The pilot and transcript. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1840-1841, 1840-06-10

Washington. A. D.
New York, Dec. II, 1915.
copy of the preceding went under cover TO
| DIR. Wragg. Since that date, things are won
derfully advanced, as your secretary will write
or tell you. These viii require a written
sage Qetter) from yourself and others Cor youself
alone, but three names would look more formaD,
advising jackson what is doing; that con1nlieli-
cations hare been made loith the northern states,
requiring him only to be pasSire, and asking
from him list Of persons IN the soeSteIn states
to 'ctonl you may address your letters.
A. BURR.
The next in order would be the letter written
by Gen. Harper, the extract from which is given
at large above, and to which the reader is refer
rcd. The following is an extract from another
letter, dated at Nashville, Jan. 9th, 1917.
81 have read, with much satisfaction, that part
of your letter the rise, progress, and policy of
the Federalists 1t is in my opinion, a lust expo
sition. am free to declare, had l commanded
the military department where the Hartford Con-
vention met, if il had been the last act of my
life, should have punished the three principal
leaders of the party. l am certain an indepen-
dent court-martial would have condemned them
under the End section of the Act establishing
rules and regulations for the government of
the army of the United States, These kind of
men, although called Federalists, are really mon
archists, and traitors to the constituted govern
ment. But l am of opinion that there are men
called Federalists that honest, virtuous, and
really attached to our government; and, altho'
they differ in many respects and opinions with
the Republicans, still they will risk every thing
in its defence. 1t is, therefore, favourite adj
age with me, that the Stree is known by its
fruitD Experience in the last war taught me to
know, that it is not those who cry patriotism the
loudest who are the greatest friends to their
l. - 4 r..
senate of Rome had Sempronius; America has
hers. When, therefore, | see character with
manly frIaness, give his opinion, but when over
ruled by majority, fly to support that ma ority,
protecting the eagles of his country, meeting ev-
cry privation and danger for a love of country,
and the security OF its independent rights, care
not by what name ne is called; believe him to
be true American, worthy the confidence of his
country, and of every good man. Such char
acter will never do act injurious to his coun-
try. Such is the character given to me oil
Col ID. Believing in the recommendation, l
was, and still am, confident he is we'll qualified
to fill the office with credit to himself, and bene-
fit to his country, and to aid you in the arduous
station grateful country has called Fon to fill
Permit me to add, that names of themselves are
but bubbles, and sometimes used for the most
wicked purposes. | will name one instance
have, once upon time, been denounced as
f Federalist. You will smile when name the
cause When your country put up your name in
, opposition to- MIR. M, [ was one of those who
gave you the preference, and for reason that, in
: the event of war, which was then probable, you
would steer the vessel of state with more energy
SC. Sc; that Mr.. M. was one of the best oil
men, and great civilian, always thought; but
. always believed that the mind of philosopher
, could not dwell on blood and carnage with any
, composure; of course that he was not fitted for
a stormy sea. was immediately branded with
: t,a hot Redo liSf nd ok R,tk
) trust, when compared with the good old adage
of the tree being known by its fruits, it was UNI
Justly applied to either To conclude, my dear
sir, my whole letter intended to put you on
? your guard against American Sempronius', that
{ you might exercise your own judgment in the
! choice of your own ministry, by which you will
! glide smoothly through your administration, with
l honor to yourself, and benefit to your country.
) This was my motive; this the first wish of my
heart, to see you, when am in retirement, en-
/ deavouring to nurse broken and debilitated
constitution, administering the government with
the full appreciation of all good men, pursuing
an undertaking course, alone dictated by your
own independent matured Judgment"
To these extracts we add the ttfrllitsn of this
tree, illustrated by the following extract from
the Pilot of the 18th of April and the editorial of
the Madisonian.
Extract from the Pilot, of April 18th:
After our article of Thursday, on the subject
of party names was in type, we received from an
esteemed correspondent, the following forcible IL
lustration of the truth of position, that the
Van Buren, party, is the Federal party.
COMMUNICATED
/ To those who lived in the days of Democracy
and Federalism, and were acquainted with the
men and things Of the time; nothing can be more
absurd and ridiculous, than the assumption of the
former title, by vast portion of the leaders in
the ranks of the Van Buren, party, of the present
time. We do not speak of Democracy, in the
abstract, for 1t is to be hoped that there are very
few among us, who do not believe in the superb
GRITTY of political institutions enanating immedi-
ately from the people, or in other words, who do
not think that THE PEOPLE form the only legiti-
mate source Of power: but we allude to the dis
tinction drawn between the advocates and the OPP
posers of the late war with Great Britain, and
the cardinal features of Mr. Jefersons admins
tration. There are still many amongst us who
have not forgotten, and never will forget so long
as they live, the days of 1S12-13-14; and we
doubt not that such of the old Democrats as NAV
have taken sides with the present administration,
have been COMPOUNDED at seeing men, whom they
have known the most uncomproInising and
bitter revilers of the Democracy of which we
speak, ranging up alongside with them, or rath-
er claiming to be the only true Democrats of the
land. We would ask such of our fellow towns
men as may recollect the times, to which we al
lude, TO call to mind, the names which were most
identified with the Federalism of the period, when
it was matter of dispute, between the present
Chief Justice and Alex. Centre Hanson Esq. toho |
should be regarded as the leader of the Federal
party. When will they forget that the Towards,
the CAROLS, the Heaths, the Donaldsons, the
Tricks, the Winchesters, and the Frisbys, ofthat
day, and of the present times, were men who re-
gulated Federal politics in the State of Maryland
Yet such are the only f71Ie Democrats IF ,,1r
times and the receivers of almost all of the Off
ces in the gift Of the National and State admin
istrations We do not say it in derogation of the
gentlemen above named, that they were Federal
lists, but we only surprised that they who were
Ssplus royalistes que lie roimeme' should have
been SO suddenly, we will not say concerted, but
utterly changed. We have heard some of the |
nersnns ahnve named disclaina any CHANGE and |