Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1872-05-24
The Position Of Parties.

The history Of parties would form nm inter-
cs,ing aud profitable subject for discussion if
we had time and space to pursue it through
all It's mutations-but we have not and must
leave The reader to trace lhcm from their ORR
gin, Parties haze existed in ali ages of the
world and under every form Of government,
and they will continue to exist Ms long as gov
ernments last among men. In this country,
under constitution with its nicely balanced
powers, to prevent oae branch Of the govern
meut from encrolchng upon the other, has
been the study and duty OF statesmen, and TO
those who love their country it will continue
a daty anda study. Thus, then, on constitu-
tionai questions The discussion is limited to a
line of argument necessarily restricted but
there arc othe? Issues or measures Of govern
mental policy, in which the people feel deep
concern, and on which their opinions are
widely divergent With the old aud efIetc
issues Of The past we haye nothing tordo--they
have passed into history and are valneless ex-
cept as they furnish lessons Of instructions and
he is wise whose feet are lighted by the lamp
Of experience, . who learns from the past that
changeis written on all things human and
that new measures mast be adopted as the cxi-
gencies Of the times require, and this brings us
back 10 our starting pont--thc position OF
parties. There are now three parties in the
country, each differing from the other-the
one with its standdrd-bearer already in the
fcld-auothcF, although not named, rs fixed
and certain, as if the Philadelphia Convention
had made the n0mnaion-the third rests With
The Democratic National Convention which il
to assemble in Baltimore on the 9Th of july.
We may rs well state here, as anywhere else.
that no third party can exist long in any
counry-asidc from historic proof, we have
notable example in the Conservative party
formed under the auspices Of VIM. C. Riyes,
when lie left The Democratic party. This or
ganzation had buta short existence, and his
adherenis soon found their places in the ranks
Of the two old parlics-Whig and Democrat
Mr. Riyes himself and many Others. i5ining
the Wings. Precisely this will occur again II
the Liberal Republicans and the Democrats
persist in both making nomina .ions-defeat.
inevitable defeat, awaits them both. And TO
accomplish this the Radicals are looking TO
the Baltimore Convention with far greater in
terest than 10 the assembling of their own
Convention in Philadelphia They are exert
ing all their ingenuity to induce the Democrats
TO make nomination, knowing full well that
such a nomination is equivalent to the election
Of Grant. aFaS est ab hnste doceri, ? which
means that it is allowable 10 learn even from
an enemy, and the wise may ponder and act
upon IT, Wlet the Baltimore Convention will
do none can tell. If the delegates 30 there 10
represent the wishes Of The people, good will
result but if they 90 there with minds embit-
tered b sectional hate, then may We exclain,
''wo to The conquered" AS honest, sensible,
wise and good men, they should carry the
olive branch Of peace into that political ark
they should counsel together for the common
good Of our common COMMISSIONING no
North, no South, no East, no West, and lay
ing all preiadiceaside, with an exalted patriot
ism rising high above all considerations of
party and past differences of opinion, act rs
becomes men eqaal to the occasion, they may
hope to reap rich reward
The reelection Of Grant will be continue
anee Of another four years Of misrulc over the
devoted Sonth-this day there are thousands
Of acres Of land untitled in South Carolna--
five hundred plonghs are idle, while hundreds
OF her best people are suffering in prison VIII
not change in the Administration bring
boon to them 1t is id,e to talk about the
ha-kIax lfany acts Of violence were COM
United their Governor (Seo.0 would hasten
to report them, and gloat over the finding
there are none-and to escape the charge OF
falsehood in the necessity for martial law, the
references are to the past Amnesty, come
from what source it may, will bring peace and
happiness 10 a suffering people, This is not 10
be expected from Grant and his allies. lie said,
LET US have peace Did We get it2 Then
judge the future BY the past