The Whig standard., 1843-12-13
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WEDNESDAY MORNING. DEC. la. ls4a'

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WEDNESDAY, MORNING., DEC. 13, l843.'
THE MAJORITY IN THE HOUSE DIsRE
GARD OF THE RIGHTS OF TIE MtNORi-
TY-DEMAGOGU . ES-2 S-2cOuRTIERs. ,g i 9i
1t is now past doubt that the majority in the,
House Of Representatives are Determined ION
using the power they temporarily posssesssiif the
same manner the same party have used it, It IN
every legislative body in the Union in. which
they have happened to compose the majority
The rights Of the minority with them are Of no
more concern than if they were 50 many bond
men, and the majority SO many barons orr teudal
lords. In every State where they have had the
control Of the legislatures, they have pursued
the most highhanded course, setting at naught
justice and fair dealing, legistatihg' solely Tor
their own benefit, with an ayowcd purpose to
perpetuate power in their own hands, and mnoi
few States butdening the people with debts
they can scarcely hope ,o,pay, and, at the same
times permitting individuals of their own party
to reward ihemselyes fqr their political services
by peculating supon the public. This has been
VIGOROUSLY the case ia Pennsylvania, New York,
Michigan, and Illinois, in which, States men en-
gagged, upon the public works have become sud
denly rich upon salaries scarcely sufficient to
support The style Jf living they had adopted, and
who went into office poor aiid penness. n 4't'
Thel course pursued by the majority in EA-
PUNCHING from thci journal Of The House the
protest Of the minority, shows low little ire-
gard they have either Tor The rights of that mi
nority, or for public opinion, i IS true they
know they will be sustained BY their devoted
partisans and followers Id whatever ou,rages
they may eonmig, and that they have little rea-
son, therefore, to care what the enlightened por-
tion Of the community think of them. That por-
ton are pot flsir supporters; il is those who
neither think, nor care. 10 think, about public
measures, qnoraby whom they are, sustained.
They neither know nor care whether the ma
jority in Congress pursue course destructive Of
liberty and in violation Of the rights Of others OF
not so long as their doings are professedly
Democratic, they may act as arbitrarily and
desporc as they please, and no fault will be
found -,,. it.n,I i,.el.,,sg.y 5tg,6.t.,
It's mortifying To know that a large portion
Of the American people are Of this stamp; but
mortifving as it may be, il cannot be denied.
With them tsDemocracy' is "a mantle that covers
and hdeslevery thing, The hypocrite who puts
on the cloak Of religion, in order more efectually
to serve the evil one, is soon detected and brand
ed as an imposter and cheat. Not SO, however,
with the political hypocrite: SO long as he wears
the garb Of democracy, and p,otesses TO be deyo-
ted to the people, they good, easy souls, take all
his professions as gospel trutll,l and will forgive
no man who attempts to show them how sadly
they are deceived, played upon, and laughed at.
We desire to see the people less disposed toput
faith in men who. come to them with honied
words and supple knees; we wish to see them
Judge Of, men and Of parties by their acts and
their principles, as they are made manifest BY
lheirh hives, and not rely SO much upon their pro-
fessions Of love and devotion. The courtier is a
being whom all republicans are taught 10 de-
spise; and yet the only difference between a
demagogue and courtier is this, that the latter
pays court ITO the sovereign, king, or queen
while the latter pays court to the sovereign peo-
ple Both use the same arts, both bow at the
shrine Of power, and would do so whether tha
power were lodged il one person or a multitude
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