The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1838-09-14
From the .Sotthera Citizen.
Who are Eederaiists .


How much Il would add TO the Intelligence
of the community, II Editors would be al.
ways particular IN the use OF political terms !;
and use such only as are applicable to the
case in polnt. Much might be sand OF the
use and abuse of party names III general,
10 times OF high excitement, like the pres
ent, this is carried 10 grea, excess : 81 much
so, that when We hear the name +" Tory "or
(" Federalis,," we mus, first understand uho
Il is tba, IS using IL, or else We have no con
lecture at the meaning and even then, We
are left TO conjecture 10 at least half the 10.
stances, the terms being banded about as
words Of reproach, huviug no diiuite applI.
cation-as used.
The term Fedprali4t IS applied indlscrIn.
lnately to each Of the great political par,ies
Of this couairy BY way OF reproach, as
though II means a Tory a political robber,
a plunderer on large scale, an enemy Of
has counfrg's rights. Bot IN reality Red
eraiist means no such thing. /; Is one vho
contends for strong Federal powers. tie Is
for constituting the federal constitution h5
eraHg as 10 the powers conferred by the
States, net R'-tefty and literally as r.
publican understands It. Every man Uu. hi
10 have FsdergiisEs enoagh to give hm
proper veneraIlon tor the legitimate poW.
ers Of the General Government, as guatan
teed By the letter and true spiel ii tie con
s,ItUtIon. THIS will prevent him from be.
coming a Nullitier. Then he ght, on the
other hand, TO see and feel with lively emo
ilon the importance Of State rights and
stand ready al all tunes 10 defend them. b,
constitutional means, from he unlawful a,
lacks OF federal power. Ii wtil readiig b.
perceived that when the federal psincigl-
prevails - an excess, there - grrut danger
Of approaching a consolidated, instead ii
cont,derdfed government IN which the
p3"ers OF the government would grow too
strong and those Of The people loo weak
On the other hand, II the arm OF the Gener
al Government sho;id become varal,zrd Is
the refractory spirit Of the people, want ul
subordinalion, anarchy aud confession would
BE- the inevitable consequence. Odr frame
OF Government, then, by which We mean
the General anu State Governments togelh.
er, has and ought TO have, duo portion OF
federalism All repubcanlsm Cor demoera.
Cyl 50 mixed and blended together, as 10
form the necessary checks and restraints ~
On each other. This IS v hat We understand
by that ealance Of power, without which,
all experience proves, no rational govern.
meni eau exist long.
When Ne here speak Of federal powers,
as opposed TO state nights, We mean the ~
gregate powers Of the general government
residing m Congress, the President, and the
beads u the several departments. AHd ac
understand the terms federallsi and Repub
bean TO have had their origin IN thus oppo.
sltIon Ui interest. Nov, however, The cues
ton Is somewhal different Il - between
The people and the execuuse-or heads o.
department. Oar counlrynen must beat
WITH u when we tell them they we're de
ce!'ed by the OuZztng popularity Of name
without merit, IN the election of General
JacksfH 70 the Presidency. They were
s1metItne IN perceVing u, owing 10 The un.
precedeuted intatuai,un Of the country. The
senate, having been mostly formed before
the people had partakcn largely Of his ~
fosicatIng draughrs, for a while Wlths,ood
his rash Innovations. Bu, means were
soon found 10 dsplacc such as !, ols fore.
seen could then, u der the deilriutn Of the
times, be Succeeded by others VI j #. rent
stamp, till tins body Uecame as obsequlous
az his purposes required. II IS to be ob.
served, too, that the House Of Representa-.
iivcs vas partially filled under the same m
tineacr that brought Jackson INTO power,
and consequently be had tie popular branch
% C"ngres- ready to execute hi- sovereign
slll from the start. No wonder. then
hat The party m power found !, an easy
matter tnazgrandrz" themselves with hob
nahd al the eSpense Of the peoples rights.
hi- paflY, although fed raj IN tho extreme
called themselves Democratic Republican,,
ind sab the sound Of nau,-. united with
The mighty show and parade tina, for 4 time
tie administration in the .ves
u The vulgar, they soon anured IN ,b.,,
-anF.4 all he most unthlnklng, supe, Zealand
rnshv parts Of the two great political nart,ea
hat had previously existed. Ru, the ,onnd
metal Of both parties vas left 10 unite in a
w hI2 phalHny. that bad already partially
aud will eiicctually in due tlIae, save the