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Fren "a Re.ion HIN.
THE WING PARTY-rTs ORIGIN AM

benHra
Jackson TO the Presidency. Then il wa,
that the administration. intoxicated with
power. pulled up by the large popula,
vote by which Jackson was reelected
determined to fix his authority upon deer
and solid foundations, and above ali
greedy and voracious for new instalme n,
"i "ihe spcils, then it was ,ha, IN.
Trends OF General Jackson began TO adj
vance those eStravagant claims of cxecu.
1--WE power, according To which the Pre-
Sident oeicg chosen by the people. ob
tains thereby popular sanction for all
ms OPINIONS, embodicS in his person the
concentrated malcstv OF his constituents
and Is invested with certain discretion
airy Authority. like that conferred upon
Roman Consuls. whenever the Senate
passed decree, requiring them "to take
care tia: The republic received no injury"
-adespoiic authority IN fact. risiuc above
the Legislature, above the judiciary. above
the law, above the constitution for
what Is constitution in the hands of an
interruptions man, claiming the power of
achns under Il, as he understands a.,
Fortified with these new PRINCIPLES of
despouc authority. the friend, of the adj
ministration who hitherto had been CON
tent TO be known as the .Jsckson pa,fV.
proceed next To assume disguise. under
which they might be able to propagate
Their new doctrines OF de>potism without
any suspicion on the part OF the people
oil their real Character. and dangerous de-
signs. In the presidential struggles
which had followed the second election
oi MIR Monroe the name Of +" Democrats. %
or the Democratic party had fallen into
di'u>e the old Federal party having d,.d
bu, some years before and the struggle.
between Crawford Adams jackson and
Clay. having taken place between so ma.
ny d'iercr, portions Of the Democratic
party. The name then OF Democrats hap
pened 10 be ly.ig IN allowance, and the
friends OF the administration caught II an
as most lucy and convenient disguise.
aud such Indeed they have found it
The arts Of hypocrisy are the same IN all
ages and Ii Mas fsom similar mol "a that
the party OF julius Cesar IN the Roman.
Republic, aiming to exlli their leader 10
dictatorship, assumed the captiv ating
title OF friends Of the people, and enemies
OF the aris,ocracy."
The first decisive motive OF this party
Democratic IN name, but DcSpohc IN prin.
o'ple, against the liberties OF the country
was bold seizure of the public treasure
which was taken from the legal guardians
constituted "a such. by an act OF Con-
gress, AID distributed-at the pleasure of
the esecutive-among certain pet banks
or, as they were ingeniously called de
moera,ic banks, " for the purpose Of being
loaned out 20 the members OF the Demo
cratic" party.
1T was ,his erroneous and most danger
Gus stretch of power that first called the
Wing party into existence. Great num-
beIs, both those who had been original
opponents OF General Jackson, and those
who had been his original friends, Ioined
together TO resist this act of usurpation:
and ,as the name OF the Democratic party
had been already stolen and dcsccrated
TO the service OF despotisin bv their oppo-
nents, they assumed the title of W higS. ."
intending TO signify thereby, tina, the
great principle OF ;heir union was resist.
d1ce 10 ereeutiUe usurBgii0n
Such IS the origin and such Is the aim
OF the Wing party, which as the desnotic
principles OF The pretended Democratic
party, have been from time TO time more
fully developed, has constantly received
large accesslonS from the body Of the PEG.
pie. That desPoiIsm which at first aimed
only a. the destruction Of one baak. and
which, was at tiie beginning so very mo.
deraie, as To content itself with merely a
SEIZURE OF the pnJiic treasury, has now,
gone so far as to declare a war of exier-
mination against MI 6mks and to strike a
desperate blow at credit-equivalentt To-
blow at the pirate fortune OF every man
who IS not already rich.
Such being the origin Of the Whig par.
~, and rs great object being. the yroiec.
ton OF the creGit system. the banking Sys-
ten and the currency OF the country. a
galni the flnatical and Precious assaults
OF The party ~ power Is il not absurd 20
pretend that the Wings ought to regard
the hereditary vassals and clansman u
any statesman or political leader. hosev.
er able or eminent; Those persons who
have not yet walked up from the dreams
OF bygone years Who i.uagine that the
great pom, Of struggle ,itll -. what par.
uculaT individual shall be elevated 90 the
presidential char. viii do we'll 10 fu5 their
eye and beth,nk Themselves Of The real
state u the crisis.
The case - this The PhilisiiBos ore
upon Us the I.,cp F0c9s both Northern
and southern w,ih fabil fury against
all who are more iadu5tnous, and there.
fore more prosperous than themscltcs
axe aiming desperate attack ~ The foun-
diiion' Of oar social prosperity and en-
GeavoI 20 reduce us al ~ The common .c.
vel Of their own Idle and lisllcss indul.
Scncc. They are aiming 60 strike the
co.. from the haoG Of ihr mechanic. and
~ close the shop Of the trader by destroy
ng that credit. which alone enable. the
mechanic or the iflder--noi born go an
mhcnDncc--to enter upon The business
90 which be has been educated and by
which he hopes 20 1--we and thrive.
THIS Is our position. these are the enc
mics Who have assaulted US. and assault.