Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1842-10-25

POLITICAL RANCOR.

out. 10 endureS while llte remains, unre
lenling, unnltigated, unmiIigable. A to-
Ty believes himself superior TO allbut to-
res; be claims exclusive privileges, and
denies them TO all but its own order: and
be despises all who have them not, and he
hates all who would take them away
Hence contempt and hatred are the pre-
dominant, governing sentiments of tory,
and under their influence, he necessarily
becomes malignant, viturperative, cruel,
reckless Of reputation or life, regardless
OF the suffering which he inhicrs upon
those whom he despises and hates. En-
-Rlish, and American history furnish abun-
danf evidence TO this character in tories
In the wars between right and privilege
in the reign Of Charles /, tho cdrdlierS, or
nobility, of course tories, acquired an in>
flmous celebrity for the remorseiess cru.
ely with which they tramplsd upon prop.
orty, character, life, every other right, in
the Round Heads, or republicans. In ev-
cry subsequent struggle between priVil-
ege and right, the aristocracy of England,
have exhibited the same malignty, the
same rancor. the same cruelty of temper,
the same disregard 10 character and life, j,
the same fieAdish exuilation in defamino,
robbIng, imprsoning, killing the advo-
Gates OF human rights, which characierz.
ed their barbarous predecessors in the
days OF Charles l, During our revelu.
tionary war, the cruelties inflicted bv the
British aristocracy upon the rebels, we're
almost as atrociou5 as those which mark
cd the desolating march Of Jehghis Khan
or Timour. AT the commencement of
the French revolution, when democratic
principles began to spread in England, the
arlslUcracy exhibited as much ferocity a.
gainst such inAoU atiORs, as had ever char
acterzed tories in any Anglo Saxon strug-
&le between might and right. Hence
the numerous trials for treason, the nu-
merous fnings, imprisonmenls and trans.
pOrtatiols which sgnaIized tho sanguna.
ry and pronjgato reign Of George ILL., We
pronounce this reign piCAigate, because,
while manners and habits of that monarch
and his cOnsort we've corset enough,
those OF his children and of upper class.
es' of his timo, wcro as thoroughly de-
based as those Of the French court in the
reign Of Louis XIV.
But the dark traits Of character which
arc always exhibited by aristocracies,
have moi heen confined, among the Anglo
Saxon breed to the Island of Britain; for
the American tories of our revolution eX.
hlbited all tho malignant passions which
Characterized The British Government and
its oilicers, and which were so signalv
dIspiayedm Connecticut, and in the JeF.
soy prison ship. Andin later times in
our own country, after the establishment
OF its independence, the spirit of arristoc.
racy was awake, and exhibited The same
unhallOwed passions which ever attend
: oil lis movements. History has record.
ed tho contests between parties which |
ragged so hcrcoly during tho presidency
Of John Adams OF these parties, one
e. denied the capacity Of the people for self
government, insisted upon freehold suif.
rage, or such high pecuniary qualifica.
tons as pSaced the right of sulIerago upon
the close borough system, enacted the ali.
On and sedition laws, required standing
army for the support Of government, and
insisted that liberty could never be safe
IN the United States ill the institutions
were moro assimiated to tho monarchy
Of England. This party called them
selves tederdAStS; though, as they con
tended for consolidated central govern.
Incnt, and greater limitation to the right
OF the States; they had no just claims to
this title. Tho other Of these parties
insisted that in our country, mankind
were enlightened and virtuous enough
for selfiiovsnmeni, and therefore could
DO trusted with universal suffrage: that
is government founded on the popular
will, standing armies are not only useless
but dangerous: that alien aud sediuon
laws were inconsistent with those for
which the people commended in the reyo.
luton; that as Federal principle was the
only safe foundation Of a republic in an
extensive country, the rights of the states
must be maintained, and consolidation,
accumulation Of power in Congress or the
Executive, shUuld be resisted. They
called temselves democratic republicans
In the controversies between these two
parties, the Federalislsgenerally and cs. {
pecally in New England, and above all
in Connectcut and Rhode Island, then I
under the government Of royal chartots, c
exhibited tho sams conlemplnous and T
TAdcorous hatred which has always char.
acterized the tories Of England, ia their c
opposition TO republicans, or any other ad. a
VocalOs OF liberal institutions. p
III their opposition 10 democratic re-
publicaDism, The "Federalisia" Of those b
days, in their Writings aud speeches, pro 81
ScTlbed no limits TO libel, slander, dafani. 81
aiivn, vltuperation. The English lanRu. d
zee, with AZ its fertility in terms OF 70. C
prOach, contained nothing too vile IN their Of
eei1naNgn Do lor eharacierzins their oppo
nsnss. iney claimed "al the talent, all tn
the learning, oil the morality, all the do. lie
eency' 10 the land; and they represented liz
sveTy republican as stepped IN VICE of ne