The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1839-02-01
So much for the Federaists. Now for
TIE REPUBLICANS.


TIE REPUBLICANS.
"On the other side (sass he) it was conteRded
that The docrihe Of patronage pas rePugRGRt 10
tie opinion and feeiings Of ne people: that II was
unnecessary expensive aud oppressive, and that
the highest energy the government could possess
y ould flow from the confidence Of the mass Of
the people, founded upon their own sense of their
common interests Hence" CONTINUES Mr..
Giles wha, rs called party In the United States
grew up from division of opinion respecting
these tao great Characteristic principles, viz !;
patronage on the cue SIDE, aud fair response
blity 10 all representatives, 10 THE PEOPLE; an ad-
hesence 10 tie general interests, &C.
II Is scarcely necessary to point the ap
picdilon Of these remarks to the parties OF
the present day. The people Of The United
States know winch of the two parties is III
favor Of executive patronage and which is
laborng 10 curiaii ii. They know that the
wings succeeded once in getting q bill
through the senate for that purpose which
was stuffed IN the house of representatives
BY these bastard republicans. They know
that Judge White was denounced by the
party 10 power for voting Tor IT. Since the
days of Mr. Giles, the patronage OF the gov.
ernment has Increased to an enormous ex.
tent The self styled republican par;y had
for years the most absolute majorI'lcs III
both Houses OF Congress, and 50 far from
attempting to curtall the overgrown, aud
constantly increasing patronage OF the 90
yernmenl, they have rejected bills ntroduc.
ed by the wings Tor that purpcse--bilIs the
very same, rdrbdtim et Htordtim, which
they camored for the passage OF, Shen cut
of power. They are, therefore FEDERAL
Isfs IN principle, and REPUBLICANS only III
name while the wings OF the present day
are unquesllonably republicans. according
10 the understanding Of Mr.. Giles, one OF
the most distinguished uncompromislng
members of the old leflersonlan republican
party.
But let US follow Mr.. Giles, little fur.
/ Their in his account of the means resorted
to b, the "fayorers of the patronage sys.
tenn" for sustaining aud perpetuallng their
party. They endeavored to effect their
object, SAYS MIR. G.. by erecting nonied
/ interest Tins desired control Of pubic
funds, he further adds, was obtained by
Z tunUinS Tue StUt ptopSt VI 'HS '"''S" N'''''@s
aud the State debts-by raising armies aud
navies, and adopting other schemes Of eF.
penSes.
An Indian war, he says, sprung up, ne
would not say by what means.
/ AL these means, and more have been en-.
4 loved in the 'tavorers OF the patronage sys,
tem,' in our day. Indian wars have sprung
up, we will not say how, whose cos, will not
tall short of twenty millions. The army
has been increased. Large expenditures
are annually made for the navy. Appro
pria,ions for internal Improvement have
largely increased SINCE the Veto. The
removal of the Indians west ofthe Misslssip
pi, the sale of public lands, aud the increase
of business in all the departments OF the
government, have enlarged MS patronage t'
a fearful extent. Not satisfied with all tins
the party in power are grasP'ng at 'ht
entire public treasury by means OF The sub
treasury bill. This IS their great reliance
for erecting a monied interest that shal
perpetuate their power.