Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1846-11-05
Federalism.

! meaning; ana no adversary so oase as ne VINO
shrinking from the opposition of manly aTgu
ment, skulks into the mean shelter of party
slang. The Washington Union, the mirror Of
the administration, and il so, rejecting spirit
irritable and dwarfsh to degree that inspires
compassion, seeks 10 stigmatize The people-
for it is the people who have uprsen against
The mad meanneSs of The administration as
Federalists. We find in the first lines Of three
articles in that journal (al The courage Of Palo
/ Alto, Resacha de la Palma and Monterey COM
bined could carry no ordinary man further into
that Serbornian bog) the following: The first
is entitled "The Spirit of the Federal Pres" "
the second commences" The temporary sue
cess of the Federalists in Pennsylvania" &C.;
the third begins" if the Federaliss of Penn
sylvania had succeeded" &c; and the entire
sheet has Federalism marked all over ii. The
peculiarly Of the present Administration is a
conlemp. of The intelligence Of the people,
They forget that our common school system
has been at work Tricks that might have been
available in the past, are now regarded by the
people with contempt. The Union knows that
there is no Federal party now in existence; it
knows that The majority party thus spoken OF
is not, cannot be, in any way identified with
the buried and dust-mingled Federal party
Was Harrlsons vote, with its earthquake voice,
Federal resulr7 Is The majority in Pennsylva-
MIA now a Federal majority! If so, The strong
est Democratic State is Federal. II so, name
forgotten for twenty years, has potency which,
here, ii never had Pennsylvania is truly De-
mocratic her recent action was Democratic !;
her future vote will be So The Union knows
that there is no Federal party in this State; aud
knowing it, would it consider il fair or courle-
Gus in Others 10 borrow its own policy, and say:
g How Ill white hairs become fool and Jester
We speak, and have ever spoken, of all par
lies with respect Democrats in the largest
sense, we con6de in the patriotism of all par
ties, and therefore assume no arrogant privilege
of condemning any. We have even given 10
those who sustain a war; the most dangerous
ever waged against The principles Of democra-
cy, the title which they claim. Ii is not be-
cause we are ignorant that the leaders of The
so-called Democracy were among the most vo-
lent members Of the old federal party 1t is
not because we have overlooked the fact that
the Administration opposes every principle and
measure sustained as vital, fifteen years since,
by the Democratic party, and susrains all tha,
they then opposed. This is true, not as 10 one
principle or measure, but as to all--aH; and we
challenge the Union TO meet us upon this issue.
Can Democracy change in everything, ard still
claim its original title? Or, what is more, shall
those who have abandoned every hing that con-
sl,uled the Democracy of the olden and better
lime of our politics, be permitted 10 reproach |
those tho cling 10 the old citadel, serve under
The old flag and sustain the old principles.
with Federalism
The Whig party is not the Federal parry
Nine.lenlhs of It's members have attained the
right Of suffrage since The Federal party rushed
n;o The arms of an ultfaism at war with all the |
previous views Of any considerable portion of
he American people. But far be ii from US TO
cast reproach upon the memory Of the party
1f Westinghouse party which, right or wrong,
:ame fresh from the American revolution, with
is leaders at its head, aud the love of country
1t its heart. Tha, party was ever the cham.
,ion of the Union does the government, organ
lale it because Madlson's articles IN the Fed
,ralisl, con1ic, with its design 10 divide the
Jnlcn and create mongrel and slaVe-stained
epublic a, the South
The Union knows nothing OF The North if i!
xpects TO effect any thing by ringing the chan
es oil Federalism. II is only known in this
State as characlerizing the leaders of the ad-
nnlslration party. The mass of our people
ave claimed The right Of suffrage since the
word was forgotten; and the miserable aiiemp.
0 revive it is regarded only with derision.---- !
We refer 10 il only 10 show the wreIched straits
D which the organ Of he administration has