Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1844-01-10

NO IL.
Having noticed in our first number the
event OF the dissolution of the federal party in
1917 and the complete ascendency and tri.
nmph of the democratic name and doctrines
as practiced by Jefferson and his successors
we proceed in the prosecution of our purpose,
to show the effects of this dissolution the adj
vantage that has been taken of the confidence
reposed in the name of Democracy. and the
irands and impositions that have been, and
are still practiced under the name. The facts
that in 1890, Mr.. Monroe was reelected TO
the Presidency with bu. one dissenting VOTE
and IN 1924 that there was no candidate for
the offiee put in nomination by the federal, or
any other. than the democratic party, fully es-
tablishes the truth of our position as to the dis.
bandment & dissolution of the federal party as
sucb Neither has federalism since that time
put forward under the cid flag or name. can.
didates for state officers, or for Representa-
fives IN Congress. These facts settle the
question OF the complete disbanpmsnt of the
fsderalists as party, previous to the second
election Of Mr. Monroe in 1920. But whoey-
e. believes that with this desertion ofthe obi.
Gus ZANE and nag of federalism, there was a
corresponding aodfidonment or ieaera, primer
ples,parriaiities. must have been but poor OBJ
server OF passing events, and a miserable
scholar in the science ofpolitics, or the nature
and dispositions of men. The dissolution of
the party was an unavoidable consequence re-
sulting from the odium that had attached to
the name, and which rendered it synonymous
with that of Tory or Traitor to the country
The opposition it had made to the war, thro'
the agency of the Hartford convention WASH
ington Benevolent societies, and otherwise,
all&1he successful close to which the war was
brought at the moment it was putting forth
all its energies to paraize the arm OF govern
ment and bring disgrace on the democratic
party then in power, was decisive ofits fate |.
and tended no less to the ruin of the federal,
than the complete triumph and ascendency Of
It's opponent the democratic party. Had the eff.
orts of federalism successful a; this crit.
cal iuncture the table, Neald have been turned,
and with the power Of the government in their
hands tfor this was the objecD who will cred
!, the belief that they would not have exult ed
in their victory and chung to their nanie2 The
aband onnent of the name was but death bed
renentence. In these remarks we have espe-
c;al reference to the leaders of that party. for
we are not SO uncharitable as to believe that
there was not in the ranks many honest and
dsIuded men, as true friends to their country
and 20 republican principles as live. The ev>
;dence of this fact is most abundentiy supplied
nv the course pursued by the members OF that
n.rty since its dissolution and dIsbandment--
A, ~. n eriod Of this disaster to the cause OF
..1.~.,;sm. il comprised more than two fiihs
If the citizens of the Union, with fuli pro-
,ort;on of talent and influence
The dissolution of the bonds that had united
Al. MAS "a a party NEITHER DISTINGUISHED Its
,,srs nor destroyed their influence as men
"a citizens, bu. left them free as individuals
- seek a new position or throw their votes
-. ;,f,encs in whatever scale they chose
CT vas the condition of the federalists when
,,,,;s;ons and schism which we have al
r..dv noticed took place in the democratic
,.,,v shortly after the close OF the late war
'v;,b England. AL systematic opposition and
,.s- from what had been regarded as the
..m,on enemy of the democratic party, hav-
ing ceased the immediate consequence 's was
80 divisions and dissentions in then own
Ills which we have noticed. The State OF
Nv York was foremost in recognizing par
,;.. under this new!order of things and IN 1918
o,oosi,ion was gotup by the Iamany sos
c;s,y in the city of New York to the admins
,-.,;on OF Governor Clinton, who had been
.,..,ea under nomination by the democratic
80, in 1917 by an almost unanimous vote ONLY
p,7 beine In opposition, These opposers o
A. Clinton were principally OF the old emo
Is marty that had cast this opposing vote
IA ,bs protested ground Of their OBJ
s :ssro, was TO the canal policy Of which he