Piney Woods planter. (Liberty, Mi. [i.e. Miss.]) 1838-1840, 1839-01-05
THE PLANTER.
Tuesday, Ban. n, 1899.

PARTY CHANGLINcs. Every party and
society whether religious political or So
cial, may expect to find amongst its mem
bers, persons who have principles com
mensurate with their imaginary or real
interests--persons who can 'sbe all things
with all men," not for Gods sake. bit for
their own men, she - Jraas can be-
tray for money But this cannot justly be
charged on the party; with as much pro-
pricty might the other apostles be charged
with the conduct Of Judas Ascariot. 4
party can only be blamable for the con-
duet of its members when ii conniyes at
or encourages them in their deception.
All agree in condemning the conduct of
him who creates a confidence ia order that
he may deceive. Dishonesty, whether in !
religion, in business or in politics, we hold |
to be the same, and equally deserves the
censure Of the good: but, however strange
it may appear, we have aparty who do not
condemn it; nay, VIII honor it. The
Wings, with one accord, receive with open
arms, every traitor that deserts the cause
of the people, as the British did Arnold.
This has ever been striking character
este of that party; our past and present
history afford many, and striking examples
of this.
The aristocracy, whose interest is not
the interest of the people-whose fee
lings and sentiments are not those of the
many, but the opposite-whose prosperity
consists in the misery and suffering of the
country who league together for the pury
pose Of consuming without producingyof
living without working, and still eager to-
sicze on honors without meriting them,
contriyo to divide the people into parties,
solstaining The ascendency A. far ~ possi-H
bic ia each.
How often do we find men--aristocrats
men, whose every sentiment, heart and
soul, are embued in Federalism--whose
souls never felt the vivifying and soul-el-
eyating influences Of democracy, the real
object Of which is the ameioraton Of man
kind--the stability of our institutions, and
the happiness of all, condesend to court
the people, the robbie whom a. heart they
dispise, and by hypocritical professions Of
democracy, nre raised to Office by these
deceived people. Thus elevated, they
aspurn the base degree by which they did
ascend;n and begin to court the favor only
of the few. All the exclusive policy and
interest of the aristocracy become their
special care, The chartering Of banks
and all sorts Of moneyad combinations and
monopolies, receive their attention, by
which means they become Identified with
the few. Federalism ceases to be hedlous,
nay, begins to be beautiful. They begin
then to soften down and receive from their
old opponents, praise for liberallty then
halfway approve Of the doctrines and po-
Icy they before opposed: with changed
vision see, or feign to see, the faults Of
their former partizans: call men illiberal
who say they have changed because they
cannot support all the measures Of party,
and like Senator Talmadge, while throw
INC all their influence in the Federal scale,
declare themselves 'sUNcHANGEn DEMO
Gratis"
Experience teaches that whenop opposition
begins to abate, and fault is found with
both parties, il is then time to suspects
and when the federal doctrine is half APP
proved, and the republican creed in part
denied, it is then time to cast them to the
party they are fastening to--wnich, from
principle, they belong to--and who will
not fail to receive them. For the federal
aristo,racy Of the country, no matter what
name they were, or are known by, have
never failed to receive, with fraternal SO
licitude, all traitors to the cause Of the
people, who were always pushed forward
in the van, against free principles and pc
pular rights.
This is done from the same policy tina
prompts officers on the battlefield to III
The traitors and dcscrtcrs from tho cam