Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-09-01

question which more than ever
requires wise and careful consider
alton.
THE NEW PAKTY MOyEMENT-A
RADICAL VIEW.
The Memphis Post (RadicaD
halls with delight the movement for
a new party on the ground that it
will result in an accession OF
strength to the Radicals. From that
paper Of Aug. % we copy as fol-
lows: . --..
"There are always men ready to talk
about new parties. Seine do this con-
stitutionally-that is, they are never
quite satisfied with things as they are,
and they are always imagining they can
improve them by tinkering. Such men
are much like impracticable inventors.
They have q good deal Of ingenuity, but
they expend it in efforts to invent per-
petual motion machines or some such
nonsense. They think they ars philoso-
pliers, while they are only dreamers.
They are forever disposed to magnify
and exaggerate. They are always fad
ing mares nests. Ordinary events are
signs and portents to them of great sig'
nihcance. With them there is constant
ly' an impending crisis. There are also
disappointed aspirants and busy bodies
who are anxious for something to turn
up. They wish to smash the old MAJ
chimes with which they have run because
they can no longer control them to their
own interest. 1t is well to appreciate
fully such characters and rate their rep
reservations and efforts at exactly what
they are worth. They are not always
evidences of coming changes, the break
ing up of the old order Of things and the
inauguration Of new era.
"Now, in various quarters we hear
much talk about the formation Of a new
party. 1t is not supposed, as we under
stand, to revivify the dead Democracy
1t seems to be conceded that this sars
vived its uselessness and is hopelessly
dead. There seems also to be uniVeTu
sal concession that the policies OF Repub-
licanism are accomplished facts. The
integrity of the republic is preserved and
the equality of all citizens under the law
established, and these policies are to be
regarded as settled and inevitable
What, then, seems to be the fundament.
al proposition for the new party? 1--WE
comprehend it properly it is simply this
to regard the Democratic issues as false
and harmful-to abandon and oppose
sthem and to ignore the organization sup
porting them and at the same time &C,
cept and indorse the fundamental doc
trines of Republican,. The movement
seems to have this extent-no more
What is the true Interpretation? Sim
ply this, as it seems to us-that a large
number Of intelligent men at the South
and some at the North, have become
convinced Of the truth Of Republicsnism
and equally convinced Of the folly o.
Democratic theories and policies. They
hate the name Republican and have q
lingering fondness for that of Democrat
They are anxious to preserve their consis-
tency and, perhaps, they really suppose
they are discovering some new government
theory and giving it their support, while
they are only adopting real Republicanism'
A bug bear exists in their inauguration
called "Radicalism," and to this they have
sworn eternal hostility. This windmill
they will continue to fight, while they eviH
IDENTIFY indorse and support the doctrines
OF pure Radicali'm. Their idea Of Radical
ism is derived from the character of some
of its obnoxious supporters; and 1t is not
likely hostility to these will cease. The
movement, therefore, is really sloughing
process from Democracy and an ENGRAVING
of new addition into the Republican par
ty. This growth may for a time preserve
some of the marks of It's derivation, bal
time will more completely assimilate il
until the union shall become complete and
there is left no traces Of heterogen,
eous origin.
Likely, new issues will arise, and the i'm
portant accession which the Republican
party will have gained will be sure to
have a modifying influence, and the pros
gress Of events, with the development Of
new issues, may produce such material
changes as will show the Republicanism
of future years to be as far in advance Of
the Republicanism OF to-day as that OF
to day is in advance of that OF 1850.
This is by no means improbable, and this
is the extent of what we may expect
will be accomplished by the new party
movement. Meantime, Republicans have
no need to change their status. They
have only to stand still and see the saliva
ton. The mountain is moving, and If
they wait patiently it will most aSsuredly
obey their behests and come to them"
This is a candid confession as to
what the Radicals expect from the
new party movement, and hence
they encourage it, They do not
expect that the movement will at
tain any great strength-that a
party of formidable Numbers will
be formed, or that the movement
will in the least weaken their party.
They expect the movement to draw
strength from the Democratic party
and from the ranks of those who
are not now inclined to cooperate
with the party that has almost
ground this people to powder. 1t
is a shrewd game of the Radicals to
encourage this movement for new
party, for they seem we'll assured
that it will eventually strengthen
them. We put on record the testi-
mony of the Radical organ in West
Tennessee as to the hopes its party
ente1tains in regard to the move,
ment for a new party, that the
people of Tennessee may be
warned of the danger that
menaces them from this move
ment. The people of this
State have not yet escaped from the
cruel bondage in which they have