Piney Woods planter. (Liberty, Mi. [i.e. Miss.]) 1838-1840, 1839-06-01

1.-THE federalists and arstocrats nop call
themselves Whigs,) alternately scant at
democracy, and claim to be democrats
themselves. They well know, however,
that it is impossible to belong to their
molly party, supporting all sorts of mono
poles which tend to make the poor man
poorer, and the rich man richer, and at the
same time, to succeed in making the peo-
pie believe that they are democrats
They have tried this game long enough,
one would think, to see the folly of it but
as Junius said to the Duke of Grafton,
"they are determined to be fools in spite
of experience"
The federalists always were, or feigned
to be ignorant of the power that attached
the people to Jefferson ard Jackson. But
this seeming mystery, to them, is quite
pain--it is this, Jefferson and jackson
sympathised with the people-consulted
their interest and promoted it--they OPP
posed all the efforts of the few to rule over
the many In word, they opposed ex-
elusive privileges, and tried (and success
fully too,) to elevate the condition of all.
Hence, their influence with the people of
which they were part, and with whom
they wore always identified The follow
ing is, we think, a fair distinction between
the Democratic and Federal parties: 'Our
principle, the Democratic principle, must
win favor, as it is principle of humanity,
benevoIence and love. 1t seeks to alleyi-
ate human sufierings, to bind up the bro
ken hearted. and to make us love our bro
Their as ourself 1t labors to purify the af-
fections and expel from the human heart
that selfshness which is the source ofsuch
innumerable woes 1t teaches without
ccasing, the lofty principles of unadultera-
ted philosophy, in order that man may be
all that the creature should be, who is made
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of renovation and change, with ceaselsss
effort for happiness Of man, and bears the
same relation to the moral that the chris
tan principle does to the religious world.
The principles of both are Love. for both
seek the happiness of man. The one seeks
to perfect the character of man here and
below the other, in addition thereto, seeks
to make him fit company for the society o
/, just men made perfect. In fact, the onl.
difference between these vital and glori
Gus principles Is, that one is Of the Eartl
{ and the other CT Heaven. Our prncipl
{ teaches that all mankind are free an
d equal, Impress this doctrine upon tn
# heart and we must love our brother as W
# love ourself. Let us do this and we mus
i have charity and humility, and then, si
It with our hearts thus purified, attuned
i Love, the christian laborer has nought
Y do bat to invoke the regenerating primo
s Piles of Divine grace. The democrati
:. principle is the grand moral adjunct of tn
christian principle, and it is the boundel
t, duty of every son of Heaven to spread
s far and wide. Sir, the foe of Democratic
e principle is the Aristocratic principles
O What are its characteristics? Pride, val
j: glory and ambition. 1t turns with loatf
It ing and disgust from the laboring millions
e 1t considers the many as only fit tor hev
g ers of wood and drawers Of water. Its a
: fections are of this world, and it goes u
+ into high places and thanks the Lord it
: not as that republican. What chance hs
{, the christian laborer here? And such
Y the principle which regulates the politics
! conduct ola very large portion OF our VIII
adversaries.' "The great error in legi
}. lation, (says democratic writer who to-
If ches this subject beautifully lies her
we do not keep in view the great prime
}. pie Of mans progress and high destination
9. the moral and intellectual cultivation
r. the people does not keep pace with Il
N footsteps Of art. Physical science trave
III on swiftly, because it is hitched to the C
i. Of avarice; money is to be made out Of
The cause Of the people, the cause of b