Weekly national intelligencer., 1846-11-28
POLITICS OF THE DAY.
FROM THE RICHMOND VINO.
FEDERALIsT AND TORY.

To The Editors Of The Wing:
GEsrLEMEs | see by recent number of the Washing
Union that the Editor of that paper has determined to
withhold from the Wings their distinctive appelation and
substitute that of Fedealss, more truly descriptive Of
the character and principles of the Opposition, and through
the Charleston Journal suggests similar change to the whole
Democratic press In this you very properly re-
fer to the number Of distinguished men high in the
fdence of the Locofoco party gross inconsistency To
your remarks permit add few sentences from enc of the
Junus Tracts No y published during the canvass OF 1914
The extract will be found on page Is
Who are the Democrats? The Wings stand precisely
in that position only the subject OF the currency
those principles avowed and settled IN 1876 and reas-
serted in 1892 though overcome by the vote OF the ocoipco
party but the Wings also the true Democrats advocates
of popular rights and eformers of Executive usupatons
and corruption.
and the Wing press (shall call it folly should allow the
ocoocos the benefit of the of Democrats II is one
of the greatest mistakes political party ever made
The position which the word democracy occupies IN
minds its etymoogy indicates is for the most part
the opposite Of monarchy people government As such,
it will rule the world, and ought to do So"
To this it may be added that the subject of the tariff
the old Democratic party not less orthodox.
yo editorial the subject referred to, you profess will
ngness submit the proposed designation without mur-
nur esteeming it, in truth is rather honorable
title than otherwise Now, in this feeling cannot altoge-
baced an unusually large proportion of commanding talent
and sterling negy but, after the great which con-
summaed Jeersons triumph and postrated his opponents,
the began oweyer unustly) to be looked upon
repoach In this light is evident opponents regard
and is equally evident their purpose to create popular
prejudice and subseve party ends by axng the stigma upon
Nor hy any convinced that they at all
estimate the magical influence of in times of high po
litica excitement.
The term bcofocois utterly unmeanng one, and though
sufficiently distinctive, implies neither praise repoach.
II s therefore, unfit be selected retaliation of this
cent aggression upon the Wing party TO place ourselves
upon equal ground, therefore, permit suggest through
your paper that the Wing press again give opponents the
they applied to them for short tme but subse-
queny, in a spirit of forbearancr, Withdrew that
Tories II will be remembered that Mr. Calhoun, then
ing zeaousy with the Whigs in aspeech the Senate
twelve years ago. referred to the sudden revival and
adoption Of the old party of Wing and Tory
cums,ance of unusual sgnicancy indicating singular pro-
prety their application and, in illustration, cited remark
ascrbed the Emperor Augustus that all his power would
avail to force upon his people single word If the
speech hand would quote the passage, though well
known As it is may ask that you will turn to it, and pre-
sent your readers at the close Of this communication
The challenge has from the Democratic party They
have sought enlist popular prejudice against by axing
which they know themselves to be least equally
titled claim Let meet them in the spirit and we
shall soon see whether the FedraEst the Tory party will
be more FESTIVE under the infcton. A WHIG.
Erfract from Mr.. Calhoum's Speech IN 1884 on
the Protest of President Jackson.
81 mortified that in this country, boasng of its Anglo
Saxon descent any of respectable standing, much less
the President Of the United States should be found
tain principles leading such results and
scarcely believe myself be breathing the of country
and to be within the walls of the Senate chamber when
hear such doctrines vindcated. is proof Of the wonderful
degeneracy of the naesof total loss IF the concep.
ton Of constitutional liberty. But in The midst of his de-
generacy perceive the symptoms of regeneration. is
not my ,cish to touch the party Designations that hare
Gently obtained hoceuer cannot bu remark tint The
gipai of the purity Of The Reroion, after they had
so long siuBlbered, not lchout meaning, ,choht
indication Of return 10 those principles Which lie at The
foundation Of our liberty"
"What is there Che contnued) in the meaning of Vine
and TouY, and ohat IN the character Of the times, ch has
caused their sudden revival purity designations this
time take it that the very of Toryism-ha which
constitutes Torysto sustain prcrogave against privilege
support the Executive against the Legislative Department OF
Government and to lean the side of power against the side
of liberty while the Wing in these particulars of the very
opposite principles. | must say 10 those who are
interested that these party should be revived that
nothing but their rerersing their possibly prerenf
their application They to Me,nSereS-tey o,ce 10
tho chief Magistrate whom eysupport as the head Of their
party that they should hall an the support Of the despotic
and sUish doctrines Which hear daily adranced before
the return Of The rercing spirit Of liberty shall oper,chel,
Hem Dih those pho are leading them to their ruin"