The Works of Orestes a Brownson PDF Download

Author: Orestes Augustus Brownson
Publisher: General Books
ISBN: 9781458944290
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 128

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1884. Excerpt: ... solely to even-handed justice and the public good, we must maintain our present vantage ground, yield nothing, no, nothing, not even for the peace and harmony of the party, but stand fast by our principles and the man who represents them. We shall never be in a better condition to do so. The great body of the Democratic party, in all sections of the Union, are, at heart, with us; and, were it not for caucus management, would go with us; and party managers must be made, and, thank God, can be made to feel, that they can attain to place, only by honestly and unequivocally, in deeds as well as in words, going with us for true republican principles. It is not our province to give advice, for we are but a solitary individual. We choose to go for principle, instead of plunder, and, of course, must be regarded as a simpleton or as a marplot. Nevertheless, we beg the friends of Mr. Calhoun to reconsider their resolution to withdraw Mr. Calhoun's name from the present canvass. He is the strongest man under whose lead the friends of the constitution can organize; and if they give up their present organization, with a view to a reorganization after the election for the next campaign, they will lose their vantage ground. The chances of success will be greatly diminished, and they will be too few, too weak, and too disheartened to accomplish any thing. No. Let them treat the Baltimore convention as a njillity, and its_sup_porters_aSscceders and schismatics. After Mr. Van Buren is nominated, let them say to themselves, " We are to-day what we were yesterday." Let them fling out to the breeze the flag of their country, and the old Republican flag of '98, all torn and tattered as it maybe. It can still stream against the wind. Let them rally underwit, on tile TruVT'epTi'...