Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-02-18
CONGRESSIONAL DEBATE.
MR.. HAYNES SPEECH CONTINUED.

President, TOOK OCCASION te uep,SSa'eS 90 "'s
Of the greatest Of evils, the consolidation 81 ms
Gousynmsnt The gentleman takes alarm at
the sound. " Consolidation" like the Iar.B,
crate. upon his ear. He tells US, "we have
heard much, Of late, about consoli6a ,ion-'hat
Is ,he r.llyine wn,d for all who arc endeavorng
10 ,osakcn the Union oy adding 10 the power oil
the States" But consolidation, says the gen
tI.n,su, was rhs very objec, for which the
Union was formed; and in support OIL that
opinion, he read passage from the address OF
the Prrsiden, Of the Convention 10 Congress
Evhich he assumes 10 be au hority on his side
Of the que s,ion, But, sir, the gentleman Is
mistakes. The Object Of h. trainers Of the
Con.titu ton. as disclosed IN that address,
was no, tn, consolidation Of the Government. bur
"Ihe consolid alion Of the Uni.n" IL was not
20 draw power from The S'ars, IN oNer 70
transfer IL 10 great National Government, ou'
in the language Of the CONSTITUTION rself -" 20
form more perfect Union" and by what means!
by establishing Justice" promoting domss'
tic TRANQUILITY" and securing The blessings
Of liberty to ourselves and to our pos'erity -
This is the ,rue read ing of the Constitution
Bu,. according to the gentleman's reading, The
object Of the Constitution was to consolidate the
Government, aud the means would seem 10 be,
the promotion Of injust,cs, causing domesuc
discord and Gepriving the STATES and the Peo>
ME " Of The blessings Of liberty" forever. The
gentleman boasts Of belonging TO the party "f
NATIONAL REPUBLICANS National Republic
cans "A new name, sir, for a we're old thing.
The National Republicans of The present day
were The Fsderdtsts Of 90 who became Federal
Republicans during the war Of 1872, and were
Manufactured into National Republicans some-
where about the year 1925 rs party, 10y
whatever name dis inguished) they have always
been anim,ed by he same principles, and have
hep' steadily IN view q common obJect-fhe
consolidation Of fhs Government
SIR. the party TO which am proud OF having
belonged from the commencem NJ OF my polit.
icsl life 20 The present d,y. were h. democrats
IF 80, anarehists, anti sferaiists. ,eUohoniss,
think they were somrtm's called. They as
sumed he name Of Democratic Republicans in
1912, and have retained lh,ir name and heir
principles up 10 the present h'ur lIue to
their poll cal faith. they have Away, rs par.
IN, been in favor Of hssitaiions Of po,cer; thew
have insisted ina, all p"we's nut deiega I'd 10
the Fed-ral Government are reserved, and have
been constantly Struggling. as th'v are now
struggling, TO preserve the rights OF he States
and TO prevent them from being drawn into
tn. vortex and swallo wed up by one grea, con.
solidaisd government Sir, any one seqnain''
cd with The history Of parties IN This country
VIII r. coga'z IN the points now in dispute be
tween the Srpstor from Massachusetts and NV
self, The very grounds which have, from hr
be ginuing, divided The TWO great parties IN
this coua;ry, and which (call these parties BY
VIA, names you Will and amagamots them as
you may win divide hem forever. The true
distinction between those parues is laid dow
in a celebrated manifesto issued by the Con
veu;ion of III Federaiists Of Massachusetts
assembled in Bosom. in February. l724 on th'
occasion Of organizing party opposition &c
the re election Of Governor Eusris. rhe gen
tleman viii recognize this as the Canonica
Book Of political scripture" and it instruct.
Us, that "wner the American Colonies redeem
cd themselves from BRUSH b"nd age, and be
came.so macy iaaepe1denf NATIONS, they pro
posed so form NarIosAL UNION" no, fed
sral union. sir, nuI a national union "Thu>s
who WIRE in favor Of union Of The Sfnfes ir ihis
form bee anne known BY the name OF fedsraists
Ry means which need not be enume rated, The
ami. fedechsis became, after the expir alton Of
twelve years. our national rulers; and fer p
riod Of sixteenyears,un,ii he close oi MIR Madi
sons administration in l8l7-conrinued TO tx
ercise the exclusive direction Of our public af
fairs" Here, Sir, is The true history OF tn,
origin, rise. and progress Of the party Of Ne
fionai Republicans, who date back TO the very
o'tSb OF INV 0oVethWen'3 ANU ""o3 NC" -
now, chose consider The Constitu,ion as hsv'
ing created not Fedora! bu,a National Union
who regarded "cons ,lidation" as no evil, anc
who doubtless consider IL "a consummstioI
devos'ly TO be wished" To build upa grea
central government" -" one and indivisible.
Sir, there have existed in every age ard rvrr,
country, two distinct orders Of men, the isuer
OF freedom, and the d-vo,ed advocates of potcey
the same eres' leading principles, modified
only by peesliar,,ies of manners, habits ant
iusti,ut tons-divided parties in the ancient re
publics, animated the sohigs and tories Of Grea
Britain, distinguished in our own times, tn
liberals acc rLras Ut France, and may be trace
even in The bloody struggles 81 unhappy Spain
Sir, when the ,iant R'sgo who devo'ed him
self. and all that ne posssss"d, 20 the I,o-r,ie
Of nj. country, was dragged 10 the 'raHoid, fol
loved by the ssrs AVID lamentations OF ever!
lover Of freedom throughout the world, h