The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-10-01
TURNING RI TO Acc0rNT.


TURNING RI TO ACCOUNT.
Patriotism" according to DIR. John
son, j" is the last refuge Of a scoundrel.".
There were iillibusters in his day as
well as in ours. but il the great di-
dactic could rise from his grave and
witness with what amusing ayidity the
whole Loco Foco party ofihis country
Barnburners, Old llunkers and all
are just now fastening. heller skl-ter,
to that "refuge," he would be more
than ever persuaded Of the truth Of bis
remark.
Cuba, at this time. is the "refuge"
(Dr. Johnson's sort Of I" refnge'' for all
the patriots anb patriotism in the coun-
try. II is hobby that is dragged ON
the stage at a moment singularly oppor-
tune for the use Of the Democracy. who
hope to ride in,o Office upon il through
the approaching elections, especially in
Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania. The
Old Hunker and his loving friend, the
Barnburner, have bestridden the beast,
and are already driving him at gallop
as fastas he will go.
Blessed country is ours! The streets
are iull OF patriots. aud patriotism.
Our parks are full Of men and boys,
ready to die TO save somebody; pant
ing to emancipate every body that
wants emancipation inpatient to re-
publicanize every country that wants a
republic.
Nay, indeed, IL docs not much mat
ter whether any body iraafs their as
sistance or not. Every people that has
not republican form Of government
like ours, ii is taken for granted, is en-.
during the most dreadful despotism.
and hence ii is concluded that their
presence is wanted to effect revolu-
ton. which is looked upon only as a
mere "job." which it is the daty Of
every journeyman Democrat to per-
form free gratis for nothing"
There are two parties engaged in
this manifest destiny" business: one
is made up mostly Of young men with
but little to do. their heads full of chiv-
airy, with an inexpressibIe longingafter
military glory" and other extravagant
ideas the her is made up Of cunning
Office seekers, always to be found in
the Loco Foco camp, talking about
Liberty, but taking precious care new
er to be founl yeaturing ANYTHING in
the shape Of purse or persol--we shall
say uutf1ins u5uut ~@putatian--fDr il,
The Juveniles are used by the yenera-
blcs just as the monkey used the cat,
when he wanted to get his chesnuts out
Of the fire. The old rats are not so
green. What they are after is Office,
and to get Office ii is necessary to have
a good supply Of cats.paws, especially
IN such an excitement as the Cuban
foray has stirred up in this country.
Therefore, when we hear an o5stre-
porous Barnburncr or Old bunker, in
our Park, here, abusing the Federal
Government for its recreancy to lib
ertv,' its" careIessness to the lives of
american citizens" it would. be well
to inquire what office he is looking for;
Tor, depend upon it, it is Office only he
- after. Nobndy bur the grecn.iorns
"hur1ah or JON in expeditions to 70
OF to tight at the suggestion Of men
who oaly laugh at and joke over the
"deinoilstra'ian," When it i. k.lleI of
or dispersed.
These wholesale and retail dealers
IN 6 pat.'iotism," as it $ called, have u |
curious way Of Judging whether yoiae
a patriot or MT. For example, If.
yoa don't lei fall show rof croc,IiIe
tears for II. INA. d.rsl fisty," KEEP
curs.n5 the Captain General of Cuba,
an eyecrdting the Federal authorities
at Washington. you are olly "m: Sc
rlble apolnsist for d.spotism, -" era
slom:ssioiist," IAN orran
Of Coacha, I'm short, any thing and
everything but the SOFT Of person this
last age, fast people, and fast country or
ours are in want Of, just at this interest.
lng stage Of national progression.
Now, in our humble opinion, the
meanest OF all party expedients, the
most sneaking way of catching a vote
Or two, is to be found in the use to
which Loco Foco trickstcrs are put
ting this Cuban business. As an in.
stance of what we mean. take the fol.
owing electioneering paragraph, which
the Old Hanker organ at Boston. the
Times" keeps at the head of its lead.
ing editorial column:
r keep i helore the American PeopIe.
hat the Wing pres. defends The coxard,y butch,
'y OF Fifty Americans, iris,ncn. Hun rar;. !
ms, aud Poles, by the biooly villain who nav
ules over Cuba in tho name Of woman. Al. /
most every Wing paper that we oprn has some.
mug to say IN defence Of ihs foalcst cri no iha,
las ever hccn perpeiratcd in America since N,
lays o. the fzziras. or is silent, while Demo. :
"a I; Journals condemn il in decided term.
'ei u ne remembered Too. that our ships are !
'frd into by SPANS, msn OF war, an ,l,s, our !,
,"ard Wing Government shows ma intention !,
y hourias The insult. And let i, also be rem,m.
ered TAI The murder Of tho Americans in Ha- =
ana Is justified on the ground that they had u
~. out!awed by Fillmore, the two-sac ID COW |;