Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-11-22
The 22n of NAyember.

Surely no reasonable man, no sensible member Of
the adverse party have any objection TO the con-
tempated Wing reoicngs for the late victery won in
this Success is the Wings that II is no
wonder they cannot enjoy their victory without bo7st
ing Of it, This country is governed by party, must be
governedby it. and viii be governed by it. despite ofthe
foolish notions of minded statesmen, and self
constituted expounders Of the constitution All free
countries are under the domination Of party it is the
very essence Of democratic Institutions The late domi
nant faction has been defeated aud it very natural for
the victors to make display the occasion.
But the Wings are miserable politicians. Ever since
1924, they have gone on laundering and to blander.
Like the tortoise in his she'll have they year after year
fought their political battles. Defeat the
sary consequence And now, when the party, through
the vile and needless policy Of their opponents have
cured victory they are going in their old way to
neutralize its good effects, and in the trial Of
strength be thrown back upon their entertainments.
Is there for this steady adherence to
such suicidal policy We think there is
The great mass of Wing doctrines, suited to
the feelings of the great the people FAmeri.
cans are essentially democrats in the Of
the word. The Wings will admit this fact
Their views of government, of men, and Of things
are better suited for the latitude of ST. James than
for that of New York. The party creed avoids all
sympathy with the preudces and opinions of the great
people. A native of West Tennessee, who has never
been fifty miles from the place Of his birth during his
whole life, feels that he is of the sovereign people,
believes that he govern himself judges of the acts
of his with much GOODNESS lawyer
of the first grade and averse least in theory from
all doctrines that 90 advance interest at the
pense of another. With such the Whigs have
no sympathy. Why They do not believe he is capa.
BILE Of Judging in these well they can
Judge for him. And this is the whole of the
cessive defeat Of that party for many years If
they persevere in this doctrine it will defeat them
again
The tactics of the Democratic party have been to
yield the prejudices Of the mass. carry in
the doctrines of the declaration Of rights. The
Democrats take the people they The Wings
pursue the very opposite course. They presume 10 in
sruct the public mind, when from the very nature o
institutions it is incapable of being instr uced. for il
is supposed be ignorant the subject of govern
ment. This brings back the subject Of the com
ing celebration.
In the proceedings incident upon this affair, we see
the spirit prevailing which has distinguished the
existence Of the party for the past twelve years. Let
any read the resolutions prescribing the order of
the celebration Not Of them is addressed to the
sympathes Of the poor eemen. Not Of them is in
unison with the great principle that freeman is
good as another There is tone of command running
through them all. How party that makes such
bunders in little and unmportan things, expect to
tain power and to succeed in great and weighy mat.
tersf
But this is the land of liberty. We are free to do
wrong provided that wrong does not encroach upon
ncighbor's right The Wing celebration can do no
harn but to their party. They can make it dis.
gushing The rejecting and independent among tlem
If they have dene already. We are convinced
now that the Democrats at least are better politicians
than the Wings. This is to be regretted For we had
hoped that the opposition that they had got in
would have done nothing offend the preudices Of any
Nay had hoped that they would have unfurled the
banner Of popular rights Ithad been long enough in
the hands Of such clarlstans Jackson and Van Blu
rem We wanted to zee them and their tools routed at
the neat Presidential election by the just conding and
generous people whom they have deceived so long. As
yet this standard though in possession of the Wings
lies quietly furled up in the chamber Of trophies. 1t
will not be there osg If neglected by the Greeks, the
Trojans will be recapIure it. Let the Wings
take care that the a2d of November does prove the
Kslends Of their downward destiny.
Lecture to the Lecturers.