Lincoln telegraph., 1838-05-24


pretend. They know better. but the idea
| is so perfectly original, and strange to
them, that party should be at all unani-
nous in rendering merited praise, to any
individual, unless that individual is their
humble tool, or acknowledged leader, that
they can hardly comprehend it t;--and
in the absence of this ability, they attribute
to the wings, those feelings and motives
which they know themselves are governed
by.
The locos make great noise and con-
fusion, about resumng specie payments
Well, what do they mean by all that?-
just about the same as the thief who after
glutting himself with the plunder, was the
first to raise the cry, with deafening ac-
cents, Stop thief!--Stop thief! y So
with the Tories,-after bringing upon the
nation, widespread ruin and devastation,
they would screen themselves from the
current Of public Indignation, by creating
an uproar about resumption n''-"Specie
payments''-"N Biddle'' the Bank, -
and such like nonsense, without even SO
much as turning their fingers TO bring about
this desired result, with safety to the
community, and to all concerned. Let
, them calculate upon their unholy gains as
much as they choosc--the sovereign people
are not to be duped with inpunity, as the
locos ought already to know.
Not so, with the Whigs;--from the be-
ginning the prominent leaders among US,
have faithfully set forth the immutable
principles, entertained by the great body Of
the intelligent people of this nation. And
| from the first commencement Of the Quix-
otic adventures. experiments and humbugs
of Gen. Jackson and his clan the voice Of
warning has been solemnly, faithfully and
perseveringly sounded in the ears of the
usurperss But all to no purpose. The
government has carried on its atrocious
wars, upon the people and upon the cur
rency ;---they have put in operation this
humbug, and that humbug, and all has re-
suited in explosion after explosion, until
the solemn predictions of the faithful sem
iinels on our watch-towers, have been, and
still are becoming fully verified.
| And now, in the midst of this general
ruin, and bankruptcy, of the Government
and The peope---tlis appalling situation Of
affairs ia our cotintry---a posture of affairs
which indeed, can hardly be said to make
''the rich richer" but whicholots make'the
OFFICE HOLDERS, richer and the
"poor poorer" what is the course of tho
Wings? Why like ministering spirits, for
long time crowded away by evil demons,
they come with words of wisdom and con-
ISOLATION. Like men, and free intelligent
citizens of our common country they fear
lessly rush to the rescue. They come not
with new edition of "Hard money hum
bugs"-nor with the more vllanous, "sub-
treasury" delusion, with which the Tories
have been and still are attempting to gull
them The wings say, Let US return to
the old paths, let US have national insti-
tuition, with all proper checks and restric-
tions,---lst the people and the Government
be one; away with these ruinous measures
that would make the government lNDE-
PENDENT OF THE PEOPLE, that
would unite in the hands of the President
the PURSE and the SWORD, that would
make one currency for the government,
and another for the serfs, GOLD AND SILVER
for the offce-Aolders and irredeemable rags
for the PEOPLE. Away with such des-
potism, say the Wings, and for this, and
this only, we hear reiterated from one end
of the country to the other. by the Office
+ holders and their dependents, the senseless
cry of-s'Biddle and the Barings" "Nick
Bddle" and ''Biddle and his Bank
"buying up votes'' and in many cases
"whole States bought up SC. sc.
\ But, in conclusion, let us offer word in
relation to Mr. Bidde. The wings, have
indeed, the great body of them, as well as
the more intelligent and rejecting Of the
other party. generally agreed, with the
}, principles and measures of this distin-
! guished fnancier; and they have, as asbody
always entertained the opinion, that a ma
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