The Arkansas banner., 1844-09-25

county cf Scoti, oa the second day ef Ss2teHoef,
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 4 call being made upon Mir WlckLIFFE' he rose ard said
 MY CoUNTRYsIEsi s---
 1 came here as . spectator, with yieW 10 acquire inlormation-nott to impartltto others ito listen 10 others--not to speak myselli-- of course am but lily prepared to respond io the call you have just made upon me; be- sides other considerations that admonisli me that T shall fail 10 meet your expectations i'll what | may attempt to say,is the fact, that i have almost ceased public speaking every where; and have not attempted 10 address my lellow-eitzens, in the open air, for several years; and, like the venerable gentleman who has just taken his seat, am not what have been; but e-admonished, as am, of my inability to tlo justice to the subjects shall attempt to discuss, feel myself too much honored in the call you make upon me, to de- cline an effort to satisfy you. ' ou have met together, lelloW-citizens, said Nr. ", to con- suit upon the condition of our beloved coun- try, and to devise the ways and means of sc curing constitutional liberty 10 ourselves, and handing oI i, over, unimparcd, 10 posIeFliy,
 The subject IS q grave one-the object great one ;-one.tlal invites the labor ot pa triots, and one that is worthy of the labor and counsel of fthe.satesman--the honest man and citizen. Our. country is again ill struggle between the friends oi a paper aristocfaey ], and the advocates of popular rights anu De mocTatic principles From the commence ment of our government under the present con- sttution, to this, the couetry has been divided upon the pFineiplesl il would be administered en-the cue party constantly endeavefng le extend tie powers of the federal government, and to bring it into strict analogy with the British government, both in constitution and adminslraiion-the British party contending for the omnipolence of Congress over both the States and the people of the States, upon the ground that the Parliament of Great 5 l. tain is omnpoteni Like the Tory party oi England, they believe that national debt Is national blessing, inasmuch as the debtdne by the government 10 the subject, assures his support and fidelity 10 the government thai will assure his debt. The plan of admnis- tralion of the national government of this party is to plunge the nation into debt, and thereby force Ii to issues of stocks until the stockholders, through their stocks, shall rule the administration of the government, no matter into whose hands it shall fall. On the other hand, the Democrats have always deprecated national debt--have resisted the encroachments of Congress upon the fighis of the States and the people-have declared againsla stock5jobbing and paper afistoefacy have contended that all powers and prlyl- ieges not granted 10 Congress, ol right, belong ta, and remain with ihe States and the people The paper aud the stock -iobbing party afto- gated to themselves the name of Federallsl, and to stgmaiise their opponents, call them Democrats. Thus, one pafty-the paper afis- tocracy---wcre called Federalists, while the advocates of the rights of the States and of tl4e people, in all cases where their rights were not ceded away, were called Democrats.
 Ca the election of AIr. Jefferson to the Presidency, the Democratic party obtained the ascendency and maintained 1t until the administration of John Q. Adams, when by the union of Alr. Adams, a Federalist ol the old school, and Mr. Clay, prolessed Demo- crat, the Democratic administration ei the Federal government was destroyed Tothe Democratic party Ialways belonged, ;. and al though by the union of Clay and Adams, a nondescript party seemed 10 rise upon the ruins of Democracy, still the distinction oi Demociatand Federalist existed, without the contendiug and conflicting parties attempting to clauge their ancient names, until the op- position to the administration of Gen. Jackson was headed by Clay, Calhoun, aud Webster, when, as am just informed by the speech of my friend, Gen. McAfee, the united force of the triumvirs was called, by Col. Webb, of the New York Courier $ Enquirer, the Whig party; so that we are indebted to this cele- brated duellst for the cognomon of Nhig, nsead of that of Democrat. The name is certainly very inappropriate if, by it, we are to understand that is only to designate the followers of particular leader, or particular leaders, especially, as the triumyirS have lail- en out, aud the triumvrate is scattered to the ,. winds. Wings and Tories have their names and the places inthe government of England The Tories are Inc friends of the constitution and the old order of administering the gov ernnlent. Whigs arc the revolutionary party who, dissatisfied with the constitution, are desirous of change in the forms of govern ment, and it's administration. The parties took their rise in the reign ol Charles l. The followers and spartisans of Cromwell were called Wings, while those that supported the King and old order of things, were called Tories. Whig and Tory were terms of mutual reproach, invented by the coniending parties The friends of the King, called the followers of he Protector, EFhigs, and the Protectors supporters called the court party, Tories Wing being derived from ihe Saxon, sgniiiee whey or scum. and was applied to the reyo- Iutionists. to signify that they were the seun andlower order society. To beeven witl the court party,the Wings called them Tories which, in oll Irish, meant robbers; so tha one party called is opponents the dregs ant and scum of creation, while tue other party called their adversaries rogues and robbers And this is the beautal distinction certain leaders would give 10 our political contests z The followers of Cromwell succeeded il overiurning the governments brought the kins to the block. and established the usurper of tho throne of the Stuarts, as Lord Protector Q Enulapd Ctrnn,,.c1I x1,ar NyI,io er