Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1844-01-18
w0CD GTGCE:
THURSDAY, JAN. 10, 1874.

The Wing ,Neeiing.-The charac:cris-
tics and instincts of the federal party in
this country, were never so plainly and
maniFestly developed to the public eye
as at the present time nor has any
former period or crisis in the history of
the republican party exhibited more bril-
liantly its support Of the measures of the
republican administrations since the for
NATION of the government. 1t is trne,
that in the changes through which the
political elements of this country have
passed. the positions of the federal and
republican parties have been altered up,
or many of the great measures that have
been the subjects of discussion before
the people but in the midst of all the
changes the country has passed through,
parties have maintained their identity.
nor have their peculiar characteristics
and instincts been annihlated. FEEDER
alism. has maintained its selfish, overbcar-
ing policy. Its first efforts were to crush
the freedom of speech, and to muzz'e
the press-vislting severe punishment
upon the head OF the freeman (?!) who
dared to say aught against the policy or
character of HIS Fede, al Majesty, the
President of the United States. The
,7l:en law, which prohibited foreign emf
grants from settling i'll this country, was
the offspring Of the federal adminstra-
tration Of the elder Adams. This peri
cd in the history Of federalism was en-
paatlca!Iy "a dorh day for the republic:
the purity of the constitution itself was
violated by the madness of party: and
those rights which had been respectively
reserved to the states and to The people.
were exposed to the most fearful ieopar-
dy by the usurpatons of the federal go
ernment.' But in the midst of the dam
gers which threatened to deny freemen
the 'inalienable rights which their patri
otto exertions had secured them-yiz.
life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
while the federal government, under
the management of the federal party was
constructing the laws for naturalization Of
foreigners;' and prohibiting their 'emi-
grafton hither;'-we are told that the
friends of the constitution did not sdes.
pair Of the republic: that .thouph the
liberty of speech and Of the press was in
vaded; thong the power and patronage
OF the government were exerted to init
midate or seduce the people; the repub
iicans did not abandon the cause of their
country. Their resistance continued
with the crisis: the form of it only was
varied. While Mr.. Jefferson remained
in the senate Of the United States. and
Mr.. Gallatin in the house OF representa-
lives, most CT their most able and active
friends, in some Of the states, retired
from the walks OF the general govern
mcBt, and retreated to the state !ecisla-
turesj in which great cit:deis OF the pub
lie liberty, they proposed to re assert
the true principles of The government
The republicans succeeded; and the con-
stitution was saved The sovereign
people rose in their might, and the evil
genius Of federalism was hurled from its
high. place. aud suffered no longer to
trample upon the heritage of freemen.-
With Mr.. JefFerson's elevation to the
presidency, comm enced new era in the
history Of our goyernpent-republican-
ism triumphant over federalism. Since
Mr.. Jefferson's time, the federal party
have held the reins Of our national gov
eminent but for the space OF one MONTH
We are all acquainted with the means