Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-09-08
IAN HENRY HARRISON.
.rIsM AND DEMOCRACY.

cal article, under the head Of "Mon-
sl.,al;sm, Whiggery,'' which, on slight
-. ,ho,ght Of transferring to our columns
..se Of showing our readers what labor
~ ,s,ify the Wings Of the present day
.ablack cockadc federal party; but on
"a. lcng.I,, We will merely refer such of
a.. vho hayo any curiosity TO sec tho ar
-.,ed, TO that paper. After giving many
..f.cm ,bs speeches and writings of mcm-
Z 4. Old fedsrai party, to pruvc that they
1yor OF monarchial form Of government,
d. lwexclaims:
u there. we would ask, is the ''post' OF
and where has it been, with two /
~. exceptions, ever since this govern |
1851 .,oan;scd? We can readily answer the |
~ They have been found opposing every |
~f every administrai ion, in the least de-
....,4ufcd with the spirit of Democracy"
. I Wigs have opposed every measure since
.r,,;za,ion Of this government, which was
q. Ie.st iinc,urcd with Democracy" What
..,.cv? If it means the concentration OF
|dss il the hands Of ono man-,he execution
thhvs. the command of the army, and the
.u1ufss Of the rerenue of the country. II IL
1-.smat the Offices Of the whole country belong
|, n vsrty in power, and are I" be given wher-
1 ~ lie nost votes may be obtained by their be-
No he,,oxed as rewards and compensation. II i:
me,as he uabocratic and lawiess principles Of
hceiocesn-he division OF property-,he unni
Alsas q ID Christian religion, and The promu!
eiin oflnfdeli,y-thcn, the Wings of '3s have
spsed all measures IN the least tincturcd NTH
D.ar3y. Bat if i, means, measures and prin-
pts Of government, cmana,ing from the WILL,
HHr, and WANTS of the PEOPLE--,hen, the
m have not opposed the spirit of Democracy
tho leading inca sures of the presen. admins.
nn have been for the supper, of the ''gorcrn
kr-have been devised and brought forward
usain The kitchen rbinct in power instead 0
general prosperity of Inc country. II Democ
y means government, regulated and control
i W the people. instead Of an intriguing, ba,
bang set Of politicians, then have the Wings up
kLmd do now advocate Democracy-lhat De
nsssy Taught by Jefferson and Madison.
wssasj ,st met with tho following article il
Coaeraiiye paper, and az II expresses ahou
shtss would say on the subject, we avail our
|hnpfi,.
DslocRAcy AND FEDERALlsM.--Mr. Jefferson
.s.ier to Judge johnson, in the year 1923
Va iha, the ''original objects oftte fcderalist
.m-frsf, to rarp our government more to ft
= and principles of monarchy-and second, I
nisatac barriers Of tie state governments as ca
dsafc porcrs." This being tho ''oLjects" {
ssading federais,s of '9S, no one who wa
adly 10 popular rights and 10 republican prir
~, a understood aud taught by the father {
Anusltntion, could consistently support an
arset of men. whose course OF measures an
aaal policy would tend TO accomplish thss
*x,s," while they violated every sound tent
sHhiicauism. But time has wrough: grea
sesin the relative situation both of the pet
md tho parties of this country, since the day
aack cockade federalism. The science of go,
'aent appears TO have degencratcd into a wi
parsa', Of party advantages, and the lofty pa
nssm Of the statesmen of '76, into selfish an
soO'c scramble for o fce-and he who can no'
re the old fedora, party the worst, and cry GU
Jefferson and jackson the louaesf. however
f's may be his character or principles, is sure
m to be considered the puress democrat Of hi
y. II It IS expected that our government wi
!. DO restored to its ancient purity, or our r,
Acan institutions ever DO redeemed from III
= Of radicalism and anarchy which threaten
aOssrt them, day Of rctribution must soc
s-tho sovereign people mus, wake up-tt
motto fire Of 1916 must be rckindled in the b
y thopeople, who must rise i'll their streng
wear, that they will no longer sustain .
sta'on OF their government for the excl
sdt of a few office holders and unscrup
hgcgucs. But we have wandered fro
9ec'. Oar purpose was TO enquire VIII
Z! this country, is now laboring ''tc wa
Eerament TO the form and principles OF mo
land to weaken tho barriers of the sta
aasn's, as coordinate powers?" VIII
" now urging upon the people the old lie
suines that the executive must be s,reng,
.ad upheld-;hat its influence must be c
and that as a means 10 this its patrona.
multiplied? Surely no man of comm,
-nent need be told that it is the present a
a"on party ofthe country-headed and l.
- oy the bit;cres, old fedcralists and the
.aa ny the locoloco British and Americ,
u such as james Buchanan, Garrett
~ ser 3. fancy, &C., who in 1915 denou
II eson as WORTHY ONLY OF .u.yrrY nj