Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1847-02-04

we commend Tie lOa0wing extract Of re-
cent letter OF Oliver Oldschool," TO the auen-
iion of certain editors who indulge in the ridic-
ulous practice Of sligma.izng the Wings as
/" Federalists:"
"A very sharp, cutting, pungent speech was
made in the House upon the navy appropria-
,ion bill. by Mr.. Culver, Of New York, who
walked up his adyersaries and greatly amused
his political friends, and occasionally the other
side. Mr.. c. undertook TO repel the charge OF
federalism, enumeraling host OF old federalis,s
| in different States who are now whilewashed
democrats. He said that the gentleman from
Ohio, Mr.. Thurman, had last session, made a
speech upon the war, in which he had incorpo-
rated many extracts from the federal papers
published during the last war with England
As all the papers which he quoted from were
from two States, namely, Massachusetts and
Pennsylvania, he inferred that ne had been fur
nshed with them by the two members of the
Cabine, from those States, who must have been
familiar with those papers; he alluded TO
Messrs. Buchanan aud Bancroft.
But Mr. Culver said there were some things
which had escaped the genlleman's notice
federal doctrines which he would now supply
him with. He would read him some extracts
from an oraIion delivered by one James Bu-
chanan, a, Lancaster, Pa, on the 4,h of July,
1915. The author OF The Grafton bore the same
name and came from the same place as the
gentleman who was now so famous democrat,
and who held seat in Mr.. Folks Cablnei.--
He did not know lha, there were two James
Buchanan's of Lancaster, Pa.
Mr.. Culver then read several extracts from
the ora,ion, which attracted no little attention
from both sides Of the House. He then went
on TO show that the SO called democratic party,
was spotted all over with Federalism, it was 10
be found in its ranks in every one Of the North
ern and Middle States and commencing with
Maine. he went through the States, mentioning
many of the most active and prominent polil.
clans of that school, who were as prominen,
and active formerly in the federal party. But
il was said, he remarked, that these men had
all repented; he never knew of their changing
their principles or renouncing their former doc
.rines.
Mr.. Culver then advered TO The war and its
causes; spoke of the people of Texas, wha,
sort of a people they used TO be thought. name
ly, lawless, roistering, drinking, gambling,
bowie knifng, repudiating set of men, who left
their country at the north, for their coun,ry's
good. Much laughter.l 1t was probable they
had now become the most staid, sober and viz
luous Sc, of folks in the world
Mr. C. spoke of the course and voles of some
of the members upon the other side and espe-
cially Mr.. Sawyer of Ohio, who voted for the
River and Harbor Bill, but who when Mr. Polk
vetoed il, had not The courage to stand up against
the executive. and so voted against i, next time
He referred 10 the causes assigned by the Pres
ident in his last annual message, for the war,
namely. because she did no, pay US wha. she
owed our citizens: charged Mr. Polk with tel
ling only par, of the story, and suppressng
important facts. He then stated the condition
the negotiations were IN between This country
and that of Mexico at the time Mr.. Tyler en-
tered into the intrigue with Texas which broke
of those negotiations.
But if non-payment Of debts constituted cause
of war, what would become Of those Polk States,
Mississippi, Arkansas, Illinois and Texas