Democratic banner., 1849-02-19
TFor the Banner.l

IMAM, proud man, dressed in a little brief au-
thoriiy,
Plays ,u& fantastic tricks before high heaven
AS makes the angels weep"
am, "Mr. Editor,'' one of those who be-
Iieve, to the fullest extent, in the right Of
every citizen of this Republic, to speak out
whenever he may think proper, either in
Just or unjust condemnation of those who,
while seeking the suffrage Of the people,
ask to be uGAde their servants, but when
elevated to Office, seek to be their rulers:
men who mingle with the honest yeomanry
IF the land, singing that "syrene song" the
love of the people upon their lips, while
every pulsstion of the heart beats a re-
Spouse TO power and self-aggrandizement.
Mr.. Editor, ! have ever professed to be
d Democrat Of the Jeffersomian school, not
from policy, but principle principles from
the v~indication of which ] never shrink ;
and when the political horizon has bssn
.darkenedby the fierce storms Of party strife
and dissensions, with pride l point to those
political lights so marked for their wisdom
and truth, left BY the statesman and phiIoso-
pLer Of Monticello. In my view, the sac
red Dame'of Democracy itself would spurn,
with shame and disgust, the idea Of adhe-
sion 10 party, "right or wrong,' for party
sake. When my party is right, | "sink or
SWIM with il when wrong, ! fearlessly
'denouncs the wrong.-so will | denounce
the man who acts in bad faith TO his party.
| esteem almost to reverence the honest
and digniied partisan of either faction; but
the recreant, the faitl.less, who will satisfy
his likes and dislikes, 10 the prejudice Of
the party that elevates him to office, and to
the manifest injury of the community, de-
serves, Aot only the csnsure of the injured,
but q deep, a whitening rebuke, from every
honest member Of every party.
These reflections, MIR. Editor, have been
called forth by q view of the political trans
eeiionsnow being carried on at our State
Capitol, in which l find much to condemn,
little to admire, and less to approve. Gov.
King, lwln. by the by, hasqbeen Exercising
ktngiy poWef;J Is ~ learn, thFkE although
"lectedby the Dsmncfstic parts be a high
and responsible Office, cannot, With impn-
nifty, violate that sacredfrust which the peo.
pie rsfosed III him that he cannot sacri-
tlce the right OF the community, and the
'a''n q his party, 10 hIs feelings, and to
those tswning sycophants who cring to the
footstOol of his power; q to those political
jugglrrs and wire workSrs who now Ter
nssne Ike, } infes st the Cspitoi, and render so
dangerous the exercise Of political patron
age, when placed in the hands of men who
are void of that "Roman frmness'' that
teaches and carrieseat the doctrine that
'ciH IF the peoPk41aH be done. !, (al-
an humble tenantrof the l~og-cabin,
and far removed from the political i~ntrigues
Of the Eapitol, } speak it-Ihave the right,
and that right ] dare exercise; hehas deem
rscredat to The trust of the party that eAe-I
rdtedhsm to office: and he not murmurI
the Just rebukes that soiH come up from
insllted and indignant constituency. II
ask yoa. Austin A. King, If you carried out
either the will, the feelings, or the principles
# your party, when you discarded from the
AiPreme bench Judge Scott, whose gensr-
gus and noble qualities had endeared him