Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1850-09-30
The Wing & Democratic Parties

The whig party--though it embraces many
men OF democratic feelings, many who are
wholly misplaced in its ranks-is in fact, and
must ever remain the aristocratic party of our
country. Il embraces all the great and grasp.
ing capitalists, all the greedy millonares of the
land. They shape its policy, they dictate theo-
ries to itsPolticians, they furnish the funds by
which its battles are fought-they reap the rich
est fruits OF the victory, when its triumphs, few
and far between, are won.
A party thus constituted can never, in pop
ulation like ours, have permanent majority. 1t
may cluster around its aristocratic centres
crowds of bringing parasites, ever ready to do
the bidding of rich men and rich corporations,
to crock the supple hinges of the knee that
"thrift msg follow fawning." 1t may by its
false rfetences and insincere clamors, deceive
many honest men. But the Independent: mass
es, the men who earn living at the plough
and anvil. yet, and long to remain, vast ma
jori.y here, naturally democrats, will ever throw
at least two thirds of their strength into the
scale Of the democracy.
1t is the union of this democratic force alone,
the existence of harmony and good feeling
throughout its ranks, which is wanting TO en-
sure its perpetual triumph. This its open foes;
chiefly through the latter that the former assails
it. They know that every blow struck by them
makes the citadel more strong. They are ever
on the watch, therefore, for the disafected, the
disappointed, over ambitious, scowling hopes
deferred. The carrion vulture does not scent
and descend upon its tainted prey from greater
distance. They grieve over the wrongs, they
hatter the vanity, they encourage the hopes and
the malice of the disaffec,ed. They give them
counsel, laid and comfort Among them are
those who are ready to serve as spies and OBJ
scure camp-followers of the paltriest corpora
who ever attempted TO excite division in the
democratic camp. But they serve also as un
erIing induces, pointing out to all whose eyes
are open, the factious, maleyolent character o.
those they counsel and attend. No true demo
Graf seeks political enemies, or labors to CRAFTY
| :heir prejudicea, bargains with them, or seek.
sympathy or aid a. their hands. 1t is the dis
contented factionist, only, whose blood is so cor
rupt that every touch becomes fostering sore
upon him, who has ever some wound to grieve
and clamor over, some proof of deadly wrong
done BY his brethren, which he hurries 10 expose
aud seek a remedy for, among the enemies Of
his pretended political faith. Such remedies al
are there applied but aggravate the sore.
Get thee green eyes,
And be sesruy poitician,"-
is henceforth an injunction he feels bound to o.
hey. He sees things which are not, and those
which are he beholds through a colored medi.
UNI. He is henceforth "young democrat" and
all democrats Of older date than himself are part
and parcel Of certain 'ciques.' He is model
politician. He comes as suddenly and as gally
into the political arena as new butterfly into
the summer air, ere yet the wind has blown one
speck of the beautiful paint from his wings. In
short, he becomes just such precious morse
as the smallest birds in the federal camp rejoice
at and make haste to feed upon.