The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1860-07-11
From the Fayetteville Observer.
PARTY SPIRIT,

form OF free institutions. NO party shoulu
be SO strong as TO feel that It has perpetual
hold ON power and none should be allowed
BY the people to retain power tor very loag
period consecutisely.
The present moastrons corruption m our
goyernnent--so monstrous that it has start |
led even the historians aud statesman OF
Encland. which we have been accustomed tl
regard as sort of Sodom - would not
have been tolerated for day in any other
Ehan the Democratic party. No other party
an this country ever felt itself strong enough,
even if it had been base enough, to perpe-
trate such iniquities as now almost daily tall
uaou the public ear without apparently ex.
citing second thought. What old man
does not remember the effect produced only
thirty years ago By the astounding uisco,e
nv that Tobias Watkins, clerk IN nne ot
the Departments at Washington, was de-
aauiter 10 he amount Of four thousand dol.
larsf He was an Adams man, belonging to
party that could not steal with IMMUNITY.
And so the country rung with the news, aud
doubtless tens OF thousands OF votes were
lost to that party by means OF those s4O0O
Then followed the regns OF Jackson, who
tras, and Van Barren, who appeared 70 DC,
strong enough to stand tue wholesale deal
ing Of Gwin. aud Harris, and Smartwout,
and the scores ol others nho scorned pitt
ful $4,000, and grabbed their hundreds Of
thousands each--Swartwout heading the list
with a million aud quarter.
But there was some virtue left then; though
il is doubtful whether it would have been
strong enough 10 oyernhelm Van Buren, and
expel the rogues, but for the Sc log cabin aud
A A l. 8 f1,a HtA
which reused the dormant spirit Of the peo'
pie more than the wholesale roboeries.
Compare the present with that period.
What is there now Of impression ON the puo-
lie mind made by the rnguery Of Postdias-
Ter Of sl55,O00f What OF the Fort Smell.
ing swindle: What OF the sale oil hundreds
Of mules at place and on terms which
made il sure that only one favored man
could buy them for song, aud turn ABOUT
aud sell them TO the same government al
high price What Of contracts given out TO the
highest instead Of the lowest bidders with a
declared purpose OF buying yotess What OF
other contracts given to buy up newspaper
presses: What Of contract worth SSO.OOO
offered By the Attorney General OF the unl-
ted States, the highest law officer OF the GOV.
eminent and the Presidents most intimate
friend in the Cabinet, 10 buy up one Philadei-
phia paper! What u the purchase OF yntes
IN Congress to carry fayorite party measure,
even al the offer OF sic. 900 for single vote
What of the admitted removal OF petty gov
eminent EMPLOYEES because they dared 10 ex-
ercise the dearest right Of freemen by voting
for the men Of their choice, those men too be-
inglile. long democrats who dared 10 diner
from the President 90 a single measure o.
public policy: What Of the proven fact that
places are made for hungry politicians who
perform no duty yet regularly draw salaries
out Of the treasury What Of the fact that
completely in these utterly corrupt arrange
ments Is brought home 10 the President him
self: What eject, We ask, Do all these facts,
proven ~ Democrats themselves, and mol
even denied except By pitiiui plea OF gray
hairs and old age, have upon the public mind
especially upon the Democratic party Alas
thew shut their eyes TO them. The Demo.
crassc press Is as silent as the grave about
them. Inc facts cannot be denied or iusti.
fed but they are not exposed and denounc-
ed. The Democratic press Is faithless Il
its duty to itself. to the people and to th'
government.
We say Il Is time that such party wa:
as 10 have come 70 immsgine that il is IN for.
ever, and therefore irresponsible. The hon
ct mas.es-fOr the masses Of all parties are
honest and patriOtie-Owe II TO themselves
and their pusteriiy 10 rlse IN their might aud
teach the plunderers and the tyrants anoth'
er lesson, BY putting hUnest men once more
in Office, and afresilng The Hood tide oi cor
ruption which Is delaying the land.
Bu, as long as the masses consent % b
led. III. cannot BE. The leaders d The Dem
oefatie paftyafe too deeply committed, TO-
much interested IN perpstua,ine the pfesen
order Vi thiugs, 10 consent y Reformation
What % se see il our Usn state tor 10
siaaee: Tie chief Democratic organ
chief by virtue VI responsibility and talent
a. well a. u iOtaiiOn-diftsfs irnn Tie Dem
ogratie candidates III is county lot tie Leg
stature on the only question u State puiI
ties now sgitsted yet 4 will support thrs
candidates lnd oppose ! Democrat WHO agree
with II On that question and j. q persona
friend besides. tldfsrs from Gov. Ellis .
the same question, and IL believed besides
have been seur,Ily treated bs tue Governor
vel il will support hin. IL differs tfUi
Dguslas on what the party considers u
krsaf question of National politics; yet
all support Douglas for President, to Insts
assstem 10 which il il utterly opposed
Deps auybod, ash Why il Is thus content
sIultIly itself: to cast of is manly attfi
bu,es of thought and will Oh,"I . ne
eesary 10 preserve The party though ID
reign Of corruption will thereby be perpet
uated. Bat are there not men enough 10 d
rasaks who will rebel against such lesJershi
as ihis--men who want good government, b
homes: officers, and have haBght 10 gain b
their opposite! Surely there must be 4
such We appeal. We ask them IL rsfsC
upon the present condition d thing, al
upon its inevitable tendency aud a., 81
ourselves, they want neither public tfie
nor public pIander, We ask then % anii
with q IN lie efo.i 10 secure What they q
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