The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-04-02
From the Louisville (hy.) Journal

w. HUNTER, Acting secretary oil STATE
From the Louisville (Ry.) Journal
Old Federalists the Best Democrats.
That a man who was once bitter Federalst
will. when converted to Democracy, be all the bet
ter Democrat because Of his former Federalism, is
position which perhaps many Of those who have
always been Democrats will not be likely to &C.
cede to. The popular sentiment in relation to De-
mocracy seems to be that the longer man has
been subject to the heavenly influences Of that de-
luson, the higher must be his elevation, the more
close must be his approximation TO condition of
perfection and saintship. Hence they who have
been converted to Democracy are not vcneratcd
by the masses as are those who born Demo-
Gratis Those highly favored individuals who, in
that season in which human dependence on others
is most intense-whose good fortune 1t was to have
Democratic parents to carry them safely throug b
the perils Of infancy-who were 30 happy as to be
suckled from breasts in which every maternal
throb Of affection was accompanied with hope
that the Democracy of the pratter might be in
fexible-we say those who were Democrats in the
cradle and have known no change in sentiment,
are very generally regarded as the only infallbIe
commentators on the spirit and doctrines Of the
patent Democracy.
This ia the popular view of the subject, but it
docs not obtain in the county Of Accomnc, in vir-
ginia, famous as the residence Of Mr.. Henry A..
Wise and General T. IL. Bayly. There
Gently a Democratic Convention in that county,
called to nomipateuelegutes TO the Virginia Demo
cratic Convention, which body, it is understood,
will designate the delegates to the National Con-
vention. The Accomac boys declare that they pre-
fer the Hon. Jamcs Buchanan for the Presidency,
and, in expressing their preference, they took &C.
casion to say these words:
''Some say he once Fedcralist; if 30, he is
80 much the better Republican now, that nc saw
forty years ago the Of his ways, and has not
In that time, seen cause to recant his version.
Now, here the doctrine is proclaimed that man
is all the better Republican. that is to say, Demo-
crat or Locofoco, because he was once Fedcralist
particularly, il after being in the Democratic fold
for many years, he has not "seen cause to rccant
his conversion" What do those excellent, those
ecstatc professors of Democracy, who boast hugely
Of the fact that they imbibed Democracy with their
mothers milk, think Of that9 If the Accomac
chaps are to be believed, our exemplary ncighbor
OF the Democrat, whose conversion to the true faith
took place one morning at six and half O'Clock
precisely, nearly eight years ago, must be one of
the nost reliable of Democrats. He has not "recant-
ed his conversion" though he may have
pie cause to do 80. and we think safely add
that he never will ''recant." seeing that have
given him thousand reasons heretofore and he is
still welded to his Democracy with pertinncity
which utterly discourages any hope that we might
entertain Of divorcing him from it.
There 10 old saying, namely, that ga reform.
cd rake makes the best husband" and another to
the effect that a reformed sinner makes the hottest
saint, in which VIC do not entirely concur. We
have our doubts Of men that have once been rokcs,
or sinners, or old Federalists. The fact that man
has once been a determined rake, uproarious
sinner, bitter Federalist, causes us to suspect
that little Of thcAd lenven may still remain im-
beddcd in his constitution, and that, under favor
able auspices, il may leaven the whole lump. A
man that has changed from bad position to a bet
ter has actcj commercially; bot then be ha.
changed once may he not change Oyain, swing
back like a pendulum to the place from which he
started, Is man who has changed his coat once
less inclined to try another Of il than he who
has always been well satisfied with his cont that
lac never bad a desire to turniil
Many an excellent woman, who has linked her
fortunes with those Of reformed rake, has bitter
ly rcpcntcd her connubial alliance. and many a
enpcr has been sanity for while, and then re-
turned TO his old ways and the service Of the devil
again. SO also, old Fcdcraliss, who have re-
novnced their faith and come out dyed. in the wool
Democrats, have often turned out 10 be very pro.
Higa,c professors Of the Democratic faith. II Is
true that some Of these Federaiists, who have re-
csn,cd their early political doctrines. have up
very high toward the zenith Of the affections Of the
Democracy. Gen. Case, as well as Mr.. Buchan nan,
wa once Fcderalist. and is now very tall Dem
ocra.. Ills conversion runs back TO period which
greatly sntedatcs Mr.. Buchnnsn's sersion. Long
before Mr.. Buchanan had socmnly vowed that il
there WINS drop OF Democratic blood in his veins he
would let IL out, Gen. Csss had nguishcd him
sof by his alscri,y as an advocate Of Democratic
doctrines. The Cass summcfset per formed Ina
the year Of grace 1906; whereas Mr. Buchanan wa.
regularly initiated in nil the mysteries of the
profession until, ut tho suggestion Of Aaron Burr
General jackson wac brought out 40 candidate
for the Presidency. AZ Cass's consisncy has been
tried in the Democratic faith through almost twice
many years as Bocbanan's, IL follows, sgrccaby
10 the logic OF the Accomsc meeting. that he 10 still
better Democrat than the Pennsylvania aspirant
Indeed. il that logic Is orthodox, then ia Genera
Cas- the wor'hiost and best Of all tn. Democratic
sspirsnts, and that is position sgains, which We
sbsli not wage controversy.
But what shall be said OF the Hon. Mr. VIE,
himself. who few. very few years ago, was the
most fiery. fierce, and unts,nabo Of w higs-frou
wboec lip. have proceeded innumcrsble blisterius
bsrsngucs against Democrscy-snd who is nov
onsconced in the bosom Of the Democratic party Al
snugly ne II he too had been born thcrcl VIVA
shall bcssid Of biml Must he not be a most cxorn
plsry Democrat, seeing he was tho most ultra o
Wings, that his Wbiggism was distina ushod by
the mos, inc sornble fcrocity, No other man eve
30 completely made himself the antipodes OF bi.
former self az Mr.. Wise has done. H. is now a.
fierce the Wings as he was tho Democrats
OF course bis Democracy must be extremely in
tense, os deep as black, and az unblescbabl
ss ebony.
ny the way, Accomao is not the only county il
Virginia which prefers Mr.. Buchanan rs the Dem
ocraiic nominee for the Presidency Mr.. y liver,
popclsr in many other counties, and we think J
highly probable that he will receive good deal o
support from Virginia in The Baltimore Convs n,on
Those fricnds Of other Democratic nspirants, wh
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