Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1847-08-19

! in democratic dictionaries, but very harmless
and paIatabe when taken from democratic
teaspoon Nex, sir, Ipass into my own State,
and come to rebuke my colleague tMr. Cor.
don) for lreading upon The toes of his political
friends-for mis- assaults upon Old Federallsts,
! He had better beware, else he'll see ghosts and
hob goblins al his bed side. Does my Col
league know old Edward p. Livingston. late
! Lieutenant Governor of the State and Sena-
tor from this district, Does he know John A.
Pren,ss, long The Federal editor of the Coo
perstown Federalst,' bu, late Democratic
member of Congress Does he know Henry
VauI and John p Cushman of Troy, John Fine
Of ST. Lawrence, Harmanus Beeker ot Albany,
and VIM G.. Bryant of New York, all prominent
Federalists but now or late high Democratic
office holders Does he know Aaron Vander-
poel, who lived in the same valley of the Hud-
son with himself, whose lungs when inflated
with Old Federalism had the powers OF COM
pound blowpipe but now he can roar modern
! Democracy up and down that valley with
believing that would throw any horned animal
of the Devonshre breed into back ground =
Such, Mr.. Chairman, is sold Federalism trans
! formed into New York Patent Democracy.
wish could stop with my own State, but
mus, ferrv over TO New Jersey, and there run
aeains, Wall of old Federalism. This is ex-
| hibited in the person of Garret d. Wall, late
United States Senator, The impersonatlon oil
modern Democracy-one who boased, al Pc
rod no, remote, that he sailed under The flag
of Federalism, so long as tha, flag continued TO
float Close by his side sits Peter ID. Vroom,
late Democratic Governor, apd recently The
candidate for United States Senator These
Old Federalisis now glitter stars of the first
magnitude in the Democratic constellation
Blu; leave the New Jersey twins with lhe 81
amese from New Hampshire, and pass over TO
Dutch Democracy of Pennsylvania. Here
must tread lightly, because of some one who
sits near me- What, sir. was ex-senator Will
kins, late Secretary of War, Senator and Min
lister to Russia An Old Federaist. Richard
| Rush is another sprig-lale Smithsonian agent
under Mr.. Van Buren, Who, sir, is the re-
nowned modern Democrat that admitted he
should have been Tory had he lived in the
days of the Revolution p All that saved him
was, he was not born in season. aul TOO
modes, man 10 call his name here, fearing
that should ruffle The feelings of a gentleman
now in my eye tMr. c. J. Ingersoll) [Great
laughter But this is not all of old Federal
ism. The premier of Mr.. Polk, James Bu-
chanan, Secretary Of State, was saturated with
| Old Federalism. So late as 1923, 1t is allied
ged, he boasied Of his Federal blood, insisting
lha, if he 8 had drop of Democratic blood in
his veins, he would tap them and let II OUT
Now, sir, he claims to be the Boanergles OF
his self-styled Democratic Administration.
! To show you his old Federal instincts, and an
ti-war bearings, | mus, refer you to the extract
| | have before me from an oration at Lancaster,
shortly after the war Had nme | would
read at length. But suffice it TO say, he here
denounces the war, revies Madison for plung-
ing US into il, reproaches him for his imbecility.
and for his fligh, from the Capital when invaded
and slurs The Democratic party for their mea.
sures.
There, Mr. Chairman, is odd Federalism
smmered down That was The sentiment
cherished towards James Madison, the war, the
then Democratic party Virginians may see
the estimate in which their President was held
by The presen, Secretary of State.
leave him and his friends to digest old rem
iniscences, and pass over TO little Delaware
There find Louis McLane, late her brightest
Democratic star, but once obscured behind the
cloud Of .Old Federalism Gen. Jackson made
him his officer of finance. Mr. Polk sent him
as envoy extraordinary to the cour, Of 81. james,
and, Old Federalisi as he was, he did for us
what Mr.. Polk could not have done alone
saved Us from war with Greal Britain.
Coming TO the State of MARYLAND find Gray
son, Carroll, aud Thomas of the Federal school,
changed into prominent Democratic nominees
and Governors Higher up than all these !
find there is one Roger B. fancy, once high
toned Federalisl, said to have known something
Of The great Baltimore mob and the Hanson fac
,on, bnl more recently Democrat !--Genera
Jackson's Attorney General. then his Secreta-
ry OF Stale, and now Chief Justice of the Uni
ted States Sir, make this allusion 10 Judge
Faney In no unkind feeling. have rospecl
for his integrity, pas, and present, his talents
and his consistency. But ] am trying Democ-
racy by It's own rues--curing j, by its own pre-
scrip,ions.--I beg pardon. had almost for
gotten The Stale of Michigan She boasts OF
modern Democrat, who is said 10 be cherishIng
high inspirations, But right sorry am l 10 learn
that The disc Of his morning sun was partially
obscuted by odd Federalism have the an-
lhoiity from Niles Register, volume IL, page
lS. There. sir | fad j, stated expressly that
"His father was very ardent Federalisl,
even for hose days eoo) that he" (the pres