The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1844-06-27
New Philadelphia, June p, ls44

ose all its qualities of Limitation by the admission Of
construction. Moreover, If one man one party Of
men have the right to consirue another or party Of
men would have the same right, and each giving diff
erent construction and each conflicting, confusion
would be the result and the constitution would fail TO
answer the purposes for which Il was inendeG would
be no consideration.
Mr. Chairman have been led TO this constitutional
expose owing to the fact that the present bill is intended
in part to remedy evil and violation Of the consi
tuition, and federal usurpaion Of power, perpelrated
by the last Congress in the passage Of the tariff act and
in my opposition to that act and my support of the pre-
sent BILL permit me to refer to first principles Permit
me to ask if the passed by the last Congress in
tended 10 raise revenue was intended protect and
foster manufacturing nstituonsl Il for the former
and the duties imposed were necessary for the support
the government and the defence of the nation, it is all
right and perfectly CONSTITUTIONAL but if tie duties i'm
posed are higher han Necessary for those purposes then
it was and continues to be- violation of the conslilu
ton, usurpation of power and an infringement on the
on the sovereignty Of the States and the rights OF the peo
pe which the trainers OF the constitution cautiously
guarded against. That it is so, no one will doubt who
declarations Of the federal party on this fooT and it is
perfectly in keeping and in accordance with cherished
and favore principle OF party political federalism
which has always had for OF its objects a high proec
tive tariff and to the end that such tariff may appear
necessary it has been the object OF the federal par
ty TO fix upon this country system of policy as detr
mental to its best interests as in violation of the consu
tOn asdestrun.iUp # Of tha
versive of the sovereignty of the Sates as corrupng 10
the morals Of society," degrading to the character OF
freemen. l repeat, mean by that policy system of
extravagan internal improvements distribution Of the
proceeds Of the public lands and assumption OF the
State debls all of which is intended TO make high pro-
ective tariff necessary have no time to discuss this
system OF policy in its details can only say that the
two great parties this country have always been d.
vded on these questionshe democracy invariably op-
posed them. 1t the constant effort Of Mr. Jeffer-
son during his whole life whether in or out of Office to
oppose them; and or various occasions he manifested
his fearful appehensons that some day they might ov-
errde the sovereignty the States corrupt the morals
of the people, and destroy the patriotism of the country
His political career distinguished by his hos
tily 10 that system, in connexon with national bank,
than anything else.
To the end thatmy readers may know (for speak
for those who may read me- and not for those who hear
me) that am not deceving them, I mean the democ-
racy) will make some extracts from the life OF Tho
mas Jefferson part Of my Speech to show them that
we are now engaged in defending the same principles
which the democracy have always defended, and we
are opposing the same federal measures which the de-
mocracy have always opposed. The unobserving and
unsuspectng sometimes bedome confounded by names
and for the purpose Of deception the ederasts have
haused the political vocabulary and in 1910 they
arogaed to themselves the name of Jefferson democrats
for party effect while they at heart despsed the man.
bis memory, his name, and bis principles And let it
be borne in mind too, that favorite measure of the
federal party is national debt. But hear NJ Jefferson
| on all these measures
now ask your attention while read some Of the O.
pinons of Thomas Jefferson on those measures which
Ihave enumerated-which | say now divide the two
parties-and we will what approximation the mod
em ,Ohig principles make towards the standard OF JEFF
fersoh democracy Ahd first as to the system and poll
cy of internal Improvements by the general government
While member of the United States Senate, Mr. Van
Bureu introduced the following resolution, viz:
"Resolved That Congress does not possess the power
to make roads canals within he respective Staes'
This resolution was introduced in 1885, when the fed
era party had the ascendency in Congress, and in the
executive department, when federalism was making
fearful strides towards consolidation and the establish
ment of federal measures and federal institutions. Mr.
Jefferson, in letter 10 MIR. C. w. Gooch says:
"MoNTIcELLo, January 9th, 1896
! 'DEAR SIR: have duly received your favor of De-
cember 81, and fear with you all the evils which the
present lowering aspect Of our political horizon
inously portends. That at some future day, which
hope to be very distant the free principles of our Co.
vernment might change with the change OF circumstan
ces was to be expected But certainly did not expect
that they would not overve the generation which es-
ablished hem & what still lesse&peced was that my
avorite western country was TO be made the instrument
of change had ever tondy cherished the interests Of
that country, relying on it barrier against the de.
generacy of public opinion from original and free
principles But the bait of local interests arfuy pre-
pared for their paates has decoyed them from their KIN
dred attachments to alliances alien to them. Yet al
though have little hope that the torrent OF consolida-
on can be wthsUud should not be for giving up the
ship without efforts to save her. She lived well through
the first saual and may weather the present one. But
dear sir, am not the champion called Tor the present
dangers | will however say one
word on the subject The South Carolina resolutions
and Mr. Van Burens motion show that other States
coming forward on the subject and better for any to
take the lead than Virginia We shall see what our
coStaes propose and beoe the close of the session we
may shape our own course more understandingy.
"THOS JEFFERSON"
In this communication Mr. Jefferson writes express
" with reference to the federal schemes of Internal i'm