The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-07-21

"s'u ~. hook ~ down, washed Its face
wiped ITS nose, and hung il up again, bur all
wonidn't dot still smlrked through its whisk
ers at me just as shallow fop does al d shoe.
maker. So turned him face about. and told
nm TO cut. And now, sirs, | am going with the
log cabn-dwelling cider drinkers, to battle
against those palacedweng, champagne.
drinking democrats, with full confidence thai
under the humble banner Of The log-cabn the
nation IS TO be rescued from the dominion of the
spoilers. SAMUEL. T.. BOICORT.
Shoemaker and Cobbler, Jefferson street, be-
tween Third and Fourth Streets"
THE LANDMARKS OF PARTY:
Speech Of Gen. roof in he Senate Of Neu
York, on The bin 10 dirorce County Jadges
from BodfIs u Supervisors IN making Ger.
tam appointments.
REPORTED FOR THE LOG CABIN
In Committee Of the Whole. on the bill to re-
peal the act which associated the County Judges
with the Boards Of supervisors in the appoint
ment and removal of County Urea surers--
Gen. RooT 70 80 and said that this act, now to
be repealed, which was attempted 10 be passed in
1884, and again in 1885 and finally passed both
Houses in 1886, is but part--a mere sprout OF
the plan or system which originated in 1929 to
give to the Executive Department Of Govern
ment the control Of the money po,eer Here
the public officers appointed to keep and disburse
the Peoples Money, and who had heretofore
been elected by their representatives and made
accountable to them, were now made 10 depend
upon political Judges deriving their power from
the Executive authority, and in no wise respon-
sibe TO the People of the County. Being Of
this character, the proposition now before the
Committee, will admit of wide and perhaps
| rather dscursive range of debate, and without
| a violation Of the rules of order prescribed by
| parliamentary usageS--t will afford fair oppor-
| tunity TO reply 10 some Of the many dscurSiye
| remarks and references 10 political parties, IN
which gentlemen on many occasions have thought
proper TO indulge. He would therefore give a
brief sketch Of the history Of political parties,
out the resemblance between them and the
authors of the measure now under considera-
ton
In all free countries where the People have
any voice in the management OF public concerns
there ALWAYS have been and always will be two
contending parties struggling for the mastery
Sometimes there have been three parties. In
our day we have known triangular warfare
among them. But they soon resolve themselves
into their original elements, and become two
parties. These two great and antagonist parties
were known in England and their lines of sepa-
ration distinctly drawn upon the accession OF
the Steuart family to the throne Of Great Britain
The one was for increasing the power and en-
larging the prerogative Of the King, while the
other was for limiting his power and for main
tanning the influence and preserving the rights OF
the representatives of the People in the House
of Commons. The former was denominated
The Court Party, and the latter the Country
Partv. The King being the acknowledged
head Of the Church, those who adhered to the
Established Church, were generally OF his party
while the dissenters of every denomination
united with the Country Party. The one was
the High-Church party and the other the Low
Church party, OF the latter were the purltans,
who fleeing from the expressions OF their King,
first settled New England. In the reign OF the
! FIRST Charles. the Struggle grew warmer and
warmer the King claiming the high preroga-
tive of controlling the public purse; OF replenlsh
inr il by the levy of shipmoney and other means,
and Of discussing and applying It according TO
his own rood pleasure. On the other hand, en-
! croachments were sturdily resisted by the Peo-
ple. who claimed that the power over the ma
| lions treasury chest rghtfully belonged TO thelr
| representatives in the House OF Commons.
Indeed. the chief struggle during that reign, be-
| tween the contendng parties, was Tor The pos
session Of the money power. ne 1ountty
| Party prevailed and brought their Monarch 70
the block.
! Gen. Root then proceeded to remark that up
| ON the extinction Of the Commonwealth under
/ the protectorate of Cromwell and on the restora-
ton Of the second Charles 10 the throne OF ms
| father The same struggle for power was resumed
| The High-Church party claimed for their hine
4 that he reigned Of dirine righf-that he contl
/ sio no rrong that his subjects owed to nun
/ passire obedience and non-resistdnce. ne
I Country party kept up their opposition, and
I aroused the public mind 10 action, by circulating
petittons 10 the throne for redress Of grievances
/ r. c,anteract their effect, the Court party go
Is meetings aud aduatory address 10 the throne
expressive ii their loyalty 10 the King ana then
I gbA8rysars &c The petitioners. We have seer
.ome,hiny Ike il. sald Gen. r., IN our own day
ana 10 oar county. The parties from that g, CIR
/ s,nnsianct. Temporarily took new names ~
49, was .f-ngminaied Petitioners, the other 40
harrsrs Hut these ADD all other distingulshln.
name. IL political parties were soon losi III I'M
rfrai and enduring banes Of NHlo ana ohf
ilsrc Cen. u read from Iiuucs History o. Eng
I.na vi ~ page al, a follow; For, beside
p.,,tion.r aud Ahhorcr appslatlons which wer
s.an f,t-offrn this wear (l6iO) = rcmafhalh
~, bs,uv The spoeh ~ the wel.known cpithet
Nj Wa,,, ana Tory, by which, and sometime
= ,ths,nt ahy material difference, this Island ma
tesn =, lons divided The Court party e
sf,aeAsd them antagonists with their auinty '
eh~ ianatscsI s0nventicies ~ Sceuaha' Wh
xsr. ka8wn w the name ~ NhIgsi the ,oun
~ pargy feand resemblance between ih
seolssisrs AID the Poplsh bandlt,i, ~ Ireland
,vAaaa he spgellsilon o. Tory was aiiike'
kaA astsr thts manner these terms o. reproac
! eam~ INTO pohlic aud general use
4 80 A. xxar~of.d a. say that political confer