Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-10-15

Orleans Courier rakes down this gosIiDg
class Of politicians 10 fine style.
"lt is superlative nonsense says iho,
standard democratic print, ato talk as
some of our democrats Of yesterday do.
about old hnnkers and all thai kind 81
balderdash. That term is almos, inyoria.
bly, applied to old democrats, who have
passed their lives in uphoIdng The princi-
pies and measures of the party ia ali Re
fortunes--and none are more glib ia using
this nickname, Than individuals who have
twisted and turned their politics 10 suil
every breeze that blew. Old bunker IN.
Decd Why the expression ia the signiG.
cation which il conveys, is really com
pliment 10 any one to whom ii is applica.
Bile. Old Hankers! Mr.. Jefferson and
Gen. jackson, as they never deyiated from
the right path, were per force old hunkers.n
The above remarks are made in refer
ence TO the appointment Of Mr.. Preur as
collector Of the port Of New Orleans,
which appointment we have noticed under
the proper head. Mr.. P.'s objectionable
sin appears to have consisted in his
having been friendly 10 Mr.. Van Buren,.
The Courier continus its searching rebuks
Of this cackling class Of unfeged birds, thus:
1t is true he was in favor of Mr.. Van
Buren, before Mr.. Polk was nominated,
as what democrat in New Orleans was
not, except those who were in favor Of Mr.,
Calhoun2 Is it an offence to have wish.
ed success to the wise, the viriuous, the
talented, but unfortunate Van Buren?--
Alas, then, many of the best democrats
are 10 be proscribedn'
at is really amusing to hear some Of
our hnlf-1edged democrats talk about
Prieur's political principles. Some Of
those chaps we knew as wings FIVE years
ago, others were bank men, and others a.
gain were members of the Native Anne
rican Association, by whose insldious ope-
raiions the democratic party was brought
to the verge Of destruction"
GO am for a National bankp exclaim-
ed Tom Marshall in one Of his late speech
es at Lexington. 'Hurrahr shouted his
'locofoco audience. Il voted for the la
riff of 1922 exclaimed Tom. Ilur-
rah! hurrah!' shouted the locofocos.
"Wha, marvellously sensible thing a
'locofoco hurrah' is" Lou. Journal.
Il am opposed to National Bankn ex-
claims Pat. Tompkins in his wing speech
es now. Hurrah!' shout his wing audi.
tors. | am for Texas all the timer says
Pat. 'Ilurrah! hurrahp shout the coons.
What maryellously sensible and con-
sistent thing Coon's squall of applauseis!
Pat and the other wings in the Legisla-
ture of ls4l passed the most out and-out
anti-tariff resolutions. Now Pat is an
ultra tariff proiectionist.
Pat at the last election voted the full
anti-Texas ticket. Now he is loud for
9 Texas all the time a.
Pat, in the legislature of '43, introduce
ed an amendment TO Cushman's resou-
tons respecting refunding Gen. Jackson'S
fine at New.Orleans. His amendment
recommended the refunding of all money
spent by Gen. Jackson in defending Mrs.
Eaton; and was intended and understood
as the deepest insult TO the Old Hero and
his friends.
Non Pat expresses the highest admi~
ration of Gen. Jackson, and is trying TO
humbug his friends by the most hypocriti-
cal hattery Of the man he thus slandered
when he had the power.
Until the last election Pat and Prentss
with all the wings denounced democracy
oo Iacob;o,e,, arra ri, n,ep, no all that