Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-08-10

would cement 1t.
The field was indeed wide one, and the har
vest ABUNDANT but the reaper was uneq ual to the
task. Instead OF reformation we have an agra
Walton OF abuse; extravagance Is pushed to abso-
lutte waste; corruption has deepened its hue and
grown more intense; partyism everywhere rules
triumphant and drags along in its course Its n
separable concomitants, sectionaiism, abolition
ism, and freesoilism. In the legislative depart
ment laws originate in party divisions, and the
Executive department is administered as one
great party job. In this spirit You have have
seen Mr.. Buchanan, with all the para phernalia of
office about him, descend into the political arena
ana prostitute his once to the mean purpose Of
lnclung party divisions.
But why pursue the enumeration further? Why
detail what every one sees? what every one no
matter party he belongs, knows and admits! In
times past we were called the model Republic
The economy, simplicity, integrity and Justice
Of the public administration Of affairs attracted
the admiration Of the civilized world The strong
contrast with the imperial and royal Governments
OF the Old World made US standing menace to
their security and stability Now our voices have
grown to such proportions that recently in tn.
British Parliament reference to them proved
sufficient to to dispose Of Ministerial measure of
reform by which greater particle patton In the
affairs Of Government was proposed to be given to
the people Of that kindom:
These are some OF the fruits Of Mr. Buchanan,s
administration. There 10 no wonder, therefore,
that all parties should concur In putting an end
to 1t. Such Is the verdict Of the country. An
other President 10 to take his place and we are
shortly TO be called on to declare who the success
scr shall be. The party which nominated and
elected Mr.. Buchanan, which at its last travail
produced this abortion, comes forward and asks
us to permit them to designate the man. aud they
are again as profuse Of promises for the future as
experience has shown them to have been wanting
In performance in the past But they have tried
their hands 30 often heretofore without success
that we may well hesitate to trust them now
They elected Mr.. Van Buren-he was failure;
they elected Mr.. Polk-he was a failure; Mr.
Pierce was a failure, and Old Buck the greatest
failure Of them ALL IL has been under democratic
administrations that our Federal affairs have
fallen TO the present deplorable condition 1t has
been under the auspices Of this party, with their
Presidents In power, that all this extravag ance
waste, and fraud arose, that sectionalism aboli-
tionism. and freesoilism have grown 90 rampant
that all Of the evils endure which threaten the
overthrow Of our Government and the dissolution
Of the Union. Can we trust them with another
| choice. Who will they give usl Why they cam
not agree among themselves. They have broken
into parts. One proposes Mr.. Douglas; they tell
us he Is great medicine; that he is possessed OF
| a remedy which will prove q panacea for all the
Ills that States heir to. This remedy is Squat
ter Sovereignty, and 10 constitutes his recomrnen
4 dalton TO our confidence But the other part in
/ terposes and says the remedy 10 nosfysn and
warns ms that the doctor IL quack; that instead
Of health, 1t win produce disease and death; tina.
seancerous'' secretions OF leprous bands Of Alb
olifionish,, will result IS e. 49, = s'1's
THIS other party proposes Mr.. Breckenridge.