The pilot and transcript. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1840-1841, 1840-08-29

From the foregoing facts, drawn from history,
and incontrovertibly established, we leave the
people to draw their own conclusions.
OF OFFICE-HOLDERS
One of the fundamental axioms of the Demo-
cratic party, is freedom of elections. In Eng
land certain office-holders are forbidden TO vote,
so Jealous are the people of MONARCHY, and
of the improper influence of government. What
melancholy contrast is there between this
practice in monarchiat England, and the prac-
tice in Democratic America We shall COM
mence the publication of document which will
will follow it up with other extracts, showing
the names and salaries of the principal office
holders in the United States. Colonel Page
will be found as holding an office in Phil
adelphia, one of the best in the gift of the
President. Yet we find this same Col. Page
making a speech at the late political meeting at
Lancaster which, as reported in the Van Buren,
Lancaster, paper, assails the Wing party as a
party, in terms disgraceful to Col. Page, and
disreputable to the administration whom the
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few words by printing them in capitals.
Colonel JAMES PAGE next addressed the
meeting in humorous speech, which elected
much applause. He began by asking what had
brought them together? The question which
they were discussing had been tried over and
over again in our country, and had always been
decided in accordance with right and Justice
Their opponents had frequently changed their
name but the scent of the Democrats was keen
enough to perceive that although they had
changed their cognomen, they were yet the very
same political enemies.
The party that was at present opposed to the
Democracy of the country was the "No CON-
SCIENCE PARTYr They were eternally grumb-
ling, never satisfied, and ever grasping for more
Notwithstanding that two-thiros of the Office
holders were Wings, still they wanted more
offices. Who could expect any thing like con
science from Wing? Thaddeus Stephens said
/ years ago, on a certain occasion-ssthrow CON
science to the Devil.n Laughter The WING
PARTY is THE LYING PsETY. they propagate the
most absurd aud y 'ulonS FALsEHooDs respect
ing their poll len,s, and maintain that
they are tfue re they about the truth
THEY LIE UF5S At Observation-Disclosures they
speak Of the Standing Army, (as they call Mr.
Poinsett's propostion,) or the spoons used in the
Presidents house. They ARE THE LYING PAR
TY. They start with LYING; they are progress
ing with LYING, and they will in the end be
prostrated BY the power of truth, by LYING fiat on
their backs in November next. TaEY ARE DE-
VOID OF TRUTH, OF CONSCIENCE, AND Of PRINcI-
PIE. Why, if you look over the land you will
see that they are sPEcULAToRs ON THE BRoADEsI
4 SCALE, GAMBLERS IN BUSINESS AND POLITICS; they
are consumers not producers, who would draw
! every thing from the productive classes.
4 Their leaders are mixed in with banks, are :
set of spectators, aud care nothing about th'
bone and sinew of the country, provided thel
can live without toll. -a
They are continually making FALSE charge
against the Government. The party is calle'
the ssHumbug" party. They talk about har'