The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-08-10
THE PREVAILING PARTY

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MALrEnBoRo, August 0.
Party spirit In it's nl,tltiplox forms. based n,
; cordinS TO its color, on interest emulation an
E''ihtiesm, Inns contributed in a well nirl, cou,
ucgrrc, paradoxical il may seciil, to tho t-ior
ahd shame of America. Wo say to tho glory. mn,
"ieh the samo breath, aver that 10 proiluep n,
f'sihterestcd IDEA OF good il 10 necessary to ref,
'he mhu back to tho correspondent idea of oyi
WHICH, M ?tini; with tho other forms porfec
ehlitS oi Two qualities, which mutually reactiu,
upon tho effect produced by either, render thn
elect, according to circumstances in their u,tpr
unforeseen, finite and cplIcmcraI. Wo N,
likewise TO the Shame, but our mind in nm th,
truth that tlis effect will bp cornteryaed Il,
a"lio principle of good, The Two principles uctinr
III centripcia and centrifugal for tls, anu kccpinp
tho vince OF fate as tho necdlo us il in poss
no Tor any institution founded upon tho wisflou
of man TO be.
IL IL Moaht by this, in plain language, 10 say
mat MANS wisdom has much less To do with tho
''lcet reSulhtlon OF society than tho ncople sup
P'Se' ahd ns no highest aim Of all government
secms TO be to secure individual rights un-
''ah'nellcd, 30 II this DO ju'icously pursued, tho
eoiiaterai oitcts OF tho policy will be TO sottlc
tho lcss important intorosts Of the community on
correct and permanent basis. II may bo held
therefore, that purty spirit, though on OWL ia vol
such an evil That il restrained within propcr oun,
by competent laws, may do a vast a,nopnt os goo1
Discussion may bu u,isea sonablc. fool;sb nv 81,
icAt yet 1t is the escape pipe OF Tho pent up cor
Irup''Hi ot tho body polite. Tho demonstrations
OIL ;'ne have been called tho ranbows of States.
thcy o'tsunco 4 pasaing shower, but are given II,
pledge that thero will not bo C dcIugc An fiji.
may DO taken as 4 hint Mt tho potential influence
oi Par,lo5, and may cnnblo us to see TINT many
h'ensures winch arc appreciated as wise and ne
crcuited to tho wisdom of mon who urc osiuto
enough to forcece their cn,bryotic developmcnts
and to advocate them because of their ioterm;n ,fn
success, and conucrso, are TO be referred TO cir
cumstancs arising out Of conditions of society. ne
lar beyond the control Of mnn as ANYTHING can he
NOM, from this VIC deduco that tho great pripci-
pies OF government will settle themselves If Tho
individual constituents oil that government attond
honestly and indnstriously to their home interests.
ior the Tome aftcr all is tho root of tho empire.
Dtit II tito Individual constituents do this govern
mellt w0ild become perfect state unsuitcI 10
human PASSIONS, prcjudces, vcngeances ami frail-
ties. sowc have tho component upitcs of cood
a'ld OWL IS tho lifo principle Of ovory motive and
every mtasuro.
Tho dEhcuty with tho American Government
"as' that II did not have special prerogatiYe re-
J,
hcicnt to restrnin evil, and thereby to advance
of good Political associations wifi aI |
their solvent pccularitios were by tho verdict of
tho war thrown back into tho clrvsalis-tbcir
principles had been swept away. and new ;f,oo. /
were TO be evoked from tho consequent chaos to |
suit the changed md anomalous state of afI,irs
1t was impossible to anticipate anything, for tho |
events Of sgcs wero curllcd into fow years, and |
only tho moro sngacous of politicians whose
minds were frecst from prejudice, predicted that
Tho predominant meas OF tho South wcro destined
% become radically changed and that theso
changes would be consonant with the interests of
.ho people.
just rs each nation is n constituent idea of nm
'pocl, 60 each individual citizen is constituent
dea OF tho State. AS such lie exercises n power
liB quota OF influence in the nffnirs of Government
10 ~ an exponent of somo of tho various snIcs of
principles which exist in the State. Now, no prin-
lplo, no patriotism, is moro thnn nero prctonsc
'ch Is not founded on interest; and this radical
mango which We predict as certain, and Which we
eSard as not being wrought-the result Of condi-
IONS beyond the control Of any party--:s concomi-
lttzuffsi We uasu III .iIIa ,. vIvsU
lianyes, what can DO moro significant than tho
act that tho most ultra of tho Democrats those
tho cvinccd tho greatest viruience towards South
III OnlOHihtS PRIOR 10 tuo war; HOW anlalGa1natc |
nth these Southern Unionists whose positions arc
Unchanged; and knowing that their tcnets must
% surrendered, yet prefor to surrender littlo by
ttlo rctrcating from ono untonabo fortiacaton
o another-from ono ditch to another-until tho
'hoo area Of tho ancient ground OF quarrel will
ave been abandoned? We must be excused for
aying thai this looks like unmitsated puerility.
tliis be tho panacea that nihilism has to offer,
hen we ask that tho chalice bo put from our lips.
I is natural that in this dilemma we should scok
ho counsels Of mon, who, while contemplating
ho grand onward flowing of tho river of events,
all look aboyo petty issues, which arc but ns cd
os, produced by tho np-GettinS Of half-hiddcn,
ot dangerous crags; for, seeing that the direction
for tho open sea, and wo aro prudcutly launched,
hesc whirlpools of popular passion can only bo
,rofitably studied when carefully avoided.
Yet, nihilism has been q fnyorite theory among
lnrgo and respectable portion of the Southern
,cople. The objections against concerted action
I is truo, were not founded in reason, md could
lot he removed by reason. Charity may incline
Ia TO say that tho apostles Of this faith arrived at
heir false conclusions by correct reasoning from
false premise; but tho truth seems to be, Yident
nc,tora PROLOGUE, ie.eriora sequeniur.
But, Notwithstanding nll this, as before remark
d. now ideas and principles destined 10 settlo
themselves in our midst, to invest all mems minds;
'or those interests which "como homo to mons |
business and bosoms," will bo their frat and mont
precious fruits. Every day wo hayo evidences of |
his sort of progress. Old prejudicos arc nban- |
loned, and though the position Of to-day is re- |
moved but days march from tho fortifcation of |
yesterday, and tho honest zealot opposes to-day |
with removed hostility, ideas and principles which
tomorrow ho will adopt, who for moment would |
dispute this proof OF tho undminishod momentum
of revolution? That it would be best to romovo all
tho irritating causes Of discomfort OF stroke
OF tho knife, is tho only truth which needs to bo
enforced.
Again, wo ropoat, Tint there can DO no love Of
couutry-no loyo of anything not founded Oh in
tercst.and tho dny is not iar whom it will BIO as
difficult to find spark OF what ia known "a Con-
seryatism, in South Carolina as in Massachusetts.
IiEONIDAS.
NIGHT TRAVELLING To AUGUSTA.
AUGUSTA, August 9th, 1867.
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