New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-01-18

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LET. .on should leave rae Ii the dark ia meet
--..,s, ,iere being one thing to reEaark,
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~, sesping sou forever in the dark FHszsTa
The Principles of Parties.
M,. s. GRlEAM occurred before small ou'
e.aap,r interested audience at Washington hall on
Fr;dsy evening in illustration of the Political His
rory Of our Country, and the alleged differences Of
Principle among our People. He showed very
clearly, by citations from contemporary records, that
sbe impression 50 sudiously propagated among the
ignorant By demsgognes, that there is or was
radical difference among our statesren "I'h regard
70 hs Fundamental principles on which our Cavern
-oeur should be pased-that Alexander Hamilton
and his associates in 81 or at any other time de-
sired 10 establish monarchy or ogarchy, and Gre
ate aristocratic distinctions among the People,
we're utterly baseless md slanderons. He showed
that while all conceded in the essential republican
principle that Government should emanate from
md be responsible to the People, Hamilton was IN
favor Of a General Government emanatlng from
ard directly responsible to the Voters of the Corn
or, while those who opposed him advocated the
election of Members OF Congress- &c. by the State
LEGISLATURES, ard responsibility 10 them So Tar
90 here was fundamental difference, then, Hamli-
sons proposition was the moro Democratic, wni!e
the opposite one was essentially FedsTat-ihat Is,
based on the sovereignty OF the States and not OF the
People But q judlcons compromise was uiti-
mately adopted, which secured the advantages Oh
s,cb alan. and rejected their less judicious fea-
lures.
M. Graham showed that Col. Hamilton was
-;,b, on the great point Of IN independent Judi
c;srv. which experience and the public judgement
have sustained, while those who opposed him de-
aired one virtually dependent the Executive
will. On the point which has been most nisrepre
een;ed-his suggestion that The President and
Senate should hold (not for life, but) duling good
habay;our-it is certain that Mr. Madison voted
with him while he Hamilton was ahead OF his
zine in proposing that the House OF representa-
.ivea should be chosen by Universal Suffrage. So
,,;,h rho Funding of the State Debts and ether
measures for which Mr.. Hamilton was grossly de-
famed in their time experience and the concur
renee of his adversares have proved him Us wise
Statesman MS be was intrepid as Soldier ana
devoted rs Patriot.
MIR. G. went into complete history OF Inc
Federal Administrations OF Washington and John
Adams, contending that they have been grossly
traducea--that they were in truth able and sue
rect Taxation to support the Government and pay
RI, Interest on it's Debt, when the and out
yagcs of France and England had destroyed our
commerce and consequent Revenue, was most lac
fiona md unjust tina. the Alien law was necessary
70 tho very existence of the Government while the
Sedtion Act was great modification OF the La"
Of Libel "a il had always before eXlsted--e'iowlng
the truth to DO givsn in evidence IN all cases ana
o,,v ;nsctipe penalties when the libel was
clearly proved false as we'll as malicious ot MIR
IeHersor's character and conduct, the Lecturer
cook a most unfavorahle view, contcnding that be
stands proucd in his own published correspondence
e virtual advoco,c of Repudistian OF frequent re-
bellions and civil commissions of Modification, &C.
and that he is also clearly shownto have cherished
and kep. in Office the foulcst sisnderers OF Gen
Washington, while himself holding the post OF Sec
re,ary of State under that great and good man
MIR Graham spoke over three ho1rs in illustra-
zion Of his subject, and was listencd to with deep
attention. His Lecture evinced signal ability
profound research, aud an ardent conviction, We
40 not concur in his Leading idea that our Polit'ca!
controversies IRE founded entirely the fraudulent
bugbcars Of demasogucs arraying one hall Of the
Peopla against the other, by accusing them falsely
of evil designs, nor do we think them based on
mare administrative and casual differences o. IN
formation or opiricn, Doubtless, The real grounds
Of collision between the cen,ending parties have
been much misrep5esentcd and are most imPer-
4ectly unders,ood-but Of that we must take sno-
cher occasion TO speak, We trus, Mr.. Graham's
disquistiou viii be heard again IN our city and
by much larger audience