Washington telegraph., 1848-06-21
THE SPEAKING ON SATURDAY

1tH, JtNlth L tll, ullt VI liic thHui-
dates for Elector, on the Democratic tick
ct for President, addressed the people. at
the Count House, in this place, on Satur-
day last We do not design very eX.
tended notice. or minute analysis OF his
speech, but as nothing was said at the
time, on the Wing side in reply, we deem
a few marksproper, merely to avoid the
inference that silence gives consent and
to prevent the impression that the Wings
considered the Generals assault, as any.
thing but harmless lie commenced BY
saving that we were indebted To Demo
eraey ior eivilliberty, and for every other
political blessing This, in its true SENSE,
we are not disposed 10 gainsay, but We OBJ
ject to the idea intended to be conveyed
by the General, that we owe these nd.
vantages and blessings to democracy, as
defined and acted out by the present DEM
oeratic party. Whilst charging the Wings
with having assumed name to which
they were lot entitled, and which he said,
belonged only to the Wings of the reyo.
lution-and whilst calling them modern
Wings, he seems TO have no conception
that there might be n species OF modern
Democracy, differing in spiril aud sitall'
ty, from the Democracy OF the revolution,
and resembling 1t mainly but in name
Democracy is good name-it Is n Hafior-
al one, and comprises the principles ofese-
ry genuine lover OF freedom aud his eoun
try, no matter under what party banner he
may enlist This consideration should
have taught the General that the Wing
ranks held many such, and that even the
name particularly appropriated TO them-
selves by their opponents, might, by pos
sibility. be abused. and made TO COW
ef multitude OF sins. The General told
the young men present, that the Wing
party had taken their name us disguise
that il was no, identical with Wing OF
the Revolution, aud warned them not TO
be deceived by names. SO say we.--
Young men. nowadays. are too intelli.
gent to be thus duped. They will look
beneath names, whether Whig or Demo.
crnt. 10 principles, compare the acts OF
each with the standard OF the Revolution
and the Constitution. and decide accord,
ingly. They have too much entrusted tC
them, to take things only by their names
The General asserted and attempted
to prove that the Wings went for meI
instead OF measures, and cited the ahan
donment OF Van Buren for Mr.. Polk. II
lsii. by the Democrats, as AN evidence
that they supported measures not men.--
What measure. we ask. did Mr.. Polk sup
port, which Mr. Van Buren, did not
Were their views not the same ou all tn
great measures Of policy which diyile
the two great parties OF the nalion' Gen
tainly; and il Mr.. Van Buren, had bee
run against Mr., Clay, the issues wonl
have been fully and fairly made before tn
people and the result decisive. Wha
then did the nomination OF Mr.. Polk ind
cate but a want OF confidence in the sue
cess OF their old measures, and an unwiI
lingncss to Join issue fairly before the pee
Pile! II was dilemma, and something
new must be stared-the cry OF nnnexa
ton was raised, and the election OF NJ
Polk, so far from proving that the Demo
Gratis 20 for measures instead of men, onl
shows their fertility in srpeiieHfs when oil
MEASURES appear TO be orumblng be
meath them, and porisnd anything bu
success.
The General said that the Wings hal
followed Mr, Clay to their ruin, aud re
echoed some Of the stale invectives, hiih
ero incorporated in the Democratic faith
against that distinguished statesman
But as Mr.. Clay has not received tn
nomination for President, we prcsum
this hostility will hence forth subsidc.
has kept him from the Presidency, but
cannot dim the historic page which give
to Immortality hisp patriotic virtues and en-
incnt public services.
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A tclegraphic despatch from Albany
dated May 49, published in the Ney