Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-03-10
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'ome time been boiling most furicusly -
Webster, Fillmore, and Scott have been
stepped in It, and stirred round and round
by their respective friends, each hoping
in the general attrition, and tryingprocess,
his PARTICULAR favorite would como out
tile true embodiment of Wing public
opinion.
Welearn the great God-like, the ex-
FOUNDER of the Constitution was hardly
under water, and had been given twirl
or two, before the Constitution in gaseous
form, was seen to rise in bubbles on the
top, and vanish into air. Even his Jetter-
sonian doctrines promulgated under an
October sun, soon rose and escaped
There was no need for such things; they
wanted Wing principles, And as they
stirred the Expounder, his long life OF
public service, his labors in the Cabinet
his services in the Senate, when, standing
on the Compromise, Atlas-like he suS-
tanned on his shoulders the weight OF tne
vast confederacy of States, one after the
other disappeared. Following them came
the Hulseman letter, and when this ap-
pearcd, it was declared he had given up
the ghost, and there was no more OF WEB
ster.
Then Scott and Fillmore were subjec-
ted to the same process, and STEPPED TO-
rether; the friends of Scott insisting on
his being full dressed, with sword epau,,
lettes, cooked hat and feathers; and
wanting something which should make a
noise, without there being anything in It,
they added the drum and fife. They al
so basted him over with Native Amerl-
canism, flour of Sewardism and the Con-
stitution in powdered form 10 offset
these, Fillmore was dressed in the ropes
of office, his pockets filled with executive
patronage; and they covered him with the
Compromise and non-iutervention, and
added likewise his political opinions, say
ing he was of the true faith, for he
was more like Jefferson than Jefferson
himself
This heterogeneous mass they put in
motion, and awful was the trial and the
tribulation. When the boiling process
commenced, first one thing was parted
with, and then another, and the two were
seen whirling round and bobbing their
heads up and down, and struggling Tor
the mastery. Now Feathers has it, now
Executive Patronage, now one, now the
other, and the struggle became SO terri
bic, it was feared both would come out
together, and there would be two wing
principles,
To obvate this, The top of the caul-
tron was, by mutual consent, put on and
boltcd down, and the boiling continued
Macbeth never witnessed such Il stew /;
and as the steam Kissed from beneath the
lid, and intense anxiety safe on every
countsnance, they consoled themselves
BY saying, we shall now at last have a
true embodiment of Wing principles.
There was at length calm, then per-
feet quiet, and the struggle was over
The lid was removed, and the sole resi-
dunn left was DRUM AND FIFE. And they
bowed their necks, and worshipped, and
sang hosannahs to this great Wing prin-
ciple; and though at first there was much
dissatisfaction in the ranks at the roll OF
the drum, they fell into line, shouldercd
their arms, and were ready to march.
So that all divisions in the Wing ranks,
all shades of opinion, all questions Of
policy, all hatred of military heroes, all
opposition to the conquest of Mexico,
have all merged themselves into the drum
and fife the drum and fife now stand
forth as the embodiment of the Wing par
ty.
1t is this against which the Democrats
have to contend no question of policy,
no opinions of the Constitution, no ques-
ton of Finance, indeed no great national
measures are to be discussed; all are to
be drowned in the drum and fife. Mill
where connected as they are in this in
stance with a gallant, though vain and
selfish soldier, the great captain of the
age, who comes warm from the field OF
battle, covered with the garlands of vic
tory, he is acompetitor much to be dread
cd.
Already in fancy We hear the spirit
stirring notes of the drum and fife, and
see flags flying with military devices. and
multituGes marching and countermarch"
ing with brilliant transparencies of Chip
pewa, Niagara, and of scenes in Mexico
and shouting themselves hoarse with
hurrahs for their hero-while Wing ora
tors are to gaping crowds pouring forth
his military deeds in the most. glowing
colours of the richest fancy.
They will speak of Chippewa, and ex-
hibit the star spangled banner in tatters,
and the American eagle rddled with bull
let's they will point to that colossal
power on whose dominions the sun never
sets, and whose reville follows the NOR
ming round the world, and tell how on
the plains of Chippewa it was trailed in
the dust-while some son Of the West
will kill the British Lion right out, and
sketch Scott as reposing on him after the
fatigue of the battle, with one of his claws
for a toothpick.
Mention Niagara. and the raiubows Of
Heaven will be made to encircle him and
his army and the rushing cataract will