New Hampshire Statesman And State Journal

The Editor of the Portland Advertiser very justly remarks—"If the old federal party now exists in this country, that party is the party which calls itself the Jackson party, and if the old democratic party exists, the Whig party is the democratic party."

Notwithstanding the partisans of Jackson have claimed to be the exclusive democracy of the land, no man of common intelligence and common observation can pretend not to see the fallacy of such pretensions, or to deny the truth of the statement above quoted. We may call to mind the prominent individuals who aided in bringing Jackson into power—those who have supported him in his mad reign and have taken part in his administration. In numbers, strength and standing they are of the old federal school. Livingston and Van Buren were the opposers of Jefferson and Madison. M'Lane, Taney, Ingham, Branch, and other members of his cabinet at different times, or rather as he would express it "my Secretaries," are leading members of the old federal party, and on such has he chiefly depended for support.

Perhaps the accuracy of the observation may be better illustrated, by referring to the condition of the Jackson party in New Hampshire. Scarcely a prominent individual of Jackson's supporters at this time ranked with the old republican party. Senator Hill, although bred a federalist, may perhaps be claimed as an exception to the remark, for he deserted when so young that probably his second vote was with the republicans. But under him we have such as Cushman and Waldron, backed by a gang of the 'young sprouts,' such as Atherton, Gove, and Williams. who have been bought in by the promise of distinction, (we had almost said notoriety) and through such the affairs of the State are managed. The President of the Senate is federal, the Speaker of the House is federal, the State Treasurer is federal, the Warden of the Prison is federal, the editor of the Patriot is federal, (vide, Senator Hill—"a young man of known federal politics,) and in fact, whenever an office would buy a man for Jackson he was bought, let him have been what he might, and in three cases out of four a federalist was purchased, only, thenceforward. he was to hurra for Jackson, Pending the late election of United States Senator, it was remarked that ten to one of the administration candidates were of the old federal school of politics. The old republicans, democrats, if you please, firm in their principles, scorning to bow for the favor of the Tory striplings, or to the dictation of their managers, have maintained an honorable consistency, and, generally speaking, are now the active supporters of the Whigs and of the Whig principles of '76. Those principles will again triumph in New Hampshire, as they triumphed in the Revolution, and the miserable cabal who now manage the State will go down in disgrace under the well earned and significant cognomen of TORIES.

The Whigs will unite every feeling opposed to the miserable, weak, corrupt, proscriptive administration of Gen. Jackson, and that union will combine a power which forty thousand Tory office holders will strive in vain to resist.