The pilot. [volume] (Baltimore [Md.]) 1840-1840, 1840-04-14

compromising and bitter revlers OF the Demo
cracy Of which we speak, ranging up alongside
with them, or rather claiming 10 be the only
true Democrats of the land. We would ask
such OF our fellow towns-men as may recolleci
the times, TO which we alude, to call to mind,
the names which were most Unidentified with
the Federalism of the period, when it was a
matter of dispute, between the present Chic!
Justice and Alex. Centre Hanson Esq, tCho
should be regarded as the leader Of The FederaL
party. When will they forget that the How
ards, the CAROLS, the Heaths, the Donatdsons,
the Frick' S, the Winchesters, and the Frlsbys,
of that day, and of the present times, were men
who regulated Federal politics i'll the State oil
Maryland. Yet such are the only true Demo
Gratis Of our times, and the receivers OF almost
all ofthe offices in the gift Of the National and
Stale administrations. We do not say it III
derogation of the gentlemen above named, that
they were Federalists, hut we are only sur
priced that they who were"plus royalisles que
lie roimeme" should have been so suddenly,
we will not not say concerted, but utterly
changed. We have heard some of the per-
SONS above named, disclam any change, and
say that they are as much F'ederatistS as ever
then tcere, and they said what was true, Tor
their federalism was ola stamp that does not
wash out.
They are still FederaliSts and that too ofthe
strongest dye; but, like the men or the stage
they have assumed a character and have
changed the color of their skins, TO play it out.
As test of the reality of the faith OF these neto-
IN made Democrats let the men OF '9S and oil
1Sl2,who ranged themselves under the Demo-
cratic FLAG, look around them and see where, III
the general, the old Democrats are, and they
will find them on the side of freedom and in OPP
position to the present administration. Let
them look among their fellow toWnSmen, whom
they used to meet in the Tammany society and
tell us whether they do not find them i'll the
Wing ranks now as then, fighting staunchiy
and nobly against EXECUTIVE UsURPATIoN and
for STATE RIGHTS. 1t will be remembered
that Gen. jackson shattered" certain letter
which he did notswrite, as is believed, to Pres
ident MunrOe, in which was advocated the
doctrine of appointing to office without Feler-
ence 10 old party distinctions; which letter, by
the way, is said TO have had, as its author, a
| Justly distinguished Federal leader, now gone
| from amongst us. 1t is to this letter that we
would refer the attachment of the ultra FEEDER
aists of former days, 10 the ADMINISTRATION =
! That letter was intended to be an indication oil
the alleged writer's proposed se,aHd an in
timation of what he would do in the event oil
! his being made President, and, certainly, SO
| far as these Federalists arc concerned, most
strictly has he acted up TO the assurances there
in given For we will venture to say,that, with
few exceptions for decency's sake. there has
no; been an office Of any value which has no
fallen into their hands. The charm OF that
epistle was lis promise of place, land like hungry
wolves did the men who had long been debar-
H.on hos tn Il standard
where their hopes of prelerment might be re-
allied. Nor did these aspirants after office
stop here. 1t was found expedient to drop
their old name, however they might cling To
their principles, and assume Democracy as
their "fiehling name" They did assume
this name and honest democrats, who have
been such from the times of jefferson and
Burr, have been guled by the deceit and
made TO promote the very men against
whom they had for so many years commended.
| Nor is this thing matter OF mere opinion IN
speculation as facts will show. Who was the
| man selected as the leader of the adminstra.
ton in Congress at the beginning of its present
session? Nh. Tanderpoel an old Netc York
Federalist-who is Mr.. Frank Thomas Presi-
dent of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Com
PAW? an old Federalist. Who is Governor
Grasona an old Federatist Who is the Chief
Justice of the United States, Mr.. fancy, an
old Federalist. Who are our present Repre-
sentatives in Congress? one an old Federal
list, the other a scion of as staunch Federal
stock as the Union can boast of Who is our
.Naral Agent? an old Federalist Collector?
the same. lift were necessary, we could mem
ton illustrations without number Of the truth
of what we say; but we shall leave it with
honest Democrats; who have been struggling
for what they were induced to believe was De-
mocracy, because they were told SO, to say
whether they are to get all the kicks and their
former antagonists all the coppers. That this
Federal policy of our present rulers, has ruin,
ed the country, s.too evident 70 be denied, and
we would ask our friends, although they are
our opponents in this matter, whether 1t would
not be wise in them to range up side by side
with their companions of The ''olden time" and
put do.cn Ho,o, as they then did, an Executive
patronage, that gluts itself at the expense ofthe
best interests of the community, and threatens
TO paralize all the energies of this once happy
and prosperous country.
Old Tfppecanoe's Bodily health and actiri :
ty.--sGen. Harrison's habits of industry, ear
ly.acqu red, are still retained The sun never