True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1838-10-31
W The following we'll written Gle is. from the
Nashville Republican Banner,' Of The 25th instant:

! rEDEhAi4iShl AND ItEPUBLtCANISM.
ne party IN power constantly tlenounce the Wing
as FederalIsts and eieeavor to palm themselves off up
On the country as Repubiicans-Jef sysonian Repuo
a eaa aaa viii Sho sa me- SAYS Col "k Fserast
pubic addresses they make parade of going back t.
the 'isin OF the old Federal and Republican parties
and affect to argue that they have derived their prnci
pies pure and unaduiteraed from the latter. So fa
from TINS being true, it will not he difficult show tha
Tue leaders OF the part III power set of mpuden
these may be deemed hard words" we Shall proceed
justify their use, in this Connection by establishing
beyond all cavii, their truth
WILLIAM b. GILES, presume, will he re ognzed
by our opponents the very highest nuorit. this
SUBJECT To him, lhen Il refer for thu origin of
the old Federal and Republican rarties and the dtnc.
I'VE principles which divided them. In his spec, in
the House of Repres na,ivrs in 1902 on the Judiciary
biii he states emphacay the difference between The
two paitles to which invite the cundd attention OF
all reuder1, without respect to party.
me FedcraliSks On one 81 e," SAYS Mr.. Giles, at
was cohtended, that in the organization of The Consti-
tuuon, due apporonneut Of authority had not been
made among the several departments; that The Legs-
iatre was too powerful for the Executive Department.
ana 10 create aud preserve proper equipose it was
necessary to inuse into the Executive department by
Constitution, upon w"h ,e mo.i d;, s;ys cons,rnc.
a; or, in other words, to place in The E1
eeut.re h.ndi all the PATRONAGE it aas possible to
create, for the purpose cf protecting the President
to the people,"
So much for the Federalists. Now for
The Republicans" On the ether side" says he,
It was commended that the doctrine of PATRONAGE
repugaant to the opinions and feelings Of the people
that It was unnecessary, expensive and oppressive, and
that the highest energy the government could pos
sess, would How from the confidence of the OF the
people, founded upon their of their
INTERESTS
Hence, continues MIR. Giles, " what is called party
in the United States grew up from division of opinion
respecting I'M sc two great characteristic principles Wis
"gntronage," on the side and the other, fair
responsibility oil all representatives TO THE PEOPLE
an adherence to the general int .Scb
us scarcely necessary TO point the application Of
these remarks to the parties Of The present d,y The
people of the U. States know which of the parties
in favor Of 1scut'e patronage, and which is alorng
to curtail it. They know that the Wings succeeded
once in getting bill through the Senate tina, pur-
pose which was s,ifed in the House ofReprssentaves
by those bastard Republicans. hey know that Judge
Whe was denounced by the party in power for voting
FOR it. Since the days of Mr. Giles the patronage Of
the government has increased an enormous extent
The sei!-styed Republican party have had for wears
the most absolute majoritcs in both Houses of Con
sress ana so Tar from attempting to curta the over
grown and constantly increasing patronage Of the gov
ernmeni they have rejected bills introduced by the
Wings for that purposebs the very same re, batios
e. neTaf.m which they clamored for the passage Of,
They are, therefore, F1DEkALtsr. in principle and
REPUBLICANS only III name; while the Wings of the
ing to the understanding Of Mr.. Giles, of the most
distinguished uncompromsng members of the old JEFF
fersonan Republican party.
But let us follow Mr.. Giles little further in his ac. |
count Ut the means resured to by the favolers of the
patronage system for sustaining and perpetuainx
thsr party. They endeavored to effect their Object
says mr.. u. by erecting a monied interest" This
desired control OF public funds, he further ndds was
obtained BY funding the debt proper of the United
states and the State debts-by raising armies and
p1es and adopting other schemes oferpense.
An Indian war, he adds, sprung up lie would not say
by what means! "''
All these meaas and more have been enjoyea by the
avorers OF the patronage systcp, in day. Indian
wars war n'e sPrng up we will not say ho,e, whose
for the Navy. Appropriations for Internal Improve
ment have largely increase since the Veto. The re-
mnva of the Indians West of the Mississippi the sale
of the public lands and the increase of business in ali
The departments of the government have enlarged its
patronage 10 fearful extent. Not satisfied with all
ms, me party IN power are graspng the entire pub
IS their great reliance for erecting monied INTEREST,"
that shall perpetunte their power.
Can these msn be truly called Republicans accord
zfists in his day.
To complete the parallel we call the attention of III.
ender to another paragraph i'll Mr. Giles speech which
We are sure will strike every as .ry extraord-
'ary coincidence:
"Another circumstance" saws he, upecnl;,rlv
"vorable TO the advocates of executive p1trnnape.
vas that during the two Presidential terms the
hIet executive agis,rnfe possessed a greater de-
rec OF popularity and the confilenc of the pconi.
nan ever was, or perhaps ever will be min At.
ached to the person occupying that dgnticd q
tnion.'.
Il would be impo ssiblc to state the case # Ger.
raj jackson and t1e present siadvocates of eyecr.
I'VE patronage" with greater precision oflanrunr.
There is q dftererc", but il is degree only As i
General Washington never welded a 1.-THE of the
patronage possessed by Gen. Jack son. 80 he never
possessed 1.-THE of his pouer He NAV hayr-n,..
'essed mere universal popularity, but he was too
.rent and too good man ever TO have abused it,
furthermore, the Federaliss of his day would have =,
'lushed, we might say they too honest and
n de Siret a.,
hat are now prac'ised. The Republicans of his
ime would not hare permitted it. But what the =
ofmer, win all their solIcitude the execu. n
I'VE clothed with his 'due apporionmen. of au.
hof''y," never dreamed Of advocating, our self e,
'y'ed Jctersonion Republicans of the presen, day m
nblushingy assert, maintain and practice upon lie
n the case OF executive patronage, from div Sc
ION respecting which Mr.. Giles Tells us, sprung We
mat called party in the United States, the party VI
ow IN power are as far ahead of the Federalss r.,
80, as the latter were ahead of the Republicans of
that period. In fact, Federalist is too good i,
me Tor the leaders of the present dominant party. is
lo one Is the more appropriate epithet. Re-
"hat edernlist of 1913 advocated indirectly du
aVowed openly, the monstrous doctrine, in re- Sc
renee TO parties under the governme nt that ito mt
re vctors belong the sPnILs?' Nv
what Foderal;st in the olden time advocated nv h.,
e open interference in elections by officers Of tho ~
edcrnl Government ,
What Fedrralist of 1913 ever desired the Presi- me
INT to WELD the vast patronage of his Office to ry:
cure The election of successor! the
We repeat then, tina, the selfs,yled Rerublicans Sc
the present day have extended the patronage lag
stem point infinitely beyond what the Fed. ma ma
ast of '98, who charged by Mr.. Giles with Sn
wing been the authors Of the system, in all the
ruggIes of party, thought of resnrting to- 1t
ay be presum d that Mr.. Giles stated The facts SO,
the case strongly he could against his op. tas
nents, but how 10 those facts sink into ins gn- Gu
ance when compared with the acknowledged !
is of the party now in power? U Wv
wolf may put Sleeps clothing and succeed ~"
time in deceiving, but his ,oolfh propensies '
sure to betray him. Oar opponent may as Sc,
me the name of Republicans and humbug the OF
'ple for wnlle, but their principles their prac- La
es and their objects will in the end make M nj. Ma
i not only their Federalism, bat their .Nonarc1.- Die
Rep Sol
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