Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-04-06
.TIiE SAME OLD COON

co,,rv the p.inncraii, ~ Il publican party ani IL"
Fc!e,ul party. The Federal par; ia. often changed
liz utmc assuming surc"ssvcly the c"emnm"m q"
Fcd,raist, Republican, National Republican. Wh.G
Democratic Wig, Union Wing aud American 81
Know y Nohn:-thc latter corresponding fully, in ia
intolerance with the Fcdcraliets oi Alien and $,.l
ton law memory.
Mr. Jefferson. in letter to Gideon Granger. dated
hpril 10th lSni describes tho shifting tricks OF th"
party opposed To the democracy. He says:
ain our last conversation you mentioned federal
scheme Ht0at, OF forming condition between the ped
eralists and Republicans n what they called I -0v'i'
Eastern States. The idea wH- lrrw 10 ln", and al'"r
time for rclrclion had Il" opportunity with c"nv"iS-
ing with y"u again. The rdcrasi- know that. - No.
hr,dc they gone forever. Their object, therefore,
IL, how 10 return into power under some "i'"r i"iln'
Undoubtedly they have but one means "hiri' ~ l"
divide the Republicans, "m the minority. and n"rrf
with them for the cuak III th"r name" The In'I'"Fi,
tv, having other OF ruling the nnl"riiE VIII
give price for nuNiliurics, and that pirr lhus' De-
principle, Nc.
Again, in November lth lS2i, Mr.. Jefferson thus
write. TO Gen. Lafayette
Tie Hartford Convention, tho vc!"iy OF '''''Il
and the peaCc uI Cheat, prostrmtc! fct'I"i!7'' "
vo,nries abandoned i; tlIi"ush shame ANA h"t'i""
tom. and now call heIn.rivrs Rrpuhi'chh': ""' 8: =.
n1H'' aos" IS ch1H2"i-tsc I"'"''P''' "'' me ''"'
Since tho days of Jefferson, the opponent" oi De
mocracy have regularly assumed dilirrrh hai''' IL
occasion seemed to r,IUire. They have at pl'''"'
| adoptr,l the nam. Of Americans" commonly ca!lo
Know Nuthincs With this 4Prci"n- name, iiIr yea
eral leaders hope to move "m their cohorts 10 ''"''
Bat, in the language 81 the Louisville lmm'''' '''
trick has become too common To "'n. ih" P'"P''
have got ;o understand perfectly vel" th"t n"'6 "'AE
and do change Wilde the principles 81 VIZ 1'!',t'''
SAYS arc the same The Democrats are now l|
meet and overcome their n!I opponents with ne'
name nnd under idr different organization nom any
that has heretofore been IN ,i,I- c"unt?y-h "r
rsnizatou essentially anti R"pubram acohin'r"ls so
| iactious. The mass OF this new party "i hh"" ~"
things we would fan believe arc homcHt III 'h'' III
tentinns: but not so with tler aadOrs ihHy are 20
ef political gamblers and IemasJgurs, whose o'1"'
is 10 get into power 10 subscrvC their o scus Gus
con,al idea with them is 10 dub themsclvcs-'ih'
s,s of ,he sras of seventy siythe disciples ani cI
| elusive admirers of 'ihc veneraicd Washington -
AS to political principles or policy, their only so'f
| in trade is 10 wage u war OF intolerance ana pr"
scrlption against Foreigners and Roman Catholics
with tho Interior view OF defeating the Dem"
cratic party and appropralng the onves AMI fishes
4 Al
cover ANYTHING ani everything in the AhHpo OF Il 20
| rt;cian. except National Democrat. Under i! ar
bein- hudilcd together, in comnon brotherhood, dts
banded Whsa anu renegade Democrats foes q! Ga
tholics and Native Americans tni"n men ai.d sec
tionasts ,reasni!crs, aboon!.;s, aud Gji kinds Q
pro-slavery men. In short, 1t i motley coalition
iactious. whose prime object Is to oppose and over
| come the National Democracy. Bat reliance i
in the Intelligence and patriotism Of The great Amtrl
can masses who love our glorious Union, and VII,
cherish feelings Of patriotism and republican frn'er
nifty. The chcrisiment oi The people, said Jr:Fcr
sou 's principle, the fehr and d,stust Of them
that Of the opposite party Which party s II TIA
now shows fear and d.strust ot the people Whicl
party s skulking and hiding, and conducting it, de
beratinns in secret, mud under terrible oath, with
penalties The Democrats Nay verly. hut III,
AniDsmoCIair, the Know NOlhiMgs, the Amer
cans. for;"oth. Well, il there il virtue, int-
gence, rcpubcanism enough ia the country To give n
quletus 10 this and worst edition oi old Federal
ism, great experiment "f ri.gIycrnm"nt mn,
result IN mr. .niiccnt abortion. B,. il vii n", fail
God forbid ii even should The new party have fallen
upon t1r old federal I"i. "i cinimn. ,. ,i. ,Iis.i-
pies al Washington. tn" pur. name Of thn, great
ia-, and 1t WON'T ssve the Know N".hnra~.'