The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1859-05-11


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Re-Union. 90 - tta s'ass''s
Some of the eastern journals are inform
ing their readers that Mr.. Buchanan and
Mr.. Douglas are about to enter upon state
Of amity. The N. Y. Herald, which has
spoken quite authoritatively for the Admin
istration, and has been treated with more
consideration than any decent paper in the
Republic, has spoken very confidently Of
peace between the high contracting
parties
This watching the moves of individual
members ola party as though their loves
or Their hates were hinges upon which will
swing the success or the failure of the
Government, is more Mexicanish in charac-
ter than we admire. What is it to the
American people whether Buchanan and
Douglas make friends or not 2? Neither of
them is essential to the existence of the
Constitution and though both are very
able, very distinguished and very influential
citizens it is not therefore inferible that
tho integrity of the Democratic party or
the triumph Of its policy depends upon
their fraternity. The Wing party of the
past revered the great Kentuckian to an ex-
tent SO imprudent, so idolizing, that he
became the embodiment of its views
During his life the party was as much SUBJ
jcct to the caprices of that Statesman (that
he had caprices in common with other NOR.
tails is well KNOWN as though he was the
party itself, and at his death, the organi.
cation which he had led to so MANY defeats
melted away. This man-worship must be
avoided; the less importance given to the
chickering's Of Presidential aspirants the bet.
ter for us. The Democratic party is a
selfish one, because it is based upon princi.
pies which grow out of the Constitution.
and in justice to the rights of man and the
Perpetuity Of the Republic VIC must ignore
everything thatleads to political iconoclasm,
even though the image we worship be one
which may have proved every way worthy.
That warm personal attachment toward
politicians which is beginning to prevail in
our country, smacks too much of 'sloyalty
to the House Of Stuart and other trans
atlantic nonsense which is the bane of those
countries where persons and families are
powerful enough to, obliterate all consider
alton for principle. First in order is the
protection Of the individual rights of the
masses; that well-secured, and we may rest
easy as to the fate of those who seek wealth.
position and power by public professions
Of extraordinary zeal for the welfare of the
people. We have taken frequent occasion
to express want offaith in politicians gen.
orally and there is scarcely . change pre-
sentcd in party tactics that does not deve-
lop something to confirm our distrust.-
The Forney movement in Pennsylvania,
the speech Of Hickman, IA rehash of Lin
coins "all-free or all-slave' speech,-these
-dications, to say nothing of hundreds of
evidences Of the mutability of mans pur-
poses lead us to the conclusion that men
and their motives arc not so important to
the deyotees Of free government as are those
doctrines which lie closely parallel with the
charter of our liberties. Let us then labor
for . union of continent upon those points
which viii enter into the National contest
nov. soon to be commenced, rather than to
discover whether some aspirant for position
was Buchanan or a Douglas man ut
Cincinnati, or whether the President of the
United States and Senator Douglas will
heareafter practice the laws Of social and
political determination. -.
In almost all the States of the Union
rival aspirants have succeeded in drawing
attention from the wants of the country and
the unity Of the party to their personal ex-
pectations, and the consequence has been
repeated defeat where the battle was entire
ly in our own hands. We certainly want
no such impolicy to obtain in the national
organization and it is the duty of the Dem
ocraic press to rebuke any man, however
high, who would prctensiously advance his
claims at the risk Of producing dissension
that must be fatal. The Greeks Of Keno
phen's time made their way through hostile
Persia after all thsir generals had been
trcacherously slain-wc see no reason why
the party to whom we appeal could not SUR
vive the political death Of all those who
assume to manage its affairs. If our prin-
ciples are sound they must live; but ifthey
depend on the breath ola leader, that leader
should be guaranteed good health and un-
selfish motives or we may find ourselves
without head as were the Wings when
Clay died, or without creed, AZ was the
same party when Tyler played safraitor."
-D@eOs~
Cook.-Our liberal and prosperous friend
Cook handed in whale" OF an advertise
mcnt just too late for this issue; it will
come in next week in all its fair and giant
proportions. In the mean time we will
cay that his store is literally piled full Of
beautiful and substantial goods and that
ne and CASE have . much as they can do
toshow the ladies the rich patterns Of al
descriptions which their New York friends
hafesent to AcGregor for the purpose Of
female adornmcnt.