The Goodhue volunteer. [volume] (Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minn.) 1861-1864, 1862-10-08
Washington on Parties.

Inc criminal effort o! some selfish indi'
vidua1s who have nothing 70 gain or ia
loose, to keep up a party quarrel-to dis
tract the public mind-to retard the pro
|gress Of enlistment. and thus hinder the
Government, and aid and comfort the reb
els, has suggested to us the propriety oil
calling the attention of our readers; 10 the
warning Of that great and noble patriot.
George Washington, given At : time when
all tho nation was at peace. though with
prophetic vision the author looked down
through tho vista Of time, and saw the dark
hour that has dawned upon the then happy
country. He also saw, with the same pro.
phe,ic vision, that designing men, regardless
Of the nations peril, would seize upon this
occasion 10 carry out their own selfish pur-
poses, even though it should be at the ex-
pense Of the harmony, peace, and safety Of
the nation. 1882 VIE = Ia 49, - '''' IA"
II have already in,i,nated to you the dan
|ger of parties in the States, with particular
reference to the founding Of them on geo.
graphical discrimination Let me now take
. more comprehensive view, and warn you
in the most solemn manner against the
banefr Effects IF tie spiyit Of party generally.
i: This spirit, unfortunately il insepazable
from our nature, having it, root in the
strongest passions Of the human mind. Il
exists under different shapes in al govern
ments- more or less tstifled or controlled
or repressed; butin thoss Of ) popular form
lit is sean in it, greatest ranknes9 and Il
truly .their ',oorst enemy. The slternate
domination Of one faction over another,
fsharpened BY the spirit of revenge, natural
and countries has perpetra.ed the most hor
rid enor,ni.ies-is itself . frightful despot-
ism. But this leads 20 = more formal and
permanent deepotism The disorders and
rsiseries which result, gradually incline the
minds Of men To- sack security and repose ia
the absolute power OF an individual, :; and
sooner or later the chief Of SOME prevailing
faction, more able or more fortunate than III,
lcompet itors, tsrns tsiis despotisn to tie pxr.
kpose Of las 00n elersfios on tie fxinsH e)
pubic Hbvty.s Without lpoking forward 4
IN extremity Of this kind. (which, never
theless ought not 70 % entirely out ofsight.,,
the sevmsstN md oassiaual mischiaefs ef a.
tspi1t IF party, 65s s,ssitse II aissafe It III
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ljsalcnsis<. and false alarms !; kipdiss ths, IN
imosiiy Of ono part against another; %
Iinsnts occasional rnt and insurEection.' =
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