Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1840-03-05

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the political demapogues of maderr WIZ
gerry. b9t all this will not do: 'tis ..noS.
sense ana unmeaning jargon'' to n Wb;u
II! noi ,hesuihcat'on Of a Wing, let me tell him
''a' ne mas taken rather an easy way IN ev,Jo
the dlihcuIty; but, at the same time. be h.s
resorted to theusual subterfuge ofweak minds
"hen they are overpowered with aruument
OF driven from their positions by statements
winch are true, incontrovertible, and seIf.ev;-
oent. "Shade of Murray" ah this was cor
fanny iarsus lIngue. He may call spirits
did he, in the hour of his distress, invoke the
shade OF l.. Murray, for assistance. when
from all present appearances, a Wing, and
murray, have been, are, and always will be.
entire strangers.
Thomas Dillworth was the author of :,
Npening-book, and ifa Wing had taken Sc
cond thought, Dillworth's shade would have
been evoked, and, for this reason. Wbio
could have procured as much literary i.nfor-
nation from Dillworth, as his deplorable, lean
mind could have received, or judiciously used.
wing clearly implies that he does not I'M
aerstand the answer of a Democrat. Must
the latter be accountable, or in the least culpa.
Die, Ter the formers intellectual blindness 4
Small, superlatively small must be the brain
OF a Wing, If he cannot understand Demo-
erat, and, II, after understanding him, he will
not acknowledge it. Truly his tiny soul could
be safely cased In the hull of mustard seed
ana mere have as much room as a fron would
nave IN Lake Erie. As to Democrat being
tickled with the idea ofbecoming u candidate
Tor Congress, it is nothing more than the
phantom of a Whig's distempered mind 4: and
Is prima facie evidence that his oyer-acted
zeal In the miserable cause which he so feebly
defends, has led him into difficulty. ONT of
winch he cannot get with decency; ergo, his
false construction, fabricated, forced. and tor
tured Inference. But why should Democrat
blame him, poor thing, when it is notorious
that Clay, Webster, Rives and Tallmadue
nave taught him SO to do. Yes, truly, why
ought Democrat to think strange of il. when
he knows, a Wing knows, every body knows,
that political trickery, quibbling and erroneous
construction, are essential to the character of
the leaders Of the Wing, alias Federal, alias
aristocratic party. "A Wing thinks that a
Democrat Is unaccustomed to vanished lam
guage. Let me tell him that truth needs no
varnlsh, no long train of Rhetorical figures
and hourlshes, to render it acceptable to hon
est hearts, and clear heads. When Demo-
cfat cannot get along without varnish, hav-
ing none OF his own, he will have to call on a
wing, dear bless him, for bottle of the COM
pound f'tSmentum nigrum of modern Whig-
gerry. Democrat heartily agrees with a
Wing, strange coincidence of opinion; that a
remedy, sovereign remedy exists to heal
the wounds occasioned by defeated Whir as
Plrants. This never falling remedy, as a
wing emphatically calls it, is, and it is hoped
always Will be In the custody of the Democra-
NC party; and you may rest assured, Mr..
WING, that it will be dealt out pro re nata, DIFF
fusing fresh life and vigor through our repub-
llcan institutions, and cleansing our I.euisla-
tive Halls, both State and National. of any
.orelgn, spurious, recrementitious, rejected
wing aspirants, with which they NAV from
time to time, be annoyed. The New Jersey
wing desperadoes will be benefited by this
neverialilng remedy. and will learn to their
lasting iniamy, that Governor Pennington's
Seal, tho it be as broad as the foot of Miton's
Devil, will not do, so long as Democracy has
the ascendency, or the elective franchise, the
dearest right of freemen, single advocate
II Wing still complains Of the mystery,
which, to him, hangs around the answer of a
democrat, let him read it again, with care
ana IL yet. he cannot see, all the consolation
that a democrat can give him, is, that his
condition is a deplorable one, and that as a
wit, tho able and very active in his own no.
ton, yet moonlight blind he cannot see bv
night, and having renowned day-lirht. he
cannot see by day so that for any use he NAV
nave OF his eyes, he is no better than one
stone blind
"oh! quanta species inquit, est cerebrum
non habit
A Wing prophecies for his dear Granny.
ne old prophets are all dead. and the vounr
ones at best, are Of the ex post facto breed.
Jf-Nide the case of Moore and Letcher. m
Wing solves the problem by the standing
rule OF the House, &c. so does Democrat.
ana so long as that standing rule will keep
traudulenty returned members from takin1
their seats, he will think well of it. A Whi0
,hlnks well OF the standing rule of the House,
because, In his opinion, it may be so constru-
eo' as to admit spurious members. a Demo-
crat thinks well of said rule, and custom. be-
cause 1t excludes fraudulent members from,
the House At issue again, kind sir Par
W oIlii' that much hackneyed expression. is
again uttered by Wing. Does he really
tnipK as he speaks psl,aw why appeal to
MS canoor! just rs well suck dry cob for
hourishihent. Don't be uneasy aboutrho Con
sutution, dear defender of the faith the Dem
ocTalc party will take good care Of it, and it
will take good care Of the Democrats, whilst
the latter as faithful guardians of the RIGHTS
and liberties of every American citizen, will
see mat the great anti-republican Wing par
W. IN tiieir struggle for power, do rot wanton-
ly' ana wlckediy trample TIE Constitution
nnder 'oot, We'll may Wing exclaim Oh
tenpore On mores, Seeing that the Whirs
as party have unscrupuously made whole
SAFE ,oWaftwont of principle, for which they
no doubt will receive ''price'' in the wear
!84o, when the indignation and wrath Of an
insuited and injured people will drive them
with their dear granny into the
shades OF retirement.
hope dear sir-that the righteous will
continue In authority, and that the wicked