The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-09-15
From the Nation Al In,sllige pesr.
THE MACNINEaY OF PARTY.

THE MACHINERY UF FARTY.
The subjpin-L article from New York
coteM lourary forcibly depicts the olious and
intolefabe de.potism which NAV exist even
under the forms Of "the largest liberty
for the largest number" and strkingly il.
lustrates the agencies and appliances by which
a grednal transfer oi the real seat OF pohtl-
cal powe, may be effected in Republic with.
out At all altering the organic laws which
farm the frame work Of its civil structure.
|, is nut uncommon to hear much eloquent
defamation against the . actions Of the Brit
ish Constitution" proceeding fran the mouth
Of those Whu have proved themselves most
active in Transforming the beautiful theory
Of our complex system Of government into
miserable combination Of cngs and wheels
set in motion by the enginety Of political
caucases and partisan conventions. which
latter, according a. the received usages q
the time, have BECOME in our country the
real Repositories Of the sovereign power--the
ppoae being endowed with only The puor
privilege of ralifying the edicts aud confirm
ING Their NOMINATIONS for official place. These
" ntsntIins," so far from even combining
AMI enbndylng the aggregate will ot that
portion ol the people which compose The par
lily III whose name they are held, have in more
instances Than une assumed the prerogatse
Of totally dtsregarding the expressions oi the
iparty's preferences as directed TO the more
/ prominent and inexperienced OF IT'S states
men. Aud thus II has come To pass that to
these Irresponsible aggregations Of schemlng
politicians has been practically abandoned
| The junction Of ascertainlng and fSlng uor
\ four years. both the principles " and the
9 men j" OF the party which is called only 10
endorse the one aud vote for the other, On
pain of political accommodation or at the
penalty Of total abstinence from the right OF
Suffrage.
The effects of such degrading system,
in practically robbing the people OF that Tree
choice with which they are n0minally vested,
Or in circumscribIng the limits Of its exercise
until il becomes more a matter Of compelled
Submission than of intelligent liberty acting
under independent convictions OF duty, are
read in tie progressive deterioration which,
according 10 the confession Of all, Gas well
Of those IN power as Of those aspiring 10 rs
possession has marked the political morality
III the country during the latter stages Of rs
history. At what other period in our annals
would the central organ" Of the party ~
actual possession Of the appointing power
have Yentared to affirm as notorious iaci
that more than half the patronage Of the
Government is bestowed upon unworthy AM
untrusiworthy men :" II j, unnecessary 4
credit the entire accuracy Of The humiiatns
confession IN order 10 measure TIE degree Y
ilsrrpute in ablrh the lncumbents nf oficic
. kaf1 hxy ftnsa M a
, the agencies 10 which the modern applicants
Iur EArruttve FAVOR owe participation II
the "spoils ol Office. We NAV refuse 4
| admit Tie jesticc Of the charge in the gene
. raiity assigned to it, while ririns it as !
pr gnaui Illustration Of the evil times upor
h winch We have fallen. even when those time
are painted b. an artist employed 70 repre-
. sent them in Tie most favorable aspect.