The Yazoo Democrat., 1852-07-21


| Fuss. FEArHERs, GAss, GLORY, GuNPowDER,
AND Fusr1AN CAN'T COME IT.--Whig politicians
are philosophers, much hike the sapient son Of
Esculapins who resolved to build up q theory
and practice from his own observations. Call
ed to attend an Irishman, he prescribed for him,
with directions not to eat bacon and cabbage
but Pat consulted his palate, took the forbidden
provender, and got well. The young medical
philosopher wrote in his diary, Bacon and cab
baee good for a fever He soon had occasion
to prescribe for Dutchman with the same dis
ease, and following his own experience he
prescibed bacon and cabbage, and Mynheer died.
The doctor was not disconnected. He penned
down his experience: Bacon and cabbage good
for an Irishman in fever, but death toa Dutch
man."
The whig party, having had i'll luck in meas
ures and principles for long series of years, re-
solved to change their practice. They accord
ingiy threw away theirlearning, talent, decency,
&c, which they had relied upon as their capital
stock, and tried two dollars days and roast be-II
seasoned with little saltpetre and glo1v. They
put themselves through that ;.Ine. and rashly
undertook to manage feederal affairs in the face
Oh hlgh heaven. They have very disagreea BILE
recollection of how they came out. They tried
their creed and decency again, and failed. 1t is
not strange that they should eschew decency af-
ter it had shown itself improbable They tried
again the gunpowder and gas, with only sea-
soning of the beef, and again they put through
and fell upon the spoils with vigor and voraci-
ty which put all previous practice of the sort to
the blush.
Now, after the lessons of experience so often
received they have it written down in their note
book, Gas, glory, and gunpowder good for a
presidential election"
The organization and policy Of the whig par
i IS we'll illustrated by stroliing procession
With drum and fife, followed by crowd of boys
and negroes. The whole country are induced to
fall in at the sound Of the drum and the sight OF
fuss and feathers epaulettes and soup. A few
Scott men are confident of success. They have
always believed that the smell of gunpowder
elected Jackson, and that Harrison won his way
by the same means, and that Taylor's election
illustra ed and confirmed the great and para
mount value of military glory.
The plan of the campaign in its general out
lines lies upon the surface. A spontaneous
combustion was anticipated; great uprising o;
popular enthusiasm; mighty noise and confu-
sion; a tornado which was to blow up the mas
ses into furof for :" fuss and feathers" But
the signs of the times are mal-ominous. The
prairies don't burn, and Aolus don't let loose
the winds. There no symptoms of an up
rising enthusiasm, no premonitions of a coming
storm. The high priests of whigery must con-
suit the Hazuspices and tell the hopeful what's
the matter. Gas, glory, and gunpowder have
lost their charm, or they aregetting slow in their
operations.
Wing practice upon whig experience is likely
to fail very good in a. but fatal in 52-good
for Taylor, but death on Scott. We congratu-
late the wings upon the prospect of their inn
provement in philosophy by an additional fact
which will satisfy them that humbugs won't al
ways bear repeating.
Whg editors and stump orators are going
through the motions of 1848 but they play their
| parts to istless audiences. There is no res
ponse, laughter, nor applause, greets them. Be-
fore November, they will be hissed off the stage
Lou. Democrat.