The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1859-09-07
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The aoppesition and the Different
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The Opposition "and the Different
Names Under Whiehit has been KnoWn.'x
Never did political party exist in this,
or any other country, under a more ap.
propriate cognomen than the enemies of
Democracy have taken to themselves du-
ring the the present year and although
lit is the first time they have openly
avowed it, they have been the Opposition
party from the very beginning Of our gov
ernment, as we shall presently show.
They have never done otherwise than
oppose the people and the Administration
in whatever they might do, and it is not
reasonable to suppose they will cease
that opposition, Notwithstanding it ayails
them little. They have been at it 50 long
that it has become a 'ssecond nature" to
them, and they would be entirely out Of
their element were they to abstain, but
for d single year, from their work of war
ring against the Democracy.
Federalism is more remarkable for the
number of names which it assumes than
for anything else, if we except it's brazen
impudence and tyrannical exercise Of
power, when so fortunate as to obtain the
right to exercise it. Their memories. be-
ing quite treacherous, and the more SO
since their dark lantern operations Of the
past few years, it is not likely that they
will recollect the different names under
which they have opposed the Democracy
since the memorable days Of 1916; and
for that reason we subjoin the following
table, in the hope that it may aid them
in understanding their own history. They
were
| In 1776 Toriesl
In 1850 Nova Scotia Cowboys
In 1857 Convention Monarchists Z!
In 1889 Black Cockades !
In 1898 Anti-Jeferson impressment
In 1911 British Bank men | #
| In 1912 Peace men +!
In 1918 Bluelights
In 1914 Hartford Conventionists /!
In 1915 Washington Benevolent Socie-
ty menI
! In 1918 No party men!
In 1920 Federal Republicans
In 1925 National Republicans !!
In 1929 Anti Masons
! In 1886 Anti-Masonic Wings
In 1881 Conservatives
In 1888 Abolitionists
In 1889 Democratic Wings n
| In 1910 Log Cabin, Hard Cider, Demo.
cratic Republican Abolition
F Wings I!
+ In 1874 Anti ar Wings I!
| In 1S4S Taylor Anti-annexation Wings
In 1852 Scott Wings Is
In 1854 American Know Nothings
In 1855 Fremonters
In 1851 Black Republicans
In 1859 Opposstionists
What they will call themselves a year
hence remains to be seen, and what they
will be fifty years hence, is as uncertain
as their name has ever been. Change as
they may, the old Federal principles will
"stick out" SO boldly as to be clearly dis
cernible by the people, and that fact sell
dom ever fails to defeat them. They oc-
casionally succeed in throwing discord
into the Democratic ranks, and thus steal
their way into power, but this does not
occur once in twenty years upon an aver.
age, and they do not get fairly warm in
their nests until the people begin to
hustle them out again. They have never
been able to hold power more than four
years at a time, and sometimes only few
weeks. Very soon they will not be able
to obtain power at at. Ninth Legion.
Cg1No11NE AT CHuRcH.--A visitor was
scenioling with the old woman who opens
the pews for the congregation Of an
English Church, on the amount Of work
she had to do. Yes," she replied we