The Arkansas advocate., 1830-04-07

they hare always been animal ted by the same principles, and have kept steadily in view common obJeet, the consolidation of the gover7snaert. Sir, the party to which l am proud oi having belonged, iloha the very commencement of my political life to the present day, were the Democrats of '9S (yanarchists, Al.ti-Federa5ssts, Revoiaaioaists, think they were sometimes called They assumed the name of Democratic Repa6- licaas in 1872, and have retained their name and principles to the present hour. True to their political faith, they have always, as c gafty, been in favor of llnaa- tations ot pozuer; they nave insisted that all powers not delegated to the federal government are reserved, and nave been constantly struggling, as they are now struggling, to preserve the rights of ttse States, and to prevent them from being drawn into this vortex, and swallowed up by one gre;it consolidated govern ment. Sir, any one acquainted with the history of parties in this country will recognize in the points now in dispute between the Senator from Massachu- sets and myself the very grounds which have, from the beginning, divided the two great parties in this country, and which (call these parties by what names you will, and anaalgaa,aats them, as you may) will divide them for ever. The
 true distinction between those parties is laid down in a celebrated manifesto issued by the Convention of Federalists of Massachusetts, assembled in Boston, in February, 1894 1894, On the occasion of organizing party opposition to the re- election of Governor Eustis.
 The gentleman will recognize this as < the canonical book of political strie- ture;;" and it instructs us that, "when the American Colonies redeemed tbem- selves from British bondage, and became so many independent nations, they pro- posed to form NATIONAL UNION not a Federal Union, Sir, but a .Notional U- nson. Those who were in favor of a atY.io,s of the States ia, tkis form, became known by the name of Federalists; those who wanted no union of the States, or disiiked the proposed form of union, be- came known by the name of antijed- erdlists. By means which need not be enumerated, the antiJederalists be- came affer the expiration of twelve years our national rulers, and for a pe- riod of sixteen years, until the close of MT. Madison's administration in 1877 continued to exercise the exclusive di- rection of our public affairs" Here, sir, is the true history of the origin, rise, and progress of the party of national re pu6}5cops, who date back to the very O. rigin of the Government, and who doubt less consider 1t "a consunnnation de- voutly to be wished" to build up a great E central government,n s one and indi- visible" Sir, there have existed in ey- " age and every country, two distinct orders of men-tlse Iovers of freedom and the devoted advocotes of posUer. The same great leading principles, modified only by peculiarities of manners, habits and institutions, divided parties in the ancient republics, animated the uhigs ond tories of Great Britain, distinguish ed in our own times the liberals and ul- tfas of France, and may be traced even in the bloody struggles of unhappy Spain. Sir, when the gallant Riego, who devated himself and ali that hepos. sessed, to the liberties of his country. was dragged to the scafold, followed by the tears and lamentations of every To- yer of freedom throughout the world. he perished amidst the deafening cries of long live the absolute king!o The people whom Irepresent, Mir. President, are the descendants of those who bro't with them to this country, as the most precious of their possessions, " an ar- dent love of liberty;" and while that shall be preserved, they will always be found manfully struggling against the consolidation of the goDernnaent ---As THE WORST OF EVILS.
 To De concluded im our aert.