The true Democrat., 1856-01-08
For the True Democrat. Federalism Dissected, Or Federalism alias Whigism shown in their true COlOrs.

Federalism Dissected,
 Or Federalism alias Whigism shown in
 their true COlOrs.
 There being considerable of demand for military heroes in the presidential canvass of 1848, the federal party were at loss to find an available candidate. All of their leading statesmen had been tried in the balance " by the nation and found wanting" and as they, together with the most of their prominent men, had proved open enemies to their coun- try in three successive wars,-the war of 1912, the Seminole war, and the "unholy and unjus- titiable" war with Mexico, they were fairly pre- cluded from selecting any of those heroes who had acquired reputation in either of those wars. What was to be done in that dilemma into which they had ,reacherously plunged themselves? Were they ever at loss for plans to extrcate themselves, when hypocrisy and dissimulation would subserve their base purposes? In that instance, they suddenly became very patriotic,-very much so indeed There was not one but felt (now the danger was over,) all of that martial spirit which ac- tuated his ignoble sire in the days of '95, and the famous Hartford convention How they
 ''- long'd to follow into the field (of spoils)
 Some warlike lord;
 therefore, they unblushngy made choice of "old Zac," the very head and front" of that war which they had tratorousy and madly invoked the vengeance of heaven upon, to lead them with the same success against their poli- tical enemies, as he had lead their enemies against their Mexican friends. Was there ever witnessed such daring impotence in any age of the world before? To select chief, who had acquired his main reputation in a war upon which they had impiously mprecated the fiery bolts of heaven, to lead them into the inglorous field of political rapine and plunder! Never were we more fully impressed with the truth fulness of the following lines, than on that me- morable occasion-
 "They that have but impotence
 To all things have fair pretcnce;
 And put among their wants but shame
 To all the world may lay their clam.'
 In order to secure the democratic vote, " old Zac" was pronounced by unquestionable whig authority" that is by the committee ap- pointed to keep him from making any ex- pressions for the public eye" to be first de- mocrat t,-tl,en no partisan and lastly mo- dente whig. As further inducement, the 1.-two dollars day and roast beef,' which was un fortunately for the dupes of l94O "pretermlt- ted" was again freely offered as prime bid for lishy democrats votes. We regret exceeding ly to have it to state, that the bait took; al- though one would almost have affirmed, that the democrats, proftlng by past experience, could no longer be blinded by the honied pro- fessions of Hove for the dear people" so sanc- tmonously uttered by that dasigning and hv- pocritical party; but the avidty with which they swallowed the whg placebo of 184S, as well as the nauseating drench of Know No- thn.ism in 1854, and '55, leads one almost to the conclusion, that as it is with the sharper, so it is with many democrats that
 .'Ott times the pleasure is great
 Of being cheated d. to cheat"
 The federal party having entrappcd many of the democrats, now set themselves to work to secure the remainder of the abolition vote at the north, the majority having affiliated with the whigs ever since the year 1844. In this they were successful. DeSertng their candi- dates, Van Buren and Adams, the remainder of the abolitionists went over to the federal party and thus secured the election of the whig can didate for the Presidency, Gen. Zachary Fay lor
 What meretorious acts Gen. Taylor's ad- ministraton might have achieved had he lived, we have no means of determining but certain it is, that the base trucking of both northern and southern whigs to those black hearted nor thern abolitlonists, gave that base, hypocritcal, and tiend-l like party preponderance in the na- tional councils, of 1850, which came near rend- ing asunder this glorious Union. It is we'll known to every true and genuine friend to the south that the impetus given to abolitionlsm by the whg party in the several campaigns of 1844, 4,-'48,-and '52, has eventually placed that fanatical party in position where under the spacious guise of Know Nottingham, il threatened to distract and to crush to atoms our own weak, effeminate and divided south.
 NcH. iOI ou euio Hloi- tai coil" long before the expiration of his pre- sidential term, vice president Fillmore, by vir tue of his office, became president of these Uni ted States. In taking a retrospective glance at Fillmore's administration, with the excep- ton of the famous compromise bill," we find no measure which as southerns we can heartily commend. But if his administration was bar ren as far as resulted in good to the south, jus tice compels us to say, that there was no act of his that confcted materially with its interests. On the whole, it must be admitted by all can- did and impartial judges, that MT. Fillmore with all of his northern prejudices and predi- lections made very acceptable president.
 ARKANSAS.
 Gov. Wright on Grasses.
 The address of Gov. Wright, delivered at the Indiana State fair was most eloquent, practi- cal and elaborate production, pervaded with common sense, good taste, and practical mora Ilify. apd cnpo hot, ',