Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1841-03-09
FROM WASHINGTON.

s. Mcdary Eq.:
Again | write. Selfinteresf, person
aggrandjzemeni. private gOsS p. secrt
plOltings, and olfice begging. are the CON
mingled Ingredients that serve TO max
up abe little, serpenfiHe mOFrmPhfs Tia
now checker over The city Of Washington
and render il the theatre ot political man
Guvro and intrigue.
We are now literally taken by storm
| Hitherto; The obEce lazarOne, as the N
Y. Iletald denaminlles the hungry, loaf
ing sllrvlngS of the Federal paihelin,
here, have ON cams dorm upon the citl
by the flock. But nuE they come il
hoods-,n clouds--thick as the locus {
of Egypt af,ra a three months parchny
drought Sweeping alo ,g tho Ayeun.
with the Pnmp aud swagger Oft Lpndol
cockney, most Of thesa city coxcomb.,
with kid and cane, and curly locks--wilII
''tddyP .fdi'e" hanging upon the arm, are
scratching for Gadshy's, the old hero's
mead quarters, for The first Introduction.
| encountered little army of these ex.
quisiies this I'M rang, and. for once, II
roll 'O'uud. square-lned western Demo.
cra'. was put To his Irumps. TO know 10
what plrtlculAr species in nliurt lsO.
ry the mile portion Of Ih's motley gronp
really belonged. Natural IS alone are
competent 10 decide it. will not inter.
tere in province so exclusively anolh.
er's. But il is enough 10 sicken and
DISCUS The most stubborn soc, and maxi g
poor human n,ture itself weep aver the
iolIles OfIts kind, TO turn aud philosnphse
upon the IN serabIe servIily, the creep.
ny, crawling, pnsllanmnus. spaniel.like
submission and subservipncy, to which
so IN my Of the song Singers of The last
campaign VIII humble themselves for Of.
ictal sinrles and ftvO". Where rs their
independence? Where the spirit thai
becomes f'eemm! Fled !one--
swallowed up ia sordid in ercs,--,n men.
.iHl dependence and sefVile man 1corsIipu
Oar institutions are Threatened. Non.
arclly rs courlcd. Plain. placlicaI Amer.
Iiranism is INV ONLY in ndmP. Oar ma.
'tinn.l character is rapidly merging Into
that Of EuronPan lnagNi6cencP. pomp. and
-plendur. We are aping fureign man.
nets. Liberty is h, coming DE,PoTlsN
PAT and Lnndon, so far US The arbitrary
rules Of The laws of .ftshion can subim.
gaiG "A nation, have oar destiny in 'eir
keepinG. One only need To stroll in the
Senate Chamber ur take a glance at the
ladies' gallery Orthe House in a sunny
af Grnuan, TO witness that gaieiy and cost.
iy exlravIgance which rsbukes all our
IDLE prelensions To ptainness and pracii.
Ch! ecCnolny, as free people. Where
e the evidence OF hard times? Where
The simplicity, The IrugaIity, thu mqricd
our early career--'hat Distinguished us
before The lSnal echo Of Overrrading,
speculation aud misfortune havG reverbe.
rated in melancholy sounds through the
continent? And that ECHO, still inger.
ing around us, exclaims, WHERE? But
8dmUnltion is ftuHess. The folies Of
The world kuUw no law. More than half
seek for nothing higher than
that which ministers 10 The fancy aud The
appetite. But we have an administration
about 10 come in, who have been lavish
in prom ses Of REFORM; and as mOst Of
Ihe exravagAnces Of the times are of
IlIeir own party creation, the correction
NJ abuses will bccOme mere fam "
operation. Lei them got work early
il The successful chtstissment of thar
followers and friends. 'ris Indeed time
70 doom pitt all arbitrary di$tiaciions--
10 Ie,eIaIl the pivieged clAsses--,o
weep usids the corrupling, cOrrnding.
;ankering Influences Of nnrestrained
Banking interpretations, and the ten
housand calanilies and mischieEs that
hey entail upon the country. Let them
,arIy tOtns task ofREFoRM--thai REFORM
VhIch will bling industry to its proper
iandardl-which will stand the ponr
mans Irend--which will protect tho Ia.
'orng interests, and elFscIuaIly check Il
he INNOVATIONS, aud the threatening I'm.
iers of.the iasidiOus money Powerof the 5
aud. ga eH 2.
p. S. In The heat ofyes;erday's de. y
'ate IN tho House. an allrrce OH took {
'lAco between MeSsrs. P,ckenS and I
'tinley, fj0m which ser ous cons qnen q
eS are unprecedented. Stanley wis tire il
neldnsly abusive Of every body. He .
ul and lnIusI upon every sde;--aad, I
II this belligerabl effort, he personally, h
nd mos grossly iusuIled The South Car. !
lima DelegaliOn, and amdng them. Mr., /
'ickens. II was lhoughl challenge i
'ss seRt bunlate last evening. Il may i
q esrecOncied. Bupthere was wOnder' a
Ol exsltement throughout the House. y
which continued itS sitting some time p
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