Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-03-05
WasHIsGroS, February 22. 1874
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address of the Demo1rac S0ts Contention to the REQ
ME of rire,nia- IAdopted Feb. 3, lo44, a, Rich
| mond, Virginia.
The Richmond Enquirer of The 18th Feb presents
tho nubc with this address IL bears the impress OF
rho grea PRINCIPLES OF the State TO which It IS address,
ell and EXHIBITS in bold relief, most Just ana Ph-
Iosoohic view Of those deep-seated and aningonisc
interests which, in greater or less degree, have per-
yad-d every society, every form OF Government as
well in ancient in modern times-intertsls ~h'cn
we're never IN greater state OF hostility ana act V'ty
,hrouy bout our land than oil lale and OF present.
The address dscoses the nature and extent OF ih's
coof ct v nh the ability of mestsr THIS struggle tor
poht cal supremacy under The present Constlu OF
Inc IT, s.. between 'he People al large, on The onr
hand and The rich and moneyed class and wouio-be-.
lied and what in days gone by called "the VT H.
horn on the ether hand, made its first open demonsa-
ton in The early administration OF the ne Government
AT The outset we find Hamilton at the head OF The Re-
deral party advocating the Funding System, and IN
CORPORATION OF the first Bank of the u. S. IN 1871
and we see Jefferson and Madison at the head OF The
Re publican party resisting these breaches upon the
NV Constitution. THIS is the ground work OF these
two great parties which has continued TO the present
moment and after various success, Federalism reach
ed lis acme the canvass and IN the election and ~
the extraordinary Congress Of General Harrison in
1899, 1910. 1871.
Ii would have been most important service, rem
dered 10 the cause of freedom, IT, at his partcular con-
unciure the address had pointed out the which
principles of Federalism, or Whggery,o or despotsm,
over the great principles of liberty or Repnbcansn,
as seen in the struggle OF lo4O, lSll For, disguise
this contest as you WILL it is the same mere struggle
between Liberty and despotsm between flumonian
Fed rolrsm on The hand, and Jefersonian and Ma
dsonian Repubcanism, the other, explained and
illustrated in the resolutions of Virginia and Kentucky
in 1900 Such an expose is yet due 10 the cause of H.
berry.
But nevertheless, this address Of the Democratic
Stale Convention of the 3 February, lo14, has per-
formed most important and invaluable service, by
of the able and graphic sketches OF the prfn-
cipes OF the contending parties which have divided
people since the first formation OF the present
Const luton This contest in body polite com.
me need rs suspected, in the Federal Convention,
which framed The Constitutional suspicion, IN great
degree verified by the publication "by authority oi
muated and als'fed copy OF The Journal and Pro-
coed ngs Of that Convention: muation and ialsrh-
cation which has been corrected since by pro-
per and accurate addition and still remains as q DIS
grace some where: muhlaon OF itself proof pregnant
OF the contest between Federalism and Rapub,canlsm,
at the moment of the forgery in 1919. 1t is chip oil
the old block.
What attachment 10 aristocracy and 10 charters
AMI incor pntaons, could not accomplish by enumera
ton and by insertion in the plan of the Constitution
when before the Convention which framed t-has been
fully accomplished since by la,itudinous construction,
by The subletes Of nterpretition-bu,, above all, By
the IA al doctrine Of precedent Of practice Of usage,
Of acquiescence of tact consent of universal acQuies
cence.
a rapid sketch of the principles of Federalism and
Reput canism is below, extracted from this address
The two creeds thus iorcibly summed up