The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-07-25
our universal APPRECIATION.

The parties in this country during the war
of independence, were designated by names
adopted from the political contests of Great
Britain; andth terms Wing and Tory, among
US, clearly designated the opposers or sup
porters of the British crown. The indepen-
dence of the country necessarily annihilated
the Tories as a party in America, and most
of its leading members fed to their mother
Britain. All now claiming to be Republi-
cans, the exciting discussions Immediately
following the war, were conducted under the
names of Federal, and anti-Federal, or Dem
%ocratic. The Federalists, or Federal Re-
publicans, advocated the necessity of a
stronger central government than that af-
forded by the Confederation. The anti
Federalists, or Democratic Republicans, ar
gued and acted against diminishing the direct
power of the people and the States. Tho
the former naturally attracted TO its ranks all
such persons as doubted the capability of
the mass to conduct the government, and
the latter was as naturally sought after by
those disposed to court the people and foster
their preludices for their own advantage,
without any regard to the general good, the
one doubtless numbered among its adherents
as pure patriots and as honest men as the
other; and it is equally unjust 10 condemn
the one for the monarchial ideas which may
have been possessed by some ofits members,
as it is 10 attribute to the body of the latter
1.-THE jacobinical and destructive doctrines with
which it was charged.
Imay repeat, that we all have good reason
TO rejoice that the Federal party were trium-
plant in securing the success of the great
measure from which they derived their
name;-our present Federal Constitution
Long may it stand,-a monument TO their
wisdom, their virtue, and their patriotism
tits worthy of remark, that, in the frs
Congress under the Constitution, when the
power of the President to remove one of hi:
own secretaries from office was under dis
~cussion, it was then ~contended, that the Con
s%titution conferred nc such power; and that
as the Senate was associated with the Pres
ident in the appointment to Office, its con
currence must also be necessary in removal
1t was also said that such power was in the
nature ofmonarchical p~rerogative, and would
convert the officers into mere tools and crea
tues of the Presidents will; that a Deepen
dence so servile on one individual, would
deter men of high character from %enterin!
into the public service, where they would b.
forced to sacrifice every principle of indie
, pendence, or expose themselves to the dis
grace of removal. On the other side it wa
. commended that the idea that an America
President would ever be found who woul
remove good men from eAice was altogeihe
imaginary. These were the ideas of som
- IF tho fathorC ~ III (fonctffnfICn nm a nnxuc
that is now almost daily exercised by th
! President alone, while ii is openly avowe
: that appointments are fastened or held bacl
to avoid the interference of the Senate; an
! all this is now done, not only without unive
= sa! condemnation, but with the express az
probation of many among US.
Although the Federal party was success
,e full in carrying the Constitution, and also
= securing the election of the first two Pres
dents from their own ranks, their measure
restrained by the leading and patriotic min
Of Washington, became, under the admin
, ~tration of the first Adams, ofso oblectionabl
Il a nature. as Justly to cause the s~ecessio
from their ranks of great numbers of til
of most honest-minded of their adherants.-
:, Some of these measures, as the Navy, a
RI / tlOu2u OPpOSCo Will Oil -LC0I d DittClI1CSS
party spirit at the time, subsequently, recei
:, ed the sanction of Democratic votes; viii
others, as the Sedition law, afterwards r
- ceived from both Federalists and Democra
as equally unanimous condemnation. III
tendencies of the second administration we
= considered aristocratic; and many of Il
measures of the Federal party we're just
condemned by the American people; but
one knowing the active patriotism of Jol
j, Adams, and the events of his subseque
:; life, can fail TO consider him an honest ma
The new measures presented during 4
administration of John Adams were decisi
of the fate of the Federal party, which W
=, Frustrated by the election of Thomas jeff
If son. An active opposition, was, howev,
.of[kept up against him, by the Federal leader
:, and party questions soon again, through I
discussions growing out of the ~increasil
11s difficulties with Frame and England,
came of exciting interest 10 the whole pr
ro- pie. Each parry, pursuing what they dou
is less considered their own interest, and
at advantage of the country, was charged
ov the other with being governed ~exclusi
ly by foreign influence. The eastern stat
set principally engaged in commerce., and p
suing a lucrative trade with England, ",
mo 10th to have their commerce interrupted. q
therefore, were opposed TO entering upon
other war with that power. The oppos
me- of the war were, consequently, charged
their opponents with being governed by
love of "British Gold" The south W
70 free fiom the influence of commerce.,
regarding the Entertainments and insults
to the British government as humiliating to
a.; merica. were disposed TO resistance