The republic., 1851-10-29
From The WarretOn (Va.) Piedmont Wig
Political EaIInries

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Political FalIaeies.
In Wow Of the important contest about to take
place between the two great national parties in the
State of Virginia, may be allowed to call the
attention OF political associates to one Of the
most effective weapons Of adyersaries, and one
to which we think sufficient importance has not
hitherto been attached It may be that 'sa rose by
any other name would smell sweet but ii is an
undeniable fact that Democracy by another name
would not smell as sweet in the nostrils of those
whose olfactories il was particularly designed t.
tickle.
In the cunning devices of partisan warfare, the
so-called Democrats have greatly the advantage Of
their opponents; and in nothing has this superb
ority been more plainly perceptible than in the
artful employment of certain political fallacies,
which have ever been their reliance in procuring
proselytes. We do not mean TO say that there are
no artful and unscrupulous politicians among the
Wings, but we do most positively believe, that, az
party, they are much more disposed TO rely upon
the truth and Justice Of their tenets, to the exolu
sion OF trick and artifice, than their opponents.
Hence the opportunities that have so often been
given for the introduction Of the falacies we have
mentioned, one of the most important of which Is
the exceedingly popular name which they were
quietly allowed to adopt, although they had no
more right to Its exclusive appropriation than they
had to dub themselves Me Americans, or the "two
legged animals without feathers This is self
evident proposition-one that requires process
OF reasoning to make it palpable to every candid
mind. But we will mention one single iact
which will display the ludicrousness of this as
sumption In its proper light. Ii is this One Of
the most prominent leaders of this exclusive De-
mocratic party, conspicuous aspirant to the Pre-
sidency, Democrat par excellence, very Demo-
crat OF Democrats, is well known to have made
the declaration that, if nc had one drop of Demo
cratic blood in his veins, he would have recourse
to phlebotomy, and rid himself of the "perilous
stuftD forever And there are many Of the lead
ing men of the party wing, if they never uttered
similar declaration, may'well De supposed to have
conceived it, since 1t is matter of universal
toriety that they imbibed hatred to Democracy
with their mothers milk, and displayed it in all
their actions, until it became politically convenient
to receive coat OF jackson, Van Buren,, OF
Polk whitewash. and, with the old stains of Fed
cralisn thus covered over, to come forth into the
world again bright brilliant Democrats as good
as new. D tempord! mores!
The skilfu angler adjusts his bait most carefully
TO the species OF fish he hopes capture, and our
Democratic ''fshers of men, have, with equal dex-
terity, adapted the external appearance Of their
doctrines to the tastes of those whom they desired
to catch. They saw the king governed countries
OF the old world pouring their half starved millions
into the fertile valleys of the new, and they had
difficulty III perceivng that these millions would
cause the well balanced scale Of party ascendancy
to preponderatc in whichever direction they might
be induced to cast themselves. Now, Democracy,
a government in which the people are the only
sovereigns had been the very day dream of these
emigrants, as far as they had any aspirations at
heel of oppression--the result of monarchical
and aristocratic institutions-upon their bended
necks, and Democracy would be to them but
other name for liberty, security, and happiness.
Democracy, then, must be 'the watchword and
the cry'-thc bait to catch these foreign voices,
and swell the votes of the party into triumphant
majorities How easy to persuade the unsuspect
ing emigrant that by becoming Wing he would
only change one form OF aristocfacy for another.
1--WE are the Democrats, and opponents of
course are not Democrats, for you see they OPP
posed to Democracy, and must therefore be aristo-
crata and enemies TO republicanisIn' We have
heard just such reasoning as this, and have known
II to be eminently successful And then, among
those who become naturalzed citizens, there is a
class, and not small one either, who utterly
Ignorant OF what the proper ends of government
are, and who honestly believe that i'll coming to a
Gland OF liberty" they are TO be permitted TO do
Just what they please, Is it TO be wondered that
should have great attractions for voters Of this
stamp
"Och! tunder and turfp' says Paddy, "ihe Dim
inycrats is the bys for my money! It's thin that
knows what thrue liberty names I'll be afthcr
givin' my vote for the Dmmycratic President, and
ii VIC elect him-the hivens be praised we'll
nave very poor man paid five dollars day for
dom Jlst next to nothin' at all. Sure and isn't
tins the land of pace and pinty, only that the
Whlgs-bad luck TO thim!-kapcs uz from havin'
our just rights and liberticsi And isn't that ras
cal Fillmore lockin' up all the good that comes
from Californyj and when we get q Dimmycratic
President won't it all be distributed among the
people and make all the poor craters richa Tear
and ages won't we go il thin, b'ys? The Wings
Is all arishocrats and inimies TO the poor man.
Hoor'r fray for the Dimmycrats! Hoor r. r-r-ay
for Gineral jackson, and Gineral Cass, and Cine
raj Douglas, and Gineral Buchanan = hoor-r-r-
r-ay!'
'.Pe sure says the Dutchman, al dnks can't
meier do nothing no besser ais vode for dc Dimmy-
grads Dimmygrads means de beopcs, und
goes for de beoples. am a beoplc myself und my
vie " he he is a beoPe, und my shlldern is beoples.
& De ymgs is been keepin' de peoples from vodin in
Old Firchinny, but de Dimmy grads has gone und
mate new law for de beoples all to vode, und dey
is goin' to Yode for do Diulmygrads. De Vhigs Ia
ri tor mann gings, und lorts, and goun.s. und
all dem drash in Charmany9 Der tyfel may
dake de Wigs for all vot Cares. Yhy pof zausend,
don't know dat Her. Clay vas dryin' to mar
ry his son to queen vigtoriaa SUPPOSE he vas been
eles'ed' youldn,t We hafe .pecn in bretty fix Ha
gel und Shtorm- Teddert goes for Chineral Chack-
son und de Dimmygrads Hurrah for Chacksoni
lvodes for de Dimmygrads for Bresidents und
Gofernors, und Breachers, End Lawyers, und Toe
ais Iho,enn'
"MiHe tonnerres" shouts the Frenchman, al am
von raypoobeecan, sare; / am Won Democrat.
HtUe la Repu6iique, Ell indiuisiblei La belle
France is curse vid de aristocratie. go for to be
let do vot please, parbleu! De Wigs will not let
me do vot please, and derefore ] q III become Won
Democrat, sare: Won day go inside store,
and sec Won charmanfe fiIe-von yer pretty gal
de store-keep's daughtare, and ioost baycause
want to Hies her, dc big brute store keep he make
application of his foot to behind me, and kcek me
into dc street, morbieu!-and dat sacre big store
keep vas Won Zig, sare.* ! come to pAmcrique
to do vot | shoose, and not to be keek behind by
Won villain store ckeep. De Wigs ave no ondair
stand of dc vraic liberty. vote meeself Won De.
mocrat, sare ViUe les Democrats Il bas les
Vigsr'
Such, without caricaturc, are specimens of what
we ourselves have heard, and, without intending
the slightest disrespcct TO worthy emigrant
citizeDs, we give them exampleo of the manner
in which they allow themselves to be bumbugged
by a name.
We will take another opportunity Of noticing
other and similar political fallacies
EIhs story was actually told by Frcnc hInan
n pbiladeInhia