Democratic banner., 1846-11-09
For the Banner.

You expected an answer, 10 doubt, but
you did mol expect, that any one would
dare, to compete With the VII contained
in the first four paragraphs; and you were
fright. For, when upon your pegasus! ca Ia,
Won bound from the earth, you soar, you
are a hawk. ALI! what would the Banner
have given, to have known that "Fudge"
was to follow thai meddling with Clay'slet-
ter. Little, did the ediicr dream, whenhc
said, ':against Mr.. Clay personally we have
no dislike" that "this is kind, a compliment
that will make the old gentleman proud"
was to come with its scathing satire, drying
up his very marrow, and when he ventur-
ed, however we differ fromhim politically,
did he suppose, think you, that that's a
pity, Mr.. C. must feel bad about it. was to
strike him with its acrimonious bitterness;
and when, she is unwilling to stir up his
ashes,' was it not, Fudge put it to you
as a man, wa it not too blighting, to say,
'this is considerate.' That was the unkind-
est cut of all. However, he might have
outlived this, I say-mighk, for there was
only a bare possibility of it. But, for you,
after these three, paIpable hits, to proceed,
collecting your shafts of whitening sarcasm,
for one fell purpose, and tell him, that it
was inconsidcrate in Col. Webb, to publish
the letter without the consent Of the editor
Of the Banner;' and, that Mr.. c. will be
very careful after this how he exercises his
political kcn,' was outrageous. Still even
from this, he might have recovered, had you
not coupled the former ofthc last two quo
~tations, with, 'the editor of the Banner, who
does nothing except in the most correct,
prudent, and dispassionate MANNER which.
falling upon him like a thunderbolt crushed
him 'cffectually.' But, seriously, is this
stuff satire? is it irony? il it wit,
"That like ABOLISHED razor, keen,
Cuts with an edge, that's scarcely felt or
seem"
Why Fudge, it is not even fun. For you
actually adopt the fwaddle' of an old wo-
mar, land seem to chuckle over the manner,
in using the means. What wiR What
poimH What purpose is there in this mis-
cradle, blinking system of sarcasm, that re-
sembles nothing SO much as the grimace
If a dcaf-mute, making faces in order to be
understood. One must laugh, but with a
feeling of pain for has helpless imbecility;
and yet, he has the advantage of yow, for
he stands by to explain, while you leave
one, to interpret for himself, and by dint of
spelling on his fingers, extract a meaning.
from what is meaningless. I come, now,
to notice the fact, that american industry
means industry in America; and observe,
that it is afact equally true, that two and
are four, and, also, that four are two
and two, yet it is not more true, and GER
tainly is quite as funny. 1t appears TO be
one Of those home truths that all comprc-
bend. But let any one attempt, to prove.
that two and two are four, only, when APP
piled to counting the tariff gotten money of
the blOatcd capitalist, and wen Fudge
himself might be at fault. But what would
that be, more than is now attempted by the
|humbugging cry of American Industry,
when it is used solely in reference to the
products of machine labor? as if nc indus
try was or could be American, but the ma
chine labor Of a monopoly factory. The
slucid, definite, and unmistakeabie signii-
CATION attached to American industry,
contained in the article that wrung your
reply from you, is no doubt disliked by you,
and for a uery sufficient reason. The Sin
corruptible' see, or affcctto see wisdom, not
folly, patriotism, not chicanery and fraud,
in the cry of protection, American indus
try and the other well culled favorite
phrases ofthe leaders. The democracy sa1U
that they were mere 'fetches' to mislead the
unthinking from the fact, that it was all
done TO put money in the purse. They saw
that many of these Congressman were