Brookville American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1858-1861, 1858-04-23
A Union Party.

In nm able article in relation to the
establishment OF National conscrva-
tive party tho Cincinnati Times remarks
that the people are wearied of party dis
eipline, AMI have outliyed the narrow
meas Of sectional and partisan prejudiccs,
and are disposed, notwithstanding MI
nor differences Of opinions Of local
and secondary nature, TO harmonic on
tho great questions Of popular sover
eighty, representative Independence
national unity, and other equally broad
questions, in relation TO which danger
GUS views have Of late been zealously
inculcated. We are one people and
should have but one aim the pr eserys-
ton Of the Federal Union, and the hap,
piness. prosperity and independence OF
the people---and ID is time that concord
Of action was secured on those great
principles by the formation, on aliberal
and comprehensive basis, Of National
party 10 defend and promulgatc them.
We caD plainly perceive. by the disgust
and dissent manifested by latc popular
assemblies in regard to certain existing
party practices and declarations, by the
tone Of many of tho leading newspa-
pers Of the day, by the strong and fear.
less language uttered in Congress by
prominent gentlemen, deprecatory of
party restraints and dictatorial inter-
ferences with personal freedom Of opin-
ion that late party relations and asso-
Citations are very much broken up, and
VIII have very little influence for the fu-
ture. fsl
What Is wanted now is the cultiva-
ZION Of those moderate and conservative
sentiments, those sound, generous and
fraternai principles, that united our ia
theirs in the one grand aim Of preserving
national unity and constitutional liber-
", and willcement together in one bond
Of brotherhood, all who love our yepab-
Hean institutions, who are opposed TO
partizan caballing and intrigues, and
are prepared TO resist individual denia-
gogneism, junto dietations, aud exeeu-
tive usurpations of whatever nature or
degree. What is wanted is mutual con-
fdencc among the people; common
ground Of concurrent and harmonious
action against every form of quackery
and pretension, against everything like
political absolutism and arrogance,
against caucus prescriptions and official
assumptions, against compliant subjec-
tion to the despotism of more party dec.
larations and temporizing enaetmcnts.
Tho people must como together on
SOM broad and universal basis, and
stand together, thinking, consulting and
deciding for themselves. Let us have
an end Of the coercion and control OF
party machinery, and every species OF
dogmatism and dominecring presump-
ton. Let the stump DO watched with
wary and jealous suspicion. Let the
press DO scrutinized and judged with
prudent and intelligent discrimination
Let us beware of self-constituted lead
ers and dictators, and officious self-serv.
ing pstriots whose end is selfaggran'
disement and power, and whose success
is with the ignorant and too hastily ar
inconsidorately confident. Let US have
a party of the people; party founded
on the imperishable maxims Of Wash
ington, party broad as the Union ant
ss Interchangeable as the principles upor
which our enduring institutions are
founded; party that ealtivates person
al independence, and the responsibility
of the peoples seyvants; party thai
advocates cordial, habitua and i'm
movable attachment to the Union, and
will discountenance and frown upor