Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1844-07-11
Modern, Us. Ancient W l,fyctsu,.

The wings of 1910, from Henry Clay, the great embo-
diment, down to Bear the Buckeye Blacksmith, labored
assiduously TO impress on The minds fthc people the Iden-
tity OF themselves with the wings of the revolution. 1t
was not an easy matter to determine, upon the formation
OF the present s~elfstyIed wing party, what were their
principles. We are, IN this respect, no longer at a loss,
since Henry Clay Is now held up as the embodiment of
their principles.
What Is there IN a name Much truly, in that of ,ra,g.
y more potent word could not be found in the political
vocabulary of the United States. Great cunning was
evinced by the leaders, when, in 1910. they assumed TO
themselves tins popular title.
From the day in which those glorious sons Of liberty
unsheathed their swords in defence of their rights TO the
present time, has every true hearted American gloried in
it, as 1t revived the recollection OF the resistance of our
forefathers to an unconstitutional tax. They taught their
children as they recounted, IN old age, their bardships and
sufTerings, to pronounce it with veneraton. And such
was and still is. the magic influence of this word, that
thousands in 1910 left the democratic party and Joined
the present wing party, and where many of them yet re-
main, from reverence and regard for the name 1t Is my
purpose TO inquire into ,ie. identity of the old wing party
and the present party who have assumed their name
and to show that 81 far from being identical in principle,
they are the very %antIpodes OF each other.
In order TO institute the comparison, an enquiry into the
causes which separated the colonies from the mother
country will be necessary.
Great Britain claimed the right 10 tax the colonies. The
colonies denied the right, because they Were unrepreseut-
cd IN the British Parliament which levied the tax. This
was the issue. taxation without representation. Accord
rnclv the mother country proceeded 10 carry out the de-
claratlon of right 10 tax the colonies, by levving duty on
various articles of %consumptlon, imported into the colo
mes. The revenue act of 1867, imposed duties on glass.
paper, painters colors, tea, &c. The duties on all ex-
cept tea, were subsequently taken of. The colonies re-
solved that they would not pay the tax, because II was
unconstitutional. They therefore formed extensive as
soeiations 10 prevent the introduction Of anv article on
which a duty or tax had been levied and when the me-
morahlc oargoes of tea arrived at Boston, converted the
bay into a vast teapot for It's reception. These acts of
resistance to the laws of the British parliament brought
on the war. \ majority of the coionl>is organized them
selves in the defence of Unconstitutional rights and assumed
the title oi wings The residue contended Tor the King
and were called tories Now If the doctrine Of the pre-
sent seItsiyled wing party be true, that The foreign
producer paid the duty or tax on the du,iable articles,
then the colunist> paid no tax whatever. And If they
paid no tax, their boosted motto Of no taxation without re-
presentation, was erroneous and false, and the re,olu-
tlonary war WAS an unlu>ufiable rebellion.
According TO modern wliggerv a. preached by every
long faced federal merchant aud whining village petii-
logger. the wings, the old wings. the true wings, the re-
evolutionary wing, were wrong, and tories Were right.
But let us quote n little history and STE where the
old wings stood Ramsay : hisior, OF the revolutionary
war, written immediately after the war. when every
thing was fresh in his mInd. Page 1913. 1T Book. The
colcni~is reasoned with themselves that rs the dirty and
the price were iHscparab'y hsHdci. If the tea was sold,
erery purchaser 'roald pay q tar, imposed BY the British
parliament. as part Of tie purchase m0Rcyf Here i pure
and und,hIed Old whlssery, the very doctrine the demo-
cratic party now preach. that the consuncr pa,S hc dsty
80 II seems that the doctrine Of the present wings un-
wings ne OH wings II - ed Mugs nae btiicNtd iHc
doctrine Of the present wings. that the foreign producer
paws the duty aud that the duty chedpens the article,
there would have been no revolutionary war. and con-c-
quently no wings. and we al this time, instead Of being a
free and independent nation. would b. dwelling in secur-
.Its beneath the peiticoat Of the British Queen. Wash
iugton. IN the da,s that tired mems souls. stood nj the
head 81 the Wing party. and " his perseverance and cou-
rage ~ the face Of dangers. which, hy thousands of orr
best men, wonld not have been met. secured to Us the
blessings which we now ENJOY. See him al the head of
the American army. marching his soldiers over the frozen
ground, without shoes. without clothes. blankets cr any
thing L. afford them shelter from The fierce winds ct " IN
ter. proving ~ their bloody footprints their sincere al
fachmcni aud devotion 10 the cause oi their country. In
the midst OF extreme restitution and sufrrins>- And
yet. according to modern wllssery. W ashinston. the sol
der and statesman. and not he alone. but hundreds OF
other eminent men. were deceIvIns the people and .nduc-
-ins them 10 believe that they Were absut Ia be taxed Nv
tie mother countr, IN the purchase aud consumption Of
the duilable articles. How can those whir~. vhobclleve
that the producer paws the duty (ior there are some hon
orablc men among them " no except IL tins doctrine) CON
sI>iently thank God. on the anniversary of our Indcpend-
cnce, for ha,iu raised up and Inspiied " ashInston and
others. 10 throw oil the British yoke and 10 establish a
free government where the oppressed Of every nation
might find shelter and protection. from the intolerance OF
religious fanatics IN the old world
I might pursue this train of thought much further, hni
fail, blind. that the present federal party, calling them
selves wings. hold no principle in common with the wings
of the revolution and that the democratic party and the
wings Of the revolution, are identical IN principle. II