Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-06-06
THE PARTY OF ALL NAMES ANDN,
PRINCIPLES.

PRINCIPLES.
That omnlum gatnerum Of politician. ",
wings have more different appellatiOns and,sg
distinctly defined principles than any party Iss
ever rose in. any age or nation. France, dua,
the reign Of terror, and political clubs, had herr
Obins and gy'ondis,s, and royaIi,ts. and rem
cans, and other clans and factions with dr.
names. But our modern wings 60 bow
beyond the French,in The numerous division, @,
subdivisions into which they ate Gu. up.
They are Whigs-ihats their favOrt. N
general appellatlon. They we've baptised wits
somewhere abou. 1896, by one James Wa"
Webb, Of $50, 900 notorie!y. But The namsia,
plies no common, distinctive principle, WIZ
the north being very different sort Of genus f-
wing at the South. The former is gener
strongly marked with tariff, internal imprOsm'
and not unlfeQueptly abolition features, the ha
generally wants these characteristics. Tbrn
antipodes in almost every thing except htt@
tired Of Mr,Va Buren,. the only adhesive F'ae'
pie that binds together this Heterogeneous mas
Tier are tedsraiisis-- that is the proper O'n'
Of nineteen ,wentieihs Of the party. TAVgh
a liberal constitution Of tho federal CONSTITUTED
the distinctive characteristic Of the old ed''i
lists, who openly and honestly adopted The name
They are democratic ~ 'VAiga-So some d
them claim to be, though the appellation IS con
Trajectory and unmeaning. With charaes'N
dishonesty they have pIe6xed The word "dtH''
cratic" to their fsvoriie cognOmen' for The PUr@
Of quilting the people.
They are abOIihOnists.--At least a large QUO
Der Of them at the nor,heIe ,and Gcu Hans0nnE
peaceful hero, and candidate fur The prssIa'l'
some fifteen years ago, before bis noun +"
stopped, and he was handed over TO the KNOX"
ing Of a thinking committee. declared thai H =
been a member OF an abolition society ''0'' =
j 18th year, and he obtained eer''hca" 70 ''@
lish the fact. He is moreover in favor o. WI,
pria.ing the surplus revenue to The PO'e'''
our slaves, and he left, Virginia, as he 's'o''s,
rid OF Virginia negroes. and Virginia poI'H| a.
was because they knew these facts thai ID"
rsburg conye niion nominated him. hoping 'o','
TO secure the votes Of the abolitlonlsss' "ll'u"
will certainly do. for the aboll,Ions's arc NV
good wings.
,They are anil .masOns, I'VE believe Y" !
the anti.masons belong to The opposition r.
Con. Harrison, If we are not mistaken WV
that he had always been an anti'ma'0n'
They are the brog party. who says w. !,
no,l Let him read their uewsPaps''' ~" a.
their orators spout and he will be con'ln'~ -
the name is peculiarly applicable to them !, !.
Daniel Webster" the great eXpounOs' ''' !.
founder Of the constitution" who can ~ -.
charge in every breeze" to The lO"e'' W.
er, who walks the. streets Of our c'iIe'' any =.
hard cider. they are all political bragsAf''' ',
believe their boasiing statements ha''
sweep over the whole Union he aI' ava" 4
/ and crush all opposition. Not "em0''
be left to tell the sad tale o. our complete y
throw. The intelIigo-r.,. portion Of them k''s
tsr-they kno% !, is all fudge; but beng -.
dinghy expert at the game Of" br's"-s' ' i
Tom Henry Clay dOwn-!hsy keep Hae ~
best policy. They will bras TIL Inc O'' -,
ion, and when they are beaten as 'O'' =
suredly will be. they will brsg that 'nsy "
beaten more badly. 1,,,
They ars all The tGlsn! s"d az nv 49,,
pnriy.-To be sure they are, par s1e'''."
least, if we take their word for ii they -
their ranks,-- ,.kus,,
Coxcombs, and dandies. and loafers anS "a Az.
Shsvers and bscklegs AMI pedles s"u
Bankers and brokers and cunning 0O'''O
&c. SC. ,.,.,s
And surely thess constitute oil inc '''
decency of the land. .,.ess
TAss are re Dodging Psr'y.a n'@' ,