Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-05-12


sThe DupiiciIy of Know Nothingi-""
Under this caption the Republican of Monday
vents it's usual TRADE upon the Wing aud Amer
can parties both of whom, it would seem. FUN
less the credibiriy of the witness be doubted)
"are seeking under false preences, to accom-
plish ends which in their unmnsked leformity
hey could never hope to achieve and seeking
10 evada that Justice which their pAst crimes and
misdemeanors, make them conscious of deserv
ing at the hands Of an outraged aud swuded pub
lie" II this be 50. we mny indeed unite with our
contemporary in expression of astonirhment that
''men of integrity viii lend their name and inlin
shield those parties from rerlbutlve justice
and give them degree of responsibility to which
they have not the shadow of claim We regard
this however rs rather back handed compliment
to those ''men of integrity whom lh' Repuhhean
ould make pdrticeps criminis with u party or
parties that require it to exhaust the vocabulary
to find terms wherewith to deuounoe them and
doubtless it will be estimated nj its proper value.
The usual amount of gasconade about the nation
atty and responsibility of the great democratic
party was found in the article under con.
sderation; which remembering that it,n chron
ic disorder affecting more or less all Democrat
durable In its reference to ''dsgai-e- and pre-
texts" which the Republican alike with ourselves
condemns, no allusion is made to tbr "surrept
tious" interpolation of the pucdc rail road plank
in that edition of the Cincinnati platform design
ed for certain ATTITUDES, nor the "surrcpttious"
letter of Mr. Buchanan that purposely appeared
just at the proper time to affect the California
lection,whils, the South in blissful ignorance
of its existence. We adverted 10 these tricks
in former notice of the Republican, but failed
to secure any response. There are two other
points raised in our neighbors article that are
emiuenily suggestive of facts with which we
would fain refresh his memory.
National Republican" (says he) twas nm TX
cellent name for good party, why was il chang
Cd fer that of Whigl" We will tell han. The
term Whig,as is well known, had It's origin in the
contest that prevailed Cor some yenrs in England
between the adhereuts of the HOUSE, of Stuart
and the advocates of n constitutional governrent.
Those who supported high kingly prerogatiyo
called Tories. whilst those who contendcd
for government administered upon liberal
principles and wished 10 interpose checks TO the
exercise of executive authority, took the rame If
Wings. "Tha, revelation" say, NocaIly, "fol
ly decided the great question whether the popu.
lar element which had ever since the aye of
F'zwaer and De Montfort been found in the
English poty, should be destroyed by the mon
arohioal element, or should be suffered to develop
itself freely and TO become dominant -.
1t decided that the executive administrator
should be conducted in conformity wih The sense
of the representatives, of the Ea,lod, but 10
measure which the two Houses after mature de
liberation, proposed, would he ohstiuUtelY with
stoo' by the executive" Tint va. "Bftish
Whiegery'-a term often rcproaehiulJy applied
to Us in cur old c nhiots with Democracy. For
concise history OF it. introduction into ihis eonu
try We quote Mr. jefferson. In IA letl,r written 81
Isl3by iaat distinguished man sAi- ola ally, and
once opponent, John Adams. he says: " The
tc.m- Wing and Tory heloue tolatjouI a well
a oiyil history. They denote tho temper and
constitution of mind If different md, elaai- -
10 come 10 our own county and 60 the times
when yon ouI became ir-tael aiuted, w. VOL
remember the violent parties which ugtaied the
old Congress and ,Aer bitter contests. Ihcrr
you end were auayed ,oge'hcr, others cherish
cd the nuharc. yef England an we l,,a rights Of
oar eanut.g. Bet IA soon u Tn constitution
was LOT In motion the line Of division va, again
drawn W, broke INTO two parl.t-, each with
ing 10 five the government different daeeuon'
the one TO strengthen ne mos yaiaf branch;
the other the more permanent branches, aud tn
extnnl their prrmaaencr. Here yuu mad ! sep
orlt 4 FIR the FIRST timc and Us Ne had been Ion
ger than most others on the public theatre and
oar names were therefore more familiar - oar
countrymen the tarty which considered you as
thinking with them placed your name at their
bead; The other. oar the same reason, selected
MIME Hero let il be remembered, in cnnnpc
ton with What follows, that Mr.. jefferson claim
ed for himsef aud his party, that they were ami
mated by desire - strengthen tie most popu-
lar brandt Of The government. and iu tbs res
pec oc upird precisely the samp po-iii,n that
tie Whir- Of England did in the revolution u
1893 How was il when thai party mining
he in the direct line Of saecee sion from Nj Jellp,.
and ,hn were the first Ia avail lhem-elvr,
Of ganposder popularity, elroicd Gru. jackson
Did they not sustain him in hi. Ell rt> T. oyor
ride "the popular branch" when more than tw,
finds OF he peoples representatives and twenty
ih,ee Senators TO five against il, passed NJ
C0y's Ln,d bill, which he poekctcd because h,
kncw TINT there vas the constitutional maiorty
TO rars il, IRE. ptciiye of bi> veto Di,
tb'y not sustain bis unconstitutional reno
vli Of iye pihle deposits. and his n1nornu. We
'aesef various measures! Iheni' wAs tia; hnsr
' held with MIR Jeffvrson.i a ho nryer vetoed n
i.i) ftyred The old Replb.iran party Gf 1916,