The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1862-08-23
PARTY VERSUS COUNTRY
a Letter 10 One Nh0 .. m Doubt
What 10 DO.

Ny DEAR FRIESD: begiu % think that
parties in tho church are Ike sect- in the
church They DO some good-some good
which perhaps can bc secured in 30 other
way Bat they do a great deal OF harm,
and il would be well il we could get along
without thom Bst shall We er be able
TO. The events OF the past year have made
me doubt whether the effort to do away with
them can ever be successful Cor any length
of time. Men will L.vide. they ,rM be disi-
dsd, on some pretext, il not on some princi-
pie. There will be "no party party.
and there viii tie those who. from pure OBJ
stinacy. IL from no other motive. will rc
fuse to enter ths no-TaI,y rgAnixation
Indeed, il Is amusing to see with what in
tense PARTISAN bitterness this uo-party pro-
iect il sometimes pressed. ! ct 1 ought not
20 say il Is amusing. for whatever We may
think of parties. this party Spirn produces
evil, aud only evil. and that continually
Ii is To the State what bigoiry is TO the
church. Is Injuries, and must IN the end de
stroy what it proposes 10 cherish. Our pol.
itica history for the last twenty years. 20 go
no father back. bears melancholy testimony
20 the faithfulness OF General Washiagt0n's
warning upon this point. lie told Us 10 be-
ware rs our party leaders have often re-
minded YOU and me, of sectional parties. But
he told us no less earnestly 10 beware of
the violence and excuses OF party spirit
How sadly prophetic does his Farewell Ad.
dress now seem TO have been I hope YOU
have read what Martin VI. Ray SAYS OF the
present method and actual results OF party
strife.
Whatever We may think OF keeping up
parties. or putting down parties. has not the
| iime come in view OF all that ia past and
especially in the deep dark shadow Of The
present. and the por;cn;ous future. has not
the time come, my dear Oh fiicnl, 70 diycst
ourselves a. far as possible OF all partisan
| bias You and | have been n free from
this a men in general. We have been AL
hefents Of a time koncrei. an ancient and hon
| orab!e party, wthcus allowing HAT fac; %
interfere Ia any way with onr social relsto-s
Ii any have been aienatcd from or indiier-
ent 10 u simply because NC were Demo
crats, We have been grieved rather than an.
cry. ! believe we have sought in our roliti
cal action - do wh. vas best. not for our
party. bat for our country. Yet dare aot
think that We are in no danger Of having ON
judgments warped in this fearful crisis by
our party grcHdiess
fear these much more than even our
party principles. However mach You nay
be attached 10 the latter. | hope you viii be
on your guard against the former. While
undertake 70 tell you vha' such men ~ you
aud should do al present.
We find ourselves - Democrats. ia q con
dition by no means very comfortable -
There are some very hnmiliatng things ia
our old party We do not Ike 20 hear them
from orr former political advsrsafies. but
We must coaless them - ourseivcs 4, ia
iact that treason va rampant in tho Cab.l,st
81 buchanan. Democrats. sus Democrats
alone h,se's deserted their scat. in the SEN
ate aud House o: Representative. il.ns To-
L.eniing rebellion. and giving The kepubi-
can party any power hey nav have had 70
wrong the South: which power ne are CON-
PEELED % acknowledge. that party 4 4 not
use for any such purpose Every state that
seeded was controlled BY Democrats. and
Democrats we're always foremost IN the AZ.
tempt 70 take out the States that did not Sc
cede Those among IA Who sympa,hze
with ck Senator Bright in his sympathy Nth
rebellion. claim 20 be Democrats OF the
straiiest sect. and believe have never been
di<owncd by the party. Yet such men az
Wrigh; aud Holt. Wallace and Dum0nt. are
stigmatixed - rencgadcs. or. az heat arc
looked upon with GOODNESS and suspicion
know by personal experience 'hat 10 man
can raise his voice. however feeble that
voice may be. for the country anl TIE
Government. without being denounced -
blood thirsty. and tainted Wila scsv.il, 10
L;ncoln. by -omc who attest '.sd Tie
Democratic party. I wish c,.a.d Gcnv
thee thing. be- they are no. l.usf
No~ the preamble q TIC fesoiut.osss OF
he -ih - lsasfy C1sveai on declares that
The Cu.en .ui re Constitution can De rrc-
served sione - TIE restoration OF fh.t rs.tr
% power ID net know what You think ~
ta.-. bat soais~. that AZ al, ume. such
language ron en- quarter eouia seem -
me. affogsnt and grcsamqf9g>. What fla
preacher should tell ron. zen lna.t ioia his
church o. Be lost Eserelssn'. IA sor must
trade pih h.m o. DC ir.acl t..ifu.
failihie man the moment he aS-sr;s bis oUu
iniAihb..i;y Nor 40 men aftsia Perfection
by beng ms<sei together A coasent.en
uaar ere a. Nliels 4ut a. danScruusly a. az !
'.'il'i'tsl When ties bcaln ht ASSERTING
that they A'o4e are 10 be trusted. css, haze
10 mere fesfsct Tor them. "a conreutian.
taan Tor The nan who declares that every. /
ooiy = disboaest bat himself l serx the
ssAas = ~ farts. - anv tine. ~ assea that
she nAioa nsusi perish. Il Il doe not ,.ie -
Bat - pei forth such deciAr.tion ia ~uch /