The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-12-11
Prom The Philadelphia Lsdgst.
REPUBLICAN, GOVERNMENTS.

We observe no slight difference between the indie
pendent and the partisan press, in their CONNER Is
upon the Presidents Message. The former 10 their
various analyses OF It's contents, speak entirely under
the influence OF their respective partisan productions
some condemnlng and others lauding II, and each
rather indiscriminately And IN addition To tins,
their views OF il rather partial, being confined 10
some one two Of its leading subjects. Thus one
principally condemns or approves what 1t contains
upon the Texan question another Regards what re-
laIes TO Oregon as all important Others see moth
ing in II but the tariff and according TO Their pred'-
leclions, condemn il for non-oommlalism, or ep-
pIsud il for promising reduction of duties to the
standard of the Compromise" But few, If any Of
them, notice the suggestions OF the President upon
the excellent construction and operation of pollt
zeal institutions. But with the independent press,
this seems the principal subject of consideaton.-
The New York Herald, IN some judleious remarks
upon this difference between the TWO classes OF the
press severely cricses the partisan portion OF II for
thus overlooking those portions OF the message,
which without being less important 10 u.s. more nl-
porant than any other portions OF II To the rest of
the ci,iiz world.
At the commencement OF our political year, we
certainly pre- sent extraordinary spectacle TO the
rest of the world Peace, prosperity, individual Sc
curly, change of rulers without the slightest ma
tional commolion, accompanied by perfect freedom OF
thought, speech and action, not only the elements
now exhibited in our political and social condition.
ruption from the foundation of the government and
which exhibited now in higher degree Than ever.
nd all these elements have flowed and continued TO
flow, from democracy. Can any European nation ex-
hbit the sligr test parallel this And yet over
wheming majority or European writers aud speakers
have been procalmlng, ever since our Federal 90
vernmenl began that man is incapable of sefgovern-
ment, and that political institutions could not en-
dure
Since the adoption OF the Federal Constitution, the
world has witnessed only two of forclble opposi-
ton To It's authority; and neither OF these even
TO the dignity OF AN instruction. The FIRST was a
riot in one Of our counties, about an excise
whisky. The second an impotent parade Of
opposition to the tariff in South Carolina, - full of
sound and fury sIgniyng nothing" the work Of a
few political bags, VIII ch not and probably never
would have BEEN carried to the extremity of an az
gressve blow. During the late war; a third attemp.
was made by few inconslderate demagogues in Mae
sachusetts and Rhode Island to excite illegal %,
position to The Federal Government, which ended IN
convention sitting with closed doors, he
majority of which had not the remoest nen-
ton of transcending constitution ar law
Such Is the history of resurrection under our
Government since 1887, period Of ffty-seven
years the history of three abortve desgis for they
can hardly be called attempts, thoroughly rebuked
by the maJorties Of the very States in which the de-
signs, wee conceived. And yet each returning
fourth year in this whole period has brought an en-
people the election of both executive and legislative
functlonaries. Each fourth year has ben dstin-
guished by submission TO the whole people Of The
choice Of that functonary, the Executive which, in
every European monarchy, is appointed forhfe and
whose appointment from particular families is not
only the most important concern OF Government, but
for centuries has deuged that quarter of theword in
blood And during this whole period, what have
been the Jorcibie means of the Government br main
tanning authority The means analogous TO those
relied upon by European monarchiesl Al army of
five or SIX thousand men, dlfused among a people
amounting TO four millions al the commencement Of
their present Union, and TO twenty millions at pre-
sent!
Does the world want more conclusive evidence
than our history since 1887, of mans capacity for
selfgovernment, and of the stability of Democratic
Repubcansm Mr.. Jefferson, in 1901 said that
ours was the strongest Government on earth and
our whole history since confirms this memorable de-
caration. General Turreau, the French minister 10
our Government during Napoeon's reign, said that
we seemed TO be without a Government, since he
could travel over the whole county without seeing
soldier meeting with demand for passport
lie overlooked stronger Government than soldiers
and passports can furnish the will OF an enlightened
and ylrtuous people.