Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1859-06-11
sanata1 Green On Party.

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ssnateg Green On Party.
The following b . brief extract from the
able and patriotic speech Of the Hon. j. s.
Greea, e Missouri delivered in the u. S. Sen.
ate on the 28d Of February, 1859, in reply to
Judge Douglass speech on slavery in the Ter
Titorasa. We regret that our limited space
Precludes rs from giving the speech entire in
our columna Il IL replete with sound logical
argument, and breathes the true Democratic
doctrine, in itS able review Of the question:
The appended extract, as the heading of this
article indicatea applies to party obligations,
their nsages and abuses, and is the closing Of
his truly eloquent and conservative effort
To ell who have the opportunity, We say read
the speech and carefully reflect upon the great
principles 80 ably enunciAted by the diStin-
guished Senator
In regard to carrying out the constitution,
men differ in their construction. With the
policy Of the government they differ. That
difference Of opinion causes those entertaining
the same views naturally to associate together.
Those who coincide form themselves into
what is called party. They are formed into
party from necessity. Interest and necessi-
ty form partiesjust as governments are formed,
and for the same purpose, and to the same
extent, because they are useful and powerful
when conducted upon principles of truth and
Ofjustice. And in thus forming parties from
= coincidence Of principles. for tho purpose Of
accomplishing the great ends Of the Constitu-
ton, never let It be supposed that q party Is TO
become SubServient to personal ends. If it
does it ceases to accomplish the object for
which 1t was brought into existence. 1t is
party for ends; ends for the people; ends for
constitutional government; ends for the pro-
lection Of private and personal rights Theae
are the great purposes contemplated when all
parties are formed. Faction may exist, and
cabals may exist, having in view the accom-
plishment Of personal ends; but parties, in
the broad, national sense, only exist with re-
ference to the accomplishments Of national
ends.
Now, sir, in these parties It has been my
purpose heretofore-I trust it will ever be
hercafter-never to throw in . firebrand to
scatter, ALLEVIATE, divide, and enable the com
non enemy Of US all to conquer. 1t has ever
been my purpose to smother little imprActic-
- able differences Of OpoinioRs, Il the great ends
can be the better accomplished. If a mere
abstraction, though it may, in the future pro.
gress Of events, become vital, living issue, is
presented, will, il necessary, declare my
views upon it, just IS I do this. There is
nothing now before US for legislation, and
nothing practical in the present question. 1t
is the merest figment of q disordered brain.
yet We are forced to stop and discuss It II
was thrust upon US by Q common enemy
Will We permit it TO injure ourselves! Will
we permit common enemy to make use Of
this igment to the destruction Of the great
e r. I
assist in it. will sacrifice all personal con-
| am 40 humble member; and until we come
to work 81 majOrities, we win be disappOint-
ed in our expectations. Yes, within the linn
its of the principles and usAges Of the party,
/ will sacriHcs to the vii Of majority in oil
casea, and. Whyi Al necessity and interest
bring us together In association a. . body,
lust e governments are formed to accomplish
that and carry Il ont, % We must yield 70 the
Democratic pFiDclpls Il majoritiea, or never
accomplish anything. could differ with every
one on the Ho0e It the Senate and have no
doubt, on some polnt o. ether, do thus diff
fer Every other Senator present differs from
others on some matter q other; yet 10 the
great and leading purposes e. declared In the
Cincinnati, platform, We do now agree; at
least think 20 and hence We should not
exhaust our strength and destroy our power
on theoretical problems.
Shall We, then. permit an enemy to throw,
by injection, into the bill now under consider
alton, subject matter so delicate, affecting
the South, where we are naturally sensitiveY
The North ought to have little respect and
. little consideration for the sensitive feeling
Of the South on this subject The South
ought also to remember that the North-yes,
the North-have q peculiar element to deal
with there, which IS famed and fed by fan.
atheism and pecuniary reward. Let the two
extremes each remember and practice for
bearance, trust and confidence. The sensi-
tive feeling. which imagines that we have
been insulted and wronged heretofore, is apt
to prompt Southern gentlemen to 60 into an
extreme, and give utterance to harsh ex-
preston, which, being repeated and rolled
over and over again in the North, magnifies
itself until il becomes . huge mountain, to
frighten women and children. So with North
ern fanatics. They, too, say down with the
stakeholder; let the Union perish; the Con-
stitutio0, or Bible, 80 far as connected with
slavery, are but covenants with Hell. Such
expressions as these are made use Of by the
North; and you find sensitive Southern gen.
tlemen firing up, and saying, let US draw the
knife and cut the bands Of the Union, and sep
arate at once and forever. No, my friends,
no. say no to, the North and to the South.
Let this ebullitiOn Of feeling boil over and
exhaust or purify itself There are principles
of truth and justice yet embodied in the grea:
heart Of the Democratic party that will crush
out these proitless differences; concentrate
its power, and then the Union, through that
party, will be secure. and our right will be
protected.
Rev. Thomas Whittimore tells story Of his
having attended church to hear an eminent
divine, and the subject Of the morning dis
course was" Ye are children Of the devil"
He attended the same church in theafternOon,
when the text was" Children, obey your
parsntsl"
How intoxicating is the triumph Of beau
IT," says Madame de st. Surin, land bow right