The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1862-02-28
A Reunion of Sound Men.

Politicsl parties, except those Of very
| ephemeral character, usually are and al
ways ought TO be founded M great princi-
| pies of government, and the honest differ
ences OF opinion concerning them which
obtain among men This great division
line of politics is not unfre1uentIy los,
sight of for time in the hea, of personal
and party controversy and through the dis
turbing influence of other and temporary
issues-but in the progress of events and
perhaps after men have long CROPPED in
darkness TO find their way. the old line
of demareatiop becomes visible like line
of ancient marked trees in forest, and
the people are again guided by it and find
once more their boundaries and their
homes,
We are reminded ot this truth, by the
receat struggle of the Assembly of this
State over the question of the true fiu an
cial policy Of the Federal Government 1t
carried the House and the public back TO
the days of old fashioned Democracy-to
the pure and bright days OF the Democratic
selves on the question according to their
ideas of sound governmental financial poll
cy. 1t was pleasant to see every meiub Der
of the Assembly who had ever belonged to
the Democratic party with hardly an ex-
cepton-not more than Que or two we be-
lieve) come up boldly to the support of the
resolutions Of the Committee on Ways and
Means, reported by Mr.. HuIburd, Of ST
Lawrence, and sustain the policy Of pro
viiing, at the very moment of creating Il
debt, for a TAX to pay the interest and con
stitute sinking fund To redeem the prin-
cipal-and oppose the delusive no;ioD .:
giving paper currency vitality and cre!il
by simple enactment that II shall have
credit and be legal tender, without, a,
the same time, placing it upon the only
basis which can support credit We say
it was a pleasant sight, this reunion OF
legislators upon An old and honored plat
| form of princlple-a re union of men long
time separated by temporary and vexatiou'
side issues, bnt now Joining shoulder tc
| shoulder to do battle IN favor of grea'
principle of government, long aIo baptiz
! ed and matured by the old Democratic
party.
We live in times well calculated to bring
into fresh discussion and practical opera
lion the great principles which lie at the
| foundation of civil government. Out OF
all the present chaos, if the national life
is to ba preserved must come forth order
| and governmental harmony, and as at the
period of great changes in the British Con
stitu,on, which resulted in giving guaran
tees TO the person ano:propsrtv of the cit
zen and at tie same time stability to the
| government, SO now, men will range them
selves into political organizations and par
tie, according to their respective views o
the office aad function of government
! At such time and when tie formative
process is thu, going on, 1t ,s perfecl ly ma
| lura ,ha, men. deeply inbued with the
political principles which characterized
the old Democratic party in It's best days
should, AS in the issue on Mr.. Huihurd':
resolution, he brought into political sym
palhy, and find it both congenisl and ne
cessary to act in concert, in defence o
doctrines deemed by them essenlia to the
supremacy of the Federal and State Con
situations in their respective spheres, ant
TO the preservation OF civil liberty and al
its attendant blessings .--A}hany drgus.