The Whig standard., 1843-12-02
W A S H | N G I @ N,
SATURDAY EVENING, DEC. 2, 1s43.
"POLITICAL MUMMERIES."

The Globe, Pennsylvania, Richmond En-
Locofocoism cannot refrain from harping upon
the "political mummeries," as they delight to
call lhem of 1910 by which, according TO them,
the honest, intelligent, and Independent DEMO
cRAcY Of the country were deceived, cheated,
and bamboozled out of their votes. We cannot
but admire the very cool and naive manner in
which these disinlerested organs Of the party
laud the people as the most intelligent, honest,
sagacious, and all that, and at the same moment
and almost in the same breath, tell them they
were the most arrant set of chowder-heads, SIM
pletons, and goslins, in 1910, that ever lived
Nay more, they charge the Wings with having
bought up this honest and unpurchasable Demo-
cracy--this incorruptible people, Indeed! Well,
if the Wings bought them up, they must have
sold themselves, and been therefore just as gull
ty and corrupt as the Wings are charged with
being. This is complimentary to the people Of
this country, truly Complimentary to the De-
mocracy, is it note Certainly they must feel it
to be SO, and ought truly to appreciate the good
opinion thus expressed Of them. We hope
they do.
But it is laughable, truly, to observe the alarm
expressed by Richie, Blair, Neal, Green and
others, at the fact Of Mr.. Clays going into the
woods, and with his own hand cutting-not a
suitch, gentlemen, don't tremble so-no, not
switch--but only pole, a flagstaff, nothing
more. They turn their eyes stealthily towards
Mr.. Clay while thus busily engaged pretty
much as the little truant culprit, who has
been promised taste of the birch, watches his
father hunting out and cutting suitable instrn-
ment with which to warm his jacket. Neal, Of
the Pennsylvania, who is always good natured,
and would crack a joke even upon the switch he
was about TO encounter, is facelious on the occa-
sion, but evidently endeavors under this acetious
ness and air of indifference, to hide his fears
Banners, gatherings Of the people, mass meet
ings &c., are not accordant with his refined
taste: oh no, it is emulaling the example Of
"Bartlemy Fair" in the political contest. He
does not like the idea of assembling twenty thou
sand Wings at York, Pennsy ylvania, TO attend the
Young Mems National Convention at Baltimore.
Well, we are not rery much astonished at Mr.
Meals dislike of this great movement of the
young men Of Pennsylvania. 1t has something
ominous in it (ohnnibus we might say) to be sure.
"It is a burlesque upon Democracy" says the
Pennsylvanian If SO, then it is only carrying
the absurdities Of Democracy little further than
they have been before carried.
But how comes it about that these Democratic
organs have all at once become SO fastdous in
their taste? How long is it since they used to
raise their hickory poles, and celebrate the event
by drunken orgies9 How long since they used
to form professions by torch-light, bearing ban
ners with General Jackson's "mage and super
scription 2" How long is it since they summoned
the whole democracy of Philadelphia to attend
the funeral of young man killed accidentally,
no one knows to this day how, in a row raised
by themselves, to make an ostentatious parade
of woe, and to weep crocodile tears, and march
'with measured step and slow" to deep and
solemn music, from the house of real mourning
to the house prepared for all the living z" Mr..
Neal has forgot, or probably wishes to forget,
these "political mummeries." But if the young
mans memory cannot extend so far back, posi-
bly, he may remember certain professions of little
ragged rascals picked upin the street and bought
for penny piece, or bit of gingerbread, to
Join in and make one of the orphans" whom it
was Mr.. Girard's intention should be educated,
but whom, it was alleged had been defrauded
of their enjoyment of the benevolent provision
made for them by that distinguished and canon
lied philanthropist, whose image was on these
occasions substituted for that of Gen. Jackson.
Talks the Pennsylvania about "political num-
meries and humbugs?" What humbug or mum
mery equalled that of the celebrated "gold hum
bug" when the people were promised that gold
should be SO plenty that it would flow up the
Mississippi river and gisen through the inter-
stices Of every poor mans purse! That "god