The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-07-30
A M: fsr General AIiisoa and his poiItI-
cal friends % crack.
OR, Facts for the People.
2, lLs Efilor "a az Reoorder,

n ne Editor Of ihs Recorder:
SR:-I hare witnessed. with eres
surprise. N attempt 81 The Democrat,
candidates lar The Legislature. in shi
esuniy. 10 make Il appear that Inc Whll
nary of The present day is ne old Feds
ri paHy; | say attempt 10 do Ihis--i. E.
a. isr only a. naked assertion 10 concern.
ed. The Atheism and by The way. Fisk
kaaHa airw years ago in The North :,
EliIW Of one ofIhe vilrsl and mas. abo
mlaab!s Abolition pa?ers that ever die
raeed The eaunlry, aud nov known >.
re Editor nf The {. Polilicsl Refarmer. :
prinlrd a. Washington. and distributed
extensively IN N. Carolina. on aeraun, d
is IesI in supporting Mr.. Van Buren
and Us unmessared abuse Of Gen. liar.
Ti.on-hs. ] am told. - rank Atheist.
ss.srs thai there is no God buIhe la,ls
% prSrs il. Ihe Wings are Fedsralisl.
!. Il not strange that they should 20 Cor !
uuisl construction Of the Constitution
and oppose The various measures Of the
piny IN poser because they tend 10 IN.
dslw Exeeu.ive p0rer-because lhey
smell sraag u Federalism 1.-THE Wings
sre FedersIis's. Why do they mike such
shal var again,, the Administration Coz
grispIng Alter power -paser tending 10
convert the nation inio an elective Moa
schy, And lf The Democratic party 10
not in principle and 10 men The old black.
eacksde party. Why do they increase
the p0rsr Of the President even beyond
Constitutional su,horliy-~hy 90 for
giving hin power Rreaier than some
Kings possess! aud way IL 10. sir. ihs,
NIsast ssVen'y.6'e Federalisls 10 The old
schanI out IL every hundred are found
bmlIng in favor Of the Administration
md assinsl the Whigsi True. there are
siew msn in the Wing party who are
known 10 have sustained some &c The
measures Of The Frderalisis; but that they
have thrown aside their old obnaxinus
pnaeiples - evident from the Tact that
they nos oppose every measure that
snseks Of federalism. Have you mt.
or. siIhin The las, lev years. seen The
parry 10 power bring for~srd the strong
eel sort Of Federal dsclrne. and have you
nM seen these men. on The Wing side.
dsnouncing u, and laboring gall4n.ly 70
put is downs Surely yau have. Bot
Who are The Federslisis. and where are
they 7 beg leave 10 name some Of ihem
below. who are the conspicuous men of
the old Federal psriy--a great many 9th.
era could Be named. but il is deemed nn-
neee~sry. say che gentlemen whose
names are given below, are wei known
to be con,picuous men Of The old black
cockads Federal party. IA fact which ev-
en- the Raleigh Standard will scarcely de-
N.Y. and may add land defy coniradlc.
ton. these men are the bulldogs" Of
hepresent Naturalization party. But
the stump harrangners and political iwsl'
lers nf The party who constantly sing oui
"Ftderui Whiggery Federal Wing
gery!" because they can sing no Other
nole, do not believe their own story -
Sir, they kno,U il to be both false and IN
jusI--as ridiculous and unfounded as thslI
charges against Gen. Harrison Of Adolf
ton and cowardice! Nor. lie, me tell you
10 It every man whose tongue is so Tree
TO utter "Federal Whig." who can tel
what a "Federslist" means-t doub
whether some candidates lur the Leg'sla
ture can define the meaning Of Federal
isi. But ,chy call Us federal Wings! lie
the poet solve the mystery
"Thief!! Thicfl!! do CupriIs cry,
To hide their shame and Iofamy."
The catalogue Of the Federalis,s allud
ed tn. is taken from the Philadelphia
Standard. the editor Of which paper thu
truly remarks:
Whatever, the Madisonian well re
marks. may have been the character o
the old federal party. is that Of The mo
dern federal parry. now in power. which
requires our present attention. The Eth
opian cannot change his skin-nor lh'
leopard his spots--nor the federalis
his chsracterislics. AZ we remember ih'
worst characteristics Of the old ie'lata
party, so we see in The party led by Mr.
Van Buren,. every feature Of iha, sncien
heresy nav left, and indeed the promi
nent disciples uf that school. As the.
were opposed 10 The last war. so The,
hated anil abused those who fought II
baIiles and carried IL through. The ma
tural dislike of the anti war federslis,
10 the American off and soldiers VIII
achieved our victories by sea and land
Is warmly cherished slill in their bosoms
and they evince !, by pouring all ,h'
warmth once levelled against Mr. Msdl
son, now agsins. the only General 4
whom British army surrendered durin
that war. partIes are known by thei
leajers--let us see whether The leader
Of the party who have stolen into powe
il the disguise af democrats. as M. Jel
trson predicted they might. are M
same uf the worst Of the old Fedora
party, without reference 10 their presen
conduct, which ainue would be suiflclen
to prove their identity. Who are they!
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