The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-12-03

"The great cardinal principle of the Dcmocra-
cy," says the foreign organ, as that the people shall
control heGODernmenf." "Thc great cardinal prin-
cple Of Federalism is Just the namely,
that the Government shall control the people"
If the foreign organ is here speaking of the De
mocracy and Federalism Of IS, il utters but
truism, and in the same breath utterly demolishes
every claim OF the party 10 which il belongs TO be
classed among the Democracy of that period. JEFF
fcrson and Madison, and their disciples, taught
that it was the province Of the people 10 control the
Government They enforced, upon every occa-
sion, the great leading truth, that power il always
stealing from the many to the few. To this doc
trinc, the Whigs Of the present day have not only
fallen heirs, the legitimate descendants -Df the
Democracy Of 9s, but have sustained it, in spite Of
the opposition Of those whose every act and senti
ment mark them the incal representatives of an
cient Federalism. II is these last, who, by encour
aging the gradual assumption of all power into the
hands of the Executive, have erected him into a
monarch, irresponsible TO any power save the farci
cal process of Impeachment. II was under their
picesthat the Executiveveto grew formidable, that
the representatives of the people scarcely ventured
10 propose law until they had first discovered
that the supreme power, made such by them, was
in its favor II was under their government that
the President became part of the Legislature, so
powerful that he swallowed up the other branches.
IL was Of their Presidents who pockctcd bill
which he found If he returned it. would pass by more
than the constitutional majority, and thus set the
will vi the whole people at defiance II was another of
their Presidents, who, setting aside the Constitution,
rather evadinR IL, managed To get up n war,
while the only power that could declare Il was in
session. is they who have continually aimed TO
strengthen the Executive from the days Of
jackson, going far, even, to declare that the
President is the representatives Of The people IL was
they, who, during the late campaign, preached
doctrines that can scarcely be distinguished from
unadulteratcd monarchy Certainly the remark
of the Union is true with regard TO them, and it
clearly "defines their position" They have done
all in their. power TO establish the doctrine that
"the people belong 10 the Government" and, if
they have not succeeded, the country is indebted
for its of public liberty TO the exertions of
the Wings who have always steadily maintained
that the Government belongs TO the people, resist
ing, all occasions the attempt 10 increase Exec
utiye power, and TO erect the President into a mo
march
The foreign organ tells us further that the De
mocracy favor ECONOMY and retrcnchment in the
expenditure Of the public money" Here, too, the
features Of the Wing party are plainly discernible.
The four years administration of John Quincy
Adams averaged about s l20O000O per annum
That OF his immediate successor was y IL 900 900
per anuum for the first four years, and upwards Of
S2l 10000 per annum for the last four. Mr. Van
Buren, averaged more than SOS 900 900 per annum,
and Mr.. Polk upwards of S36,OO0000 The for
eign organ truly takes uncommon pains 10 prove
that ts friends the legitimate descendants Of
the old Federal party p Richmond U'hig