Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-05-26
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concerted unanimity with which the country was re-
storing the old and true of Fedcrast TO the hetc
rogcncous party which has worn many names IN the
last few years The temperance of those who have
the black cockadc as the leaders of the party IS
the immediate cause of TINS revival OF name. While
their measures only were Fedcral-whc Fcderaliss of
the old school kept in the back ground and apos
figured at the head of the party-the disguise OF
false name was successfully worn, and many good c
zens deceived; but since Daniel Webster withdrew his
name from the Presidential canvass to make room for
| Iarrison-since the Webster Federalists land Adolf
tonists) carried the nomination of Harrison at Harris
burr-sincc Mr.. Webster himself was publicly in
stalled the head ofte party the derroya process
sion III Baltimore-snce the mover of the Hartford
Convention i'll the Massachusetts Legislature has been
formally installed Of the Central Executive Com
mittec by Congressional caucus of Fcderallsm-and
since all the surviving FederalIsts of John Adams s
Time and all the survivors of the Hartford Convention,
have come forth form the lfeguard of Harrison and
the vanguard of his party since all this has occurred,
the people the Of the old Federal school we'll
as the of the old Federal party, openly APP
peorng again the stage of the political world; and
seeing this they very naturally gave the old name TO the
old faces presented TO them again. In this way
the name Of Federalist is revivug; and scarcely
open Democratic paper in which we do not see the
of Wing dropped, and that of Fedealist subst-
tutcd This is right. 1t is right because il is truc;
and it is right because the recalls the true prin.
cipes of party which have endcavored 10 hide their
principles in repeated changes of name. Never has
any party changed name often as these FcderalisS
have; never has any party tried as hard to get rid of
their name while holding to their principles. For
awhile they successful; but the temperance of
the old black cockades at the head of the party has
opened all eyes, and moved all tongues; and now Fe-
derasm and the Federal party, have become the cur
rent designation of that party, just as fully as II was
in the time of Adams and Jefferson, forty years ago.
This is good. 1t is right 1t is right in itself, and
will be right in its consequences 1t divides the par
ties by known line; it restores the old party land.
marks; il pulls from the face of hypocres and knaves
the mask with which they hid their features and ex-
poses them-the whole of them-as Federalsts of the
old school-black cockades of forty years ago-fol-
lowing the and promoting the measures which
identify and proclaim the Federal party.
With this return Of Federal men 10 the head Of the
party, into full play the first article in the political
creed of the Federal party-namciy that Mc people
incapable Of SeIEgorcrnment. This is article No in
the creed of and upon this they act They
believe that the people morally and Intellectually
unfit for sclfgovernment that they are incapable of
judging men by their qualifications that they are gno
rant, selfish, tactous and corrupt that to gull and de-
cevc them, the only way TO lead them; and TO talk
sensbly, nationally to em lost time, and lost
labor This s the fundamental article in the creed of
Federalism; and accordingly this creed has never been
acted upon with more zeal and publicity than at this day
when the old Federal themselves, snpcrsedng the
aposates and rencgades who had joined them have taken
| the management of the Presidential election into their
own hands, and conducting the canvass in their
way. Claptraps and money the only arguments they
offer The former they manufacture themselves; the
latter they get principally from the Bank of the T..
States OF these claptraps, the log cabin, the cider
barrel, the gourd, the skin, the most consp
cuous and most truly do they display the Federal con-
tempt for the popular understanding. The manner in
which the Federaliss attempt to gull and excite the
people with these contemplate Inventions is equva-
lent to open declaration that they believe the people
TO be ignorant rabble, to be operated upon in the
ercrse OF their highest political rights, by mounehank
dresses-rcks and les-cder drink-and by the most
disgusting system of Dragging, boasting, and bullying
The present conduct of the Fcderalsts equivalent to
this declarations and there cannot be viruous and intel
ligent man, a friend TO our form of Government
who must not feel HIMSELF and the institutions of his
country lnsulted by such conduct Every rational man
must feel himself insulted at seeing himself treated
a fool; every friend TO elective form Of Govern
mcnt must feel the elective franchise degraded, and
enteebed by the means which taken obtain
Besides these mountebank exhibitions and rarcc-
shows addressed to the gaping wonder of the ignorant
and the idlc and which captivating to children
and nurses besides these exhibitions and shows, n
gniar mandatory of faschoods has been established
IN which is forged and printed every species of low I'M
posture which can he invented both in relation
tand measures, all addressed to the supposed gno
rance and gubIlity of the people Nothing gross
TOO wicked too absurd too fragrant can be invented for
the occasion. Federal morality sanctions the whole:
the u. 5. Bank notes pay for the whole the cullby
of the people, it is believed, will swallow the whole
and thus they go paradng the country dragging
log cabins, pulling canoes, rolling balls, drinking CIDER
Dragging, Boosting, shouting, betting and lying and all
to operate upon the ignorant minds of those whom they
call 'he vulgar" BY this means, these old Federal.
lists expect to become leaders of the people, and gov
ern them by the low adapted to their low under
standings But we have secret to tell, and predc-
ton to make, in relation to all this Federal work II
is, that the American people not the Ignorant act
Gus, vena volatile, capricious multitude, which these
fedcrasts be eve them TO be: and that the result will
prove, it always has DONE that our ancestors COM
mtted no mistake when they instituted representa-
tire form OF Government for these United States, and
rested it upon the intelligence and patriotism of the
peope.-GioJc.
| From the Globe
PROSTITUTION OF a SACRED CHARACTER TO PARTY
PURPOSES.
A letter from Virginia informs us that &c riswold
subelector, declared in his speech that he had heard Mr.
Fan Burcn defcer speech in opposition to the ,oar
He is minister Of the Gospel, and to deny fatty
statement within his personal knowledge, is rather
dbl nfn otnr