North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-03-26

Gee under him. Here was at last nucleus, about /
which Federalsm could once more collect It's scatters
ed fragments. Il did SO. Mr.. Adams boldly annonnc-
ed, in his first Message that the action of the Rep
resentatve ought be palsed by the will Of the
constituent and during his whole term the Federal
Government was welded, so far as he and his pa MY
could do it, withTeference almost entirely nation
ALL objects and IS national " purposes. High Tariffs
and heavy appropriations for Internal Improvements
were demanded with the view of fayoring the few at
the expense of the many, and of building up what his
father had begun--a splendid government; and amid
the Establishments of power, the increase of Federal
patronage, and the rapid strides of the government
wards consolidation, the rights of the States were
again rapidly becoming of subordinate importance,
and were seriously imperiled, much by direct
attacks upon them, as by neglect, indifference, and
general disregard of their extent and existence. But
IN 1928, Gen. Jackson came into power and the doc
trines of Jefferson and Madison once mora es-
tablished In the government. He elected by the
Democrats, as party, aided by number of National
Republicans, or Federasts who were tired of pri-
vate life, and wished to be the strong side
to get chance at the Offices. The contest with the
Bank began-Clay and Webster for it, and Jackson
against it. Jackson triumphed, the Bank fell and
forthwith its friends and partizans with Mr. Clay at
their head, set about organization with the
hope of defeating {" old Hickory. Then was seen
focking together all odds and ends of all defeated
disappointed, and therefore malignant factons-old
Federalists, Hartford Conventonists, Adams men,
Clay men, and the like; and then the leaders, know
ing of old the unpopulaty of Interpretations of Fed
eralist and National Republican, consulted together
TO what neU name they should adopt. James Watson
Webb-a New York Editor who had been accon,no-
dated and relieved by the United States Bank-sug-
gested at the right moment the fortunate name of
Wing; and forthwith these men, whose doctrines
and practices had been again and again repudiated
and condemned by the people, caught up the name,
and with mpudence unparalleled in the history of
parties, proceeded TO appropriate to themselves the
common memories and glories of the of indepen-
dence, and to stigmatze the Jefferson and Jackson
men-the true Republicans-as IS rogues, royalists,
and tories The trick was successful for time.
Thousands of honest, unlettered men were deceived
by the name, and thus lured into the Federal ranks.
| Having thus briefly sketched the history of the
present Wing party, shall take up in next the
characteristics of the parties in the Presidential
elections of 1886, 1910, 1874, and 194S, and
shall endeavor to show, in few words, the princi-
pies commended for by each in those elections, and
what voted and established, in the end, by the
people.
Does the Editor of the Register know what
s. sort of Whig'' he is 7 He says he is IS North
Carolina Whig." Very well. That is the very
character we propose to examine in our next We
shall also answer, in due time, the questions pro.
pounded to US by that paper; but we take leave, in
the meantime, to remind the Register that we ere
" Locgoco." That is nickname, and any one can
call nicknames. We have right to expect better
arguments to offer! We are a Democratic Republican
of the school of 9s and '99 and we hold the same
principles which Jefferson Jackson, and Polk main
tanned. We might call the Editor of the Register a
Coon, but selfrespect forbids that we should do
He is welcome to all the old ncknames, and TO all
the reputation he may achieve by his wit in invent ting
new ones.