The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-11-29
Political Chameleon.

NAAA @N0A ~ stA4A ANNANsA etAN ~ N-sN Na@N@%E
of names of parties is bewildering,
almost sickehing. Weare not amongst
those that object to new coalitions
We do not oppose change, which is
perhaps the most constant thing on
earth but we cannot see the good of
changing names of political parties
unless the policy and the politics of
these parties change with them--un-
less old party ties are ignored, oldpar-
ty prejudices and feelings forgotten;
nd old peculiarities put away in the
dust ofthe buried past. We must, five
would bring prosperity to the whole
country, forgst our old prejudiees,
disregard our old ideas, opinions and
hobbies. To practiced and profes
sional politicians there is no food, no
means of existence save in party, and
the petty policy Of clique and cabal.
These are the cynosures, or rather the
igaus tdd of our day. They mislead
us always-sometimes lead us into
deeper and muddier water than we
should like to wade or swim in, There
is a great moral and political element
at this day pervading thewhole social
and political system of our country,
which to our mind seems baleful in the
eXtreme--a change which sometimes
forces upon us the conviction that jus
tice and common sense, have fed to
"breasts Of british beasts" and Who'll
~ abandoned the throne of thought |
and reason, which of old was presum-
ed to dwell in minds of honest men
and true patriots. We are every day
startled with some new political theo-
day saddened by some po-
litical shortcoming or some trick of
the scuryy kuaves in power to perpet-
uate their own existence.
The recent summersaultng of
northern journals leads us into the
remarks. We perceive that
the whole country is startled at the
course of the Chicago Times. Other
journals Of q conservative republi-
can stamp have likewise changed.
The Tribune of Mr.. Greely is as tickle
rs a weather cock; Mr.. Raymond's
Times, Bryant's Post and other jour
nails of Northern parties pursue a like
all like Desdemona turn
and turn and still go on.
Some gloat over recent sue
,esses, some whine over the defeat of C
heir party leaders or representatives. \
The yell of triumph raised by Radical .
ournals over their recent supposed :
uccess is no better than the cry Of I
Democracy over its fancied failure. t
It the late Northern elections; and Ii
he little whimper of whiggery over
is dead and buried idols is in the
anne category. They are all alike in L
heir timeserving course The ac- Il
ion of the old political parties of the =
ountry, when viewed with the light :,
# common sense, shows us that they h
orget the interests of the nation-that d
'arty and party feeling are with them Oh
he paramount appeal, and the "gen- ~
raj veal" of the country-a =, -
lere fiction-a very affectation- al
polish and vain. All alike satisfy us d,
f the position we have here taken
II alike convinces us that North
american politics are on the wane \
18th very little prospect Of their as to
nming the ascendant for human Il
ood and the worlds happiness re
II alike convince us that our ~
Esau brethren" beyond the -
lr Atlantic, of whom Byron AT
0 nobly sung and glorified in his ode 10
, Venice, has come to be like the b'
ck mans lightning half an hour oi o.
efore death, walking three PAGES and o,
len faltering; thatStyranny of late ra
as cunning grown, and that there is
0 hope for nations that are too ready
, dye their red right hands with
lood. This is not what we had
,oked for or hoped for, but we must
gain cry alas, for the generosity
f politicians and the sense
f statesmen claiming to be
le representatives Of this great els ri,
-tlantic Republic. Newspaper men i.
nd politicians are daily giving US evi- :,
ence Of their instability. Mr. Greedy :,
as Of late forgotten his consistancy- a,
GERS, vacilates and changes ike :.
le Western clouds in the setting sun.
he brau-bread eating philosopher Of
he seedy coat surprises Us with his Ii,
Mr.. Raymond, Of the is
ines, "little william, as they call him, III
. =