davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Democratic banner., 1848-05-29
DICkEYS AND DIGNITY.

Starch is nott',c only requisite Of i dick
ey; it needs linncn for a basis of the starch,
and this should be. no; only Of good tex
ture, Lut clean, or the NOR. starch is i'll it,
the more ridiculous it is. 1t is il. ike man
nor necessary that dignity should have lis
basis III character, or lis stili"nins will on
ly inil up an ilApcrtineu. and shallow ma
turc t. observation, which, Ike an uncican
dickey, would better droop than bristlc.
4 large turkey oGthe masculine gender,
who feels 4 perpetual confidence of being
in the first person p!vrGh, is the best live
type of dignity without character, that OK
lists outside of thc kingdom of human pre-
tensions. He is Il! dignity from TIE tip Of
his broad tail, to the solemn bearing Of his
little head, and wonders how SO small a
craft can carry 50 much sail, or that very
little brain govern so wide 4 realm. 1t is
with kindred wonder that we contemplate
the motions Of Some nncfni young man, who
impressed with his own great pres
.ence, and steps as seriously as if he were
forever stepping ever the graves Of his ia
Tiers; and when he unbends enough TO be
pleased, smiles gravely by exact measure
ment, and forever carries his head with a
laborious uprightness, ike tie empty heads
of wheat. We fancy of such, lie has CON
siderable more starch than linen and more
linen above eye-mark than below. His
dignity is not the natural shell of his CHAR
I%actcr, which forms itself to keep the care
less vermin from its maturing life, but a
.lath- and -plaster work TO shut eyes out
from the hollowness within.
A grave face is no index to deep thought
or a stiff, unbowing mein, of greatness
An ass, or an owl, is as grave-faced as the
.solemnest candidate for the worlds awe,
that ever walked, overwhelmed with his
own shadow-and these are not models of
character. True, the owl has been made
the bird of wisdom, though it is hard to dis
cover the wisdom which did the act, and
we are inclined to think Minerva was ia
ken in by appearances, seeing the bird keep
up, what Paddy called, "sich a divil of a
thinking" We would suggest, DEPRESSION
ally, that the owl might, with more propri-
ETY., be made the bird of love, than of wis.
Democratic banner., 1848-05-29

their wing principles in the South but Clay q?
Is it not because they believe he stands
more favourably to their abolition views
than any other southerner. If they believe
he is the only competent man, why make
the difference between North and South ?
The inference is, they will support other
men in the north--do they believe them SUI
TO their southern political brethereh,
or is it their position upon the slavery cues
ton? Clay says the northerners and lie
alone, in the south, viii sAit them. We
quote him further: "Ihcy represented to
me that the Withdrawal of my name would
be fatal 10 the success and perhaps lead to
the dissolution Of the party with which !
have been associated, and especially IN the
free .&hitcS.' See the significance of the
italicised words, especially an tie free
.Statcs.' Is it not plain that lie here courts
the a~bolitionists, and that lie has satisfied
them upon the subject of slavery, before
they would ever have given him such as
%suranceS.
Democratic banner., 1848-05-29

= Whig Viers Of the War.-In contrast
with the position assumed by Mr.. Clay, in
his Lexington speech, We extract, says the
st. Louis Union, the following from the
late message of Neil S. Brown, the Wing
Governor of Tennessee:
The nation is committed to the war, by
its constitutional authority; and the voice
OF the nation is imperative upon the people.
| feel and appreciate the obligation in its
fullest extent. The nation desires peace,
butpeace can be attained, now, only through
war. And whatever might hav" been done
in the earlier stages of it, by Withdrawing
the army and establishing a line of posts,
according to the advice of great and good
men, | fear that the time has past. This
policy now, | fear, would only heighten the
transportation Of the Mexican people, and
make the consequences still more disas-
trous, by rendering the attainment of any
permanent peace indefinite. In my judg-
ment, the motto "to conquer peace" is now
made Indispensable; there is no otl.er alter
Then let the nations power be
to a mighty effort, and let it
break upon the devoted country, peal after
peal in one unceasing note of thunder!-
Let the public right arm be bare, and the
remain unsheathed until peace is
extorted. The public interest required
this-commerce, both domestic and foreign
demands it-our currency: which must be
affected by such a powerful continuing
cause, claims it. Quiet and repose, bust
ness and thrift, of every description, now
begin to make their loud appeal. am sat-
isfed, that economy. both of blood and
treasure, dictates this policy.
Democratic banner., 1848-05-29

NJ. Ttiers said, in his great speech
on annexation, that France was never trea-
ted with the respect due her, except when
clouds rose in the West and the United
states rose with anew-born energy. Hence
forth the United States and France are
united in political sympathies and influence
upon the world. The TWO great republics
must now present a practical demonstration
of the truth that man is capable of self-gov-
eminent. This is their mission; and we
have hopes-more than hopes-thc bright
est assurance-that their mission will be
accomplished. A short time since GuizOt
talked largely about the balance of power
on this continent. He has now last his own
balance. We are very certain thai Europe
will NEEDLE herself no more with the poll
tics of America, whether balanced or not.
We here a great deal of the the instability
of republics, the failures of experiments in
behalf of free governments. Monarchy is
always failing. On the score of stability it
certainly has no advantages.
Democratic banner., 1848-05-29
THE A n E II.
THE UNGRATEFUL WINGS.

How unstable is frail wing humanity.
Ever ready to grasp at shadows, moved by
sounds, and living upon excitement, it is
not strange then, that they run from posi-
ton to position, from measure to availabili-
Il. from candidate to candidate, in these
their day. % adversely and despair. Scarce
" has the mu.tering thunder of Taylor pop
uiarity died upon their ears, which fer the
moment, rallied under his standard the odds,
ends, and avaiIables, throughout the land,
- shout for the war chieftain and sing no.
zauas 70 his name, when suddenly "a change
cane O or the spirit of their dreams,' and
scarce asyllable is whispered to his praise.
Why all this apathy for the man you once
loved? bat a few months or weeks ago, for
onc to cal! in question the plopriety Of 0
tin- fora man without principles was to call
,iown the vitureration of a chore of wing
editors. who believed him invincible and
the ma for the crisis" He has under
gone no change-he is the same old maj of
tic brown coat, Of which you loved to talk
81 wcll-his principles are precisely the
saH.c. CnGratcfUl Wigs. TO use the old
soldiers g~un-Sowdcr popularity, for your
selfish ends, until you had burned it all out,
~! then TO turn the cDld shoulder IN his
iace, when he least expected it, is cruel in
deed. Twas yon, gentle whiggies, who
first flattcrCd him into The position he now
occupies. Twas you who first raised his
banner for thc Presidency, and scowled up
on anght that was whispered TO lis prcju-
dice. tie told you lie was ''no politician"
that ''he had not voted for forty years."
that "he had not made mp his miHd" upon
the great political questions of the Nation;
bat that he was d Wk:s-not an ultra one.
That will do, that will DO! cried the whole
Federal wI:ig press-''he Isl whig, who can
doubt Gen. Tayi"r'S politics now" He is
the nraa 70. :LeIe>p!e, without distinction
Of party"
Well, he las kept aloof from party and
You are about to keep aloof from him, ex-
ccrt it i 10 deal the last act of ingratitude,
in stabs from the hand that forces upon the
pihiic mind. if not upon the tongue of the
I'D snldier, tie reprOachful sentence get t"
Hr"tc." Tie whole whig press of Mis-
souri, as well as most in the Union) have
become blind to his interest, and as dumb as
oysters in his defence, with one or two iso
lated exceptions, whilst others o. them have
denounced him more violently than all 9TH
er descriptions of writers heretofore.
Democratic banner., 1848-05-29
HENRY CLAY AND THE ABOLI-

TIONISTS.-An unfair association, say
the Clay loving wings, and perhaps it may
he so-we hope it is. Certain 1t is from
his language; nevertheless, if he has no
sympathy for the abolitionists, he would ex-
cite in them, al least, a sympathy for him
self. If Henry Clay has an abiding conf
dence in the virtue of his principles, and
the supremacy of the wings, is it not strange
that he will lay himself lyable to the charge,
that has so often been heaped upon ishead,
Of counting the abolitionists of the north?
1t is well known to have been a subject Of
bitter controversy heretofore, and if he had
no agency in it himself, great efforts were
made by his friends to secure to him the
abolition vote Of the north. The pilgrim
age of his cousin Cassius, in 1914, and his
recent confession, stand recorded against
him. 1t will be said, no doubt, that Cas-
sius' sins should not be visited to Harry,
but Henry, knowing all, said at the time,
ego IN good CasSius" in the work. He
was anxious to receive the vote of the ia
natics, ultimately to deceive Them, or his
friends in the South. In his late bid for the
Presidency for we can term his Lexington
manifesto nothing shorter he uses the fol-
lowing glazing language: sit has been
represented to me, that Ohio would give
her vote to no candidate residing in the
SLAVE States, but to me-" Mark the Ian
guage-"to no candidate residing in the
Stare States, butte me" (him.) Why will
Ohio vote for no other representative of
Democratic banner., 1848-05-29

Mr.. CEay's Opanion Of No Partyism.-
It seems that Mr.. Clay has but an indifer-
ent opinion of that portion of his Wing
who look to the "successful militia
Try cIieftain'' as the means of bringing
themselves into power. The Baltimore
..7rgus gives the following as a remark of
the great "embodiment" to a Wing friend
in that city:
'sIf there are men who sincerely believe
that the old issue of a bank, tariff, public
lands, &C., are 'defunct and worn ont as
declared by some of the friends of Gen.
Taylor, why do they not go over to the
Democratic party like men, as they are
bo"nd to do, if they would be consistent
The idea of creating a third party without
any defined principles, or a political chart
for them to steer by, is an undertaking in
which none but fools will be found en-
gagged"
Democratic banner., 1848-05-29

t!nm-of Venus. than of Minerva. for there
is scarce 4 nirht of the summer in which
he does not 90 st,-wooinr.n
True DIGNITY is the offSnrjnc. not the M.
rent. of characters: and where if is assumed
It is an Unconscious confession of the want
Of its national creator. and indeed sets 81
s,iflv and uneasily. that we know II nj
f, nIanco Whers :, s,r;nrs from tho eIo-
WANTS of +,.. man = : sroo, ard craoofrI
-
W. ~ s'e' ~
a'f"p' t'""si'''i- IL cen play "ith chii'
dr"n, or without them, like a child; and
While it da!lies with a flower, speak simply
the Great verbs IF wisdom. or stem LIGHTLY
fro,, ,Lo f.,Iio,o ~ e.. .aak .ha
Io.n.sts,arI
orNT
''''''" ""'f'> are "'a Tue oh'y ones
that wrIHk'' with Siee' lhe deep ocean
laughs, aad while one huge swell rounds its
long waves in majestic fluctuations. the
crs, wr:,LI..s and roovou,Io aash
'''"S '''' '"'" Si"nu Suiee 90 o'er
The profoandcSt depth OF character play The
ligl { graces AID sports of the surface
lie can afford 70 discard the artful shows
of w;s1,r v.,oso daad roro.ls =
o.I -. ..,I...LI.;.:r - ..-.I
II WIN i" ~. ''"' II" "ou'-
II a man 5 vessel Is empty he VIII carry 1t
high, that lis fellows may not see its hol-
lowness; hut when it is full, he can bear it
low without shame.
yor Loro ,r,h -, nth . boIo :,
Lis sIeryc. ;f bo wasI;abIa to no tLn,nLt
,.nor Lo would rnaLo Lacta ~ na,oh -
Uocl I;rn;ty i tbc watch Which rcreaIs
Tho noyrItv If ths wrTrer wI;Ie tho Nav
fitness 81 inr Great man. mer,;,o CO easi-
r. into H.. Inonnst mooI go e. suno
r,r - IN .rrLa-annos "a o. mrnL cot
cr than ANY, If his nets that # costs moth
a. ."m.oT, tTnn TLa I:nh th.. oa,
hsn6 a,I in,. ana stand Grim At nIss.nra
!, a tvne If trnn J;oni,xNtLat wL;cL i,
,.G,II ,,I ,r;,l-n, ;3.s ID 49,. DO
Democratic banner., 1848-05-29

Keep 1T 6gore the Peopk.-We COM
mend TO the careful attention of our fgura-
tive friend of the Journal, the following ex-
tract from Henry lay's Speech, delivered
at the dinner Of the Sons Of New England,
at New Orleans, on the 22d of December
1916, met to celebrate the landing of Fore
fathers of New England on Plymoth rock :
On that memorable occasion, the "great
Embodiment delivered himself as follows:
although leading a life of retirement, l
am not wholly unobservant of the proceed
ings relating to the condition, welfare, and
prospects of our country. And when l
saw around me tonight, General Brooke,
and other old friends, I felt half inclined
Il ash. far o N nook or corner an the army
IN mhich ImAgM Serre, to arenge the tcrongs
done to my country. Ihare ho"ght that /
might get be able to capture Or-sIoya Near
Democratic banner., 1848-05-29

" We should have noticed in our last
the enlargement and otherwise improve
ment Of oar faithful ana worthy exchange,
the Fiottc .A'Sr$. The Argus has iaboreG
long and uniiringly III the good Cause, and
this ocular evidence Of its prosperous en-
dition gives us true pleasure.
Democratic banner., 1848-05-29
MARRIAGES.

An eastern paper gives out the following
notice ''to all whom itmay concern"
All notices OF marriages where no 5ride
cake is sent, will be set up in small type,
and placed in some outlandish corner of
the paper. Where a handsome piece of
cake is sent, it will be placed conspicuous
ly in large Ieifers-but when glores or 9TH
err favors are added, a piece Of illustrative
poetry will be given in addition. When,
however. the editor attends the ceremony
in propria persona and kisses the bride, it
will have a special nofice-vERY LARGE
rYrE, and the most. appropriate poetry that
can be begged, borrowed, stolen, or coined
from the brain editorial"
Silence. is one great ari If ronverxux
Democratic banner., 1848-05-29

Excitement among the Doctors.-We
are informed by a friend residing in the
eastern part of this county, that the Doc
tors are increasing to such a frightti and
alarming extent, that it is proposed to
give q Stree barbecue" to keep them from
starvation" We wonder if
the same humane proposition, would not
be very acceptable in other region?--Mcm-
pais .3Ppeal.
Democratic banner., 1848-05-29

makes us only wis, for more The May
number has failed to reach us, for causes to
us unknown. If the people here, were to
subscribe for it., and miss a number, they
would feel disappointed too.
Democratic banner., 1848-05-29

~ 'h-AN ava u
Now, while the present strained efforts
of the wing press and wing speakers are
going on to get up sectional feelings, upon
the subject of Internal improvements, in
various parts of the State-hoping 70 dis
tract the democratic party, by bringing to
tho aid of measures, mcr, in their immedi-
ate vicinity, when those measures have not
sufficient merit upon which TO stand by
themselves, it will no doubt sound strange
to the lovers Of Consistency, if there are
any such in their ranks and We think there
are some) to hear TIE preaching of some Of
these would-be organs Of their party, in
matters pertaining 10 County affairs.
The Hannibal journal, than Which no pa
per in the State has shown more soIicituje
to effect, politically, the democratic party,
by drawing around contemplated public
works, sectional support under the aPpella-
ton of wing support, thus discoursgs about
local affairs in Marion county:
"Our Wing friends must avoid all local
politics in the coming election. Every
Wing must 1ecollect that when they enter
into local politics, that they m"St elect a
Democrdi. 1t unfortunately happens that
these local d~issensions ncrer electa Hhie.
We think the best policy for the Wing
party to pursue is to have nothing II ia
with any local matter, neither to advocate
or oppose it, but to PIT down its agitatiom.
Let the Democrats agitate as many local
questions as they please, but let it be among
themselves Ghne, and the Wing party need
not fear the spirit Of dissension."
Is it the love of party, or of measures,
that the Journal labors to crafty? eve
think the best policy for the wing party 70
pursue is to have nothing TO do with any To-
cal matter, neither to advocate or oppose
it, but to put down its 0gitahon,' says this
lover of justice and equity. Let the inte-
rest of the good people 60 to the winds, SO
the harmony of the wing party remains un-
disturbed, is the pith of a whiglet's advice.
But how is he on matters in democratic re-
gions; the interest of the people is at stake
and must not be sacrificed to democratic
rule. Loud and long does he Iant to prove
his devotion to measures where he thinks
the wings have nothing to lose. If he was
convinced that any one of these local i'm
provement measures would divide the wing
party, and insure them defeat, how strong,
is our query, would be his support of that
measure? his language we have quoted
would prove his fidelity.
We have no desire to NEEDLE with the To-
cal matters of Marion county, but think
the Journals advice is the last to be taken
in county or state affairs.
Il Wright's Paper and Wright's Casket
come regularly to our table. They are fill
ed with excellent original matter, devoted
to moral culture, as well as, mental educa-
ton. We extract largely from their col
umns as our best recommendation. They
are published monthly at Philadelphia.
G.. B. ZEIBER's SONGS FOR THE PEOPLE,
Where are Mey?-We have received sew
Democratic banner., 1848-05-29

G.B. ZEIBER's SONGS FoR H PEOPLE
Where are Mey!?-We have received sew
eral numbers of this excellent work, from
his publishing Office in Philadelphia, "which
Democratic banner., 1848-05-29
A letter from Washington OF the 4tl
May, to the Baltimore San, says:

A letter from Washington OF the 4th
May, to the Baltimore SIM, says:
San important bill has been reported
from the committee on the judiciary, of the
the Senate, for enforcing the rights ofown-
'erso of slaves, who may escape into free
States. The bill! gives the owner of the
fugitive the right to assert the claim before
any postmaster, collector or any United
officer, and tlIereupon procure a
warrant, addressed TO the United States
Marshal, whose dutyit is made TO arrest the
fugative and deliver him to the owner or
his agent. Any person who may hinder
the Marshal, OF rescue or conceal the slave
is subject TO a penalty.
The report of the committee is long and
able, and shows that, at present, the own
crs Of slaves cannot recover their property
public opinion and the press Of the free
States being both against them. The righ:
secured to them by the constitution, for the
recovcry of their slaves, is, in fact, a null
lily. Whether Congress will pass the bill
is another matter. They will, perhaps with
some provision for the protection OF free
people of color, citizens of free States, who
may go into a slave holding State.
Democratic banner., 1848-05-29

Silence, is one great art Of converse.
ton.
Democratic banner., 1848-05-29

Il Wright's Paper and Wright's Casket
come regularly to our table. They are fill
ed with excellent original matter, devoted
to moral culture, as well as, mental educa-
ton. We extract largely from their col
umns as our best recommendation. They
are published monthly at Philadelphia.
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-11-23
Correct Views.

The following views presented of the probable
course OF Gen. Taylors friends by the New York Eve
ming Post Take that paper from its unfortunate hobby
Gull from the expression of its views many other gen
eral questions, and it frequently hits right For instance
we copy the following extracts from its last number
with the exception of its remarks the slavery ques-
ton:
What General Taylor will do when he comes into pow
e and what Congress will do under his administration
and what is to be done in the time with view OF
putting things in order for the old soldier questions
which occupy at present considerable space in the pub
lie journals
In Pennsylvania perceive it proposed that the new
President shall call the ous Thaddeus Stevens to the
office of Postmaster General Mr.. Stevens extremely
active for General Taylor the late election and now
demanded that he be rewarded by putting the mails the
United States his mercy We hope that the old General
will pause moment before granting this exorbant de-
mand What have the business part OF the commani ty
done, what have all the people who letters each
other and who forced by penalties send them by the
governmen mails not at all, done that Thaddeus
Stevens should be made Postma General
Another proposal from Pennsylvania that the present
tariff should be revised and made more protective
approaching session Of Congress, by way SETTLING the
question" before General Taylor into office. That
Taylors administration would be embarra
with the controversy between the friends Of freerade
the friends ofrestrcton, we have doubt But
have the mowners and the persons who in
strumens, looked carelessly the history of this
controversy, not that tho question was never
yet settled in any country by laying restrictions
None of the forms OF the protective system which have
been adopted in this country have put the dis
pute at rest; none which may be hereafter adopted
will Every restriction has always furnished new
Of attack The duties laid in session of Con-
sress supply matter for quarrel the All world
over, unsparng is waged against commercial re-
strictions war which knows respite truce; which
the moment il has gained advantage hasteps on to
other, and which is manifesy destined cease till il
has entirely eveed the barriers that obsuct the free in
ercoursc between nations. There is probability thai
he people Of this country will keep themselves alo IF from
his tendency of the age this progress econom ca
science in its conncxion with egislaron. The w.es
clearly for the friends of protective system and
the friends Of General Taylor, would be let tho present
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-11-23
The Salt River RHYMES.

Mr.. Samuel d. Patterson is amply compensated for
being rowed up Salt river, by the compliments which
have been paid to his rhymes In this city they have
been admired by everybody have seen, wing or demo-
crat AT his own home where proverbially "no man is
prophet and scarcely poet, the press sounding the
praise which they deserve The Pennsylvania has re-
published them, with the compliment, that sit is appro
priate-the poetic sentiment pleasngthe wit pungent
and the satire just Nothing published since the late po
cal campaign closed, affords half as good chance for
hearty laugh does this voyage to the Saline head
quarters"
Even the whgery of the Philadelphia Inquirer has not
destroyed its appreciation of their wit and remarks
liberal spirit, "that friend Col Samuel d. Patterson
has been amusing himself by preparing poetc sketch Of
"A Salt River Voyage 1t published at length in the
Washington Union, and is highly and deservedly comp.
mented by the Official The Colonel appears to think that
the defeated party may well be merry as sad under the
circumstances, and in this he manests no little phoso
ply"
But another compliment has been paid to the author
which true knight will most highly appreciate. The
fairy hands OF ladies have clipped his verses from the
columns OF the Union. to preserve in their beautiful
scrap books