The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1840-06-23
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ally, which support The present A'n'n'st,'' i
must have observed The reckless h'sfeehrd OF uut"
cnndor and ioi, denIng which their editors exl'b-
il, aud The vindicvn ni'leVoe"ce thht c""'"c'cr'"e
their columns. Itenson ana argument arc aoah
'doned and the savage weapons OF ialsehoou, ne
nunciotiou and personal abuse arc resortod TO-.
Tie characters of some OF The best men III me
country are assaled, and those who have peii'ed
heir lives and shed their blood III lis service, are
denounced rs cownIds' and 'grannies by those
who were, n. that Time, either muhns ana pukIng
in their nurse s arms, aiding and abettinS The enc
my, or singing psalms NJ the deieat ana slaughter
of American citlzenS.
. Hopeless, indeed, must be the cause which re-
qures such means to sustain it hut driven to des-
peralVn by the evidences every where staring hem
in the face, ,hatM ye0pie have, at ioDgih, seen
and become incenscd AT their extravaganza, FroHi.
gacy. corruption, imbecity, and hypocrisy, the
Administration here, and its ollicelolders aud
hangers elsewhere, have resorted To these
shame full expedeuts, and also to The weak and sill
Nv one of attempting prejudice the minds 81 the
people against the advocates uf Reforms by applying
TO them the name of FcderaliS's, which belongs To
themselves. 1t is desperate effort 10 turn the IN.
dignatun of The people itOm their own purity, who
have brought the country into his present Wrelched
state and Ia direct il against those who have all
along foretold what would he The result oi Their
rash ex perments and who now wish I" restore
the country 10 her former prosperous oonditon.-
The constant aud reiterated cry OF frdera'sls,
4Federaiisis,' kept mp by the Globe the Kicllnond
fIDdnirer the New York E> onlng Post, the Albany
Alg,:s, and other presses supported by tn" crumbs
or patronage that TALL in such abundanrc from the
greatly misinke the American people If they do
not treat il with that contempt 1t deserves, rs I'M
'dtrratng their intelligence.
1t is not our purpose to discuss The merits or de-
merits of the party formeIly known us the Federal
party ; say III had good aud bad honest and dis
honest in IFS rnns, IS only saying It was like
all other parties and sects but what
think of such OF us members. sought dis
tincton by Tie zeal with which they advocated its
principles and supported lis measures, and who n0,o
turn round aud apply The name which they then
urpf. ed IN he IN :
and contempt To Others II the old Federal party
were composed entirely or chiefly of such men, 1t
would indced deserve me sr"'" ana contempt OF
every honest but we do not SUPPOSE ii con.
Iained n greater proportion Of these Judas's and
Dugal Dagctty's than other bodies Of people.
But whatever may have been the character of
the old federal party, it is that OF the modern eder-
al party, now power, which requires present
attention. Tho Ethiopian cannot change his skin,
tho leopard hts spots-nor the fcdcrtlist his
characteristics. AS we remember the worst cha:-
actei istics Of the old federal party, IN
The party led by Mr.. Van Buren, every feature OF
that ancient heresy now left and indeed the prom
inent disciples Of that school As they OPP.
posed to the last war, they hated and abused
those who fought its battles and carried it th ough
The natural dislike OF the anti,war itderaliss TO
Tho American officers and soldiers who achieved
our victories by sea and land, is warmly cherished
st in their bosonns, and they evince it bv pouring
all the wrath once leveiled against Mr. Madison,
against the only General 10 whom British
army surrendered during that Parties are
known bv their eaders-et as whether the
leaders OF the party who have stolen into power in
the disguise of democrats, Nh Jefferson pi edict-
ed They might, are not some of the worst of the
old federal party, without reference TO their pres
ent conduct which alone would be sufficient 10
prove their identity. Whv they?
/. Martin Van Buren,, who opposed lie re cleo
ton Of Mr. MadisOn, an fagrante deltO lisp.
=. Levi Woodbury., who elected Governor
of New Hampshire in 1898 by the ootes Of The fcd
eraL party.
3. Roger b. fancy, who, for performing a ser.
vice in removing The deposltes, which Mr. Duane
scorned to do, rewarded with the mantle of the
iamented Chief Justice Marshall !
a. James Buchanan, u. S. Senator from Pam
syIvania-Ex Minister to Russia-cornered by John
Davis for his speech against high wagns-a pillar
of the A ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of the most denun l.
ciatory speech against thu Democratic party ever
perpetrated, and who, in 1928, declared in The
Senate, Il have been called Federaist and
shall never he ashamed of the name
5. Reuel Williams, Van Buren, United States
Senator from Maine, VINO assisted to- turn lame.
.ofadison im GBgy in 1872
g. Henry Hubbard, Van Buren, Senator from
New Hampshire, who was prime mover in gettin
up the meeting at which delegates were chosen Il
the Hartford ConDcnGon Fl ON Ne,o hampshire.
z. Carrot ID. Wall. Van Buren, Senator from
New Jersey, who says the oillcc-hoders bounC
to interfere in elections, and who said in the Uni
ted States Senate in 1893, here, sir in the pres
ence of the American People, | aooao that / was
FederGliSt, and acted with that party, zealous!,
and actively, SO long as their flag waved in New
Jersey
who in am Grafton delivered during the last war
denounced IT. Mr. Madison, and the whole Demo
cratic party,
g. Henry D. Gilpin, Attorney General of the
United States, late Solicitor Of the Treasury.
TO- Thomas Hartley Crawford, ofPennsylvania
Indian Commissioners. &c
IL. John M. Read, United States District At
torney, at Phiadelpha.
~. John x Kane, of PennsJ ivania, Commits
soner of French claims.
49, Ross Wilkins Hate Of Pennayl " ania,-U nit
ed States District Judge in Michigan.
H. George NJ. Klein, Member of Congre 81
from Pennsylvania.
Is Richard Rush, 057Tho first man who ov
mounted the black coclade Federal badge
Federalist, till purchased with an Office by the
Democrats. '.
l6. Charles ] lngersoll, who honestly de
clared that had he lived during the Revolution he
too, would have been "a ToRY. No doubt Of il
IL. Martin Chittenden, who, rs Governor o
Vermont, issued his proclamation prohibiting tn,
Vermont militia from crossing tho Lake deien,
pIattsburgh against the invasion of The Br,tisI