Holly Springs gazette., 1844-03-09


who was member of the Albany Regency;
who was opposed to universal suffrage
who was in favor Of free negroes voting;
who was opposed to the admission Of
Missouri as slave state; who is in favor of
fhe Subtreasury, system which places the
public monies under the control of the Pres
'ident and his appointees; who recommended
what was equivalent to a Standing army of
100000 men; who claims for the executive,
portion of Legislative power against the
letter and spri: ofthe consllution who holds
the new-fangled principle Of unity in the
cabinet or that all Office holders should con-
form-to the Presidents will or be dismissed
from Office; who exacts it of his officers that
they should take part in elections to secure
The success ofhis party. The whole tenor of
whose principles is to strengthen the execu-
i've power who squandered in his admin
istrotion S35,000.0eO. per annum; who
witnessed defaications for years, until they
had grown 10 several hundred thousand dol
lars, vithou; dismissal from office, or calling
to account; whose opinions are not known
certainly, upon several leading questions of
public policy; and who has given no GER
tain evidences Of having retracted his former
federal principles. And yet, this nah is
the quintessence of modern democracy, and
Mr. Clay is federalist Is not such an
assumption, publicly announced
and discussed, enough to doubt the intelii |
gence of the people? And would not |
Thomas Jefferson ifnow living, find enough |
IN the present state of parties and condition
Of political affairs, to give vent to another |
expression of want of confidence in popular |
virtue and intelligence, as he did in relation |
% the Alien & Sedltion law After speak !
ing of the efforts making to increase execu-
i've pewor, he says: THAT these things
are in contemplation, have no doubt, nor
;an be confident of their failure, after the
1uperg of qohieh our countrymen haze sho'o~
themselves susceptible" TCor. Vol 2page
1927
The word democratic as a party name, IS
D. very recent origin. The old division OF
parties was Republicans and Federalists !
Mr. Jefferson and Mr.. Madison were Re-
pnhIcans and along with them MIR. Clay |
ought under the Republican banner. He
now claims to be fighting in the same cause, |
which is of late. as we'll known by the acci-
dental name ofwhig. The principles which |
he advocates are Republican principles He |
knows no other The party opposed TO him
have taken the new name of democrats, acci- |
lentally called locofocos by themselves, we
believe Their leader was a federaiist at
he outset, opposed to the war, and IN favor |
If MIR. ClIutUu, which wore considered test |
luestions. Where and when did he retract2
One of their most prominent men was heard
o boast that mot a drop of democratic blood
oursed through his veins When did he
ecanl2 The great object OF the old feder-
lists was to strengthen the executive in al !
us acts of despotc or doubtful authority.
They have introduced new system of ex
cutive pretension unknown to the simplici |
y of our Republican administrations. Mr. |
greatest fear was from the undue |
influence of the President, and once remar
led that ''our executive had an awful |
quinting towards monarchy" Against
hese the Republican party are now warning
S they did in former days. On our flag is
D be seen s'a reduction of the veto power /
nd zone executive term" Notwithstand
ng the principles of our party are the old
principles; Notwithstanding the
modern democratic party, as Mr.. CLAW said
short time ago in the Senate "entertain no
me principle of the Republicans of l796,"
-et they tell the people that they are the ST.
oD-pure Republicans, and that we are fed
raiis:s And what is more to be regret
I'd, many honest men, are deceived by the
oldness of the assertion. But we hope the
av il at hand, when the people will trv