The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-06

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established upon s ruins, and In eish.een short years
have seer that subverted by revolution 10
arsnv. for military despotsm what occssonoa the
speedy downfall OF the representative government OF
AZ IA base Louis philippe and his minister's iostead Of
resting on the intelligence OF the country Tor
to rule an ana ys
to paravely small racton OF the nation, and that
traction being itsek corrupted by the government, he
Of the people could right themselves only by revou
| lon and the government fell l. Is q remarkable In
stsrce Of the certainty with which ELECTS follow their
the political world, that Mr.. de TocQueve,
of the profound political philosophers OF this any
other age announced from his place the Chamber OF
Deputies while all and stable the ey es OF
the government, that the country sleeping upon
| volcano o, aud that revolution ~as 10 had. And what
The ground of his preaietonF There had then beeo
| popular tumu's-no public disor ters. He pointed
alone 10 the deprivation of the public morals by the NAL
practices OF the goverIDentto the sysssn OF political
the fatal cause which npst inevitably bring national
catastiop PIE Now, follow citizens, take upon myself
that great &c were the abuses then conmtted by the go
vefur.tnt Of France, they were in no respect geaer
than those which are TINS cay revealed 10 Us as habtua
B,ys'tmatc aliy pract'sed by our own government.
Fortu atey for u.s. political institutions have, the
general right OF suffrage, furnished the people Of America
"h an efficient instrument for the peaceaole correctoo
OF these abuses if they choose make Of THIS
great right, Mr.: Jefferson has emphatcaly tod ns,
is the appropriate ana "peacesoie corrective OF
the sword o. revolution" But if the people, en-
BY their parry sms Sads w al not 0e app S,s the
not; we thn like other nations the risk Of
violent reactions and revolutions, OF which few can fore
see tie issue when they once entered uJon We
have had Impressive admonens that these are not mere
siopary specuatons, even in this land of the largest
liberty What bave already been the results of the heei
less exercise of the party ensavement Of the right Of
suaee in the bands of certain portions of tho
peopeS Have Se rot seen vigilance committees forcbly
sedipe, several large commupi.es man ,ipal go
veTnn ens that sprapg from the forms Of popular cleo
ton, but whose abuses and corrupons great
the most vrtuous and in general peace loving citizens
operated In their overthrow: those who
exsienoe 10 them BY their sunrages looked on and
ton? And MAJ not what has occurred in your cities oc
cur, in procss OF time, on the theatre OF the nation.
such enormous abuses as have exposed
ycu this DAY beprmted to go on not only uucorreced
but accommodating, and acquiring more daring holiness
by punity Leave not beseech you, fellow citizens
this dear native land Of the cruel alternative Of
tame ender Of its liberties, o. OF fearful
ss a Ss ss Of
let US organize our legal, constitutional, sautary
Vigilance committees at the polls. Let US throw
assert the majesty and sovereignty Of the
popular will. Let US resolve, by the poten. voice
verDment those, whether individuals parties who have
in any manner sanctioned participated in or been
Country, While they mperi its liberties know there
of democI attic friends who oathe and detet
these official inqu.ies as do say to tnem then,
Bile for and accessory to such abuses By giving your conf
deDcc and support 10 those who practice them Stand up
in the virtue and maniness of your own freedom You
the rghtfu masters Do not consent to the
Disbed and dishonored livery of your You
no allegiance but TO your country AMI she calls upon
you TO perform duty your whole duty to her. fear
lessly patriots, coDscientously 1t is the fatal
doctrine OF passive party obedience and ressance-
doctrine long ana successfully ncucated by the party
10 powerthat has brought the affairs OF COUNTRY into
their present deplorabe condition They have assduous
y taught that the fret, and, indeed, only duty of every
the exercise Of his civil political functions Ia
follow and obey his party caaers that the prodoai
OF his ty under all circumstances aud whatever
be the consequences TO his country, the para mount
and absorbing object which should engage all his ZEAL
pfa ota nf and.
call Of patriotism This meTcenary and sivsh doctrine
has been enforced by the Of accommodation on
the one heuc by the lavish promises Of reward the
ether 40 the victor belong spos of victory ia the
motto ebiszoned their standard The Offices the en-
poy rcIts o. the are no longer in he eyes
10 be conferred nd administered for the public
good, but Of every grade aud description from the high
est 10 the lowest. they the legitimate booty of
queirg party to be dealt out in argesses and rewards
10 hs followers. Through jobs, through contracts
through the prodga snd unscrululons expenditure the
public money upon every possible peiext, the treasury s
delivered up 10 pIage, to stimulate the activity and feed
the eupdi,y OF partisan hordes Tho startling ahuses
whica have been recently brought to light in the various
branches OF the public standardization accidental
or occa iona SIMPLY personal they the necessary
logical, inevitable results of the system Of political
ralty embraced, ant indeed professed by the party
power II the government lie to be administered solely
for the benefit and selfish interests of party, then fell
low ctizers your rulers have not been unfofu their
creed And who, permit me to ask, according 10 this
modern sysem of political tactics constitute the partyp
Are they the rank and flethe great body OF worthy
spectacle citizens who Go the votnghat constitute
the party in practical sen.es No, fellow citizens. We
all krow-and / en- that many OF nv democratic
friends will sustain me in what say-it is few adro
political managers who for the most part make trade Of
politics. that constitute the real party in every practical,
Influential sense ia they that make the noninatione
they that make the political issuesthey that Construct
The party platforms; and the sovereign people, however
their coDscences and better feelings may revolt, have
option, under this new martial law OF party discipline
but to obey or to be shot as Seserters Is this, fell
low citizens, the system of government which noble
and free born ancestors bequeahed to us? Is this govern
ment Of the peopf Is this democracy in the viruous
and honorable eense in which only free people would
cept il, or is II no. rather ogarchy Of the and
most degrading character-a sordd olgarchy of
nary Office holders and Office seeSeIs2 have the ses
faction TO knox that there democrats in Virginia,
least, who repudate ouch system-who will not permit
themselves 10 be manacled with vile feters-who
will assert tsr privileges reemen, their dignity as
In free country there will DO, there must be
partioe But to be virtuous and honorable and to merit
the support OF the people they must be founded princ
pie and honestly puraUe the public good their a-not
the acquisition Of power for mere selfish and interested
eEds Sce fellow citizens, how this natural and legi
maie constitution Of parties has been perverted Of ate
this COUNT by the corruptng influences Of the sys
tenn Of political taught and practised BY the party
in power What the distinguishing principles Of the
democratic party professed in the days Of its puri.v
Us great founder. Thomas Jeferson' G.
economy IN sns ps0no jealous limitation Of
oSsfed oT Ne freedom Of
WIN tnemPes and honest friena sbr with all natons
WIN nocratic traditions and ever profession Of SIM
picity and economy your last Te administrators nave
nent from forty to eighty rions Of dollars, speak ap
prox mxtvely and 10 roand numbers) having exhausted
suIpiuS OIL twenty or WlluonS, 1nu uoH
from hand mouth beggarly and runous expedient
OF loans; while at same time, We have seen democratic
mbers Of Congress- by act Of unprecedented cupd
ty and violation Of all decency well the epirit Of
the constitution, doubling their pay, and voting the In
crease into their pockets by Retrospective provision
and surrounding themselves an enormous waste Of the
public treasure, with luxurious accommodations and
ravagant allowances that put to shame all read of ORR
entail magnifcence and eelf indulgence With like proes
siops Of democratic jealousy Of executive power your
President nodestly calls upon the representatives Of
people to transfer TO him the power OF peace and warto
give him, in effect, the sole treaty making powero place
lone Of the public money al his discretion and to
him with military protectorates foreign States
With the professed allegiance to democratic princ
PIES he rampes under foot the sacred regard ncucael
by the founder Of the democratic party for the freedom Of
elections and brings the whole patronage and influence Of
high Office control elections in the States from the
bumblee representative trust up 10 that of nator Of the
United States Succeeding TO the democratic maxim OF
peace and honest friendship with ali natons he thrcatens
all by bellcose denuncaons, in order 10 keep up the
tagging spirit of party devotion by Fictitious appeals 10
national pride and honor. Can ouch party this be
said 10 be founded upon any public principeS If II is it