Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-09-11
From II. Wing.
TfIE ONE MAN 20 YER

yel made by the Democratic parry is that III which
they make themselves The ineaI descendants If the Oh
Republican party Of Vrginia-ha party Of 'QS-lhe men
Mhn resisted the alien and sedltion aWs-uho stood by
Madison ana the Constitution ii the Ter.sIau-e-auI
cast taeIr votes Tor Jetlersin at the Pills Tie n,n-
sruS Pefveslaa Of truth has hern insisted on with 50
uch pATnacIly by the Democrat leaders who well IN
derstand ts potency, that the Wings have ceased az
most, y contradict them from sheer WEAKNESS. Ini
should not be The " hrs should upon At occasion,
PIN Them iowa e ~ha they Ike rrr esent,tiy4s Of
3he ga Federal party, Corrupted by twenty wears ii ILL.,
eIupl lyel plYer.
we make iheSe remarks a prelude 10 the sub,n4d
remarks q IT Eyes. made the Fauquer SPRINGS and
ItPol"u W our neigh5ar + the Soujherner For such
JtHoerats as we have at his day it appears that Mr.
Jefferson could find but lon0crat: term of it,
sell expressing the lone man power definition nor.
entirely acc fdant with The dOcifnes Of those who nov
g under tie name If Democrats, could not have been
made, and one ,uld almost be tempted to think that
zen EsoA Vas prophet. But the ruth is that he did
nothing more than describe what he saw The n,no-
cra, hr draws his portrait was the Federat of TIA,
cay ne i the Democrat Of the present.
We invite earnest attention to the extract:
rom the Suuherner.
Mr.. f!ives sad TIE original distinction If parties !,
h| country was 'u ded mainly on this "a Stiln Of FIX
ecnIve Piwer ami he referred 10 various passare in MI
JeHefa writings y prove it. The party opposed ID
NE undue enlargement Of Executive iwtr and IN f,vnr
u u'alntaning HE Constitutional ndepandrpes If ,l
legislative department.. We're the Republicans Those
Wio wer- tr c'acen a.ing The powers Of the Govern
rI practically IN the hands d The President Mr. Jaf
eTs designated, As VIII Be il various parts Of His
published c,rre1p mdenrr u the ap r5prate and 81 yojti
caAt name Of noaocratS advocates Of the one man
pJw,r.
we have The same parties now, ard strange 10 tell
those VII call lheinsrv Dem Gratis are The advocates
oi t.ie one Man power. Their proper denonil ati,n
according q the highest Republican authrv in our
7 il 11g1 !
ihligs BY their right Names We mast elru our p1rfy
nomenclature, and hencr1rWard the name of D.no.riI
must be replaced BY the appropriate and descrp-
lve one Y mono-rat. NOW, as in lie infancy Of our
ppucal institutions, tie struggle is between Repub
ciis, hn true tnrnCS # popular government accuriiny
u the toms and principles Of our Cons;i uton On ne
one ~ and on the oiAer, .Um1cYuts rcke ont in the
disguise Z" democracy, but b. their doctrines ill praci-
cts, SUBJ cing every Thing The VIII and authority Of
one man ne s~nr between these parties is emphatic
ally joined u he Presidential ne> now to be d. cd4d
anu LEI every man as he wishes b. considered epubG
can or a nl0AOcydt. make his choice
ffIid Il re- MI H. said lie would remind his old friends
OF ihe 50 He'd tnocrac party, for The mass If Mn,
ne tiIe aimed mere affection and respect that The
errl democrat, party denomination i IF Wv
noitrh and suSPIcms Introduction among Us III ne cod
i)ollnl)n-" lie would defy any man ia she, bi,n
passage - tie writings Of Mr. .rffirs,n Or Mr. N.ISn
~ Mlich eeF Of those great men applied 10 themselves
Vr t}eIr political friends, the name Of democrat Thcv
were rp"Dtcahs and 80 invariably called themselves
ana Their IIcal associates. HE name Of democrat
to whatever extent i; may have prevailed elsewhere
was never an acknowledged party DESIGNATION ~
OF virginia, at last, TIL 1t brought in as bart If
the system Of clap trap Of I'm Bueuisla ald with
ban Blaenisn Of which all Nrginians Of every partv
are now heartily sick let it 90 out Ihuse IF IL III
are IN hear and principle. R'pubrcuns, may We'll i
content 10 be known BY he hvrured name which orr ftb
ers were proud 10 benr.
We are enabled by Mr. Rives supply tie
following reference to Mr. Jetersons writings III support
OF the statement made by him above
IN voi 4ih OF his writings, page $50 speakinp Of the
party DIVISIONS Which arose soon after ibe CONSTITUTION
was put into operation, lie saws:
Here then was the real ground Of the opposition made
70 me course Of he Administrator Its object VIZ il
preserve the Legislature pare and ineD ,nrn az he ~
ecutve; to restrain the Administration to republican forms
ana pflncIPes, and not permit the Constitution 10 BE-
construed INTO monarchy. and be warped III practice
nto al NE principles and pluons Of their favori.e
English model. MI was his an opposition 10 Generi
lsnI"9 o.. lie was true 10 the republican charge
confIed him. etc'
Asain und r date # lst October. 1902. expressing
ms appehenSions Of the tendency Of General Hainon's
pnlcy, he says:
~ NE equilibrium Of the three great b1dies Lorisa
nfe Executive and Judiciary could be pr, rved if the
ie9'SalUre could DC Kept INDEPENDENT, Should
edf te result o. such a gyernmen, but could not but
De uneasy when saw hlt the Executive hti SO tlo,c
Ell up the Legislature Branch" Vol A poge 4iOl
u a letter 70 MIR Adams, the elder, 27h June 1878
ne Nv broke into two parties, each wishing to
give me Govenmcnta different direction The one to
strengthen The most popdm Jruach The other The more
r@tHieat branch, and 10 extend their perm ience-
Here You and etlarated for HE isl time and as We
hlu been longer than many others The public thea re-
ana our names We're therefore familiar to our cun-
tryInen the party which considered YOU as thinning with
them placed your name at their head the other for The
same reason selected mine" VOL A. page 2O2
IN letter 10 General Llfayetite 4th Nov 1923.
speaking Of The then existing distinction Of parties in A.
hel'ca' under me general names Of wing and tory,
which he appl-d to them BY analogy. he says
me torres are for Strengthening he Erecu,ire and
uehPra ObveTnmenI the wings cherish The representa-
I'VE branch and The rights reserved BY the States H.
biwark against conoIlJation which must in nedlaely
generate monarchy" VII. A. page $50.
As specimens Of the nomenclature Of nartes referred
70 by Nlr RIvesa as adopted BY MIR Jlefson lake the
following:
IN letter to Mr. Giles, 3Is December, 1895. lie s7ys
buf where the difference subs anal and as strong
y Pronounced as between the Republicans and Mono
Gratis u our country, hold il honorable il take firm
and decided part" etc. VOL 8, page 3l9.
In letter 70 Mr. Monroe, 18Th july 1896 he saws
heV see that nothing can support them but the colo
sus Of he Presidents mfrils with The people and The
moment he etires that his successor il Mnnocrat vi II
be overcome by the republican sense ofhis constituents
II Republican, he III Of course give fair play to thai
sense and lead things into the channel Of harmony be-
tween The governor and governed" VOL g. pace
335
In letter to Levi Lincoln, Esq 18th july 1901. he
says The consolidation Of our fellow citizens in general
IS me great OBJECT we ought to keep in view and that
being once obtained vi lie associate with in affair
to certain degree the federal of Repuhl cans we
at # Inf1uo