Year: 1866

PARTY.


A recent southern journal, formerly
an influential organ OF the Wings in
Georgia, in the course of long article
urging the necessity for the formation
of a third party, has very much to say
Of the war Democrats and the moder.
ate Republicans who are looked to as the
basis of this now organization But
the true secret of tie movement appears
towards the close of the article, where
the writer remarks that the Democratic
party of the North is all right, but
"that without the aid of those who are
now called conservative Republicans,
they are destined to meet with disaster
and defeat" How is this aid to be af>
forled /! In preceding part Of the
same article the writer speaks of the
hostility of these classes to any fusion
with the Democratic party. 1t is APP
parent, then, that the aid referred to is
to be afforded in this manner-these
War Democrats and Conservative Re
publicans are to organize third party,
which being all taken from the Republ-
cans, will so weaken the latter as to en-
able the plurality party, and SO regain
power,


This is the explanation of all the
movements we see around us TO organs
ize a now party. They do not want to
norge with the Democrats, for that
would defeat the object they have IN
view. They mean to attempt to divide
and distract us, and so open way for
the Democrats to succeed. This was
the role tried by the Bell Everett party
in 1850, the f,iure of, which was so
signal. Where the constituency is so
vast as in ths country, nothing is easier
than to organize such a party at any
time All that is requisite is proper
supply of money. Soldiers of fortune
may be picked up everywhere, ready,
like TIE mercenary bands Of the middle
ages, to fight for any cause that pays
well. Broken down politicians and
used upnewsrapers are the appropriate
materials Of which such parties are
formed. and if respectable appearance
can be kept up, and protuse professions
of nationality and respect for Clay and


Webster made use OF, there are always
enough conservative old Wings and dls'


gusted Locofocos to form nucleus for
such factions.


II the present instance the parties
concerned hope TO make more formid
able show by rallying under the auspices
of the President, whether with his
knowledge or consent remains uncertain
The President assures his friends that he
means to make his fight in the Unior
,, party, and as we presume that no does
', not mean to fight it to pieces, we as


sumo that this new party is a mere
Democratic trick, got up to aid the sue
=, cess Of the old hunkers, whose hunge
for the loaves aud fishes of Office II


more than they can bear, If, however


the new party had the confidence of th


President and enjoyed his patronage en-
( tire, there are about two hundred thou
). sand offices, end that would be exactl.
n the number ,of persons in the party
y against the two and quarter millions G
Republicans.


AS parties spring up from neccssit
- and are usually based on some distinc
1 set of principles, let us see what chanc
n there is of such non descript as thi
/. new party managing to prolong its exls
n tence The Democrats believe in Stat
: rights. strict construction, the lncapaclt
h and inferiority of the negro race, an
o they further believe that no other ma
,e jority ought to be allowed to rule tha
l, one in which they are uppermost. Th
S Republicans believe in nationality
4 equality before the law, protection fc


the rights of all, and universal, civi
j. and religious liberty, and the right
IS the actual majority to govern. Her
/, are distinct issues joined by two power
y fal parties. The new organizatio