Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1860-06-28

broad geireralties which are cannon 10 The
pfofessions ofyfsith Of all parties 10 the
co6ntry. No'psrry, indesd. s dare ask the
confidence of the nation. ~ hileopenly jeny
ipg The ovliyatioh sp snppott the tlnion and
the Constitution. sadato enforce she laws
Tbstfs common'duiy. binding upon every
ciiizefi, and the tsilureso perform it 10 al
crime. ""'DO "hi ia gTss s.isma-RaQ isnoj
To me spiein that the appros ching con
rest must be between tho Democratic and
r spdbIican parties; and, between them, !
prefer the lutter. ~ lssi F,. 81 -, 4
The Democrstic party, by the long pos
session and abuse ofpower, has grown
wanton and reckless; hss corrupted itself
and perverted the principles Of the Govern
ment; hss set itsslf openly .sgsinst the great
home interests of the people. BY n 'giecting
to protect their 'indnsuy, y and BY refusing 10
| improve and keepi in order the highwayssn
Idepots Of commerce; and even now IL surg;
ling measure in Congress TO abdicatea The
Constitutional power and duty to regulate
commerce anon the States, and to grant to
the States'the discr etiooary power TO, levy
tonnage duties upon all OUT commerce,n ,un-,
der the pretence ol improyiny harbors, rivers,
and lakes; has changed the status Of the,
negro slave by msk,ng him no longer mere
property, bu's a. tpeliticis u an antagonist
fpower In the State. a power to which all
other powers are, Required to yield under
penalty OF a dissolution OF the Unioni has
directed its energies 10 thu grati6caiion of
its lusts of foreign domain. as manifested in
/ i,c nors;otont of, tn 40 unnn .trnnir al
regions. not because those countries and
\ their iucongru people are necessary or
even desirable, TO be incorporated into our
nation, bat for the meroapWpose of making
slave States, in order TO advance the poI,u.
cal power Of the party 10 the Senate and in
the choice Of the President. SO as efactual-
ITly to transfer the chief powers of the gov
ernment from the many. to the few; has in
various instances endangered the equality
of the coordinate branches Of the govern
rnent, by urgent efforis to enlarge the pow
ers Of the EXECUTIVE al the expense of the
legislative department; has attempted to dis
credit and degrade the Judiciary. BY affect
j ing to make it, at first. the orbiter of party
quarrels, to become soon and inevitably the
passive registrer OF party degrees. I'D.
i In most, if not all these particulars, un-
derstand the Republican party Gudg;ng. il
BY its acts and by the known opinions Of
many Of its leading menu to be the exact
! opposite Of the Democratic party; and that
is the ground of my preference .for the one
) party over the other. And that alone would
be a sufficient reason, if had not other
good reasons, for supporting Mr.. Lincoln
lainst any man who may be put toward BY
the Democratic party, as the exponent of lis
|, principles and the agent to work out, In
practice, its dangerous policies. .,t s,-,.
The third party, which, by its very formn-
ton, has destroyed the Organization of the
American and Wing paties, has nominated
two, most excellent men. know them well
as sound siesmen and true patriots, More
than. thirty years ago served with them
d Ibtth in Congress.and from, that time to this,
have ,aiways held them in respec. and honor.
Blu, what can the third party dotcyards the
election Of even such worthy meu as these
against the two great parties which are now
A IN actual contest for the. 2owet to rule the
nntionl Ii is made yp entirely cf portions
{ of the disintegra.el elements'o os the late
!, tWhig and ATeficen parties -good matera
i kin the main, ! admit, but quite too weak to
elect any manor establish any principle, ~
: The most it can do is, bsre and there in par
!, Iticu!ar localities, to make diversion in ia
! vor of the Democrats. In 1856. the Whig
band American parties (not forming nev
4 party, bot united as allies) with epiEe np
!, baninity and some, yea !, supported, Mr., FIJI
4 1npre for, ,the Presidency, and with what re
sultsl !, We made, a miserable allure carry
e ing. no State bat the ga liant lille Mary land
y aad surely he united Wings. and ,American
- Of that day had far greater show Of strengt
q nd far better prospects, Of su;ccssthan an
!, which belong 10 Che, CoPs;itptiIoYppl UniS
4 party now ln fsctl see nc Possibility Z
q success for tbe third party, ,excePts in on
coniingency--the destruction Of the Domc
,.sf cratic party. That isa, contingency ..pp
4 likely TO- happen this year, ior badly as =
) think Ofs many 9L the ACTS and tcpolieies, 4
i that party, its cpPo is 20, yet iullTthe "a
Y has not yet come whep, i, must dissolve !
81 is aw ., cprryptions,, But the, day Il com
,s1 pg apd is net fat off, The party has mad mad
y itseli epiirey secl9nsG y hps eeNeehtra en- "a
q ed its very being into one single iden, neg
:; slavery has, control Of all its faculties, ap
Y II can see and bear nothpg slSeT7;"pne 81
,d1 tyrAnaf d,h0pgbt,, that makes al ,ss 9TH
1 tboaghts its.s ayes!, ~ ,iJ mi - tt',sS,
=, . But The, Demoeralic party still lives, o.
I'd while il lives, il and The -,ReEub ican par
- are the only real antogonistic powers u u
~ nation, and for the present, i. must choo
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