Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-06-02

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had they been, how much Individual suffering had
been svo'dsd-how much national disgrace been
spared US.
MAr 18th, isl9.
Mn. Enron: The Loco Foeos have for some
time been trying TO fas,en the name Of Federalist
upon the Wing party, knowing how odious is to
| The hulk OF the people IN this country, Who i'm
properly look upon It as SYNONYMOUS with Aristo.
crat, Traitor and Tory; and the success Of the
Loco Foeo party in the late State elections is very
much to be attributed to the charge Of Federalism
upon the Wings
Now the wings should put down this charge at
once for, although there is doubt that the Fedc
raj PARTY, which has now ceased. was one of the
pures, and most patriotic parties that ever existed
IN any country, aimee the world was created land
impartial poSterity will certainly give them credit
for Il; they, with General Washington at their
head, fought the battles Of our glorious Revoluton)
yet, there Is prejudice in Tins country against
the name OF Federalist, and II 10 used by Dema-
sogues opproLrious epithet. il should be me,
at once, and the subject set to rights. The fact u.s.
that the Loco Foco party is much more obnoxious
TO the appeaton of Federalist, than the Wing
party
The Loco Foco party supported the Procama-
ton, the Force Bill and all the arbitrary usurpa-
tons OF GEM jackson; the disiran chisement OF New
Jersey, the Standing Army and Sub-treasury of
MIR Van Buren,, &c.-nnd went much further in
favour of strong Executive, than the Federal par
~ ever did. The Wings, on the contrary, are for
reducing the power and patronage of the Executive;
and Il you go for the substance Of the thing, and
not for the mere name, much more Demo-
Gratis than the Loco Foco party.
Examine the measures advocated ny the two par
ties now IN this country. The Wings are in ia
YOUR of a United States Bank, and n sound State
Bank System.
In 1915. n United States Bank was Democratic
measure. advocated and passed by the Democrats,
Mr. Madison at their head with the appreciation OF
Mr Jefferson; and opposed by the Fedcralists,
Weoser at the head OF them. II II were Demo-
erarc then, II must be so now. Besides, the bank
ing system is certainly more Democratic than the
rd-money system advocated by the Locos. Look
at the ffeest Governments oil over the worlJ aud
you Ind they have mixed currency of paper a nd
specie and the Despotic Governments are hard
money Governments. Again the consequence OF a
hard money currency is to give the wealthy mo-
nopoly OF trade, Nc.-tle banking system places
| the poor merchant aud mechanic, who have only
their good character and industry to depend upon,
more on an equal footing with the rich. Is not that
Democratic7
The Wings are in favor OF tariff incidentally
protective; Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Dallas,
Lowndes. Calhoun and ali the democratic Congresscs
up to is2S went for protective tariff If il were
democratic then, It must I've now. But is not the
encouraging our own mechanics, and labour, in
preference 10 foreign, democratic1 Is not the keep.
ing our shoe-makers carpenters, bricknyers black
smthS, tanners, painters, carriage makers, plough
makers. gun makers, and powder-makers, &c. &c.
Il
oil foreign countries, IN case Of war, democratic
The Wings are for the distribution law Is il no,
| the most State Rights measure that has ever been
| hroached since the foundation of our Government 2
Did not every democratic State In the Union, except
"here the lands lay allocate It nj the beginning in
| 1882 and 1887 Does that look like fedora mea :
surel
Judge Jack Robertson, an ultra democrat, said
It was State Rights ITSELF and | wonder how Blu
chnnan, fancy, Sc, will compare with that pure
republican, Jack Robertson, IN democracy.
! The Wings are in favor of Henry Clay for the
next President. We'll, II Henry Clay I've not De-
mocrat enough, or, would rather say, Republican
enough, where will you find a man in TINS or any
| other country, who isl
Was he not n Democrat when he advocated the
last war with England7 How stood Taney Bu-
chanan, lngerso and mary others Of the selfs,y led
democrats of the present day, then 2 Flaming de-
mocrats now, but how stood they then7
! Was not Clay democrat when he was sent to
Client by MIR Madison Was he not a democra,
when he introduced his resolutions to acknow ed
the independence OF the South Amer republics,
even before any other man in country dared 10
breach the subject Was he not Democrat when
he did the same thing for Greece, when other men
feared the interference Of foreign powers1 In fact,
has he not always been democrat, n republican,
even since his bOyhood, when he carried his mothers
corn 10 mill in the slashes OF Hanover, before hc
emigrated to Kentucky, "poor, penniless, and with
out the favor OF the great" and where, by his own
eNertions, he raised himself 10 be the greatest man
IN our country II Henry Clay be not Democrat,
or rather. pure Republican, by birth, by education
by his whole political course, and by his truly sim
pie and republican life and manners, where on
earth will you find onel And yet he is called a
Federast, and the Wings Federalis,s, for support
ing him.
Every man is Federalis and every mea
sure federal TO which the self styled democrats
are opposed. When they wanted Crawford "a
be President. General Jackson and his support
ers were Federn'ts. When they took W
General Jackson, then Adams and Clay became
Federasts. And so, also, with measures: formerly
the u 5. Bank. the tariff, ds,rbut on, reduction o.
power and patronage OF the Executive, separating
the purse and sword. Withdrawing Congress from
the Influence OF Executive patronage, sc. were De.
mocratc; but now, forsooh, because the wings
advocate these measures, they are Federhl-In
fact, every thing Federal that the wings advocate
and every thing Democratic that the LocOs advocate
But, fellow wings, we must not allow them 10 get
the whip-hand OF US in that way. We must moi
allow ourselves TO be called Federaists, or the self
styled Democrats 10 be called the only Republicans
but 4 they call us Federalists, why we must in
| self defence, call them Tories and MOnnrchists a,
they are for giving the Executive, monarchica
power: and we must explain to the people the true
position OF the two parties, for mankind are very
apt TO be taken by mere name; and the Loco Foco.
have the cunning TO assume for themselves n popu-
| lar name. and give their opponents an unpopular
one. We must be called Wings or Republicans
| not Federalis's; and they must not be called Demo,
Gratis, but Loco Focos and Torres.
CHARLES CITY.