The Rodney telegraph. (Rodney, Miss.) 1838-1840, 1839-04-20
THE FEDERALISTS OF MISSISSIPPI.
The federal party in this State have head
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The federal party in this State have head |
ed their ticket the Republican Wing ticket.
"A greater misnomer was never perpetrated.
Every one who knows any thing of the his
tory of this selfstyled wing party, knows
that there is not a drop of republican blood
in their veins. Many of them are the de-
scendants Of the tories Of the revolution. and
all of them are the descendants of the tories
of the revolution, and all of them would
have been tories, with the exception of a few
honest men, who are misled, had they lived
at the period of the revolution. They ale
tories in heart, soul and spirit. All their
principles tend to toryism and absolute pow
er. 1t is familiar and query day assertion
with them, that the British government is |
better than our own American constitution.
They prefer kings, lords, and hereditary
aristocracy to our free democratic republi-
can form of government. They despise the
people, and want to reduce them all to the
condition Of serfs and feudal vassals.
We clip the above from the Mississippian
of the 18th inst. Itappears editorially; but
we can scarcely believe it was written by
the nominal editor of that print We can
scarce believe any man who controls press,
to be capable of tia unmitigated villainy
which the preparation Of this atrocious Ii
del exhibits. ~
Such charges come with an i'll grace from
the pensioned organs of party headed by
8 the Missouri restric,ionist, and which num-
sbers among its most honored members, Ro-
ger Brooke fancy, Levi Woodbury. and
James Bucha nan,-all federalists of the
Hartford Convention stamp, the latter Of
when publicly boasted that he had s'NoT A
DROP OF DEMOCRATIC BLOOD IN HIS VEINS"
The Wing party of this day is emphatic
ally the republican party of the Union. 1t
lis ccntending for the same principles, and
advocating the same practices of the repub-
alican party of '9s; while the miscalled and
clan'orous democratic party is diligently
1sTeading in the footsteps of those whose pow
~ and influence the old republicans over
ty1 The Van Buren, party of the pres
81l 1sy exhibit q. thirst for power, tenden.
B sfYte sshhaaism, a plundering rapacity and
= nsesof cOrruption unknown to the times 81
s(h) elder Adams, and utterly ,unprecedented
in the history of the republic The head.
6 departments openly connive at fraud; ani
fhe minor custodians of the public revenue.
make no secret Of their purposes and deed.
ofplunder. Many Of them, who have loca
influence, do not hesitate .to.bulIy and def,
slle appointing and removing power; and
through their friends, threaten the admins
-tfstion with opposition in case Of theis reno
III Others, relying upon the known de
p16yiiy Of their intended SUCCESSORS, boas
lhak they are already gorged with the pee
4pif 4ncaey, and represent as acogent res
s1slE os their retention in Office, that 4 NOR
sshAAety thief would succeed hem wit
broader purposes Of knavery. These stat.
- 81 fully justified BY the Treasul
euu suce with its agents, in relatio
S lhe del51catiohs at the Land Offices
"a az lS3a : - and Fort Wayne. Indian
toa the contrary. contend &
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