The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-08-18
From The Hartford Patriot and Democrat
DEMOCRACY AND FEDERALISM.


Mr.. Jefferson In letter to Judge Johnson, In the
year 1923, stated that the "orginal objects Of the
Federalisis were--ls To warp our government
more TO the form and principles OF monaIchy--snd
ID, To weaken the barriers Of The STATE govern
menis as coordinate powers" This being the OBJ
jecis" OF the leading fedcraists Of 95, no one who
was friendly to popular rights and To republican
principles as understood and taught by the faiher Oh
the Consstuion, could consistently support any man
or set OF men, whose course OF measures and gene.
raj policy would tend to accomplish these objects
while they violated every sound tenet OF kePupii-
canism. But time has wrought great chsnges In the
relative situation both OF the people and the parties
Of this country since the days Of black cockade iede-
ralism. The science OF government appears 10 have
degeneraled into vulgar pursuit OF party advanla-
GEES and the LOFTY patriotism Of the statesmen OF ~,
into selfish and ignoble scramble for office-and
he who can now abuse the old federal party The
worst, and cry out for Jefferson and Jackson the
loudest, however odious may be his character or
principles, Is sure to claim 10 be considered the
purest democrat Of his day. II II is expected that
our government will ever be restored TO It's ancient
purity republican institutions ever be redeem
ed from the spirit Of radicalism and anarchy which
threatens to subver them, of retribution must
soon come-the sovereign people must wake up
the patriotic fire of l776 must be Tekindled In the
bosoms of the people, who must rise in their strength
and that they will no longer sustain an admin
israon of their for the exclusive bene-
iii of few office-holders and Inscriptions dema-
gogues. But we have wandered from the subject
7,
try, is now laboring to warp our government more
tothe form and principles of monarchy and to weaken
the barriers Of the State governments as co-ordi-
| nate powersp What party Is now urging upon the
People the old federal doctrine that the Executive
must be strengthened and upheld-that its influence
must be extended and that means to this its pa
tronage must be multiplied Surely no man Of COM
mon discernment need be told that II is the present
Administration party headed and lead on, as il Isl
by the biterest old ederalisis and their sons and by
the Loco-Foco British and American radicals, such
| as James Buchanan, Garrett d. Wall, Roger b. Ia
ney &c. who in 1915 denounced Madison as WORTHY
ONLY OF 4 HALTER, and Robert Dale Owen, Fanny
Wright, Thomas ii. Benton, John M Niles, DC,
who declare that there ference bet,rcea me Bible
and the Koran" These men are now marshalled
under the assumed and honored name of Democrat
and by thus stealing the livery of heaven TO serve
the devil in"-by practising downright fraud upon
honest and unsnspecting people, they hoped TO be
able 10 introduce into our political system new and
unheard OF theories and practices which tend direct
lyto the most violent measures OF destruction, and
| the most unrestrained extremes OF innovation. But
can an intelligent people be deceived by p
Will the assuming OF the name OF Christian remove
all the evils and dangers TO be apprehended from the
dissemination of the revolving dogmas Of the Iefdei?
| BY no means A wise and prudent people will ra-
Their examine and scrutinize the policy and princi-
pies Of this party without any regard TO the name
and If they find that "the end and aim" OF every
4 movement II has made, has been to consolidate the
three great departments OF the government into one,
and by getting the control this one and by seizing
the great national sword in one hand and the great
national treasure in the other 10 act the despot and
| issue orders to the Judiciary, the Legislature and
the People TO go or come, fetch or carry, shall
please its will or interest, they will condemn its
friends and advocates unworthy the confidence or
support of Republican Freemen, and enemies to the
inalienable rights of man.
| Opposition to such policy and to Executive en-
croachments and the augmentation of Executive
power, constituted the basis and foundation OF the
n IF and R s b
advocate such doctrines and to oppose the encroach
| ments of power and to labor to limit executive pa
tronage makes federalist of the deepest dye,
according 10 The pretensions Of certain new light
| sub Treasury Democrats II is democracy no,c TO
wage war upon the credit of the country--to tex
pertinent" upon It's currency, and to provide one
kind for the Government and its officers and another
and poorer for the peope-to carry out the spoils
| system" by rewarding unprincped party tools and
friends IN defiance justice the public interest and
| the voice Of the peope-and TO urge forward doc
trines and directly calculated to destroy
and prosirate and finally 10 subvert the principles of
Republican government and establish in their stead
an unmigated despotisln. The fruits of such de-
mocracy, as they have developed themselves during
the last twelve months the people of this country
now enjoyng-fruits that have already dried up the
sources OF the national revenue, involved the coun-
try in bankruptcy demanded the issue of twenty
millions Of Treasury notes, and created a nep Ma
ti0aal DEBT !!
But such mscalled democracy, we can never sup
port sanction, and " in that spirit Of independence
and love of freedom which characterized the found
ers OF our institutions, we shall resist all such
arous attempts to depreciate and destroy them with
| the best of our ability"