Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1843-03-24

opinion he chooses on these topics, aud still he
Republican.
i am an Unitarian. because | believe "there
is one God" OF course, am no Atheist. Truth
eist, nor Pantheis but it does not necessarily tot.
low that am an unboliever in the doctrine that
there are three persons in one God.
am Ia WHIe because would defend The peo-
pie against the usurpaons of executive power
or course, am no tory, but II does not follow
that approve of John Tylei's vetoes, or Web
ster's letter of instructions 10 Mr. Everett in rea.
ton tn the Creole case.
call no man federalIst, unless mean 10 de-
note by it, his attachment to the federal constu-
ton, or to give information that the individual he
longed TO the old federal party, which existed in
our government from 1857 ill 1915 In the for
Iner senses Geo. Washington James Madison and
Alexander Hamilton may rightfuy be called fed
eraliss, and in the latter sense, Ne may call such
men as Timothy Pickering, James Buchanan,
Daniel Webster and Henry liubburrl, lederaisls.
As the name is applied, at the present day, it
means nothing except as il indicates the ignorance
or impudence ut the sImlleion who employs Il,
rnl no man DeisI, ~ the present day, unless
he denies the necessity at revelation because
the term implies all this, bot because it has acqur-
ed dehnne mennlng which does imply this. Not
80 with the term, federalism Ii hes no definite
meaning. What is federalism, to day. was oriho-
dox democracy yesterday. When you call a nnn
iederaiSi, us that term is now employed, all he
call no man Democrat in amy case, except
where quoting the language of others. As the
only use OF language is to communicate IDEAS,
ran have no use for the employment OF such an
unEieanng term, us that word has, at last, he
come. II ! wish to Il, signate those who deny to
the representative the power OF enacting laws, ]
find such persons now cnIIiug themselves, Nom
KeslSaIltS, and courtesy requires that should
give them that appUllaiOn II | wish to speak of
The opponents of the federal constitution, they
were known by the name OF Ant-Federalisls. 1t
! wish to speak of The old Republican party from
1901 till 1915, is better TO call them by the name
they then approved; they were not democrats, nor
did they often call themselves so. II | wish to
substitute The term, democrat for republican,, aud
TO mean hy II that the o!d republicans are now a
OF them belonging TO either Ut The political parties
at present existing in the United States, AN sla-
ting what every school hoy in the Union either
does or should know to he false.
call no nun tory, unless it he the English
adherens the ancient constitution. or those who
opposed the American revolution
call no man tOc0|oco, coon, q Cidercrdt or a
Niger ddoIiitoniSt II is language which to my
mud indicates great want OF courtesy aud sell
respect ] should sooner think of calling n IMAM
liar or II sheep-thief aud keeping on friendly
terms with him. | neUer can enIpluy such indie
cent, unbeconing language, and nceer cun receive
IT kindly from others. know the political world
rs very well cOutented 10 give and receive abuse
OF hs Kind to ana from each other, but il is
feeling and principle to which always nope TO
be an utter stranger Abuse each other, gentle
men, like pick pockets, il you please but excuse
me from the entertainment. Ii was once my mis-
fortune to he the editor OF II political paper, for
short period, III ntigIIboring state. | could not
aud | 'could not employ The political dialect OF the
times, and wns compelled To quit. " hat right
has poor man--to be decent?
by what name ought We To call The party who
sustained the late administration of Mr. Van Blu
rem? l! is certainly difficult TO tell. They Gull
themselves, Democrg'sr .nd for oi:c, snou.ti ne
Wiling they should wear the same, were there
not a double alsebond attached to II. Scarce n
man among them will acknowledge himself to be
democrat. in principle AS Madison defined it,
so lar from advocating the republican doclriues OF
former times, they are unanimously the urgent ad-
vOcates OF old fashioned tederalis, DOCTRINES in
relation % executive power. As a party, they
have changed their names and changed their prill-
ciples SO many times TINT now there cannot be
found name exactly descriptive of their charac
ter You find among them old fashioned federal
lists, anu tederallss, rlasOns, anti nasons, nulli-
ers, aud republicans; strict consIructonisls aud
a!tudnarluns. They are the late administration
party, and what they will hereafter become is un-
certain. The best name can give them is "lhe
Van Buren, party" They are as skiliful in poIiti-
cal legerdemain US tho lille Magician himself
Thus have told you what | an fairly and
frankly. And as have made tplerably Tree use
Of The first person singular shall subscribe my
self