The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-07-22
PARTI S~AND THEIR CHANGE OF PEI
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First Article.l


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2 First Articel
1t is primary importance that more Cd. I'D
be done o,break up the domination and ty 81
ny of o. anization and discipline. There- ,re
thousst,i of honest men whose feelings md
convict. ls are against the matte nalizing nd
extensi of Slavery, but they fear to hsssak
away Fl, j the organization in which they ave
been trs led, although. that organizations H. OPP
posing = principles on which it was original.
ly basee 3H
Thes ~ ers of the Era are not of this cbe. ac-
ter, buts y may not all be prepared to mess he
assumps ms and fallacies of the Sham Re &C.
racy; d it is we'll, therefore, to bring b ore
them fs. 8 in relation to the parties thst sve
heretofs existed, to show them ,whas ave
been tn iifferent phases Of parties, and nat
most ms have changed their associations. md
very mSs' of them their principles. -
There =, we think, a strong effort maki-. to
reunite lie fragmentary elements of tba gu.
chanan rty, to conciliate Douglas, Wis :, C.,
by repre-, hitting the danger to the DEM \ tic
party" Now, if it can be shown ther in
fact no ch party, that it is a mere pref. Gran
assumpt 81 of INSCRIPTIONS men, to accoi pIish
a bad p. ose, by misusing the name of sue
cessful ,l5 comedy party, men will be setter
prepare to investigate questions, and WI have
more CO rage in avowing their honest o. aicns.
Besides, Mr.. Douglas and others begin to see
that thee magic of name" is lost, Il, J, the
people { srelieving themselves of the Il tasny
and dig iPline of organization, they ii, be
less dist sed to reunite with feeble an fall
ing Adr snistration.
Thers is no love between the dffereft cad
ers of Il administration party, but 4 ). tuol
necessits impels them to suppress tn ami
mostly scards each other, and try to +, up
this facS'us organization, which has II q
prestige-sf which they would avail then YES.
You caEaot reason with these men, no zach
their followers, by any direct sppeals but
let the people begin to discuss end q line
the matter, and the effect will be aecisi .,
There have been different phaaes or 3 nas.
ties of parties-the Republican and the l'e raj,
the Democratic and Whig-the first com d nal,
the second financial, and the present 70 rri-
torial, as connected with Slavery. We, ,ese
days, are working out this latter probl.r and
our object is to draw attention to the 1 is.
sues.
We maintain that sectionslism and raj
ism belong to the same family, aud tbs hey
ara the natural onon,;oa of Ctato s;cbta. rL:,
is the strong political position of the Is ,bli.
cans DOW, as it was la 1900, under Jef !, son.
The State Rights doctrine must triuu,en. be.
cause it is right-C entralism must fail, a:cause
it is wrong.
am for preserving to the States the E.wers
not yielded by them to the Union, AMI the
Legislature of the Union its constitution IL mare
in the division of powers; and am Dsi for
transferring all the powers of the STATES the
General Government, and all those of tie Gov.
eminent to the Executive branch. lem for a
Government vigorously frugal AMI sin /, ap.
plying all the possible savings of tbs ablic
revenue to the discharge of the nation d debt,
and not for q multiplication of officers a, sal.
aries, merely to make psrtisans, and for il rsas.
ing BY every device the public debt, ! the
principle of its being public blessing LET.
ter Of Jefferson to Gerry.
These were the views and principles that
early and distinguished Republican, 7 amas
jefferson, and his Administration vs. con.
formsble to them. 1t will hardly be ;med
that she Government is at this time min.
istered on the principles here ensr ated
Indeed, it is notorious that Mr.. Buchsaie< was
opposed not only to the policy of Mr.. JET tson,
but to the Republican party, 90 long as IL Fed.
eral organization existed, being sttach ID !, the
ultra eentralizing school of Hamilton ard Annex
ney. But, on the reformation of par iass at q
later period, he attached himself to Il Demo
Gratis, who were the legitimate successtrs Of the
Republicans and their doctrines. Ter was
We IRE aware, always distrust on tts art O.
Gen. jackson and the contemporaries Of h :. Blu
chAnsn, of the soundness of the latter .pt Utica
principles. Circumstances bad, ind ed aaso
ciated him with the friends of State Ri, ht wher
parties were reorganized, but it was Il 4 .nera
impression that he still retained at he, RI til,
| centrAlizing views which had animate h,sp as
Fedttalist. He was cautious and Ct le.,lstin,
in his movements, evading, as far az p:.suible
all responsibility, yet active and es acting i,
opsrating the machinery of party, ps s.ioa lari,
in Pnnnsylvania. 81
Until the bank struggle was Writ, aay owe,
and De great battle had been fought, Ae svoid
ed any committalism on that subj.et. Blu,
though originating nothing during hi long leg
islat4ve career in both branches of Cor gress, AM
stuetpusly reserved on all measures ard sup
gestions of others, until the current { populs
opinion was clearly sscertained, he " BE- cor
sidesed as identified with the Democrat organ
izahon, if not with its principles.
An this latter point, sagscious ant + % me
eves doubted his sincerity, and nit sithou
rec on; for during the first organiza; ios Of pal
t'eei and until he had attained the n sr ian &
life he was centralist, bank man ODD.
ne of the State Rights doctrines, a. recos
] nissa by Jefferson, Madison, and tb, /, ,publ