The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1836-09-21
From The Richmond Enquirer.
WING CONSISTENCY-OLD TIP
PECANOE'


About the time when the symptoms be-
came pretty strong of the fate of the coalil-
ion, called by John Randolph " the union
of the Puritan and the Blackleg," its whole
trained band of presses and orators were
perpetuaily stunning the public ea: with
alarms of the danger 10 liberty attendant on
military renown. Ii was then insisted, that
military capacity or distinction was evidence
of total unftness iu their posscssor, for
civil office; and the great creator of the
coalition, Henry Clay, with modesty and
disnterestness most becoming in rival of
Gen. Jackson, besoueht the God of nations
TO send upon his country WAR, re sTILENCE
AND FAMINE, rather than permit n MILITARY
cuIEFTAIN To be raised to the head of the
Governmel IT'S true the elvalion of the
ragged old soldier implied necessarily the
pros,ralon of the coalition maker, and all
his dearly bought honors. 1t implied, too
thes catering into fragments, his entire
trumpefy of Tariff, Internal Improvement,
Wing Bank, &c. tistrue, that his now wh.g 9
coadjutor, McDuflie; had then recently de-
nounced the said coalition -makeras "hacias
sacrificed his dutyto himself, and to hiscoun-
try, at the shrine Of corrupt ambition )" and
his agency in the promotion of John q. Ad-
aus, "as the common case ofd sale ia mar
ket :" after the accomplishment of which,
".nOne but n man of the most .c0nSummafe
boidaess and e6rontery, eouid hOH up his
head IN any society y but, as it is something
rathur worse than corruption or even trea-
son to question the purity or infallibility of
Henry Clay admit that he verify believed
the promotion of man who had rendered
illustrious service to his country in the field,
to be the greatest of all evils admit TOO,
that all the Wing party who echoed his
sayings, believed implicitly the same absur-
dity: Well, honest, candid Wings, how
stands the case nowl Why, these same
Wings, presuming upon the foundation of
all their schemes, viz that the people are
fools, and are to he caught by noise and
parade 1--WE all remember how often they
have denomnated the majority of the ma
ton Jackson's hurrah boys,) have deternin-
ed on setting up painted post of a man OF
straw, and to dub this manufacture of theirs
n splendid MILITARY cHIErTAN, called OH
| TIPPEcAyoE aud with acclamatons, aud
shonts orourd II, irrooie,iby 10 carry cap
tive the silly multitude. But softly, Messrs
Wings; you are ever the dupes of your
false, bIundcriug calculations. The People,
4 be assured, are not idiots. They can dis
criminate between real greatness and Iudi-
crous pretension, either III civil or military
life. They know that you may initiate the
frog till he burst, and instead of bringing
him To the dimensions of the OK, you will
only the more expose his unsigh,ly defor-
nifty. Thev Justly appreciated the real
splendorof of Andrew Jackson's achievements,
and would not heretofore, even at your
highest behest, withhold. from him their
gratitude, much less regard his deeds of he
roism as proofs, either of weakness or wick
edness; and rest assured they will no more
mt the same bidding, consider the fact o
Gen. IIarrison's being saved by the valo
and the slaughter of many gallant Amcr
cans, from the fatal consequence Of a sur
prise by the Indians Mt Tippecanoe, or 4
single rencontre with an inconsidcrable por
ton Of British forces in CANADA, MS infalli
bic proofs of talent of any kind. They Wi
never perceive oversbadowing qualification
for the Presidency in General Harrison
bIundering interference with the interna
pollty of "A foreign government, to which h.
had been deputed IN his devotion to tn
Tariff, so absolutely insane as to declare
determination of enforcing ii, though
should cover with grass the streets Of on
desolated towns nor in his early, uniform
and openly avowed Federalism. Virgin
ians, who are familiar with the history o
Gen. Harrison from his birth, whilst thcy
with pleasure accord to him the characte
of patriot and honorable gentleman, can
not suppress n smile Of incredibly and ever
Of surprise, at hearing him extollcd ms q
great man. But the peculiarly Of this
thing is its nauseating display Of impudcnl
Inconsistency aud folly in the Wing mana
gers, and The contemp,uous opinion therein
betrayed by them Of the intelligence Of tht
people. That amidst croating descants
from all the Federal Wing presses-from
orators in Congress, and tatlers out Of Con-
gress, about the dangers Of military popn-
Iarity, military dictaiion Jackson, Nero
Caligula, Napoleon, Beelzebub, dc; whlls
their clamors aud waIIings are still sound
ing in our ears, these shameless lmpostor'
should break forth into shouts of" lIURRn
roR OLD TiPPEcANoE, the soldier of The
| Thames, &c. &c.-come to the support ol
the soiiier who fought for his country :
evinces n hardlbood and short sightednes'
perfectly amazing. Good, kind guardians
and protectors of the people against then
own imbecility! Ye abhorrers Of " the
spoil." who are not for yourselves seeking
office or power, but endeayoring IN pure
disintercsted patriotism to take them ou
Of the hands of the unworthy: pardon
US for presuming ourselves not 80
absolutely s,uti6ed as you would seem to