The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-06-09
THE FEDERAL PARTY.

has been inferred that we intended 10 identify
Mr.. fancy with the instigators of that mob
We have been informed by political and per
sonal friend Of Mr.. Tancy that such an infer
ence isvery unjust. That Mr.. Taney was CON
spicuous as an opponent of that mob, and ex-
erted himself against it-that Mr. Taney also
supported the war. II is admitted, however
that he belonged 10 the federal school Of poll
tics.
In addition TO the long list of old Fedemlists
which we published on Saturday who opposed
Madison, Harrison and the war in 1912, and
VINO, true to their native instincts, oppose Gen.
Harrison now, we might mention many other
names conspicuous among the supporters of Mr.
Van Buren,. We will add few.
As. The author of the Loco-foco address Of
the Van Buren, National Convention, recently
held at Baltimore, is said TO be Mr. JNo A. DIX,
OF Albany. This gentleman, we are assured,
is an old Federast and is therefore in his ma
tive element when he is engaged in writing
Van Buren, addresses. Mr.. Dix's first name is
John adams.
the supporters of Mr. Van Buren,, is Col. How
ARD, late Van Buren, member of Congress from
Baltimore.
AZ. Another is VIRGIL MAxcy, Mr.. Van Blu
ren's Minister at the Court of Belgium
a. Another is Mr.. GoRnAM Parks, Van Blu
rem United States Marshal for the State of
Maine
40. Another is Mr.. Branch, Of North Caro-
lima, a member Of the last Cabinet, and sup
porter of Mr.. Van Buren,.
so. Another, if we are correctly informed, is
Mr.. SAMUEL w. MoRRls, Van Buren, member
of the present Congress, from Pennsylvania.
Are not all these facts sufficient TO account Tor
that deadly hatred exhibited by the leading Van
Burenites against Gen Harrison. The old Fee
deralists resolved il was ''unbecomng a moral
and religious people to rejoice at the victories we
gained over our enemies"-they resolved that the
war was "impotic and dangerous" flu
riously denounced those who declared it, and re-
fused to support the Government and Mr. Madi-
son in the midst of it. They ridiculed our Ge-
nerals, abused our soldiers for enlsting in the
service, conspired together to defeat the opera
lions OF the Government, TO disgrace Mr. Madison,
and TO humiate the nation at the feet of the ty-
rant King Of Great Britain. They felt sym
patty for the Brtish--many of them were con-
nected with British interests. and while their
British confederates were instigating the North
western savages to slaughter our citizens, they
got up at the same time crocodile rhapsody of
lamentation for the "poor Indiansn They
burnt Mr.. Madison in effgy-Mr. Van Buren,
intrigued To defeat his re-electon-they got up
legislative remonstrances against the war--they
issued proclamations 10 prohibit the militia from
pursuing the enemy-they denounced democracy
as "monster," a "pestilence," "pernicious
blast" and in fine, engaged in every thing that
could operate to discourage the hopes of the
American cause, and advance their own self-in-
terests and those Of Great Britain.
The old federalists opposed the democracy
also, because they had no confidence in the ca
pacty OF the people TO govern themselves
They could not solve the Rev. John Cotton's
be governed" They desired TO have all power
in the hands of few (such as Blair, Kendall
and Van Buren,) and the many subservient to
their interest. They Hourished in the increase
of federal patronage, the enlargement of Execu-
tive power, and the concentration Of preroga-
tives, privileges, and every thing else in the
hands of a President to be kept great many
years in Office. They wanted strong-a con
solidated government And the men we have emu
merated who are the pillars Of the Van Buren, party
are the remnants of old federalism, boiled down
TO the consistence of malignant Van Burenism
Mr.. Van Buren, is at the head of the long array
Of old nt-Madisonan, anti-war Federalists.--
They cherish the same hostility to the old sol
diers OF the last war that they exhibited then.
they have the same sympathy for foreign inte-
rcsts-the same contempt for the pcople-the
same love of power and spirit of tyranny-the
same disposition to have splendid government,
a large standing army, long terms of office, and
a strong Executive. The old federasts were Of
opinion that this country would never see good
times until "a poor man worked all day for II
Sleeps head and pluck, and slept under cart at
night And the Van Buren, federalists seem
to entertain the same opinion. They tell us 1--WE
must work harder and live more economically y
(see their speeches) and then we shall be better
able TO tolerate the expressions of msrule. They
tell us that the people look TO the government
for too much"-that it has nothing to do but to
take care of itself''that the olfice-holders are
bound to fight for the Executive-that the peo-
pie must not ask the reasons of any official mis-
conduct--tha the President must not be spoken
of in a disrespectfu manner-{see an opposi-
lion Senator called to order for speaking Of the
President in March last) and in fine, that the