Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1847-04-08
WHY NOT CALL THEN FEDER-
AllSTS 81

It's amusing 10 witness she assiduity with
which the "Union'' and "EnsuHcr." follow
cd By few of the ncsi rabd Loco Foco prints.
labor &c introduce the term Federasts into
general Use with THAR party. as the proper de-
signa,ien Of the Wings. |, would seem that
in the eyes Of the veteran editor Of the uni
on.o no political sin is more deadly than FED
eraiism--no politician SO odious as Federal
is,. If the salvation of the party depended
upon the attainment of this object, the zeal oil
sae old gentleman could no, be wrought up TO
a higher pitch, or his labors be more abupdant,
Strain after strain is ronrsd fossa from the or
rans a, Richmond and WaShngton-not like
the thousand tongues of King RIcHARp's con-
science to tell each "a separate tale" but all
re, TO the same tuae, bearing ipdubdable cyl
dences Of beng for the most part the work OF
The same composer, and
.'Ne'sr were prophetic sounds 20 full II woe =
oil tesding TO portray the evils that threaten
this unhappy country from the iniaiuatIon
which allows the Wings 10 stalk abroad with
out the brand Of Federalism.
For ourselves, we confess our Indifference
as 10 the result ef The labors Of the old gentle
man in this behalf expended. We caas0t see
that there is any great disgrace in being ''bran
ded with naruen that GEORGE WAsnisGToS
and JOHN MsRsaALL were content to bear
and the word Democrat has too long desIgna-
Y al NJ
ecplion being successfully prac,iced by the use
Of mere names
"Oh ~hoc.n h,,i f,r in his hand
~ blinking of ,hs frosty csoea-a' ~
We, N,r. ClzcuIs seems 10 think tha; The at
rnion Of the American people is 10 be dawn
from the enormous assumptions OF power by
tie pvesen, Executive, and the aVengins slroAe
ayer,el from the heads OF the wrong-GOers. by
the simple device Of applying an obnoxious
epithet 10 their opponents. Believe US, the
wound is too deep for such remedy. The
country has !eii the smart OF your enpyrleism
too long to Ia soothed by the "voice OF the
charmer.e il the WORKOUT caai OF Democracy
is the only ingredient Of the charm.
We should like to know, by the way, how
Mr.. Secretary BANCROFT relishes these sallles
al lAe organ--io say nothing Of the wry faces
with vhich ChiegJusiice TASEY, Mr.. BrcH-
AS,s, Gen. CAss, Mr.. HuBBARD, Mr. Nc
Lane and ether Of the "GTea,er Lights" OF
the Progress party may be supposed 20 swallow
this wholesale abuse OF that party, with which
they once arc delighted TO act
A favori!e theme for Loco Foco "indigna-
ton" articles is the course pursued by some OF
The Whgs in the las, Congress, Ia exercising
n. freedom of debate By some pretty severe
structures on the "wsr policy" OF the Admin
;s,ra,ion. This is held to be incontT override
r,ooc that the Wings are all old Federalis's,
},.,apse some Of the FedeSalsts doubted the
pa,;cy of the last war with Great BRIAN
IT'S true, the Wings carried out the para''ei oy
.,uying rouEd tie standard Of their country as
soon as war was declared. as did LAwRSNoh'
DECATUR, and the great body oil fedefais's VI
1879. But can we MOI go little further paeA
for a precedent? When the injuries Oh Me
French Republic TO cur commerce. ana u'' III
su,,s Of her Directory to our Government were
considered by Congress sufficient to can ioi
the issuing letters Of Marque and reprisai' ana
to Justify The most active preparation Tor war;
the Grea, Fathers Of the old Democratic parry
ala not hesitate TO express their opihiohS
aaains, the policy aud propriety of such "a con
lest -,
Does Mr.. RIrcBIr think they were guiily
az 'qnoral treason" in thus "atiordias aio
ara comfort to the encmy7" The very term
"p,aek Cccksde Feteralist," so Slbly useu
b. ignorant demagogues as word oil reproaeH'
hsl ia origin in its application to those VINO
rT.rarc4 to rally round the standard 81 C Tho
tv,,ssc1sS :, this memorable period Tue
rrc,oc,ats Of that day cx'rclsed 'ne s'"'s