Political Courtesy

I iie Fpint ot the JLiberfy party fowardí its politica! opponents, is exbibitcdjn the followng paragraph frora the Cincinnati Philanthropist: "Xamks. Men nssocieting together for nny legi'iimaíc purpose, hevea right to define their own position, and select that name for their enterprise which they deern most approptiate. Henee, weshall studiouslr nvoid all the slangterms which disgrace partizan wnrfare - such ns "Torj," "Rlue Licrlii," "Locofoco' &c - The organization which styles ilself Wkig, we shall cnll VVI - that which sssumes the name of Demacra!, we shall cali Démocrat - re.erving, ho'.vever, the right to qnestion tbe fidelity ofeach to the principies which these na mus represent." Compare th is with the following, from the Boston Atln6: "We look upon the leaders of the opposing party as horde of pavageá whoare aiming at our destruction, nnd striving to destroy every ve6tige of civilizo tion, and who know notliing of, anti care nothing for, any civilized warfare. We are enaed witJi an enemy from whomwe expect no quarter, and to wliom we intend to give none. When we see a pack of party leaders guilty of the basesl acts, to ob'ain po - litical power, and that power, when o!laincd, for the vilest pnrposes - as we saw in our Legislature last winter - we crnnot festoon our faces info sniiles, and cali the precions sconndrels by such pretty nomesas l:our polilical opprmenls" - "the gcnllemni of tíie otker party" - "our Democratie j 'riends," $'C. fc. Wliich conreéis right? And which otight to succeed? And which wül you sustain by