The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-07-18

| Federal System OF Policy developing itselE
Those democrats il there any such, who have fat
tered themselves with the belief that the old issues be-
tween the democratic and federal parties are settled and
have thus become obsolete, will in the end find them
selves greatly mistaken The issues between democracy
and federalism never be settled become obsolete
They everything and eternal as truth itself They
may change in form and outward expression but they
ever live, and never die while exists, with
tai and moral constitutions such as he possesses.
Democracy and federalism represent two aniagonstic
systems OF political philosophy which, under
one form another, have existed and divided the opin
ions OF from the first organization Of civil society to
the present time The represents the party Of the
MANY, and the other that Of the FEW The former sym
pathizing with the masses OF the human family, has
constantly favored that system OF government and advo
Gated those social reforms which secure to the ndvid
ual the greatest amount Of liberty and the largest ex
empon from restraint consistent with the rights Of others
and the webeng of organized society II has OPP
posed all systems and all laws which favored ndyidu
al class the expense OF others In other words il has
commended for between and man, regarding
government the mere agent Of protection to the body
polite and to the individual citizen Il therefore opposes
all monopoies and all legislation which favors the few
Of to exact from other men and other classes the
proceeds OF their ingenuity, skill and TOLL without their
consent and without giving just equivalent in return
While, the other hand, federalism, or conservatism
as tits now called in this country represents political
system directly the OF that Of democracy Il has
for its foundation the same general principle which in
other ages OF the world has been the support and apollo
gist Of despotism, and justified the odous doctrine OF
H.. IL -
forced their way in the world. and the power Of
the people has been more sensibly felt Of the
more odious doctrines Of this system have given
way, and others less Objectionable, but spnnging
from the same common origin, have been substituted
in their places Despotism has, to great extent in the
civilized portions OF the globe. given way 10 modified sys.
tens of monarchy aristocracy In Of the coun-
tries of modern Europe the system Of conservatism, which
is advocated by many Of the leading wing papers Of this
country, has so far succumbed to the power of PUBLIC
OPINION which but another form for the expression Of
the democratic principle to content itself with
tending merely for the preservation Of the privileges Of
the nobility and the other classes that favored by
rupt and dishonest governments In this country it is
exempllfed in the form OF corporations monopolies,
banks, tariffs and all the thousand expedents invented
by the specializing classes to enable them to
prey upon the products Of honest and almost helpless
LABOR.
The issues, therefore, between two such antagonis.ic
and radically differing systems Of public poliy
be settled, nor become obsolete They are like the
principles OF good and evil existing and in eternal
conflict with each other. Federalism, which is but
another expression of those dangerous passions of the
human heart, love Of power and love OF gain, may
for time be defeated in its aims and purposes But
never dies II changes its name, and adopts modes
OF attack-ts great purpose being the possession OF
power that II may indulge in its love OF dominion, its
love OF gain, and its instructive aspirations for the pomp
and spendor which power and wealth besow. To sup
pose that the battle which freedom has to wage with
such enemy 10 end is great absurdty
to suppose that the mental and moral constitution Of the
human has been radically changed Therefore, the
issues between federalism and democracy set
tled and can become obsolete And that they
not is apparent from the OF the federal
party in various sections Of the Unon and the daily de-
velopments OF the federal press Not even the iden
tca which have for many years formed the is
sues between the parties in this country, regarded
settled by the organs and leaders Of federalism.
They are now engaged in concerted effort. in various
portions Of the Union. TO revive and resusetate these old
administration which they have installed in power.
for system Of administrative policy. and despairing OF
obtaining one, they engaged in attempt 10 re.
vive the old system. Hence we the wing candidate
for governor in Tennessee advocating the re-estabsh
ment OF United States Bank Al the same time fede.
raj State convention held in Vermont comes out in
favor OF high protective tariff and the establishment
Of some sort OF fiscal institution which will be sub.
suie for the old United States Bank and again food the
country with irredeemable paper money Col Webb OF
the New York Courier and Enquirer, also attempting
to resuscitaie splendid national system OF internal i'm.
provements, which, adopted will create the necessity
for high tariff and excessive taxation Il s but the re-
vval Of old scheme enable federalism to buy up the
people with their own money In other directions the
independent treasury Is attacked in all directions blows
aimed al the excellent system Of policy established by
the last administration, and now operating
fuly-all indicating determined purpose the part Of
the leaders Of federalism TO revive their DID, corrupt and
odioussy system Of policy.
These movements are worthy Of note They preg
nant signs Of the tines which poend the revival OF the
odious and corrupt AMFRIcas originated by Mr.
Clay, and advocated by the leaders Of the federal party
for the last twenty-five years II is therefore important
that the people should awaken TO the dangers which
menace them Surely the sun is in the heavens at
mid day. the old battle between democracy and federal
ism is again to be fought under the present adminsra
ton. Not only is Il to be fought upon the old ground