Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-07-18
Consistency.

CONSISTENCY
We believe it is Mr.. Emerson who says
that consistency is the bugbear Of little
minds;' and some one else has rendered
the same idea into the vulgate, by saying,
that wise man often changes his mind, !,
bnt fool never does" If the above pro-
position is true, then indeed have the op.
position to the Democratic party in the
State of Pennsylvania, much whereof to
boast. For if ever any party have secuted
Mr.. Emerson's bughear of consistency, and
adopted in its length and breadth the pro-
verb, that party is the one which is now
keeping up sort of guerilla warfare against
the Democratic party, and against the Con-
slitution of the State and the Nation.
Upon every question of State or national
policy, the party in opposition have changed
sides--in support of every measure which
was thought to be leading and important
ten years ago, or even less than that, they
have faltered or fallen back; and now, it
is not too much to say, that they have
abandoned every idea of principle, and
pinned their faith to the doctrine of power
Willing to adopt every ism, no matter how
much at variance with former professions ;
seeking to proselyte by promises of political
preferment; unscrupulous 10 the use Of
means whereby to attain. en- end c1mmen.
surate with those means; they seek success
playing to sectional passion and local in.
terests, ignoring altogether those great
fundamentals, truth and honesty, which
should guide the course of every person
and party. Such is a truthful sketch Of
the present position Of our friends of the
opposition.
It is certainly within the memory Of
men now living, that David WIlmot was
denounced by the men who are now sup
porting him, as British free trade loco
foco, who ought to be hung in chains, and
we are not sure that he was not burned in
ofigy by some of his present worshppers
and supper ers.
Have the old tariff wings of Pennsylva-
MIA really abandoned the policy of protec-
tion2 Will they now, not on y consent to
let this pet measure go to the wall, but at
The same time, assist to put into position
and power the "base and unnatural trai-
tor" who thus betrayed the interests Of
his native State Oh! consistency, thou
art a jewell said one, the latchet of whose
shoe, Emerson is not worthy to unloose.
Would not universal shout of derisiou
at the folly, stupidity, and inconsistency ol
the Democratic party, 60 up from the let 9Th
and breadth of the laud, if the Dem ocrats
had chosen Wilmot as their standard bear
er, in this contest? And yet, how infinitely
more absurd, contemptible, and unworthy
is the course of the Black Republican fac.
ton; composed as it is, of men who once
belonged to the organization known as
Whigl Than Wilmot, 10 man more hear
tily abused and hated the men who are
now his supporters, no man more fercely
fought the old Wing party, no man more
heartily despised, and yet despises, its
principles; and yet, while for one derelic-
ton of doctrine and duty the Democracy
have forever cast him off, as utterly un-
worthy; still, without retraction or apology,
the opposition have received him with open
hrms, and like spaniels, crawl whining to
his feet, and lick the hand that smote them