Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-07-17
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10 THE EDIToRs OF THE WING.
THE REPUBLICAN, PARTY

10 THE EDITORS WING.
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY!
King Solomon, who the wisest man in the
world, said that there three things hard to be
understood. One was, the way of an eagle in the
air; another, the way of ship upon u rock and as
TO a third, shall ferbear to mention it., as per-
chance if you have any fair readers their delicate
nerves might be somewhat discomposed or their
understandings bewildered by the Hebrew Mo-
narcl's pcrplexity. If his Majesty had lived to
this day, he would have found out that there was
something else harder to be understood than even
the mysterious flight of the eagle or the founder
ing OF wrecked ship upon rock. aude to
that nndefnabc and incomprehensible thing called
the Republican Party. have labored necessarily
10 understand what it meant. No crack-braincd
alchemist ever toied more severely discover the
philosophers stone, or visionary chemist to com.
pound the immortal elixir than have done, to un-
ravel the unfathomabe intricaces, or explore the
profound depths of the Republican Party. In CLAN
eng over society, find to my utter astonishment
that men of all others least entitled to the privi-
lege of belonging to the Republican Party-claim
1t as exclusively their own. Here are Mr.. A. and
Mr.. u. for example, both of whom boast of being
genuine repubiicans;-yet you will see that the
principal employment of their lives is to fiatter
some parsonage more distinguished than them.
selves-to bow, and cringe, and fawR-to eat and
drink at his teasts-or do any mean subservent
act by which they can obtain the enviable distinc
ZION OF being thought companions and associates of
the man whom they thus fiatter, and perhaps Sc
cretly despise cannot think that toad eater
and sycophant, can belong to the real Republican
rarity On the other hand, there is certain class
who would almost challenge you to mortal combat
if you questioned their political orthodoxy;-who
indeed make peculiar boast of their democratic
principles, and yet whose whole lives and conduct
give the lie direct to their professions. Instead of
being content with equality, which is the very cs
sence OF Republicanism, you will find this class
grasping at superiority in wealth. Dig
nifty, station, or family. You can sec them assume
CERTAIN mysterious airs,-establish certain wonder
1ui signs OF nter-communication,- -and affect q
peculiar dlsdain towards all who are not compre-
Blended within their magical and exclusive circle
Ii you look into their pedigrees, you will find them
frequently descended from very humble if not very
degraded ancestors, and if you examine their skulls,
you will tor the most part discover that thew are
generally uncommonly thick and empty / think
you once very happily denominated this precious
race as the Monkey Aristocracy and vet bless
me, how many OF them arrogate the privileges and
honors of pure and genuine Democracyi How
many would feel themselves offended, if you did
not accord to them the possession of the true faith,
But the more that this subject is examined, the
greater are the difficulties which surround it, The
and contradictions which, on eyerv side
oeset our path, and bewilder minds are so nu-
merous and paipable, that the vigorous reason
rs COMPOUNDED In attempting to master them. In |
Virginia, for example, in order to belong to the Re-
publican Party, the following things are essential
In tho hrst place, you must believe implicitly in
your learned Contemporary, the Editor Of The En-
quirer Ii is necessary to think at all times as he
thinks,-to turn when he turns,-to frown when
he frowns-and to smile when he smiles If at
any time you exhibit symptoms of detection from
MS oracuar creed, you first wheedlcd and coax
ed to return to your allegiance and if you still re-
main obstinate,-the thunders of wrath are instant
~ denounced against you. 1t is in vain to say
that he has shifted his coat often as the infaLbe
Pope, and his infaIibLe councils have changed
their DEGREES. You must watch the various evou-
lions of your political leader, with as much fidelity
as the marine watches the signs of the tempest, or
as the devotee of fashion marks the never ceasinp
mutations in dress. 1t not very long since
that the election of certain great parsonage to u
distinguished Office pronounced by the learn
ed Editor as ''curse to the country"-immediate
ly the plains and vallies rung with the responsive
echoes OF the Republican Party. Suddenly howe.
Ver the Curse was transformed into the greatest of
dressings, and suddenly the devoted disciples
turned their songs into admiration. and praise 1t
was but the other day that the Oracle solemny de-
cldred that he never should support another great
parsonage for the second office in the nation The
declaration was generally if not universally APP
plaudcd. But 10! and behold--wc find that our nj
lot has suddenly tackled ship, and is now dexterons-
~ engaged in trimming his sails to the northern
breeze. Tho success of the Arch Magician so
la'ely denounced, is now considered absolutely me-
cessary to preserve the Republican Party.
1t being therefore conceded that your venerable
contemporary is the true exPounder of our political
faith, it only remains for all genuine Republicans
10 inquire at least once quarter, what particular
Cp'hiOnS ana doctrines ~ is necessary TO believe
AT present. and perhaps for a few months longer
u must be maintained by all faithful followers that
General Jackson is pure, virtuous and able pa
trIot--that the Executive, like the King of Eng
land' can do no wrong-that the two Houses Of
congress, the Representatives ofthe States and the
Fcopie, arc guilty ofvarious acts of noerabc usur
patton and tyranny-particularly that thoy have
consPIred to construct certain roads and canals
to Improve certain harbors-to give the remnant
OF the Revolutionary band a scaDty pittance in
Their old age and poverty-snd, what is worse than
all that they have refused obstiDatoly to permit the
obstruction of three hundred millions of manufac
turing capital, by which millions offreemen wonld
be reducedto starvation. It must especially be be-
ieved, that majority Of the Senate of the United
states IS totally corrupt Tor having refused to raifv
inc mission OF Martin Van Buron-that Messrs
Clay, Webster g. Calhoun, are a sot of arch intri
guers-that the Bank of the United States is most
'nIquitous ongine--that tho Federal Judiciary is a
corrupt excresconce, and that there are no other
rights worth preserving but State Rights
but the most extraordinary feature in the structure
OF the Republican party is trs-that whilst the great
states OF Virginia and Pennsylvania acknowledge
tow irds 1t equal allegiance, the doctrines which
thoJ respectively profess constituting the ortho.
doS creed, a;e exactly opposite. They both agroo
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