Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-11-20
PARTIES.
The SkeIetOn-ROII--The RebeIIiOns and
their Failures Republicans and DEM
OcratS--Ihe Lessons of the Past.


From tho Albany On. V Argus.I
The rise and fall of political parties in
our country is but repetition of the histo-
ry of man for thousands Of years. False
principles have terminated in short-lived
| parties, often temporarily successful, and
deeply affecting the welfare of those within
their influence, and then suddenly dying out
are soon forgotten. they perish, because
based upon unsound, erroneous and vicious
principles The toryism of the days of the
revolution, after hard struggle, sustained
by British power, died out. SHAY's Massa-
chusetts rebellion, and the Pennsylvania
whisky insurrection, died natural deaths.
The anti-embargo party in New England
soon persisted, as did the peace party during
the war of 1872. The Federal party stood
upon broader foundation and lasted longer,
but was strangled by the embraces of the
Hartford Convention. The anti-Louisiana
party died taking its first breath.
The Anti-Missouri party struggled fierce
ly and died suddenly, leaving only scars
upon our institutions, as evidence that it
had existed. The United States Bank party
strutted with assumed dignity; consumed
the stockholders means; failed in its poiiti-
cal efforts, and died amid universal execra-
ton. The National Internal Improvement
party excited the fattered regions, and died
before completing its surveys. The Tariff
parties first fight all interests but their own,
then fight among themselves and kill one
another of, though like weeds in an over
manured garden, spring mp again in some
new form. The Modification party rose
upon false logic, and died with fear of
ANDREW JACKSON. Anii-MasoRry sprung
h,K ,f ,ot.n 81 e.
time, and then became absorbed in its affec-
ton for Whigery. The Wofkingmen's
party sprung from false preiudices, and soon
worked itself to death. The Native Ameri-
can party sprung from hatred to foreigners
and the love of the loaves and fishes, re-
ceived the embrace of the Know Nothings
in their secret societies and died under it.
The National Republican party grew out of
opposition to Gen. JACKSON, and died on
the formation of the Whig party.
The Abolition party grew out of an in
tense desire Of men to attend to everybody's
business but their own, soon embroiled the
country and threatened to overthrow the
Constitution and laws, and during its strug-
giles was ''born again" and became the Ma
tional Republican, Anti-Masonic, Nullifiea-
ton, Internal Improvement and Radical
Republican. The Whig party, which had
swallowed up all remaining parties, was
embraced by the Republicans, and died
willing death. Secession sprang from diff
culties with its neighbors put on a military
front, fought and fell to rise no more. The
Radical Republican party, the only one op-
posed TO the Democracy is termination of
the tare seeds of all other parties, Temporal
rily triumphant, and quartered upon the
means Of the Government, fast swallowing
them up, though strutting like bravery it
self is craven ind cowardly where there is
real danger, and contains within itself the
seeds Of disease, and will die when all the
legal and rightful voters, in the Union, are
allowed their Constitutional privileges Of the
ballot-box. 1t acts upon false and criminal
principles, and cannot long survive.
On the ether hand, the Democratic party
is founded upon the eternal principles of
truth, justice and right, and will stand for
ever