The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-05-18

considerations claim attention. . ~
proper estimate of them, much ma,
pend of the success ofthat Administ-,. :"
and even of the r. publican cau.s a..
have, heretofore, been divided mt.
great parties. That som" of Il,. Ill.
The Federal party entertained primo;
! friendly IN our sy-tem Of governn.,,
have brea Thoroughly conyi4c.d add a.
they meant to work change in !,
taking advantage Of favar5fhlp eirc''j
stances am equally satisfied. 1t happeg.4
that was member of Congress ma
the Confederation, just before the cha.
made by the adoption Of the present a.
stilutlon and, afterwards, Of the S,,,
beginning shortly after its adoption
the former, ! served three years. and
the latter, rather longer term. In n.
stations, saw indications of the kind -.
sested. II was an epoch at which -.
views OF men were most likely to unfoi,
themselves, as, IT any thing favorable IL
higher toned government was to bp oh,.i
ed, that was the time. The moremen,
France tended, also, then, To test The o,,;a
ions and principles of men, which WAS II. L
closed IN manner to leave no doubt q.
my mind of what | have suggested n
daring attempt was ever made, bpcan..
there was no opportunity for it. thounbt
that Washington was opposed to then
schemes, and not being able to take him
with them, that they We're forced TO word
in regard TO him, undetermined, u,jnq t,'
name aud standing with the nation. nc f.
as circumstances permitted, to serve rl,,.
purposes. The opposition, which nssc,,
red on with great firmness, checked na
career of this party. and kept it with,
moderate limits.-Many of the oircum.
stances on which my opinion IS founded
took place in debate and in society, and
therefore find no place 10 any public do.
cnment. am satisfied, however, that ,pl.
fcient proof exists founded on facts and
! opinions of distinguished individual.
which became public, to justify that which
! had formed.
The contest between the parties never
ceased, from lis commencement to the
present time, nor do think that it can he
said now To have ceased. You saw the
! height to which the opposition was carried
in the late war; the embarrassment ii gave
the government; the aid it ga,e to the
enemy. The victory at New Orleans, for
which we owe so much to you, and to the
! gallant ffeemen who fought under you, &
the honorable peace winch took place al
that time, have checked the opposition It
! they have not Overwhelmed II. | may add
that the daring measure nf the Hartford
/ Convention, which untoldcd views which
! had been long before entertained, but ne,a
so fully understood, contributed, also, IN
! Il - Il,
TO its present state. 1t IS under such or.
Cumstances that the election of a Successor
10 Mr.. Madison has taken place, and that
a new Administration Is To commence It's
service. The election has been made By
the Republican party surprising that 1t
has succeeded, aud of person known To
be devoted to that Canse. How shall he
act How organize the Administration, 50
far as dependent on him, when in that
station How fill the vacancies existing at
the time
My candid opinion Is that the dangerous
purposes which have adyertrd to, we've
never adopted, if they were known, espo-
cially IN their full extent, by any large por-
ton OF the federal party, but were confined
10 certain leaders, and they principally
to the Eastward. The manly and patriot
IL conduct Of a great proportion of that
party in the other states, | might, perhaps,
say, of all, who had an opportunity Of dis
playing II, is a convincing proof of this fact.
But SIN, Southern aud Eastern federallss
have been connected together as a party,
have acted together as heretofore, and al
though their conduct has been different OF
late especially, yet the distinction betweea
republicans and irdefalists, even in the Sou
them, Mid he AND Western States, has MOI
been fully done away. To give effect to
free government and secure II from future
danger, ought not its decided friends, Who
stood Gn IN the day of Iral, to tie prlue
pdlly relied on " ouid not the assocleu5g
"tany of thrlr opponents in the admlllsT1
tjoniiselfwound their fee ing, or al least Oh
republican cause Might il not b. cons'
dered, by the other party, as an offer OF
compromise with them, which would les
sen the ignominy due tnthe couusels winch
produced the Hartford Convention, and
thereby have tendency to revive that par
~ 90 it's former principles My impress
sion is, that the administration should resi-,
strongly, on the republican party, lnduIglng
toward the other spirit of moderatlons
and evincing a desire to discriminate be
tween its members, and to bring the whole
into the republican fold, as quietly as pes
slble. Many men, very distinguished FIR
their talents, are of opinion, that the xxi,
tence of the federal party x necessary to
keep union and order IN the repubilt@s
ranks; that is, that free government caano!
exist without parties. '(his is not my ="
pinion. That the ancient republics wers
always divided into PAL ties-ihat the E"s
IIoh government is maintained by an oP2o
'lt'on, that is, by the existence OF pai3
Opposition - the ministry wrll know.
BNf. | think fhat the cnlse OF tuest wv