, 1860-02-24
THE THIRD rAR1x MOVEMENT.

gan Ze IL 41le6 1u0 IN l1f behalf
THE THIRD rARTx MOVEMENT.
4 third party movement in politics ordiEa-
rily is a mere game, Instituted and encouraged
by one Of the other two parties for its own ad-
vantage. In the nature Of things the third
party, organized upon tile eve of national
campaign, Cannot hope for SUCCESS. 1t MAY,
however, change the. result as to the o1her
two. The Free Soil movement Of 1s4s, though
Thousands Of honest men engaged III it from
the best and most patriotic motives, was main
y cnGineer red aud controlled By men Whose
cole aim was the dcitut Of Ger. Cass for the
Presidency. The subsequent course Of the
aan burens-!ather aud son-proves conc!u.
sively how little they, at least we're actuated
by any o.htr feeling Than that Of revcsge; and,
get, without then, and those who sympathistl
with Them in that purpose, it is doubtful
whether the Free S,l party Of l84s would
have assumed Dimensions of formidable CHAR
acter. The third party movement III 1856 had
men in it WIN, like Ito Van Burcns, were
.herc for tie et-ct it would have iu securing
the election Of tue Democratic nominee for tlle
Presidency. Illinois was carried for Buchanan
through TIE ipstrumentali,y Of tic third party;
aud SO were o.he: Northern States The honest
pttrio!ic masses who were inve'Glcd into i,
had no such object in view: but the result
WAS just the same as If they had been actua,ed
solely by desire to ltlcat Fremont aud elect
Buchanan. Without knowing it, they were
used BY ardul aud schemipg politicians to Sc
cure 4 Democratic triumph. The election ot
the Republican State ticket, ut tie same TING,
is conclusive evidence that hid all the people
Of the State expressed their choice at the polls
as between Buchanan aud Fremont, lhe latter
would have received tue electoral vote Of ll!i-
aols- Could the secret history Of that move
nseut be written out certain prominent Demo-
cratic names would figure init as active agents
in organizing and nla utuiniug it in the field,
who have ocvor been suspected by their dures
Of having had any other feeling than thut ol
hostility toward it.
H( 0AaAA| Es.AAt ~ ~ ~ kau$ NN HtAA - e4tS
Presidential cor1cst Of the present gear, ard
with the same inten1-tllc dcfeat Of tile Re.
pu 'lcau rominec. U:.der the :aking nainc
the Unioa party, . few Of the E,ssil remains o
pas: political generation, aided by olEn rs
wlao secretly desire the SUCCESS Of the Demo
cratic party, aud who hold confidential relu.
tioas with the schen1ing leaders Of that party,
have Initiated movement which it is hoped
By the latter will dcceive suflicien. humber
Of louest aud Fa:riulic Hen to secure the cleo.
tiou Of the Charleston NOMINEE. TIE DENT.
cracy feel entirely suie in the Southern Safes
There is really but one party III those States,
aud the new Union movement cannot occasion
it The loss Of 4 singh electoral vote. Nor have
they any fears that it will il urc their chances
in auy one Of tho Northern States, whi]t,
should it make aug considerable head, it MY
he instrumental in glvirg them tho vote d
several which, in naked contest with tie Re-
publican party, thfy would inevitably lose
An cG1rt will bs made to extend this orvauiz.,-
ton iato cvry FREQ Stale. Already tile 1ir+t
Steps have been taken for the accomplishment,
Of that result in Illinois. The Democracy wish
TO detacll the same vote in lSG0 in Illinois thai
was given to Fillmore in 1856, and thereby
secure its electoral vote tor the Charleston
nominee. It wou be q personal insult 10 the
most Of those who contemplate embarking in
this movement, u intimate that they desire
thc triumph Of the Democratic party. We will
not do them that Injustice We know they
desire no such thing. We know that, as bc.
tween Republican or Democratic triumph
they would grea y prefer The SUCCESS of the
for.ner. And it is precisely because their par.
tialities are On the side Of Republicanis,n, tha,
scheming men Of the opposite party are seek.
ing to place them where they cannot give ex
preston to their preference.
Look over any list Of names identified will
the third party movement, and ninc Of ever,
ten will be found to be those Of men who wcrs
identified with the Old Wing party. They are
Cuion.lovipg, conservative men, opposed tt
every distinctive dogma Of the Democratic
party-opposcd to the re-openlng Of the Afri
can Slave Trade; opposed to throwing open tht
Territories to slavery; opposed to the Drct
Scott construction Of lie Constitution; oppos
ed to Congressional Slave Code; opposed Il
the tinancial policy Of that rary-its war OF
home labor, On domestic manufactures, and it:
wasteful, slomeles., prodigal expenditure o
the public mopey. And while they thu.
differ from The Democratic party, they agrc.
with Republicans il every distinctive principl,
Of 'cir political faith. Tley ire in favor O
preserving the Union and hanging traitors; i,
favor Of setting apart the Territories to free
dom and to free white labar; in favor Of pro
tccting home labor and domestic manufacture!
from the ruiuuus competition Of tho ill,fed
poorly-paid paupcr labor Of Europe; in Gavo
Of the improvement Of rivers and harbors; il
favor Of q railroad TO the Pacific; ia favor o
an economical administration Q! the genera
government; in favor Of the reserved rights o
the States, tho observance of constitutional
laws, and Of equal justice to all Thus differ
ing Gon the Democracy. and thus agreeing
with the Republicans, why should their voic<
be s!'acd uoder this third parry organization :