Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1868-07-02
GRANT AND COLFAX,
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Jews and Foreigners.

| uiot, w iuiullC iDlO TIC IUtd0lDH Oh tuE
term National Party resp. nation.
The word nation is derlvative of the
latin verb, ndseere, TO grow out, to form
to develope; in its chronological sense II
means mass of people who have several
attributes, 10 which, language, tempera-
ment, intellectual peculiarities, and conse-
quenily, manners, customs and habits also
belong, in common. In this way, We speak
of the English, Irish, French and Spanish
as nations
But il has also political meaning; in
this direction it means an association of in
diyiduals upon the ground of specified ter
ritorial boundaries, like the home of fam.
lily, with all the attributes international
law gives 10 States.
In this manner we speak of the English
nation, meaning English proper, Irish and
Scotch together; and Of the Swiss nation,
meaning people of German, French, llal-
ian and Roman origin.
In this sense we speak Of the American
nation, although in a purely physical as
peet mixture of all kinds Of people found
upon the surface Of the globe
Like one individual cannot exist among
his fellow beings without showing pre-em-
inently some leading tendency in his ideas
and actions, and like family represents
among the rest. some type peculiar to il,
andas it is not possible to exist without a
purpose of life and mutual intercourse, and
contact and reciprocal influence, so il is
with larger names, with political nations.
All over the world nations exhibit fun
damental leading ideas and impulses, vary
ing in their superficial consequences from
those of others, as purposes of existence.
Modern civilization. as We call il in these
days, does not not allow any more one ma
ton TO isolate itself, because the theory is
that the progress, prosperity and develope-
of one is the benefit of the other. All ma
tons so to-day form ultimately and moral
~ family, that of the human race. All
the several purposes of existence Of the
several nations on earth form alter mutual
assimilation and correction the purpose
of the existence of the human race.
The subdivisions of the human race into
several physical branches is net acknowl-
edged by international laws, so that treaty
obligations must be kept. whether the
mass is black, yellow, brown or white,
whether the nose is eyeried or aquiliuc.
As the American nation is not physic al
" homogeneous mass-as il is q body ac-
knowledged by international laws--as il
has its political organism within-as it fol-
lows expressed by outward tangible signs
leading idea, fundamental for its exist
ence-and as it therefore must live for
certain purposes within The family OF ma
tons at large; we may first enquire which
is this leading fundamental idea. and which
is the purpose of existence. The Declare
ton Of independence gives the first key
note 10 il. Ii is the establishment Of the
human being, such as God has endowed il
with faculties, rights and duties. Having
secured this condition for ourselves, which
is a duty of self preservation. we have to
fulfill The duty toward our fellow nations
This is not direct interference for the pur
pose of establishing realitcr our views. but
To give by example an indirect influence
The party that fulfils the above PROPOSE
tons is certainly the national party.
lie hare t,c0 parties aoeC ia the
f.tsL The so-caficd Dcmocrotic par
IN, and the so called Rcpubiicdn par
fy; each one claiming the favor of the
people as regards the power to shape the
destiny of the nation.
Not entirely beyond the recollection of
any of us, within the present decade even.
we had a civil war: its purpose was the sew
erance Of our Union, the destruction Of our
previous International existence, as defined
by territorial boundaries; and the cstab-
lishmcnt of two distinct considerations in
stead. The motive was The difference be-
tween the respective Fundamental princi-
pies economical and political life within
either section at war. The Republican
party resisted If, and fought it until it came
out Of the cnn,hat IS victor on the field.
The Democratic party split into two fac
tons, the so-callcd war Democrats and
the other wing. which latter assembled at
the proper time for so called nominations
and for the expression of the will Of the
people at Chicago; called the war failure
and nominated The General who had the
misfortune TO inculcate this idea 10y las sue
cess as commander Yf dfc armies Ias, the
embodiment of this view as Presidential
candidate. The majority of The people
did not see it in that light, and in due time
the war really proved failure, but one on
the other, ode. sThe Onion mas maintain
cd territorially at least, so far. The ma
tons International existence as whole Sc
cured, and TO prevent recurrence Of the
matter, by the way of preliminary skir-
mishing on the part of legal heroes of con
stitu,ionality as before the substratum of
our political and civic existence was made
all cycf alike, that is, the Fundamental,
principles Of our social. civil and politica'
internal fife was made national, by trans
fusion of northern principles into southern
cxisteneei 'and,by giving them sole ac
acknowledgement. Thus the Republican
party. by this TRANSMISSION of principles not
alone secured our International existence.
but the acSmeans toward self-preserva-
tion as to territorial integrity, this nation
alization equally secured our influence
among the nations Of the earth. in a~purc-
ly moral aspect. --s...
2hushe Republ;caaf party is The
national party, aad, as the Democrats
cot6sit, the party Of .high moral
ideas" Had the Southern armies been
victorious. the Democratic party would