee 10 tbs only Ell.
Gent MEAS Of promoting then.
Asa 20 with modes Of seligA % with
candidates. Believing 10 ihs pTiseiPies Of
eur party IL follows as before. fEst IT !. our
assy to export our psrts candidates
sheshss shey chance 10 be cur personal
choice Or no, In the primary conventions
- hass had our fsi' opportunity 10 ex-
pssAs our preferences and to s1vsnes their
claims Al eanno, be STANDARD bearers
asi when the msjority sstse upon one
man to the exclusion of others, they who
are honest snd sincere in their professions
siii no, or this account desc: their ban
onssuels. also. ife9seluy srlse, sPsrl
from those u principle On w'T,ca parties are
passd; sosisi questions. ts ugorsy ques
risns to 30 settled 70 day ate 30, heard Of
again Perhaps yop cay ihas 10 regard TO
thsss you have no ps,is dutsi ,hst here yoa
nsy If you please ses even @ah an opPos-
ing party. Not sos ssa the reason 10, ths,
sueh . course seskeLr sns demorslizss
yssr party. and readers Il isss Elective 'sr
tbs ob jects for which il sas organized -
A. well might patriotic soldiers, banded TO-
eether for securing their eouaIry's liberty,
rsfuse 70 attend the morning parade and
the daily drill, to keep the watches Of the
camp, 70 provide the fof.gs n sven 10
obey their officers commands excep, when
entering into pitched bsttis ~i'h The en-