Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1869-09-03

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decrepid politicians and forming new par
ties for their accommodation. Party names
are nothiDgS parties, as such, are nothing
but the eternal principles of justice aud
liberty call aloud to us for help. Lot us
stand not upon the order Of our going, but
go ut once To their relief.
[From the Paris Intellisencor, Aug. al
1t is very trne that having ourselves been
brought up at the feet of tue great Demo.
cratic Gamaliel, and having honestly tnter-
tained those Uld-fashioned ideas OF a repub-
liean government with written co"stitu-
tiUn, where c rtain powers were delegated
aud the rest sacredly reserved - belle wing
that each government, federal aud State,
were sovereign aud independent within
Their own sphere, and that II Was impdss ,be
Tor the lues Ui their OF bits ever To iutersect
or come IN contact with each other, IL both
should adhere to the distinct orbit marked
Vut aid asst gned it.; entertaining these
views, We have to confess that the Northern
wing Of the Democratic party I'D not
bravely pIeet the issue with its PRINCIPLES
clearly made up, but surrendered before
the storm OF Republicansm aud united in
the suicidal policy Of cOercion--thus at
"iow str King down the Democratic pirty's
pecnhar aud distinctive charactefisiic -
felt called upon to cooperate with the party
opposed 10 RLdicausm, which, 100, calls
ilsoil the Democratic party; but it is the
Democratic party which opposes the Radi.
cal patty in the theory OF cOusolidat on,
wtile II reluctantly aids TO put the same ia
practice. Properly it should call itself The
Conservative party, because not planting
itself upon the eternal principles of Truth
and Logic, 1t yet opposes stoutly the errors
-blunders-, xcesses and crimes of its law
less and fanatical contemp orary the Radical
party. But notwithstanding this lameptable
shOrt-coming, where shall we look for ma
terial out of which to organize a new ma
uonal partyi The Northern Democratic
MASSES are moving-they constitute COM
pact mass, while in the Southern States,
If all the elements opposed to RAdicalism
were united under one party name and with
one party shibboleth, it would he Of no future
avail because IT would be sectional ana not
national. With whom then can We act,
other than with the Democratic party of
the Northern StatesY Tue strength of that
party was well developed iu the North in
the last Presidential elt ction, aud but for
disfTanchisem, mt and Federal bayonets.
would have hown itself in formidable Nun.
bers in the Southern ates. But where is
he necessity now Of talking and writing
about Federal politics at all The election
OF 1872 will e-kindle the fires OF party soon
enough In our State government we have
enough to do II do it well, to occupy our
attention for the next two years, without
troubling ourselves apout party names or
Federal politics.
But while we do not feel any better right
TO call ourselves par-excell,nce true
Democrat because w once loved that pvllti-
cal or partizAn oognomrn, than the honest
Whig or American or Republican, who be
lievlug in free government and the sacred
pledges of our old time honored written
constitution, nevertheless, now aud all times
il our views must be called forth, either
privately or as a public jour ,lsts, we can
GOT better express them than by copying tue
following language taken from the Memphis
Ledger:
"lt peace and berty are ever restored
to the country, it will be done by return
TO the principles OF our forefatLers, and that
will never DO done while the Present dOmi.
nant party remains in power. AL parties
opposed To R'dicalism must unite for it's
overthrow. 5 Ime OF the issues OF the past
are dead. such as secession, slavery aud
many smaller issues, but republican Demo-
are not dead, and cannot
be throttl,d, either by open enemies or
prete nded friends. The time is n t far dis.
tant when Democratic party will sweep
The land and drive from high places those
who have degraded their offices and viola
ted the sacred articles of the constitution"
From the Jackson Tribune, Aug. 2l.
We shall stand with the men under what. |
EVER name they fight, who resist the en-
of RIdicslism. Our political !
Il cNt-DOok is the cd constitution, as inter |
preted by our fathers, aud we believe that |
our on'y safety lies in u strict copstrnction |
IF that instrument, and We think the best |
ieduitioHs OF the powers of the federal |
government are to be found in the res lu- |
mons Of 1893, and We oppose, ia the lan- |
,uage OF those resolutions, any effort that |
ends to " consolidate the States by degrees |
ntO one sovereignty. the obnoxious tenden.
y and inevitable result OF which would be |
% transform tho present republican system |
" the United States into an absolute, or at
,est, mixed monarchy We want no
egislation outside the constitution. Iu Ten. |
lessee there is great work before us.
Dur State authorities have let US Slide on |
nto the regions Of anarchy and bankruptcy |
md we must return to our m0OringS. We
must have new rulers aud a new order OF
bngs, aud IL this evolves new party let
I be so