The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-01-27

eral travelling for Alabama and Tennessee,
D. BRETT.
pha general travelling agent by
WHrPLE, WIN WELD, o. H. p STEM, JOHN CoLLINs JAMES
DKEMNe, kirk WELLIsoToN, CEAs 8. Hall, A Evans,
JAMEs CLARK, JoHs w. ALLEN, and p. LOCKE. t
Q7Mr O. W. JAMES, No. Harrison street, Cincinnati Ohio
general travelling agent the States by
r. SMITH, T. DENT JASON TAYLOR ARMsrRoso PEREs
LOCKE, W. RAMSAY, and g. STEHMAN.
0J-Receipts from either Of the above will be good.
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the Union in New York; Philadelphia, and Boston, and receipt
payment for the same
The Democratic Republican Party-Its National Or
ganIzation should be Preserved.
The great national democratic party Of the Union COM
menced its existence with the very birth OF the present
form of our national government. It grew out of the
conflicts Of opinion which took place with regard to the
character Of the national government which then
established and the extent OF its powers under the
sitution by which the Union perfected Scarcely
had the general government been put in operation,
before the monarchiss and arstocrats Of that Pc
Rod attempted to convert it, by implication and by
a atitudinaran construction of the powers which it
possessed under the federal constitution, to make it in
substance what they had failed to make il in form-a
strong consolidated government welding the peo-
pie and the States unlimited and imperial sway Thus,
if the attempts of that class of politicians had been
crowned with success, present national government
would then have been substance, converted into
archy; and by this time would have been form,
with all the paraphernalia of throne, arisocracy, and
church establishment give strength and importance.
This attempt OF the earlier monarchiss Of the republic
to change by silent and insidous construction the true
federave and limited character OF the general govern
ment into one of consolidated, unlimited and absolute
powers over the people and the States, s,renuously
and sterny resisted by the party truly in favor of free
dom and progress who contended that the government
which had been established for the Union of
only for general purposes leaving the States
the immense mass OF municipal and local Legislation.
That party commended for strict construction of the
stuton, and opposed the exercise by the general gov
eminent Of all forbidden or doubtful powers.
Such, briefly, the of the origin OF the two
parties in this country The frstdescrbed Of these two
parties composed of the monarchists and arisocras
in the convention of 1857 with their adheents. including
the royasts and tories of the revolution and head
ed by Alexander Hamilton. II assumed the of the
federal party claiming them its do, to
be the sole and exclusive friends and advocates Of the
Union
The other party was composed of the democrats and
State. rights of that period, including large
jorty Of the wings of the revolution and acknowledged
Thomas jefferson its leader and the great expounder of
its faith II adopted the Of the democratic republican
party, expressive Of its principles and character 1t
based upon the POPULAR and rEDERAruE principles,
and therefore its especially appropriate to its
faith and its objects, which were to preserve and en-
large the liberties and privileges Of the people, and to
maintain the union Of the States, while defended them
in the enjoyment OF their reserved sovereign rights
co-equal members Of the confederacy.
In consequence of the arbitrary and despoc conduct OF
the federal party manifested in various acts of Con-
gress, and in the administration Of the government il
expelled from power in the great civil revolution Of
1900 and the democratic republican party established
in its place, under the lead and auspices of Mr..
jefferson. The democratic party maintained itself in the
possession of the government until temporary lapse Of
party discipline resulted in the second elevation of the
federal party in the person OF John Quincy Adams who
attained the presidency, in violation OF the win of the
people, and as many then believed, and still believe,
by gross political fraud The democratic party
again succeeded and again the federass expelled
from power at the end OF Mr. Adams's first term since
which time the democratic party has, with brief excep
ton controlled the and policy Of the general
govenment-he federaliss twice temporarily succeeding
by humbuggery, fasehood, and fraud.
II is to be remarked that, during the whole of this time,
covering period Of sixty years. the democratic party has
been truly national party It has had national organ.
ization and maintained system Of national policy.
Besides, il has never changed From its organi
za,ion under the lead Of the lustous sage Of Monticello,
il has been known and called by the name OF the demo-
cratic republican party Its great leading and fundamental
doctrines have always been the same II has throughout
contended for strict construction Of the constitution Il
has opposed the exercise by the general government OF
all implied and constructive powers And II has reso-
lutey maintained the sovereignty and Independence OF
the States in all matters the regulation and control Of
which are not expressly delegated by the constitution to
the general government has been the constant advo.
Of all those sautary changes in legislation which
The progress Of society rendered necessary and expedi-
ent And from the beginning, has stood BY the doc
trne that the people the Of all political power,
and it has opposed all restrictions upon their sovereign
rights and privileges.
To the policy Of the great national democratic republ-
can party the Union is indebted mainly under Provi-
dence for its great prosperity its astonishing progress its