The North-Carolina standard., 1845-11-05
For the North Carolina Standard.
The arespectob1e part of the community"

~O''''oN0'~S
SAYS rich arstocratc whig TO an old democrat
ic farmer, dressed in p!an decent and comfortable
looking homespun, while engaged in a political ar
gument perfect good feeling, "'Tis true you have
the great body'of the people on your side, but we
wings have the respectable part o. the community
ON our side" Well" says the old farmer. with
digni6ed posture and air of independence,
"what class Of men do you call the respectable
part of the community'2 The rich, | presume.
Well, believe there are more villains among them
than among any other class"
As it is quite common for these aristocratic
wings TO boast of their decency, their morality,
their intelligence, &C., need not be apprehensive
that the above will be considered fabrication.
For specimens of The respectable bearing of that
party we need but recur TO the scenes Of 1910
Their of elecIioneering in that campaign
was such as the honest VeonaurY Of the land would
have scOrned 10 adopt. The principle on which
their course was founded was clearly set forth in
their motto, "We stoop to conquer" For time
they were willing 10 descend 10 a level with the
common vulgar people )" but the ascendancy
once gained, they were wont TO re-assume their
exalted position, high above the common order Of
men for they esteem themselves a superior order
of beings, and the mass of mankind they consider
fit for nothing but hard labor. the proceeds of which,
they seem TO think, righIfuiy belong, not TO the
producers. but to themselves, "the rich and high
born" They desire, not that we should deliver
our earnings directly into their hands, for that
would not be ''bonorable % but they desire 10
stand at The head of political machineries which,
in their insidious operations keep up continual
affuxion of our labor into their hands. | speak of
The leaders of the party.
What would we farmers and mechanics think if
these men were TO put forth a mandate requiring
US TO give them annually portion of our lawful
earnings, without receiving any thing for it, and
threaten vengeance in case we refusrd2 Would
we humhly obey them2 No we would rise in
our native strength, and soon put them to their
senses. We'll, is there difference whether we
place part Of our earnings directly into Their
hon zhofho II ho lro
OF these great political machineries If there be
any il is in favor of The former method; for the
latter is not only equally unnst but there is min
gled with il deception of the blackest kind. They
tell US these institutions are indispensable TO our
prosperity and happiness; they declare they love
US with all their hearts that they desire TO see the
condition of the common people" ameIioEated
and that all their efforts directed to that end
My dear slrs, we must not believe them, for they
are trying TO deceive US. Let Us recolIect, that
while some are full Of their professions of love to-
wards US, others, 10 an unguarded hour come forth
with sentiments like that uttered by the aristocrat
ic whig of whom we have spoken.
Who of us can turn to the history of past ages
and behold how honest laboTing millions have been
CALLED and oppressed by the wealthy few, without
dropping sympathetic tear, although they and
thei: oppressors have long been summoned before
that tribunal where kings and princes are Judged
by the same rule that farmers and mechanics are :?
And who can glance at the history of our own
country, and witness the present state of AFFAIRS
without being assured that zoe now have, and had
from the day that our national existence com
mehce9, class of men among who would be
quite willing the mass of our people reduced
to condition, at best but equal to that of the serfs
of England? As such class existed in all repub-
lies in time past, presume we at least excus-
able in believing that we have such class in our
republic az the present day: 1t is assuredly the
case The chafacteTistlc features of the two con-
tending parties are TOO widely different for us to
believe tha; both are acting under like impulses,
and aiming atthe accomplishment of the same end.
Itcannot be that under views SO widely different,
both parties aboring 10 enhance the welfare of
all, aud it would be unreasonable to suppose tha.
each party is contendiDg for the interests of the
Other, al 4he expense Of their own; but it is in
Ioadance with The tenor Of human affairs FOR each
wers !; 10 be eontendng for their own inteFests,
even at the expense Of these Of the other