Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1852-02-07
Whiggery and Democracy.

There are two sorts of Whggery and two sorts of
Democracy in this world. As we have idle hour
will devote it to explaining the difference be-
tween Whiggery and Democracy, and hand is
in, we will draw the lines distinct that no can
misunderstood US. We distinctly state now, that no
honest will contend for name, unless that
is the representative of substantive fact prn
cipe. What matters it whether be called
Wing or Democrat. The name is nothing, but the
principle the is intended to represent signify,
is everything. Shakespeare says that would
smell as sweet by any other This is true
Suppose you call wing tory, does that make him
traitor ! Surely not. Suppose you call democrat
traitor, does it make him so These simple illustra-
tons understood by ALL and introduced for
direct purpose.
The Alien and Sedition laws passed under the ad-
ministraon of old John Adams. 1t is known that he
was high toned Federalist-that he believed in a
strong government-such government Hamilton
avoredone partakng of many of the features of the
British Government, and of these of the most OBJ
jectonabe character The Alien law, clothed the
President with fearful powers Upon suspicion he had
the power to arrest foreigner, who may have
been years resident in the country, and send him off,
He the prosecutor and in various Senses the Judge
The Sediton law not less offensive. 1t struck at
the freedom of the Press and the right of every free
man to speak or write his thoughts freely both in re-
gard to the policy pursued by government, and those
who were called upon to administer it. 1t prohibited
newspaper editors from bringing the political acts of
their servants before the bar of public opinion This
was sad stirred up sedition aided the rebellious and
brought the laws THE land and their administrators
into contempt.
Mr. Jefferson said that both of these laws were I'M
constitutional. Mr.. Adams said they constitu-
tional. Mr. Jefferson drew up and caused to be pre-
scented to the Legislature ofKentucky, the famous
solutions, known the KENTUCKY RESOLUTIONS
of 1798-we republished them the oath ult as part
of the proceedings of the Democratic Convention of
the Sth of January.
Mr.. Madison sustained Mr.. Jefferson, and drew I'D
the famous resolutions known now as the VIRGINIA
Resolutions of1798, and had them presented to the
Virginia Legislature, copy ofwhich we published as
noted above.
Both States acted upon the resolutions This was
the first great struggle between State and the Fed
eral Government. The resolutions asserted the Rights
OF the States, and under the lead oJeerson and Mad
ison the Republican or Democratic party was formed
During the Revolution there were two parties Whig
and Tory. 1t is believed that the Tories of the
Revolution still cnging to the idea of strong gov
eminent, and to the notion that the People were in
capable of segovernment, joined with the old Fed
eralists, in defence of the Alien and Sedton laws
taking sides with the Federal against the State govern
ments, with the view of centrazing power, thus build
ing up on this continent, Representative Monarchy
The Wings of the Revolution, held distinct doctrine
they pered all upon the intelligence of the people
they believed IN the sagacity the patriotism the vr
tue of the masses-they denounced orders
and opposed all titles of nobility This was the creed
of the ancient Whigs-the Wings of the Revolution
and when the Federal government under the lead of
old John Adams, commenced war upon the State
governments and carried its hostility against a Re-
publican form of Government the extent of striking
the freedom of the Press and the liberty of the for
egner who had sought shores escape the tyran
ny of the odwor they rallied to the standard of State
Rights, under the principles inscribed upon the Re-
publican flag of 1889. Thomas Jefferson and James
Madison headed the State Rights party-The old Re-
publican Wing party, the party of the Revolution
The Resolutions of 1889 contained the creed of
the Republican Wing party, and they were construed
by Mr. Madison, Jefferson, and others, and were un
derstood by those who adopted, well those who
defended them, asserting the Right of each State to
sudge for itself, well of the nractions as of the
mode and measure of redress" That is that State
has the right to secede withdraw from the Union for
just cause. This the construction, and Kentucky
and Virginia, acting in obedience to this construction
took prompt and efficient steps to enforce it. lift became
Necessary About 1900, the Republican Who partv
adopted as its de plume the word De,nocrot. rs