American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1858-12-30
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paragraph from the National Era:
A few Republican newspapers affect the
use Of the tenn Opposition. as properly
designating the party arrAyed against the
Administration. This is one way of shuf-
ding the Republican Party out Of sight,
There is great power in right woSds.-
The Party which is arrayed against the
Administration, which has overwhelmed
\ il with defeat. which intends to enter the
canvass Of ! 800 fOrlhe Presidency is the
Repubh. an party. A respectable name.
and potent thing. Let us sail under our
town cgloIs!"
| Now the question. whether all this js
right Or not. depends entirely upon the
standard 10 which it is applied. Political
measures may b, looked upon in thelightofl
the person, the party, the pI tiorna, the right.
Some zee nothing but oAEDIDATE, others
only the ORGANIZATION; others again at
ttach the most Importance to the CREED;
while here and there one is of the opinion
that nothing is gained unless some PRINC-
lPLE is vindicated or conserved. In our
view Of the case, the conjunction Of a true
man with a sound doctrine in the Presi-
dsncy constitute all thai is. dssirabls; and
as a a. cans 10, see urs this, party is Q Ear
lees potens engine than some are willing to
admit. tt To
Party isa pinfoIa. which shuts out as
we'll as it shuts in; and its power to erclude
is ineyery respect as active and as efficient
as its power toiacizds. Its first opel alton
10 ioaheld things as they afe--to perpetu-
ate rzinoriIies as we'll as maiorities--to
keep out OF ofacsas well as 10 keep in Of
4, o. II this is true, the FIRST act OF a ar
I " which indsi itself 10 the mino rity should
be, Il possible, to'throw doWnits bars-4-to
open tSe way for outsiders 10 come in.A
fTbe Republican party was in the minority
in 1855. Ia spits of some local success.
growing out Of temporary disaReoIion Ia
the ranks Of the other party, there Is srs>
son to- supp1se thAtit is still so far in the
minority that II the same QUESTION was to
be tried again. upon the la0 g terms, there
would be the same Pesuit. lPhtr is no
counting with any certainty upon victory.
, 1.-THE Republicans, standing asthey do
now, are not bsalenin 1890. their salvation
from that catastaopbe will d4pesd upon
the divisions, weakness or bad policy OF
their opponspts, not upon any inti insic
| slTsangth oftheir Own---it will be an sseaps
) not a triumph. .'e'oa anyJaH a.tt iss' N
TheIgaies Of the party pinfold are It's
conservatism Of doctrine. Good or bad
sound or unsound, having become a party
principle. and embaimed in III the platform
10 gat rid OF any doctrine is no easy mat
ter This is uniortuneats on all sides; its
etfest being either to circumseribe truth.
or give duriblliiy TO error. Truth is ca.
pabls to take care Of itself. aud needs no
. declaration; for which reason perhaps it is
seldom found in party platforms. /, is
7 only paI tialisms, sectionaisms and prsgu
F, d ices that need authoraiive declaration;
. and therefore il ia that We constitute SC
Iaage a share OF the materials of which the
, platforms are mado, .e.. bss. et
The Republican party has errors 10 its
: platiorm--lhings that are uotirue--things
that are inconsistent with just ideas Of the
; nature. and power of government ip general
and OF our constilu tiouAI polity in parlicu.
lar. There is no disputing it. Men may
attach great or little Importance to the
/. fact. a. they please; but tie fact continues
10 10 fact nevertheless. Now suppose
that a body Of men meet together, con
, struct acreei, and present il TO tte pee.
pie 10 The intert to promote concert Of ac.
|, iion--- what is the basis ol their right to ask
: that people 10 combine? TRUTH. Without
: that they have not The shadow Of title.-
They have no right to slcr over falsehood
under the ola i'm haiti is unimportant,-
: Who knows that any falsehood is unimpor-
tant? You may think 80. may not; and
my right TO my opinion is just as good as
: yours toyours. Men grayilate from er
ror 10 truth; from one error toward anoth-
or, there is no such! attraction. li.t ,a
The cry ofiheEIa, Il the answering shout
Of the journal, put us ia mind Of the spirit
which young men carry with them 10 nom.
: mating conventions They 90 to hurrah
for tho party, and to secure The nomina-
tion OF The faVolite. 1t Is their business
to be enthusiastic. aud they are entLusias.
tic. 1t is their business to 60 fortheir can.
didals. and they 60 for their candidate
II they succeed 10 nominating their man.
and become sufficiently enthusiastic, they
are sure Of success. The. presses by
which elections are secured SAVIOR little Oi
: that in which conventions abound---fayor.
llism aud excitement. Parties are iusVal.
. " beaten At the time when. the majority
Of their active members least suspect it,
on the days when nominations are made
= aud platforms snActed-when thousands
|, Of men are ready 10 exult as overA victory,
There 10 a mighty difference between q
successful nomination and successful
election. The Republican party made 4
mistake in the construction Of its creed.--
: That mistake should be recii6sd even al
the expense OF loss OF its indentity--o
It's merger in the general OPPosITIoN. The
corrsction should he made not upon the
baois Of the apleeedents OF some predeier.
, mined candidate, but upon that Of the doc
hinal right. Make ,hs platform true, aIt
let the candidate see that he stands upon it
: or--what woulI be infinitely better IRE
peal !. altogether. and take the eandisats
because he is known to be sound. able anC
patriotic. Then the people win be fre,
to act under the influences Of natural afni
= ties; aggreg,tions--not coalistions--wil
= take place; and pomipation will be, il
: som, sense, the eqi valent OF an election.
Il Gin Commercial.
HUSBAND HUHrERs A blain spoken an