The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1835-04-15

the senate OF inc Unlteu states from LOulsiaha
Mr.. Gayarre addressed the company that occa-
sion in eloquent speech, which has not left much
room, we should Think for the doubts Of the Bank
cpvilers to the political sentiments of that gen
tleman. lie declared himself, very explicitly thor
ough democrat, and firm friend of the policy of
Andrew Jackson. Of the nature of the two antag-
onst political principles which have ever divided
the parties in this country and of the aid which the
present chief mag gistrate has rendered to the cause
of Democratic doctrines, Mr.. Gyaarre expresses
himself as follows:
Since the formation Of our institutions, the A
merican people have been divided into parties,
the democrats and the fcderalists The federalists
have always exered themselves to transform this
government into a strong one, through n broad in
terpretation of the Constitution and have attempted
to assume for that government every kind of power
by implication. IL they had succeeded the beauti
ful fabric of our Constitution would have been de-
faced, the State sovereignties annihilaed. and the
general government would have extended an impe-
rial sway all the States degraded into vassaage
and provincial insigniiicance. But they sue
cessfully opposed by the democracy of the Union,
the true republicans, who conended for n strict i'll
terprotation of the Constitution, ond who maintain
ed that all the powers not expressly delegated re-
manned with the States. Elected by the democra-
faithful to that democracy, like the light which, to
use the language of the scripture, walked III the
shape of column Of fire before the people after the
heart of God, through Egyptian darkness, the gen.
JUS of democracy has guided the steps of the man
after the peoples heart, through all the clouds and
the tempest raised by headlong opposition, and has
been steadily leading him to glory and immortal
hy. II Napoleon said with prophetic sagacity tha,
the French revolution would retrace its steps,
with greater approximation to truth may IT be said
That American democracy will never go back. With
one foot on Maine and the other on Louisiana, she
will raise her godlikc form to heaven and she will
move onward the companion Of future ages, crush
ing in her the hidrn heads of arstocracy, in
whatever place and under whatever forms they may
appear"
With regard to the war waged upon the govern
ment, and against the equal rights of the people by
the Bank of the U. States, Mr.. Gayarre expresses
his views in the annexed eloquent terms
81 come at last to that immense monied conspir-
alton which extended from the frontiers of Maine
to the mouth of the Mississippi, and which threat
encd to taut and corrupt forever the purity of
institutions. When the Bank of the United States
was created, celebrated statesman, John Randolph,
of Roanoke, looking into luturity with the keen
slghtedness of eagle, and anticipating the evils
that would result to the Union from The prolific
womb of that powerful Icorporaon-said that it
would be us impossible to put down when in
operation, to take possession of Gibraltar with
pocket pistol. That distinguished son of Virginia
ought to have remembered that we lived in an age
when nothing was impossible. The bank, the for
midabls bank, the Gibraltar of the L. States, that
lowered stately in her pride of place and gloried
in her columns of marble and classical architecture,
rather that basle of America, that projected her
gloomy shadow the liberties of the country, has
been battered down by the Artillery of democracy,
npu stOrmed hy tho pf N nd MI N
rising in support of her leader and encouraging him
in the accomplishment of his great undertaking.
Well the struggle is over, the blow has been stl uck,
the bank is in the conyulsiois of death. Where
is the distress which prevailed six months agol-
gone with the author of it, the bank ; it has vanish
ed into the air like bubble the surface of a
troubled ocean.-Our country never in a more
prosperous state commerce, agriculture, mnnufac-
turers .tiourishing, and prosperity smiles the
land from one end of the Union to the other. And
yet the bank is as say dying. Let us hope thai
, she will gasp her last in peace let hope that
out of her tomb ghastly spectre will not arrsc
assume again the flesh and substance of life let us
hope that recurrence of the evils from which W.
have been lately freed will be prevented by the per-
severance and firmness of enlightened patriotism.
With regard to the present difficulties of our
country with France, the sentiments of Mr.. Gayarrc
a desccudan; OF Frenchmcn and looking back with
manly pride TO the glorious deeds oi the nation from
which he derives his origin, do him exceeding hon
or We conclude our extracts with that eloqucnl
passage of his speech
a. Unfortunately, gentlemen, at the very momen'
when we had removed all obstacles that threatened t
impede the course of our national prosperity,
ations with France, our ancient ally, have assume,
an unfriendly aspect. For old injuries inflicted
twenty-five years ago she still continues to scfus
rcn,rhtions when her hiph sense of honor on oht
e seems to have made it imperative upon her to
pair the wrongs she had done her best friend. ]
measures Of coercion should bo adopted by gov
. ernmcnt, and if a should ensue, consequent
upon the ipfatuation Of France, we, Americans OF