The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-09-28
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Specimen Of New Political Dictionary

es6 Ael n .s For the Southern Press.
Specimen Of a New Political Dictionary
Compromise Settling a controversy by giving
to one party all it demands, and taking from the
other all it claims without its consent.
Political J,tstice-Buying land and making one
of the parties pay portion of the price OF his
exclusion from all the benefits Of the purchase.
Political Equality-Robbing one portion Of citi-
zens Of rights, guaranteed to them by compact,
and giving to the other their exclusive enjoyment.
Restoring Harmony--Cons measures,
the mere agitation of which produced the discord
Settling Disputed misunderstanding purse
in one hand, and brandshing asword in the other,
leaving one Of the parties the option Of taking
the gold or the cold steel.
Nom Intervention. M e0dling with matters with
which we have no business.
Conscience-A rule of action which places a
man 8 own will above the Constitution, and iusti-
fes him in the violation of his oath to support it,
Phiianthropy-An antidote to that selfish princi-
pie called patriotism, and which substitutes the
love of all mankind for that of our country.
Selfshness--The preference OF our county to all
others, and refusing to sacrifice it to fanatical
dogma. ts
a Disunionist--One who maintains the princi-
Piles on which the Union is founded
a Friend Of Union-One who does every thing
in his power to destroy it, and makes amends by
crying out ssThe Union must be preserved,
"A Great Politician Lone who mistakes cunning
for wsdoni; self-iGterest for patriotism; the love
of self for that of his country, and arrives at en-
nence in public life by course of conduct that
would disgrace him in his private intercourse with
his fellow man. His maxim is that the end JUS
tifes the means, and that fasehood deception and
hypocrisy are the only sepping-stones to power.
The older he grows the worse he becomes, and
like the superanuated women Of the town, is not
content with having sacrificed his ownSirtue, but
uses all the experience derived from life of pros
titution in seducing others to follow his example.
"A Godiike man--One who stakes no step back
wards 'apd very few forwards, but don I mind
lodging from side to the other when the path is a
little obstructed who talks much more wisely
than than he acts; and might do great things if he
only had the courage to make the attempt
n rery real .Na,,--aimost Prodigu-One who
has passed his whole life in climbing but new
er reached the top. Men OF this class NAV be
compared TO h'es ascending a pane Of glass and
tumbng down faster than they climbed up
IN accidental President-One who received his
appointment from the King Of Terrors, and not
from the suffrages of the people.
Cementing the Union--Mixing NORWOOD and
vinegar in equal portions, and uppying it periodi
caly for nine months to fracturs.--N. B. This
remedy is infaiiiblc
Political Principies-The FIVE loaves and two
fishes.
Preserving the Un;on--Aggravating sectional d-
visions, and dividing the house against itself
Preserving the purity Of MISUNDERSTANDING votes
by wholesale with the public lands pledged for
the payment Of the public debt.
The Constitution - compact made bv two
equal parties, but which either has right 10
violate when it becomes strong enough to compel
the other to submission.
NOAH WEBSTER, in.