Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1841-05-06
PARTY NAMES.

II deems the most significant, expressive, ana |
popular. Such was that of Federallst, by !
the trainers and advocates of the Constitu-
ton Of the United States; Republicans, by |
the followers of Jefferson, Madison, and Mon !
roe; Democrats, by the supporters of Jack |
son and Van Buren,; and Wings by the OPP
ponents of the administrations of the two lat |
ter Presidents. These are the only Occa-
sions on which a great political party has
had an opportunity Of assuming IA name with
any chance Of its remaining permanent for
many years. Federalism lasted IL years,
Rcpubllcanism, "a years, then came the no.
party administration of. @. Adams, 4 years
which was succeeded by the IL years reign
of Jackson and Van Buren,, whose admins
tratiOns first assumed the name of Democrat
ic.
1t often happens that one political party,
from some incidental circumstance, will be
able to tastcn an epithet upon its opponents
| which they are compelled To respond to and
cannot shake off. OF this character was the
| term BuckiaiL,' applied to the opponents Of
De Witt Clinton and the modern phrase,
Loco Foco, as applicable to the followers Oh
Van Buren, and Jackson. 1t is quite evident
that such epithets do neither go"d or harm,
either TO the party using or the party to
whom they are applied. The People ought
to, and always will, judge ofevery Admins
tration by its measures, and Of the character
of its public officers, by their acts and no
nickname applied to them can have any
permanent effect. Il is precisely for the
same reason that political party derives no
advantage from popular name, the moment
it is known that they do not deserve it. For
instance, the advocates of Van Buren's and
Jackson's Administrations still call their par
~ Democratic. This is the same party
which the whole people by an overwhelming
majority have recently removed and discar-
ded for wastefulness, profligacy, and the
most gross prostitution and corruption. 1t
is sheer nonsense to call political party
Democratic that has so recently been con-
demned by the (denaos) the People them
selves. The name in future, MS applicable
to that party, will only stand out as a glaring
inconsistency. inviting injurious COMPARE
sons between facts and professions; while,
like the name of Federalist in bv-gone
years, it will sink them more and more until
the party itself will become extinct.
1t is curious fact that the word Democrat
was considered a term of reproach in the
early years of our Government, and during
the administrations Of Jefferson, Madison,
and Monroe, it was but very seldom used in
political proceedings. Now, it seems TO have
arisen in universal favor with all parties
and we could not but help remark at the flu
neral ceremonies Of Gen. Harrison, that the
flags Of the opposing political parties were
inscribed-the one, " Democratic Whig,"
the other, " Democratic Republican" This
exhibition must have appeared as something
very singular 10 foreigner, as it did to some
extent to ourselves; and it forcibly remind
ed US of the remark of our worthy friend Ju-
dab Hammond, that political events form
Cycles in history" &C.,.
For ourselves, although we yield TO none
in our regard for popular rights, which we
mean to make manifest in q fearless advoca-
desire TO enter into scuffie with the Loco
focos, about the possession Of name, which
they have to great extent desecrated.-
The name of Wing, under which our ances-
tors achieved the independence of the coun-
try has an odor of patriotism about it that
| we like, and will do well enough for U.S.
And we are the more inclined to this name,
as the word Democratic has so recently been
applied to principles so ultra and absurd,
and TO measures so ruinouS, that we are sat.
lsfied the phrase itself is at this moment pow
erleSS with the great mass of the people;
| and such we think should be the course of
all such us design hereafter to support ihe
present Administration, which it js now
known is pledged TO take n middle course,
avoiding the extremes of either party.
...,.. Ncu- York Tribune
Extraordinary. White, who was
hung at Louisville, Ky, for the murder of
Messrs. Gwatkin and Glenn, was, after a sus-
pension of about 25 minutes, given over to
| the Doctors for scientific experiment-and
strange to tell, was by the influence of gal
vanism restored to consciousness! The
| Louisville City Gazette give particular &C
count OF the progress and result of the expe-
riment. The success of the operators, how.
| ever, is attributed chiefly to the circumstance
that the knot of the rope slipped under the
criminals chin, instead of under his car, by
which his sufferings were continued great
length Of time and were made most excrutia-
ting. On the first application Of the fluid to
ms body, while it was yet warm and trem-
Ding, he rose up in sitting posture, and be-
gan TO work at his throat with great eager
ness. Next he opened his eyes, gave ter
rife screech and bounded into a corner of
the room. Then all exclaimed she's alive"
"he breathes." He sometime afterwards
walked, supported by the physicians, to
chair and sat down, and endeavored to
sneak. The writer says that he is satisfied
that nc MADE an effort of this kind, for imme-
diately on the exe-tion he gave q sorrowful
shake of the head, indicating that he meant
something which he could not express
Though the physicians pronounced him
| alive, they saw that he could i've but a few
minutes, for congestion of the brain vas ra-
pidly taking place, the blood vessels Of the
head being enormously dis,ended. He was
soon thrown into spasms and died in great
agony. Previous to his execution. he wrote
letter to his father, in which he stated that
he was present when the unfortunate men
were murdcred-but that SO far from parti-
cipating in the act, he was compelled TO beg
his own life from the murdercrs. This may
| be true md NAV not-N III Pollo5;,,r,