Piney Woods planter and Amite union literary reflector. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1838-1838, 1838-09-29
THE PLANTER.
MODERN wHIGGERY-oLD FEDERAL.

MODERN WHIGGERY-OLD FEDERAL
ISM.
To gain POWER regardless Of the MEANS, seems
to be the sole object of the losers Of the pebbIed he
terogenious unprincipled combination Of factions,
rallied the Wing PARTY. AUMTED STATES BANK
is THE GREAT LEAyER, By Which that combination
Of Inconsistencies hope TO gire a successful MPE-
Tus to all its designs. BY which il can, as here
tofore, regulate, not only the currency, but the
Wig members of Congress, and uNPRINcirLED
WING EDITORS. THE MAIN OBJECT IS TO GET INTO
PowER-construe the constitution TO suit the de-
signs and notions of the Federalsts: to cap all,
National Bank to sustain it in its taUorte strong
Government. The Federal notion that the PEo-
PIE ARE NOT HONEST AND INTELLIGENT ENOUGH TO
GOVERN THEMSELVES, is eternally leading them
to, what they say is better system-cDlcefS i"
life, or a limited monarchy. To sustain this posi-
ton, we give the following-we found it in the
Baltimore Republican. Mark IT.
aThe Commercial Advertiser from
which tic extract is made, it must be
borne in mind, is one of the leading
modern wing papers in New York and
has rich patronage. Look too, at
the date of the paper from which the
extract is taken. 1t was Immediately
after the wing victory in that city last
fall when it wassupposed that the Dem
ocratic party was completely over
thrown and when such doctrines might
the more safely be preached.
Turning to the COMMERCIAL AD-
vERrlsER" itself, under date Of Novem-
Der 90, 1887, we find a communication
under the signature of Sidney, publish
ed with the expressed approval of Col
Stone, in which the following language
is used.
"Men have fOumd that the
chances, of having "a good
Chief Magistrate by baFeER,
are about equal TO the cham
ccs OF obtaining one by pop
lIar election. And boast as
we will, that the superior
intelligence of our citizens
NAV render this Govern
pment am exception, time Will
show that this is mistake.
No nation can be am cXcep-
ton till the Almighty shall
change the whole character
of Man,
And again-"It is in vain that men
attempt 10 disguise; the truth be-
yond all debate is, that the disorders
in our political affairs are the genuine
and natural consequences Of DEFECTS
IN THE CoNsT1TUT1o and of the false
and visionary opinions, which Mr.. JEFF
ferson and his disciples have been pro
claiming for forty years. And if
the citizens of this country expect a
radical cure for these evils in change
of men in our councils, WITHOUT ESSEN
r1AL ALTERATIONS IN THE CoNsTTU-
TON, they will be wofally disappoin-
ted" And again, Sidney says the fol-
lowers of Jefferson for forty years past
have been eliminating the Fedora.
lists, because "they foresaw, foretold,
AND ATTEMPTED TO AVERT LEGAL AND
CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS. public cal
antilles such as we arc now experience
ing"
The Federalsts were very meek after they
failed in their schemes to enthrall the people
s'when the sceptre had fallen from the grasp"
Have they changed their principles! Has the
Leopard changed his spots, or the EathioPean
his skim Give that party power and you will
have the answers. Give the Federalists power,
and you place a sting in them. Their "lowl
ness is but ambitions ladder" They are the
same in principle that they erer Dere, differing on
Ia in name. What they were can be gathered
from the following Historical facts. READ AND
WEIGH wELL-pduSe and reflect. They are Wing,
alias, Federal principles, as expounded by the
apostles of that faith; and their establishment is
the end and aim of that party now'
"General Hamilton was a member of
the convention and suggested a plan
of his own, a part of which was, that
the members Of the House of Repres-
entatives should be elected for three
years, and the Senate and President
or Governor during good behavior.
(Pitkin's His. 2 vol. 258.) 1t is true
that propositions thus offered to the
convention were not considered as EVIL
dences ola defnitive opinion in the
proposer. Moreover it is understood
that General Hamilton's views in res
pect to some feature of his plan. chang
ed before the close of the convention.
But there can be little doubt that his