The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1847-04-06

sts,'-slapping Massacb usetts in the face
for their imputed heresies; so also the gen
tleman from Tennessee, (Mr. Stanton. the
seml-offlcial organ of the Executive followed
in nearly the same wake. The gentleman
from Indiana (Alr. Kennedy reiterated the
charge with great bOldness, pronouncine us
the Old Federal party elongated And then.
sir, TO show himself more courageous than all
who preceded him, the gentleman from the
northwest district OF Ohio (Mr. Sawyerl
comes down upon us with bis sLedge hammer.
talking about tories same old Federal par-
ty,' same old eOoBs,' &c. Sir, | shall paw
my respects TO that gentleman. and car vass
his Democracy and his votes before | am
done. Then again, MIR. Chairman, the learn
ed gentleman from the Chiiicot district(Mr.
Thurman) you will recOlIect at the Iast ses
sion attempted the entire demolition of the
Wing party by his old Federal epilhets.-
| He fancied he had annihilated his three col
leagues (GldGings, DelanO. and Tilden) for
their anti-Al exieap war avowas; not BY over
turning their positions. gainsaying facts, or
answering their arguments, hut by large QUO
tations from old Fedora! papers and FEEDER
| al pulplts. Ii was thought certainly that such
speech and sVeh Arguments would avail
| that II wonld redeem Ohio, save New York
and blow up the Wing party. 1t was the
big Bancontbe speech calculated for circula-
ton, was sent largely into Ohio, literally sub
scribed for by my Democratic colleagues, and
sent into the river counties, New y oxk. But,
strange TO tell, sir, Ohio needed not tho
Democratic meanings; she sends eleven
Wings and a-haf in place of eight TO the next
Congress, aud even the ChilcoIhe district is
to be represented by Federal Whig;' and
the river counties, New York, tGOd be prais-
ed.) will present in the thirteenth Congress
an almost unbroken phalanx. So we would
say to the Chilicothe gentlemen, a few more
such, II yOa please
| But, Mr.. Chairman, one incident connect
ed with these extracts was both amusing and
| instructive. They are nearly every one Of
them from the old Federal papers of two
States, Pennsylvania and MasSachuse tis. from
| which we were left To infer that the gentle
man from the ChihcOthc district had been
clustered with two old Fedcralists.' now or
lately in MIR. Polk Cabinet. Mr.. Buchanan
and Mr., Bancroft These gentleIpen, from
their early predictions, had probably provid-
ed themselves with copious files Of Federal
papers. But, sir, it is to be regretted that
Mr.. Buchanan omitted (by mistake hopel
10 furnish the gentleman with one more OK
tract. that is from certain Federal Grafton,
delivered in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, soon
after the war, by Que James buchanan, in
which the war, James Madison, and the Dem
ocratic party are very roughly handled. Em
| will allude to this quotation when come To
canvass Democracy by States. | should
mention also. IN passing. among others that
my Democratic colleague from the Delaware
district, New York, mir Gerdon) has joined
in this cry, charging that. as in 1879. so there
is now party fighting against The country.
Here, then, we are confronted by a great
aud powerful party, united by no gament
but the cohesive power Of plumber; no com
mon sentiment but the ihreadbaIe name of
Democracy patty conducting its entire
operations on system Of demdgogueiSn. APP
pealing to old issues, old names, drawing the
eye off from the time points, branding their
adversaries as 'old Federalis.s,' and puming
themselves Oh their Democracy Challenge
one Of them TO stand up and defend his Sub
treasury, oh, you are an old Fedcrast!'
Call on him to vindicate his tariff oh. yo-i
are an old blue lisbtr Your father wore tho
black cockade.' we are the Disciples ofJef-
fersOn, The true Democracy You The old
Federalisis-old Federalism
These are the changes rupg by these crOdk-
ers oil modern Democracy. till their chatter
ING has shamed the maybe. and throw The
blush upon the parrot II is amusing, Mr..
Chairman TO see With what accuracy the tune
| has been pitched for these Democratic mnsi-
eiaDs-'old Federal old Federalism blue
light Federal party Federal press Fed
cral Leaders, And then, Democracy, Dem
ocTaIic party, Democratic measures sDem.
ocraiic Administration These are the notes
DOW being played from the big hest KEYED
hugle in Washington down dawn to the
lowest pumpkin vine that tools in an Ohio
c0n6eld.
Yes, Mr.. Chairman, such are the very po-
tent weapons with which we are assailc,l.and
Mr.. Polk justified. In speaking Of old Fed
cralIsm' | wish it 10 be understood as casting
no reproach on those who were Federahsts:
none whatever. In those days there we're
honest differences Of opiniou-honorable men
upon both sides. In 1901 Jefferson said:
we arc all Republicans; we are all FEEDER
alists.' 10 November 1916, Gen. JAG ksOn
wrote to Monroe, advising the appointment
Of old Federalist' TO Office, and thus To de.
stroy the monster Of party For ibis advice
Gen. Jackson was denounced by the Albany
Argus in 1924, and abused by Thomas Riich-
lie. The issue and landmark that then dis
linguished parties have SINCE been Oblrerat-
ed the Federalists aud the Democrats OF
those days have since, more or less, commn-
Gled with all parties and no man but an ar
rant demagOgue, or one defending bad
cause, seeking to east dust in the air. and
hiding the true issue Of the day, will attempt
TO drag up these exploded distinctions, ana
brand his antagonist with these obsolete cpl
thets. But so il is, sir, gentlemen prefer
this mode of warfare, aud choose TO meet
them With their own weapons. said just
now meant TO adopt the siirer nle. If old
Federalism we're a sin, who is most cou-
taminaied with il? II having Old Federal
lists 10 ones party taints II with political lep-
rosy, where is The purity of modern 'Democ-
racy' You are infected from your head TO
your toes. Answer me a few questions on
his score. Who and where are the 'OldFed
erasts that have come TO your camp! What
rewards and honors have you not heaped up
on their head What premium have you
paid
Sir. begin down East look into the State
of Maine and there Won find Ruell Williams