The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-06-10
Identity between Federalism 1914 and Mex
lean Federalism OF Is47.


lean federalism or Is47.
We find this matter clearly set forth as follows in the
Pennsy vanan of yesterday:
The points identity between the federal party Of the
present day. and that which existed during the late
with England, consist in the following
First. That the with Mexico in 1916 and the wal
with England in 1872 both counseled and urged by
leading members and presses of the federal party
Second That after having counseed and urged these
vars these members and presses became their violent and
bitter opponents.
Third That the opposition both cases extended the
press, the pulpit, and the Legislature.
Fourth. That it manifested by apologzing for the
acts of the foe, by rdiculng the as unneces
sary, and by deprecating the credit of the government
As evidence on the second and third counts OF this in
dicment have already presented TO our readers an
array of testimony, in the form OF quotations from the
leading federal writers and speakers during the war OF
1872 and during the present war. On the first and
fo, counts of the indictment, the following witnesses
are produced by the Pennsy lvanian
The following is an extract from Mathew Carey's solve
Branch and IL is conclusive to the course Of the tedera
party during lSl2'l4, tn urging the ,car ph England
precedes evidences going to establish the asse
tons the writer in regard to the of the federal
party prior to the of that period
''Strong memorials agreed upon, urging the Pres
necessary procure redress In these memorials, which
couched in the most emphatcal language, the pre-
piracyas opening door to the most fragrant frauds
impositonsas unworthy of great and maganimous
peope-and derogatory the honor of an independent
submit The administration was, IN the most
imprisoned STYLE invoked resist such professions; and
the memoralists generally pledged themselves most sol
EMMY TO support II IN the attempt
The following from the North American, of this
city, April "a 1876, and from the Nashville Wing, OF May
49, 1886 will show hoc both of these leading federal organs
counseed and urged the declaration Of Which they NOE
indignantly misrepyesent and oppose:
FROM THE NORTH AMERICAN.
"* The aspect of our affairs with Mexico is sufi-
GENTLY grave to demand earnest attention Our country
made by the Mexican government, the subject OF the
most dishonorng vuperaiion; quasi war is declared
against minister discarded and in short we are
subjected to of humiliation and wrong than we nave
endured since The Tripoitan phee as the Erecure
All that was characterized oy lhe @ as m
invited by sending minister we have received What
dshonor is necessary to arouse our government TO ac-
fson? ,,, III , J.. IN, ..ox.
has reached the uermo All nat eTeo Is capable o.
claraons of She does not invade our territory or
meet us Hon s r to- eus and M She
has Exhausted 1t will not be denied that such policy de-
nands action of some sort from our government
be amcable for she has dismissed minister and
iects abomnaop the proiier even OF plea tor ne
collation."
FROM THE NASHVILLE WING, 18th MAY, 1916.
This paper, Ohe Nashville Whig) before the breaking
out of hostes the Rio Grande advocated the adoption
of coercve measures against Mexico ne bcere ana hGre
maintained that the present Just part We
believe that the United States would have been usfable
with Mexico, independent OF the late
ceedings the Rio Grande."
The fourth proposition as to the in which this
opposition has been manifested is perhaps best proved by
the have given but the course OF the federal
press late attacks upon Mr. Walker the Secretary OF
the Treasury, for his skill in raising Tor
the war; and the effort of the press prevent the
loan being taken all by capitalists, SO much like the
conduct OF the press and party during the late
that avoid drawing again upon the pages OF the
Olive Branch for the purpose of allowing readers to
tueu son 10
s'Aer having inundated the citizens from loanng their
publicly, by the most nilaniaory and seditious,
tracts rom the leading federal papers, afford slight spe-
cimen, their writers revle and abuse the government,
because those who wish to lend are invited to do secret
" What ranscendent wickedncss and injustice
'Numerous similar paragraphs and essays were written
from subscribing the loans Cantng hypocres, who
were violating the fundamental laws Of society,
at The EXPENSE Of public morals and endeavorng through
small minority, to trample down the majority had the
wickedness invoke the judgment OF God upon the sup
porters of a mild and lawful government"
The likeness will be SEEM is saringy accurate; but
the following is perhaps the most striking point OF resem-
bancc the edeasts the past and the iederalsts
of the present. Says MIR. Carey;
'he federal unprecedented and mngned the accusa-
tons of the British writer's and succeeded so lar as TO ln
ence large portion OF the public with the most frantic ex-
ASPIRATION against the rulers of their choice, whom they
suspected having abused their confidence Governors OF
Staes their addresses well as senators and houses o.
representatives in their replies, took the same ground ana
assumed guilt and profigacy, and cornpfio as INC parents
of the declaration Of gar
Words would be unnecessary to depict the powerful re-
sembance in this single particular, between the federal
opposition the present day with that OF the past But
may be asserted that the similarity is equally strong in all
other respects
There is indeed no escaping the conviction that the
present political oganza ton miscalled whig is Inca
descendant of old federalism If there any doubt on
the subject the industry with which it avows its paternity
and establishes its title to the of te federal party
would BIO sufficient establish the fact before court
Justice.