The Litchfield County post., 1827-04-12
From, tue National Journal.

Parties sOhich haoe eristed, and ,Ohich do noo e1sst in this country.-When the
 constitution was put into operation in IT, 89, as it was a new experiment in the an- nals of government, it was perfectly natur
 al that parties should arise, from honest differences of opinion. The fear of imme- ate danger being taken away, all those fee- lings of freedom of thought, inquiry, & ex-
 presson of opinion, for which the struggle commenced, found no constraint or con trol. Each man thought as he pleased, spoke as he pleased, and did as he pleased; if he did not break through the decisions and common laws of the social compact. The South and the North were only known to each other by trifing coasting trade, and the casual intercourse of the members of the General Congress, and the officers of the army during the war. Their man. ners and habits were different they saw objects through various mediums, and drew different conclusions from the same prem ises.~ The French revolution, which soon followed, was new subject ofparty. Ma ny of the people who had suffered by our revolution, and were still suffering from the consequence of it, could not divest themselves of the dislike they felt for Eng land. And when the French nation dis covered, by their proceedings, that they had caught some notions of freedom in their participation in our struggles, they were hailed by portion of our people as men broken from the chains of a thousand years. and just commencing course of glory and happiness. But the events of the French 1 revolution produced different feeling in 1 another portion of our citizens. They | saw in the dreadful scenes then exhibiting in France, no hopes of settled and rational liberty; nothing but anarchy, bloodshed, and, in the sequel, settled tyranny, were present to their minds. These differences served to put still further asunder the two parties into which our country was divided, and to embitter the feelings which by both sides were expressed with too much as- perity. Each side was sincere yet so much suspicion, doubt, and excitement, produce dissensions, criminations, and op- position, which marred the happiness of domestic life, by separating family con- nexions embittered the intercourse of social circles, retarded the progress of in- tellectual requirement., and impaired the physical and moral energies of the nation. Still there was time anticipated when the l great interests of the nation would be a l paramount principle in the bosom of every friend to his country.
 The war of 1872 was supposed by many would throw us back nearly half a century; and did, for season, show alarming prog nostics but in the end it was of most es- sential service, in bringing about unanim- ity among the people. Some thought the war was unnecessary, until we were bet ter prepared for it; but it worked it's way with unforeseen power to our good. Those who had been opposed to navy, from the commencement of our national existence. were forced to acknowledge it's efficiency in raising our national character not only in our own estimation, but in that of the whole world. It had in it, as the great projectors of our navy always said it had the seeds of national glory. Our infant navy came forth to the astonished world like the heroes of old-'bound to nO shore and charmed by no speN." It gathered hon ours in every sea, and carried our fame to every land under the batteries of our enemies, ,and i'll the sight of their squadrons,
 it sailed fearlessly and safely by it's suc-
 cess old prejudices were overcome in some
 minds, and new enthusiasm excited in oth.
 CTS; and all joined to hailit, if not the