Year: 1870

Suue. Aut uASttice " ~ cOuldBIOuS, lt


needed but a spark TO cause a eonfiag-


ration for the destruction Of not only


cities but the whole nation. The peO-
/ pie became acknowledgements was


too much. Thus, by party spirit and
opposition they finally succeeded in


establishing the law Of rectitude, and


it might safely be said, stands second


to the highest in rank


The preamble Of the Constitution
of the United States aimed a death
blow to solitary power; every man
has a right to govern and make laws
of his own through the ballot-bOx, not
a single rights taken away from him,
unless he takes it away himself. Free
speech and free press is the estrOng link
that binds together the union Of our
States. Through the press and free
speech every man is enabled to be his
own governor, and make the states
man his servant. TOsecUre a servant
fOrthe people ofthe UnitedStates inva-
riably causes political contention and
party egotism, which produce or from
which eminates the finest material.


1t is not the extrinsieaI appearance
of party egOtism that has any materi-
ial effect in shaping the course to be
adopted. The decision eo-exists in
ternally with the people as whole.
Every man has a mind of his own.
Intrigue and corruption cannot be toll
Grated by the mass, and hence the rise
and fall Of party egotism is like the
ebbing and flowing of the tides. It
would not be good should one party
have the entire sway and dominion
over the other. But this isimpossible
in republican form of government.
There is a eliminating point, and one
cannot go ahead Of the other, unless
one should become corrupt, and the
effects would be extremely felt by the
people in general. Then it would give
rise only to abandon the one and ad-
here to the other. Were men depriv-
ed Of the right Of balloting, and Of
their now public opinions, a govern
ment could not exist in a flourishlng
condition as does the government Of
the United States. Through theright !
of balloting partyism arises, and it !
works to perfection. Many aspire to |
high positions, and just as many are
apt to be disappointed. One must |
possess many good qualifications in
order that he may become the servant
Of the people. Had the people, under
the reign Of Louis the XIV, observed
the good resulting from party eOnten-
ton, they would have taken away the
aggrandizement which already had a
strong hold on the King. His wicked
plans and schemes would have been
completely prostrated. Instead Of
this, they rallied to his call, willing to
obey all orders for the sake of life,
and yet scrupufous as to what the re-
suit would be. Their country was
oniy saved Of utter humiliation by
party spirit arising in the English
Cabinet and Parliament. This pre-
vented the eonsummatiOn which was
very much desired by one party, bat
was over-ruled by the other, and the
King was saved the modification of
jeeiag any future invasiOns or losses.


1t might be well to observe that our
while it mas had its strife and
oattles, because of political cOnten-
ion, it has only bound it more firmly
.ogether. 1t now stands ona firm fOun-
iation. The leading men Of the na-
ion have been chosen to represent
he people. The adjustment Of laws
goes on effectually. Jurisprudence, |
ike any other science, is now being
.aught to the poor as well as the rich.


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