The Winchester Appeal

"Comparisons are Odious."

The Southern Sag Nicht organs are endeavoring to be very witty at the expense of the American candidate for the Vice Presidency. Major Donelson They attempt to make him a very small man by printing his name this way: ANDREW JACKSON donelson. This is 'small wit," and altogether worthy of modern Democracy. Andrew Jackson, it must be admitted knew his nephew better than any man could have known; he considered him not only worthy to bear his name, but worthy of his highest esteem and confidence, and the best depository of that priceless gift to him from Tennessee-- his sword. The words of love and admonition with which he accompanied this his heritage to Major Donelson, and the noble manner in which he has redeemed the pledge he made in accepting it. is well known to the country. It is a bad rule that will not work both ways, so let us apply this rule of large and small letters to some of the present great men of the Democratic party;--and as the wit originated in Georgia we will give the noble state precedence; ALEXANDER HAMILTON stephens! How does that look? Now while we accord to Mr. Stephens fine talents and respectable statesmanship, we presume his warmest admirers--and we are one of them--will not say that he is nearer the equal of the great Alexander Hamilton --the author of those matchless papers in "The Federalist" --than Andrew J. Donelson is of Andrew Jackson. FRANKLIN pierce bears about as much resemblance to the great philosopher and statesman, Franklin, as the characters we have used to spell his great name due to each other. Now we come to Mississippi. JEFFERSON davis! "Ye Gods and little fishes!" there's a name to startle states and rend republics. Jefferson Davis--Secretary of War as he is under this peaceful administration, and Great Mogul of Mississippi Democracy --is no more to be compared to the great author of our Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson, than Louis Napoleon to Napoleon Bonaparte. ALBERT GALLATIN bROWN! O, my!" John ANTHONY quitman! But, we think we hear some Democrat who has got enough of this, say, "quit man," for gracious sake!" and so we will. We might proceed, ad infinitum, to give examples, but our opponents originated the idea--being the small idea and small men party-- we simply designed showing them how small their great men appear, when placed in the same category they place Maj. Donelson. All the names we have used above, are those of gentlemen of respectable talents, but when a comparison is drawn between them and the great men whose names they bear, they dwindle at once into insignificance.--Exchange.

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