The native American. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1840, 1840-11-14

lican. We, however, are of opinion that the
former is misnomer since Democracy is
that form of Government in which the people
meet in large bodies, and legislate directly
for themselves; and this is not the case with
us. We remember, indeed, most distinctly,
when this term found no place in the polltl-
cal controversies of our politicians. we re-
member that when our country was divided
then, as it has been since, into two large par
ties, those parties were called sometimes red
eralists, and sometimes Antl-federalls's, anu
sometimes Federalists and Republicans. The
former never objected to this name' TOR III
truth, it belonged 10 them. They were red
eralsts from the beginning; they were Fede-
ralists before and after the adoption OF our
Constitution; they were Federa'lsts III their
uniform construction Of this instrument
Federalsts in their attachment TO their coun-
try, their Government, and to sonnd, correct
principles. Thus, they never objected to the
term. On the contrary, they loved and cher
ished it. They Rugged it to their BOSOM
with all the ardor of youthful affection, and
associated with il the names of deeds of some
of the first men that this or any other country
had ever produced. But, they were called
Monarchists. These men, some Of whom
had fought our revolutionary battles, others
of whom had distinguished themselves in the
Cabinet-these men we're called Monarch
lists. Hired assassins, they were Foreign
ers-men, some of whom had perhaps es-
capped the gallows in their own country, and
certainly deserved the execration Of every
honest man in ths-caled them called those
illustrious patriots and statesmen, these he
roes who have cncircled their country with a
halo of imperishable glory, Nonarchists.
They were, we repeat it, the hired assassins
of character. One William Duane, an Irish
man by birth, and calumhiator by practice;
the other, James Thompson Calender, a
drunken, vagabond Scotchman, and author Of
"The Prospect Before U.s. charged the
Federaists with being Monarchsts, and OF
course enemies to our Republic. Because
they would not shout hosannahs to the Zero
cious cannibals of the French Revolution
because their hearts sickened at butchery and
blood-because the y would not sanction the
execution of one of the mildest monarchs
that ever sat upon throne-because they
saw in the principles Of the Sans Culottes
and Jacobins Of that day nothing but the
widest uproar and Observation-Disclosures they
would not tolerate the savage war which was
then waging alike against the altar and the
throne-because they saw in the course which
on this occasion Washington pursued, the
wisdom of Scion and the frmness of a Cato
and above all, because they looked with
admiration to the noble course which Eng
land, the land of our ancestors, was then pur-
suing-they were called by these foreign
hirelings Monarchists. At the head of this
party stood George Washington. He had
been the commander of our armies, and had
conducted them to victory. He had fought
for our independence, and he had achieved it.
He had been the president Of the Convention
which framed our Constitution, and he was
known to be its approver. He had admins
tered this Constitution according to his con-
structon Of lis meaning; and at the end of
eight years, he voluntarily retired into private
life, covered with the blessings Of his native
countrymen-but pursued then, as since, by
the renegade Foreigners who attempt to sully
his fame with the slime of their ribaldry and
impudent SANDERS Such was George w ash.
ington; and such was the Federal party
Talents Of the most transcendant order
knowledge extensive and profound-heroism
in battle and lortitude in suAering-loftiness
of soul and principles of the sternest integrity;
a disdain of Office for the sake of its emolu-
ments, and ambition for power only to pro,
mote the public good-are some of the prin,
cipal features of its character. This party,
as party, has ceased to exist. Nearly all
the great and illusrious men who were both
its supporters and ornaments have sunk into
the grave. That imperfccions belonged to
this party-that its views might sometimes
have been erroneous, and its constructions OF
the Constiut on wrong, we readily admit
Humanuna est errare," is the lot of man.
and imperfcction is stamped upon all his
works; and we shall have no objection to dis.
cu.s this subject calmly and dispassionately
with our Native countrym but when q
Foreigner, concerning whom in his own land
we know nothing, and whose crimes, for any
thing we know to the contrary, may have