Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-05-09
From the Pennsylvania.
A DcmngOgue Exposed.

From the Pennsylvania.
Dcmagogue ExpOsed.
There is nothing that is half so popular as the ex-
posture of hypecrite. Of all the vices of mankind
that is the neanest which affects to censure in others
what it is constantly practising itself. The great
of the people have an innate contempt for all
such mon; and the detection of the guilty is APP
rlauded to the very echo. Generally, however, the
hvpoerite deserves nobody half so much as himself
Even while he Aatters himself with the belief that
his honeyed fasehOOds swallowed and his gilded
professions believed to be the genuine truth thou
sand honest eyes are looking and laughing at his in
fatuatIon. Something is sure to cause them to sus
pect, at first. and finally to believe the worst-some-
thing either in the face, the manner the conduct
of the man. Another of these exposures of hypocri-
sy took place some days ago, in Kentucky, in the
course of discussion between Thomas F. Marshall
who acts with the Democrats, and Mr. Thomp
son, the Wing candidate for Lieutenant Governor in
that State Mr.. Thompson has made the blunder
of undertaking to palliate the Galphin business
der the Taylor administration, and he fairly staggers
under the load. In the of recent Speech as
we learn from the Lexington Statesman
Thompson particularly severe upon rhiskey
drinkers. Who they, said he that raise this cry
of Galphin, Galphin He designated them as that
class of persons who carried pint flask of whiskey
in their pockets and who drank red head at a
cross roads grocery They are men, said he, who, if
you slyly hold out five dollar bill to them and will
the day of election, to vote the way you want
them Such were the men, he said who raised the
cry of Galphin, Gaphin; your grog- brulsers, your
grocery and tavern loungers. He then repeated,
with as much scorn he could throw into the term,
Gaphin, Galphin 1t very clear that mhiskey
drinkers had share in the affections of MIR. Thomp
LAS soon as the Wing candidate for Lieut.. Cover
nor had concluded Mr.. Marshall was loudly called
by the audience. He went to the Judges stand (the
tho Inns NTIho
son had spoken, and taking up pitcher from which
Thompson had frequently drank. while on the stand
to uuench his thirst with draught of what he sup
posed was water when suddenly taking it from his
lips he looked out upon the audience with one OF
those queer, quizzical expressions which none but
he can give: his spoke, but he did not say
word The audience did not yet seem fully to COM
prehend him. He then applied the pitcher to his
nose. but hastily Withdrawing it he gave sort OF
whistle indicated by the word w-h-e-u-g-h, when
litter began to run through the audience. Mean
time, Thompson at the end of the stand engaged
in tying up his documents. Marshall pitcher in
hand strobe over to where he stood and placing it
under Thompsons nose, again quickly withdrew it,
then with beckoning motion to Thompson, he point
ed down to the contents of the vessel all the while
staring his victim in the face with look of derision
which is altogether indescribable. Marshall main
tanned this attitude for seconds, the house, du
ring the whole scene, being perfectly still when
suddenly turning his face the audience, the actor
grin the import of which could not be mistaken
1.-The audience could stand it no longer. There was
one universal bust of aug liter, which fairly shook
the old court house to its foundation. Ihompsons
face turned many colors during this lntcton, as
there are between the deepest crimson and the ex-
tremest paor including both and he quickly dis
appeared from the stand. Marshall then returned
to his former position, and taking up glass, he pour
cd Some of the contents of the pitcher into it, and
holding up the glass to the light he exclaimed, red
red as a rose" The audience was again convulsed
with laughter Marshall then tasted the liquid but
turning aside and splitting it out, with shuder of
disgust, he exclaimed Lordy, Lordy it's stronger
than even Tom Marshall can stand!' By this time
the audience was completely overcome, and every
one fairly screamed with laughter which it i'm
possible to Suppress Peal after peal of the loudest
laughter followed, and several minutes before
those present could sufficiently command themselves
to enable the nimitable orator to proceed. Mar
shall then, in manner still peculiar to himself put
the whiskey aside and taking another pitcher which
also sat before him. he helped himself to glass of
water and then pointing with his long finger to the
former one. he shook his head and exclaimed. Oh
oh! 'twould ruin a temperance man." Thompson
had used both the and the other of these pitch
ers as his temperature seemed to require.
The scene altogether beyond our powers of
description and doubt. indeed whether the most
gifted pen could do it justice. In order to catch
anything like the spirit of the scene the reader must
remember. that Thompson had just been speaking,
in terms Of the SevereSt censure and reprehenslon
of whskey drinkers CHASING them among the lowest
and vilest of mankind and attributing to them the
lowest and meanest motives. Nobody else, he tho,t
could be found mean enough to raise the Gaphin
cry. Mr.. Thompson had thus, as he complacently
imagined, disposed of this troublesome subject. But
while he is felicitating himself upon his triumph
and, with an air of much dissatisfaction is engaged
in rolling up the documents which were the weapons
of bis conquest Marshall comes forward, and in q
style and manner quite indescrbable and altogether
NdTStatoneaa let coin word) he detects this
hater of whiskey drinkers in trick, which covers
him with confusion and exposes him to general de-
rison. The audience suddenly discover that he who
a moment before had been denouncing the habitual
drinker derived his oratorica inspiration from
whiskey! The reader must imagine the look, the
attitude the gesture, the peculiar wink, the mean
ing smile in short, the entire expression of the
tire person of Marshall and the palpable confusion
of Thompson, and he can catch faint idea and i
is but faint-Of the real scene which TRANSFERRED
We venture that Mr.. Thompson will long remembe
the wisdom of the old proverb, which admonishes u
that he who lives in glass house should never cas-
the first stOne''
CATHOLIC HIERARcHY.-Th Pontifca government
has published general statistical statement of tn
Roman Catholic clergy, from which it appears tina
of seventy cardinals chairs which compose the sa
cred college, there are three vacant all of the orde
ofdeacons, which now consists of only eleven, in
stead of fourteen. The order of bishops and that
priests is complete, the first having fifty and the las
six The dean of the cardinal priests is the Archbsh
OPP of Bologna Oppizoni, the youngest, is the Prince
Archbishop of Bresau de Diepenbrok. Eleven car
dnals have not yet received the hat, and conse
auentIv still untitled The number of Archbishop
in Europe is l04-of whom Is in Italy, Is il