Santa Fe gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1859-1864, 1863-04-18

From the National laIclligeucer
Unity Of spirit.
1t Is now many weeks ago that, in full view Of
the defeats experienced by the Republican party
in the last Fall elections, we thought II proper
and timely to offer some observations on the pers
Of political reactions. Our remarks were equally
directed 10 those who profess themselves the "un-
questioning uphodprs Of the present Admins
tration aHdsto those who avow themselves its de-
termined opponents. For ourselves prescribing
as the rule Of our conduct neither the seryility
which abjureS tie right Of independent judgment
nor the hctidls opposition which gives to party
what is due to country, but striving, aceordingt to
the best lights before u.s. to consult for the safety
Of the Republic in this day of its trial. we have
deplored equally the causes and the results Of
these dlssensions, which Tor time seemed to
threaten the Government with an iucurabo weak
ness, not to innugumto the reign Of universal
anarchy 1t was under these apprehensions, and
at time when Republican crimnatlon Of all who
dissented from certain peculiar views of military
policy and socia change was met with Democratic
frecrimination, imputing to the Adminlstrpti onand
its frieads more than laundering, because a vii
iul Indifference to the public interests and TO the
Constitution, that we thought 1t proper to lift
our voice in depreciation Of political intolerance,
alike on the one side and on the other In this
spirit we wrote as follows on the llth Of last De-
cember;
"Whatover theory wo may adopt with regard
to the necessity or the origin Of these political
dissensions, itis none the less true that their ex
istence and their perlls cannot be denied or gnor.
ed There Is danger that the party in power may,
by Hnwise and untimely measures, still further
exacerbate the political situation; and there IS
danger that the party in opposition, by sezing on
the errors, real or imputed, of the Administration,
may push its hostility to particular men and mea-
sures beyond the bounds of fair debate and ligiti
mate oppngnation, Ii we have, 10 their own in
terest. and as we conceived in the interest Of the
country, counseled the friends Of the AdminSlra
tion to practise moderation and prudence in ad-
asting their measures of public policy to the pre-
sent exgencies Of the land, We may now be per
mitted with equal earnestuess, to warn the adyer.
saries Of the Administration, as far at least as out
humble voice can hope to reach them, against
trauscendmg the limts Of 2 loyal anu a candid
opposition, opposltlVn lot 'ne saKeoi opposition
il udefensiblo at all times, becomes more than
ever out Of place in the existing condition Of the
country. The oscillations!of party, marking at
each rise and fall Of the pendulum higher ano
wider sweep, may shake the stability Of what yet
remains ol gur polIlcul system, Wue'i .ue enoI'S
ol all snouluue Sealousy auu unl'vu'! pen' 70 lue
recoasetucseu Vi tne Wno's iev'v III 10 encien'
symmetry 50 lar Us tg'{ lay " poss'pi' alteV Ine
.ue oi uloouy wur WHICH llas s"'p' "uu may Von'
1lnue 10 sweep over ulo muu'
Vur readers arc aware , saa' ws nave never Golll'
planned on our own account . Olany o. 'ae oau'n.
.'es anu nllsteP'eSeula'vus wnun VIC h'Ne won you
ior ourselves y our sllnp'e aanerence 70 'ae
Union anu 'he yonsslIa'Iou Us Wgi N eNl US III
goou report anu US we'i u''uo' nv nePuol'cI US
pemocratc administrator nvse catplnnicS !,
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source 50 Iar Denealn ournouSe ~ .lIs uy olnlgn
aeoa1e 'nas We na'e raleiy '1ousns u neoV'sa,y
to turn a'de rom our pupuc uSypsSlons iVt psr'
poses Oh personal CoauyNelsy any leuss VI a' ior
the purpose ol sen Vlulca.'o.i, ~ our career Us
Journalists we hSe ovseISsu ~ e's Paper gouslu'ly
bears inc character wnca ls own columns slys H.
whether lot ip'elsence, .ru,''' VI ,oyaIy, IaIuer
thaD lne character ascTlpeu ~ II py sqluuluS
lacking 1ne Que OF 'ns o.usr u 'nesa quauGes'
but u canno' p, denleu % .uu' sue sPui' anu .nl
temper OF 'ne pouHcai press III soui1 pa'ea VI lus
loyal states poueau any 'nlng ou. haIioay auu
union 10 support ol sne Movement va 'no guy
haod, u IS common lor q 'ew lnseusase papers
whlch profess 70 support Iae Aulnss''as'o, pg'
VINO reaiy slgnly lnelr copVelnps lor l's lu.elll-
gence sometimes oy ABSURD colsute alu spule'uleS
py absurd plalse-,lt' y common we soy, lor sucp
sheets 10 indulge III eneap 'nsecslso against @ sucu
o. thelr contemporaries Us 10 Gos a.w,'ys sna'e
thelr precise Wow OIL any administrator leasurG
on Iuo otner naGu' VIZ 80 oppos''lon Jou'.als que
whose columns tseIl wlsn ,ne wolss pos'lvlo up
precautions oieve'y snlng 'Gas y salu OF eone ~
all departments VI .ne ooEe'ilien' uuus' '"0
present Administration ,I, ri
IL u the presence 0, sucn sta'e o' allars
that we may DC permitted 10 recall a.se ,or Jug
oe9en1 o' the 1ieslueut lnpisCrees lrienus snu
nj his nreuUlcpu ODDOnp0tS, llO WOruA uILtrHu DV