New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-07-14
The onondnsa standard.

The OnOnlnga Standard.
Some ten DAYS since, we published an extract
/ of a letter from Wing friend who proposed that
the Whips should assume the name of Democrat
as theirs by right, and by their uniform devotion
TO the principles of true Liberty. We agreed IN
part with him in his premises but d's$e"fed en-
! tircly from his conclusion, avcrnng than, tiiough
our right to the name Democrat is at least equal
to that of our opponents we did not choose TO en-
rare in controversy with them on matter so
essentially unimportant as this. Hereupon the
Oaondaea Standard boldly asserted that Z" the
"lcadnp article in The Tribune advises the
/" Wings TO steal the name of Democrat, and APP
DIV it to themselves, at all times and at all haz-
tards" We replied to this, correcting the error
into which the Standard had, as we supposed,
inadvertently fallen. But no. the next number
of the Standard has Just reached us, IN which It's
false accusation is confidently reiterated, and the
letter of or correspondent is torn from the con-
text and paraded in the Standard to prove that
1re advised the taking of the name of Democrat
by the Wings, while oar comments upon 1t, diS-
scnting from It's recommendation, and urging
reasons why the Wings should not assume the
name claimed by o,rr opponents, is suppressed al
| toCethcr-is not even mentioned as existing III
any man can tell wherein the conduct OF the
Standard differs essentially from that of the iolgcr
or cornterfeter, we will thank him for the ntor
nation.
The Standard proceeds TO backyard the
Wings with all the foul names which talsehood
and malice have invented and applied to them
but this we regard as complimentary. So far as
VIC have known, nearly all iorgcrs OF other mems
names or uttcrers Of spurious money have like
bad opinion of the Wing party and bestow SINH
lar names upon it. We cannot consider 1t de-
graded By their hatred or abuse.
In another article, that paper shutiles away
from our charge that the party which 1t calls
Democratic is false to the Democratic pnncl-
pic of protecting tho weak, oevatlng the OPP
pressed, and securing just and equal rights to all
to prove which we instance its attitude with
regard to the Blacks, and its treatment while IN
power, of the Cherokee and other indians. 1T
asks us when The Standard did this or that
We did not speak of the Standard specially, but
of the party which it calls the Democracy. If
any man is ignorant of the history of the expul-
sion of the Cherokees from their lands, how and
by what party it was effected, and of the conduct
OF the respective parties in this State IN regard
| to our citizens of African origin, he can easily
consult the public documents and records. The
facts must be fresh in the minds of most readers.
+. Going back to the formation oil our present state
Constitution, it will be found that those then stlg-
matted as Federasts were united and strenuous
in favor of giving Political rights to Blacks as
well as Whites, while those Wanted as Democrats
almost uniformly insisted that men with coored
skins should not possess the Right of Suffrage,
unless upon Freehold qualifcation.-Now we
are not deciding here that those were right or
these wrong, abstrac,ly-we are only insisting on
the monslrous absurdity of calling those Demo
Gratis, par excellence, who deny equal rights to
the weak, and impose on them Property quail
tication. If negro is not a human being, as
many contend with seeming seriousness, how does
Freehold worth $3.50 qualify him to exercise
properly the Right Of Suffrage
The Standard asks why Gov. Seward and a
Wing Legislature" did not extend the Right OF
Suffrage to the Blacks. The Standard ought TO
they might have taken step toward 1t. The
pretended Democracy have raised much clamor
against the Wings as doing too much for the
African race, in the matter of the Jury Law,
nine months residence of Slaves, &c. &c. But
it will be time to ask why the Wings have no,
abolished all undemocra,ic legislation when they
claim TO be the exclusive Democratic party.
Until then, it is sufficient to show that our party
has done far better than the Phansaical pretend
erS to exclusive Democracy
The Standard iasitics The Rhode Island Ques-
tion--but let that pass. 1t knows well enough
that those whom il accuses of "trampling under
foot the white population of Rhode Island :" for
merely pleading earnestly for years for the
Right OF Suffrage, actually erteaded the Right OF
Suffrage in the very first year of serious agita-
ton of the matter-So that the only question 10
be settled was whether the Extension should take
place in legal FORM or IN a manner wholly illegal
and in defiance OF all constituted authority. We
rejoice that the Wing party was found on the
side OF Freedom secured through Law and Order.
The Standard seems as deficient in logic as in
honesty. We had stated that g the grog- shops
are maialy in the hands Of our opponents, and
are the great nurseries of Loco Focoisn." To
this the Standard replies u,ss :: there are thou
sands and thousands Of men in the country.
acting with the Democratic party, who deplore
tic evils OF Intemperance.' Well: grant it,
and what then Does it follow that the grog-
shops are not generally against us, and nurseries
of Loco Focoism 2 Does it prove any thing ut all
10 the purpose We ask pardon of our readers
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