Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1842-01-25

be the professions of such people, we
pronounce them the revilers and hdters
of democracy. They may covet her
fame, but TO claim for themselves the
honor of wearing her mantle, would be
vain.
1t is due to the opinions of men and not
less due to our owpI character, that in
CHASING our political opponents in the
federal school, we should briefly recur
10 the evidence which demonstrates that
to be their true position, and reveals the
badges and indcia Of old fashioned fed J..
eralism. In doing this, can it be said
that we are unfair, il instead of relying
upon their professions, as proof we resort
10 their actionsP Actions speak truer
than words. We will not, therefore, per.
nit ourselves TO be misled BY names and
professions The Prince of mischief, il
is said, may, for purposes of evil, at times,
change his shape and assume a question.
able or even divine form, and why cannot
tederaist under an assumed name make
acceptable professions, both Of principle
and motives of action, and still labor eff
cently in his vocation? Let US then test
the creed of our adversaries, by a critical
examination of their conduct, whether
we find them protesting our faith or not
whether they are associated as Wings,
National Republicans, the American Sys.
TEN party, Democratic Wings, advocates
of "Home League" or uLder their own
proper name of Federalsts, or any of the
innumerable ALIASES which in the last SO
years, they have adopted at pleasure,
and soon after adoption, cast aside for
CAUSE. In this way it is impossible TO
fail in detecting counterfeit of democ.
racy.
What says their conduct for the year
A. d. l64l3 Did they not labor to Gre
ate national debt of over thirty millions
of dollars? Did they not seek to subtract
from the many and place in the, hands of
the favored few, the entire monied pow.
er Of the nationP Did they not, as far as
in them lay, effectualIy unite the power
of the nation in the same hands which
held the executive sword? Did they not
divert the public revenue, derived from
the public domain from The actual sup
port of Government, and offer it as
bribe to purchase political capital, as
sop to reduce the States from their inde-
pendence, as pledge to the foreign mo-
ney-mongers, that no recurrence to fun
damental principles, whatsoever, should
stay their hands, when they, the moneyed
autocrats of Europe, knocked at the
doors of Congress and demanded ma
IiOnal guaranty, that neither of the twen-
ty-six sovereignties should forfeit its
plighted honor? Did they not twice at
tempt TO exercise the power, (reiected
directly as an amendment TO the Consti-
tutiOn.) of creating Nation Bank?
Aud was not the country twice saved by
the firmness of one man, from the clutch.
es of the money powerG
Did they not wantonly disregard ample
warnings, and, refusing to learn wisdom
from past experience, do this while the
astounding proofs ofthe corrupt practices
of the late bank were staring them in the
face, and making the names of its officers
and that system of fnanciering, re
proach to the people of both hemis-
pheres?
Did thes not denounce, in indecent
and unmeasured terms, and as traitor
to their cause and to the precepts of
common honor,a man of their own seIec-
ton for the second office In the gift of
the American people, for the sole reason
that he had observed and kept his oath
"t0 protect and defend the C0nstitution?''
The burning effigies, which have tended
to light John Tyler in the path of his du.
ty, may answer this question.
Did they not, in criminal forgetfulness
or neglect of the doctrine, that all govern
mental powers emanate from the people
and should only be exercised IN obedience
to ttieir will, strive again and again tC
adopt plans and enforce measures which
were never submitted TO the people
without receiving their prompt and deci
sive condemnation When did the Amer
ican people vote, that money collected
of them for the public service, might bt
} used to promote objects of personal Gu
pidity and private speculation? WheT
! did they vote for Ievying moneys b.
means of a protective tariff, of unequa
} duties, that would impose unequal ant
} unjust burthens on different portions o
the Union? When, that the consumer
t of tea, coffee, salt and of other necessa
| ries Of life should be taxed, while the con
3 sumers ofsilks and wines should go free
: And when did they vote that the publ
h expenditures, swelled to an imprope
8 sum by means of au inflated currency
6 should be further increased, instead o
|, diminished, by degrees, as rapidly a
i the public welfare would permit
If We were told by the late organ of thi
q party on his Induction into Office, that 6
Is ROMAN ConsuI'' once said, that men seek
l. ing power sometimes made profession
IF to the people, which were forgotten an
q disregarded as soon as that power wa
y gaipad. The future politician will fin