The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1837-02-15

selves upon Dhas t"e 'ef"' '"o" "'
let that pass. Imagine you see the new
President. At the" White House." prepar-
iny ,o send ia his first annual message to
Congress, with his cabinet around him.
Tbs message il carefully read through, and
r,c. member is desired to give his opinion
freely with respect To it.
The frat one wlIo speaks ia n thorough
going Bankiie, who believes the Government
cannot manage It's fiscal CONCERNS without
a IN I'm 9TH" He insists that there shall
be positive recommendation of a national
bunk, aul refuses to give his appreciation To
the ,cunen', because there is no such
pirngfap'i in it. Tins bring, to his feet the
southern strict cOnstruc,ionist, who denies
the authority of Congress to leg'slate on the
subject, aai who declares his utter 'nbhor-
rene. for any sucl, proposition (; deci ,ring,
fur herniorc, that il will break down the ad.
ninis,ra;ion to ayow this sentiment. The
nuilltier gives his opinion that there is u
strong inclination, in two or three places,
towards centralism," that these passages
musi be altered, and few remarks added
u, the subject of" concurrent ma ajnri,ies."
II, this The teleraist sirenuously objects,
aad insists ih,t the centrifugal force is much
the most powerful in ourrepnh'c; the great
danger being, th,t the parts ~W fly oFfrom
tae common ccutre.
Next comes the antitnason, who says the
message is altogether defective. You
mlst give US IA liulc FEE-FAw-FuM in it,"
" Say sunethins about the outrages com
d,iitei apoa the person of Captain William
N rg,n; and give them II touch ab'ut ex-
tri ju Iicial o,'hs, and secret societies, plot
tin { tie overthrow ofour liberties" "Thnt
i, al very we )" says the abo!it onis,; hut
] shall ever give the mess ,ge my sanction,
hn.css it contains something in favor Of
" hamui right, ~ natura! equaHty," and
" the grert d,ng'r of national judgments,
va account of onr national sins I"
WHIT would the Executive Chief de- in
this st,fc Of pcrplexity9 Would he crafty
nll2 What "a pretty piece of patchwork
whn digaiiad, elevated, and able State
paper, his message would be Wonld he
reject Il part of the propositions, and adopt
the rem ,ini.r! Which individuals would
b. lolluwl Who would be the favorles 2
S'm,l ~ on earth can tell any thing about it.
II, people saw this they perceived that.
- f'lIow the opposition. was like taking n
l"ap la the dark k--wiiilst, in voting for NJ.
Wa BJrcn, they were walking in the lgh,
of open day. They knew his principles,
anl could foresee the policy of his udmin-
i.:rniion; and they very wisely preferred
hin over all his POLITICAL compeiitors.
Against whom is this war to be waged
with snch fury Il i. against the democ-
rate party, NTH Martin Van Buren at its
heat. Gentlemen may sneer at this, it they
coose hut it is so. Men may call them
selves what they please, but there is one
iniallibIs mode, and one only, of deciding to
what party an individual belongs. A frdrr-
alist may call himself II democrat, and n
democrat may claim to he federalis, bu,
ask for his principles, for his spoliticiai creed,
aud then you can soon determine to what
party he is really n,tschcd. Try us by this
rule, and it will be found TINT we nre the
democratic party, spar ereelienec," if gem
,le,nen choose to apply the term.
In this country, Thomas Jefferson is now
universally acknowledged to have been the
grea, Apostle of Democracy" What
ever party Of this day comes nearest to his
principles is shc Democratic party; let 9th
ers call themselves what they may. What
were his principles He was against the
B INK of the United States So are we.
lie was opposed to n high tariff; collect
ing from the people large sums of money,
annually, which are not wanted for any of
the lrgtinn,e purposes of Government. So
are We. lie was against the construction
Of works of internal improvement, under
The authority of the General Government,
ellrguerins the whole country with roads
d ,d canals, n.,dc by the funds drawn from
the industry of the nation. So nro the
friends of the present administration. lie
believed, th,t Senator's aud Representatives
ware bound 10 obey the instructions of their
constituents; or to resign their places and
allow others to take them who wodld. So
30 we. Look AT the evidences exhibited
with the last few years of the truth of this
position; willis, the opposition have ge, er-
ally dsresarded instructions, and boldly re-
Gained their offices, in defiance Of the pub
lie will
Upon nIi the cardinal points and doc
irnes of the old democratic party of 1900,
we ofthe presc i dominant party are agreed.
There is unity of sentiment among us in
regard to these principles, which proves,
,h,t we are the democracy a:
til, country. The opposition have no com
m,n creed; but so far ns their general pri'i-
ciples are concerned, we 6nd them con-
s,anily making war upon them in practice.
The means employed in this war will be
similar to those ALWAYS employed against
the democratic party and such as have
I'd the opposition of some years past.
'Fhry arroya,e TO themselves " all the tai
ents" of the country, particularly in both
Houses Of Congress and their puffers aud
letter writers MD them to M Ike that impress
sion npnn the public mind. Every promi-
nont m,n upon our side is denounced as