The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-06-03
BALTIMORE.
THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 1858.

We have received, but have not had space in our
columns to enable us to publish, the prospectus
of 'sNew Political Party" about to be started in
Washington. 1t is entitled proposals for the Els
Establishment of Political Party to be called The
"Peoples Party of the Union" 1t consists OF
PREDATORY discourse on the wickedness and corrup-
ton of all existing political organizations, and a
eDeclaration of Principles" The latter comprises
some fourteen 'Articles of Faith, regularly num-
bered, commencing with a profession of entire
confidence 'in the Supreme Being" and ending
with an invitation to call citizens who openly
'avow the principles opinions and policy set forth
'therein, to join in building up 1.-THE Peoples Party
''of the Union" No intimation is given, however,
where names and subscriptions will be received,
or to whom candidates for admission should apply.
The Proposals are unaccompanied by any sig
natures, and though said to be authentic, are en-
tirely anonymous. The Party is born and christ
ened but is neither fathered nor god-fathered. Its
parents and its sponsors are alike unknown. We
are therefore left to conjecture its paternity, we
best may, and Judging from the strong family like
ness between the Declaration of Principles afore
said and the famous philadelphia Platform of
June 1856, we are more than half inclined to lay
the founding at the doors of one of the Six Gen
tlemen who constitute the celebrated 'Litte Party"
of the present House of Representatives. The New
York Herald usually well posted as to political
matters, does not scruple to charge Messrs. Hum
PHREY MARSHALL, WINTER DAVIS, and GILMER of
North Carolina, with being concerned in thus sur
reptitously bringing into the world, the innocent
babe so cruelty and heartlessly abandoned by its
natural protectors to the cold charity of strangers
Certainly, we cannot help suspecting cold
Face'' under this ''New Mask" and are sadly
afraid, that it is no 'New Party at all, but only
an old Party with q new name 1t looks like
desperate attempt on the part of the 'Six Gentle
men, aforesaid at the close of a long Congress
sonal season, to dispose of their old stock in trade
at original prices The ruse is a clever one, but
we predict that it will not succeed. New Parties
may be needed, and in time will come They can
not be manufactured to order, however, or gotten
up for the market, out of tie refuse materials of
old ones. Circumstances and the time will shape
new Parties when new Issues shall arise requiring
their formation. In the present lull of all great
political excitement, any scheme to 'tbuild up''
Party, as these gentlemen propose, by issuing a
would start Newspaper or Joint Stock Compa-
ny, or by sending out proposals for the Estab-
lishment' of such Party, as the Commissary-
General advertses for "Mess Pork' and ''Prime
Beef" must prove utterly abortive Thus
much then for the parentage and connexions of
the new Party. Now for its Declaration of
Principles" We are not in the habit of quoting
the New York Herald, much less of quoting it with
appreciation. That journal, however, so exactly
expresses our own sentiments upon this subject
that we can not do better, than reproduce some of
its structures. Speaking of the precious document
in question, it says
1t is dish of balderdash, moonshine humbug and af
fected pety, purity and patriotism.
miserable composition of political prudery can't stuff
and twaddle.
Making all due allowance for the somewhat
hyperbollcal and exaggerated style of rhetoric in
which the writers of the Herald are wont to clothe
their thoughts, there is decidedly more truth than
poetry in the above criticism upon the Profession
of Faith of the New Party Its bald common
places and stale generalities about ''diffusing
American civilization and intelligence" and estab-
fishing ''an elevated and thoroughly American
nationality" about ''weeding out corruption"
and reforming abuses" and protecting popular
rights, mean nothing promise nothng-and
are worth nothing. The party is humbug-and
its Declaration of Principles is simply-Bosh.