The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-03-24
Federal Preten.lons and Prospects.

the twenty seventh Congress, the Federasts national
party have lived, for quarter OF century, upon the
measures of anticipation Naturally enough, therefore,
they have brought the science of hoping to perfec
ton They are always victorious before an election
takes place. The slightest sign of success fills them be-
forehand with exultaton and when, by false issues
foul alliances they do at last succeed in achieving
martial and shortlved triumph, the loud madness of their
ioy seems to know bounds. To Judge from their
tors and their presses one would in such case almost
conclude that everyhingeven the of the people
had suddenly turned to federalism.
All this has been verified within the last year The
federal paan first burst out loud and long the elections
of last autumn By the most INSCRIPTIONS, and, in the
long run fatal Justification OF the effects OF the tariff
the Federal party made some gains in Pennsylvania and
forthwith if one would take the word of their presses
there was to be an end of Democratic policy and power
Them to its everlasting disgrace the Federal party New
York. went into collision and confederacy with the
AnRent faction which had banded itself together with
the avowed purpose of trampng upon the law of the
State and on distinct pledge to turn loose upon society
convicted gang of murderers, succeeded in gaining for
a single gubernatoria term the political power of the
Empire State. In exchange for this boon, it gave up
oaly its ables and truest together with all its pre-
tensions to decent consistency the selfsyled 'pary
of law and order" The day which the Anti Rent
rngleaders walk of their Jail, according to the terms
of the bargain which had secured Young's election,
tied forever the character of that Conservatism which
the Federal party processes to embody and represent
It's the Conservatism, which, in favor of heconvct, null
lilies the verdict of the urybox and the sentence of the
bench
Still when Federalism had gained this triumph, thus
bought and thus paid for jubilee rang throughout the
land loud enough proclaim that continent had been
revoutionized In the ecsacy of the moment we heard
from the Federal presses, that the whole west at least
had changed its politics The election in Michigan
off The Fedealists of the victory before the
battle Even after the battle over and they had been
efectuay routed, victory placarded in their bue
TINS First, they had all their members of Congress
two, at least, by Overwhelming maoritiesthen surely
one all events-and finally, it took the official figures
convince them that Michigan democratic, and that
they had just at all In Iowa again. the same farce was
played over. That same 'frst gum which Federalism
so much delights to fire, and which, in its reco often
kicks Federalism over gave them from Iowa, two mem
bers Of Congress Our sad neghbo of the Integencer
put on his very gravest look OF sober triumph, and utter
ed the fact from his tripod in the measured tones of
oracle His mercuria compeer OF the Boston Atlas
grew maudln in his Triumph and hailed with joy the
accession of their young sister Iowa to the list of
wing States" But alas for the songs and the shoungs
and the premature burnings OF innocent gunpowder
Slowly, but surely the official returns from Iowa
and while the Federal prints in general struck
dumb, the Atlas grumbed out that after all the
sister Iowa" was out-and-out democratic, and decidedly
mo better than she should be" Scarce year
ago too, New Hampshire, according to the burden
of the Federal chorus had given up forever her ancient
faith, and Federalism stood planted permanently upon
her granite. But it turns out that though s.trea-
son has done its worst in New Hampshire, yet the
sound democracy of the old Granite State has only sum
bered for a moment and now awakes to crush, with a
single effort the combined clements OF Federalism and
Abolition The Federasts have paid dearly indeed for
years possession of power in New Hampshire. They
have shown themselves ready to club together with de-
seers, traitors, and Aboltonss to steal the State fo
few months out Of the hands of the people. And now
it all over with them, and they and their allies are
more completely routed than ever.
SO too in Connecticut, Federalism, confessing its
amazement that the "land of steady habits should
have changed at all, yet revealed after its fash
ION in the assured hope that the loss was only
Tor single year There was, and there is, nothing
" ous'ah such an Illusion Everything that overthrow
the Feleralsts in Connecticut in the State elections last
year, IS acting now with equal force To this must be
aided the odum which the Fedeaists have brought upon
themselves by refusing to support the war of their coun-
Try Inc Democracy there Is firm and united and all the
indications now are that h elections of April will send
at least in part Democratic delegation from Connecticut
TO the House of Representatives. In New York also
the town elections indicate that the corrupt coalition OF
the Federasts and the Antrentcrs is already falling to
pieces, and there is the strongest to believe tha
the Stale elections which take place under the new
constitution will restore the Empire State to its normal
condition of Democratic ascenlency.
Its indeed not easy to upon what issue Federal
ISM can now hope to triumph before the country The
lanb OF 1916 few months since, if we may be-
eve their promises and their threats of repeal counted
upon as their main reliance Yet the Tariff as its char
grows every day popular. The "panc" attempted
to got up against it, has turned to laughing stock AM
the threat of repeal" is regarded not the least ulic
rous bunder made by that eminent Eastern statesman
who is wont to deal in obsolete ideas" The War
with every report brought from the of its peril
and Its gallant achievement takes deeper and taste
hold upon the interest and the patriotism of the country
fetaganst the war; Federalism now, in 1912, is ire
parably committed 1t has been SiIi6ed and condemned
and opposed by the Federal orators and presses till
last the government journal of Mexico openly procaim
TO ITS readers that there is entire party" in the United