North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-06-10
THE OPPOSFTION.

1t is amosiDg as we'll as interesting to re.
call the names by which the opposition 10
the Democratic party have been known since
the Revolution. We have prepared list, but,
do no, pretend to say that al the different
parties that have attempted the overthrow of
Democracy since the formation of our Gov
ernment are named therein, for like the color
platforms and pretensions of the persons cem-
prising them, they are innumerable. They
were
In l775, Loyalists or Legal to King George
or Tories.
In l77G, LoyalTories.
1t 1880, NovaScota Cow. Boys and Tories.
In 1876, Convention Monarchists.
In 1889, Black Cockaders.
In 1903, Anti-Jefferson improvement Men.
In 1911, British Bank men,
In 1912, Peace and Submission men.
In 1913, Blue Lights.
In 1914, Hartford Conventionists.
In 1916, Washington Society Men.
In 1918, No Party Men
In 1870 Federals.
In 1920, Federal Republicans.
In 1926, National Republicans.
In 1928, Anti-Masons.
In 1884, Anti-Masonc Men.
In 1886, Conservatives.
In 1897, Independent Democratic Wings.
In 1888. Abolitlonists.
In 1889, Log Cabin-Hard Cider Demo-
cratic Republican Abolition Wings.
In l843, Native American Wings.
In 1914, Coon Party or Anti Annexation
Wings.
In l845, The Wing Party.
In 1916, Mexican Wing Party.
In l847, Anti Mexican War Party.
In 1888, Rough and Ready Party,
In 1850, Clay Wing Party.
In 1852, Scott Wings.
In 1854, Know Nothings.
In 1855, Native Americans.
In 1856, Freemonters, or Abolitionists and
Know Nothings.
In 1857, Black Republicans
In 1859, Opposition and Peoples Party.
In 1860, Wide Awakes Cap and Cape Party
In 1852, NO PARTY.
In 1853, UnionLeague.No Party Emanci.
patton High Taxation Centralization- Confis-
cation Negro-Equalization- Usurpation. Admin
istraton Party.
There, reader, is but few of the names
under which the Loyalists" of to-day have
fourshes, in attempting to overthrow the
Democracy and the principles of our govern
ment. From the beginning they have had
| the same intention, and that is the establish
ment of monarchy. They have ever, as
| to-day, been despisers of the Constitution of
the United States, violators of law and OIL
der, advocates of mobocracy, supporters of
the suppression Of the freedom of speech and
| of the press, and in favor of a military des-
potism, and the social and political equality
of the negro with the white. Every inteili-
| gent honest, man must, by this time, agree,
in our opinion, with the Quaker, who, on be-
| ing urged by leading Abolitionist to join
| the Union League, replied:
Friend, thou changest thy name too Oft
en- I have known thee as Whig, as Free
Soiler, as Native American, as a Know
| Nothing, as sneerer at the Union, asa
friend of the Union, as Loyal Lacquer, and
thou recollectest how many more titles, and
cannot trust thee. When brother Obed
fell from grace, and became rogue, he chan
| ged his name and have found that when
ever men design making their living by dis
honest means they are always likely to do
the same. If thou dost ever adopt one name
and set of principles, and hold on to them
for fifty years, as the Democrats have done,
| may begin to trust thee" e."-Erchanga.