The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-09-29
WASHINGTON CITY.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 90, 1910.
THE TRUE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICAN, TICKET.
FEDERAL LOCO FOCOISMS NEW TERM
OF REPROACH.

OF REPROACH
.sBRITISH wings"
The attempts Of the Federal Loco Foco ma
nagers, and of certain journalists in the pay, as
well as in the interest, of the Administration TO
excite popular odidm against the opposition
party of the whole Union, by calling us British
Wings" are equally futile and ridiculous. The
person who first started this unfortunate cry
must have been utterly ignorant ofthe principles
and feelings Of the Wings Of England-he could
never have heard of the illustrious advocates of
the GOOD OLD CAUSE Of Human Rights-SlDNEY,
Russell, HAMPpEN, and others not less known
to iame--he could never have heard that their
sentiment was the immortal watchword, "CIviL
AND RELIGIOUS LIBERTY ALL OVER THE WORLD"
The leaders of the Loco Foco train-bands
must be stupidity ignorant, as well as despicably
piled the term Of British Wings to any poll
teal party by way Of reproach.
Who were the men that contended most
strenuously for the principles Of the american
Reroiution, and against the measures Of tyran-
ny which led to the separation of these States
from the mother country2-and that, too, within
the walls of the British Parliament, and at the
foot Of the British throne? They were BRITISH
WINGS. What have they ever contended for
in their own country? The full and secure pos
sesson-the free and unfettered exercise OF
those imprescriptible rights which belong to us
as men and as members Of society, and the en-
joyment of wise and salutary laws, properly and
So al 81 nj
the feir, but for the advancement of the good Of
the whole They saw the advantages Of this
| freedom in the history of the past. Wherever
true rational, republican liberty had hourished
| there, too, a general civilization was spread
over socety-the arts and sciences prospered as
| if in the climate for which Heaven had destined
them and deeds were achieved which stand
unrivaed in the annals of the world. They
saw in those whom British Tories stigma
TIED and condemned as .srebelsn that high
daring and moral courage which was never ex'
celled in the proudest days of the ancient repub
lics and they sympathized with the patriot
bands who threw themselves on the battle fields
Of their country, and nobly drove back the in
vaders, or persisted in the attempt. And when
after a seven years war, our independence wa:
established, they glored in the triumph of tina
great cause Of liberty which they loved, and &c
which they were devoted at was the nobl,
| spirit of WHIGGIsM' exclaimed the immorta
Chatham) "that induced millions in America
TO prefer poverty with liberty TO g,ided chains
and soraid afuence. What can resist thi:
spirit 7"
| And what is the course of the advocates oil
freedom in England--he British Whigs-of the
present day. Do they ransack the records O
antiquity for proofs Of the advantages of civil
liberty2 No. They point to the great Ameri
can example, and bring forward the high emf
nence on which our country stands among the ma
tons OF the world the lofty character which she
has acquired in political commercial, and mora
point ofvew-and which they trace to the wisdom
and liberality Of our Constitution. They could
not fail to discover, indeed, that within the las
twelve years We have not possessed all that po
litical freedom which we might have enjoyed
and which we were entitled to, and which we
are soon destined to enjoy But still they just
/ lv attribute our emnence as a people 10 the
quantum of civil liberty which we actually dc
obtain, The plant of Liberty has struck it
root deep into Americas soil and il is sending
forth now, every day, strong, healthy, and pro
ductve branches. For several years, indeed, it.
growth has been checked, but now the indica
tons on all sides, tell US that,
Gaily shall it bourgeon, and broadly shall it spread
until every free citizen of this wide Republic
shall sit under its shadow, and taste of its fruit
| The very men who are tauntng us with the
name of British Wings" are those who would
bring the American people back TO the condition
of those countries in which civil liberty is scarce
| y known, or but partially enjoyed-to the fnan
cial policy of nations over which dark and
cruel despotism has brooded for ages, like
frightful incubus. They have established, ant
wish to perpetuate in the code of enlightened
America statutes bearing the impress of the
most hateful tyranny, over which the genius o.
liberty well may weep They have endeavoreC