Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1835-10-29
From the Alexandra Gazette.
PARTY-NAMES.
IA rose, by any other NAME,
WonI smell as sweet

"RftA H
Perhaps there is no sooner way to de-
ccive and delude the unrefecting than the
adoption Of a %favorite name or the sffixing
Of an opprobrious epithet. D~emagogues
invariably resort to this ~artiiice TO accom-
plisb views, and how far they succeed, we
all know. OF all the Giants, however, Of
there eanting hypocrites, there is none more
bare-faced and disgusting, than the trick
Of attaching the name of federal and fede
ralist, TO every thing and every body not in
accordance with their views and schemes.
So gross a delusion would not be swallow
ed, unless great pains were taken before
hand 10 impress the belief that this fcde
raIism was the blacklist crime in the whole
political catalogue of sins. Every body
knows that when there were such parties
as Federal and Democratic, Geo. Wash
ington, John Jay, Alexander Hamilton, j.
Marshall, and Fisher Ames, were Fedora
lists-that these men end the party 10
| which they belonged, maintained and car.
ried out into practice, the Constitution and
its provisions -esta blished the credit of the
country, and financial system Of is trea-
sury--laid the foundation OF our gallant
navy-and did many other acts and things
to advance the happiness, the interests, and
tho glory of the country. To hear our
modern patriots talk, however. one would
think that these men lived in another coun-
try, and these things were transacted in
another age, and that Federalism was
some strange, incomprehensible, mysteri-
Gus affair, only 10 be expressed by such
terms az Black Cockade, Hartford Con
v~ention, &c. Sc. We, at this day. who
only hear and read Of The old parties, and
without attaching ourselves TO either. can
see much 10 praise and much TO condemn
in both, cannot but feel disgust when we
witness the conduct OF the brawlers TO
whom we have referred. Ia connexion
with their case, and the ignorance Of many
who talk on this subject, without knowing
even the meaning Of the terms they EN-
rloy, we have an anecdote in point, rela
ted by Judge Castor, in his recen. speech
in the North Carolina Convention -
"a friend Of mine, with whom, 10 early
life. | spent many pleasant hours, and
whom the tide Of emigration has carried
10 the West, was accustomed to relate an
incident, which had actually occurred TO
him, as illustrative Of the ignorance and
prejudice ola portion OF the people 10 re
lation TO Federalism. He had represent.
ed one of the counties Of this State for Sc
veral years in tho General Assembly, and
after quitting public life, had occasion to
pass through it on an election day. Stop
ping at a public house, he met with some
old acquaintances. well meaning, but un
informed men, who soon entered into con
versation on the subject Of the business of
the day. 'Of course said my friend, ad-
dressing himself 10 one Of them, you all
go for Major A. bcre-you used to sup.
port him, tooth and nail, in old times
Why, no, sir,' answered the good man,
: we are not so mighty much for him as we
used TO be- 'And how has that happen
cd? What has occasioned such a changer
: Why, haven't you heard. sirp Why,
cay he's turned a Fetheral!' Turn
a Fethcrali ; exclaimed my ftiend-'is
Il possible land what is a Fetheral p'-
| don't exactly know. SIR (he rejoined)
but | allow it amt a human ,"