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forwards built more, being convinced of their
necessity? Would not steps like these be
considered by our democratick brethren, as
afording sufficient cause and presenting just
ground Tor exutatlon on their part Would
not the justice of every cpithct bestowed upon
The federal party by such reservoirs Of decen-
cy and "wil,'' as the Chronicle, the Argus,
or the Democralick Press Of John Binns, be
warmly and strenuously insisted upon and as
serted ? Hence we assert, in opposition TO
the Argus, that the fedetal party is exalted in
the eyes OF The world, and the democratick
party, with justice, disgraced that the reln-
quishment OF Jeilersonian, aud the adoption
OF Washingionian measures and policy, which
had formerly been SO emphaticalIy denounced
by the latter, IS as dsgraceiuI TO their history,
as honorable and glorious TO that of their OPP
ponens.
Since we reminded the Argus Of the conduct
oft party, whose interests It is designed 10
promote, previous to the election of Mr. JEFF
terson to the presidency, its opposition to the
most useful, legal, aud constitutional meas
ures, the modest clamours of that publication
upon federal opposition, have been hushed
Ii willingly and voluntarily waved the discus
sion cfthat subject. Blu that print has again
eyinced disposition in the article 10 which
We a)lude to renew it. Ii such is the wish of
the editor of the Argus, we are ready and will
ling TO meet him upon this subject and TO re-
fresh his memory with few more of those
unwelcome and unpalatable truths, at which
he has made so many wry faces, and which
be has manifested such reluctance to digest.
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A certain writer in late Argus, assigns as
reason WHY an Union Of Partes'' can never take
place in this country that there is an essential dill
ference in principles, which would render SUCH an
event far from being solid or lasting lie iabours
70 prove that the sentiments OF the federaists are
as uneaaivocaily monarchical, those OF the dem
ocrats decidedly republican As this writer appears
TO value himself upon the strength OF his I" ogcS,"
aud eager TO discover the smallest Inconsistency in
others and as consistency is mark of true argu-
nent lei US examine what are his claims upon this
head
After having laid down the above positions, he
observes that from the very constitution of human
nature differences in principles VIII arise and very
pausibIy accounts for these divisions, and further
that though parties may exist 10 different nations.
yet these parties are modified according to the state
of society n the respective countries in which they
are TO be found. Now this gentleman is at vari.
ance with himself upon these points. For, as
correspondent of the Gazette has observed il these
parties are modified according TO the state OF So
ciety rs&c. these differences this suppositiou,
cannot be essential subversive of that state and
parties i'm England &C. il formed in this manner,
must be monarchicaI, in the u republicas. How
then, according t. this writer's admission can the
federal parry be mouarchcaln sentiment9 This
party exists in America and as all "parties are
modified according to the state Of society &c this
writer has fairly refuted his former position Such
are the consequences which inevitably flow from
the premises this writer has laid down. III he can
reconcile them essay for this purpose, must, in
iogick, surpass the celebrated report OF John
Holmes. But parties are not always modified in
this manner The writer in the Argus has himself
acknowledged the rurb Of this assertion, and thus
oortradicted his own position. if he is really sim
cere in bis belief that the principles of the federsts
are HonarchicaI For the federal party, if moDar-
chcal ia sentiment is not adapted TO the state of
society Ia this country Besides, have not parties
existed in several countries which so far from being
adapted to the state of society therein, were di-
rectly hostile to the forms Of government establish
ed in those countries Was the republican party |
during the reign of Charles the t't adapted TO the
state OF society in England Was the exed king IS
party during the period in which England was a
commonwealth, and during the protectorate of
Cromwell, modified as this writer asserts Was
the faction in France which deposed, and finally |
murdered Louis XVI, was tie party attached 10
the exiled Bourbons, during the reign OF the Ma
tionai Assembly and the consulate of Bonaparte,
modified in this mannerp Moreover, the assnmp-
tons of this writer are contradiced by the testmo-
ny Of history, by every changeor forms Of govern
ment, which has ever taken place. For if parties
were adapted according to the state of society in
England, France, &c. snch changes had never TAX
EN- place. The ctors in those revolutions would
have never thought oferecting republick on the
ruins of the old governments, but would have be en-
soleitous to preserve, and reestablish the after
To retort in the language of this writer he is real
~ too premature in boas,ings, and has unfortu-
nately sung Te Deam before he gained the victo-
~.
few weeks ago, we noticed the difference
between the present and the former language
OF the demecratick papers with regard TO an
emigration TO Ohio. They have fairly run
from one extreme TO another. We were told
not three years since, that the western terri
tory was terrestrial paradise, a land foaing
sgih Haik and honey !; New England, on the
contrary, wretched, barren, and sterile
SPOT, both whose soil and whose climate were
unavoidable 10 agricultural pursuits, and af-
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