Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1838-07-18


commencement of the last war To be sure,
some fow, who called themselves democrats, have
in the intervening Time attached themselves to
the federal party this is very natural, they
are not all us, that are Of US !; and some Of the
federal party have fallen into the democratic
ronks; il would be . sad compliment to the par
ty TO say that they wero an invunsrable to truth.
was saying that tho opposition of the fede-
raj, to tho democratic party, was uniform down
to the last war it was as well as down to the
time of Mr.. Adape election TO the Presidency.
And, in answer to Mr.. Bonds inquiry Of what
wo had to fear p reply, it is this uniform oppo
stion to the peoples rights. We don't say that
tho fact of Mr.. Adams being popular man, and
a federal, cooperating with his federal friends,
caused his own native federal state to withhold
from the general government, in pioiaton Of oath,
her duo proportion of militia, and propose to
withhold from il its state revenue We don't
say that Messrs. Adams, Webster & co., known
as they wero to DO opposed 70 the war, and to
every democratic movement, Getting alone tho
Hartford convention and many other operations)
by their federal influence, did induce the British
government to send agent through the Cana
das into federal Massachusetts,. But wo do say
that dark passages in a dark chapter are dark
of construction. Why didn't England's King
sond his cmissary to Mr.. Van Buren,. whose ar
dor, eloqucnce, and perseverance,, perhaps more
than any other man, caused tho sons Of New
York to bare their bosom to the baltic, and that
too, against tho opposing influence Of New-Eng-
land. Why not to democrat, in democratic
state? Because no knew full well where to 90
=" the sow rcturnoth to her wallowing in the
mirc," and " the dog hath returned to his vomit"
lie know too well, that democracy was not urls
tocracy, and that it was not monarchy Of which
aristocracy is legitimate offspring. We dom
say that Mr.. Adams and his friends were the
gin of that resolution introduced by the fedeI
party, for the consideration Of the Massachuse
Legislature, requiring that representation shoI
BIO based ON wealth We don't say he was to
E blamed for declaring to the people of New EN-
land, from his own mouth, THAI his political view 4
had changed, and thereby obtaining from sec-
tonal interest," the suffrage of large portion Of
, it's democracy. We don't say that such practi.
cos and such influence coming from a wing
f source morally wrong, perhaps they have no
particular meaning. But we do say that if ever
the democracy guilty Of such heartless du-
|. plicity, corruption and vandalism, it would DO
the duty of every good whig,' to cast upon them
, frown Of whitening scorn, and from their soci-
. city, as would holy mon and angels trembling,
). retire.
n Tho gentlemen of the Senate and oftho House
). of which Mr.. Bond complains, know all those
q things they knew that their constituents knew
70 thcm, and that knowing they abhorrcd them;
IT they knew that tho democracy Of New England
m who had boon deceived and induced to vote tho
federal ticket, wore returning, proclaiming a
a Lion in tho way ; they knew they were placed
N in tho watch-tower of American liberty, and it
~ was their duty to sound tho alarm; they did 90
and Che people raiiiod TO us cail. NO, no, Mr..
h Bond, this is not barely fancy sketch The
ic fact that the expenses Of q government of &c.
,g 100000, should DO greater than one of IL 000-
yc 600, whom its revenue had nearly doubled, land
., help must increase with revenuo,) is something
nc that Mr.. Bond should have dono himself the Jus
10 tice of noticing, and moro particularly, as MI
Id Adams administration was during time of pro
of found peace, and about half = the expenditure
10 Of Presidents Jackson and Van Buren,, which h
has quoted, consisted in appropriations for forti
mt fications and tho improvement and support o
or tho Navy and Army.
%, But of this, and of the rest, moro anon:
VIC CENTRE.