Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1850-04-23
F-eaks of Federalism.

!, hsd a nir start IN the United Stair'-hat
oIj ir,dsrll~m-tor II was sheltered under
The administration cf John ADAMS. Bu, al.
trr the l1P.. Of four ycar,, ., vas beyond sal-
Walton even sy i,u and the people ,hrus, d,
out OF power a, a thing no, It to govern
This period ii IT, asccudcncy Is chiefly re-
.-t.' .stE, AND SruluuN
Laws, by which IL vas made notorious, and
which are even now the foundation ola claim
before Conrrc>, by the representative, ofonc
who suffered under their oppression.
Then, the Federal party became party Of
opposition !, opposed Jefferson and Louis
ana % opposed Madison and the war; and.
twas only liuIc cute, under Monroe, in or
irr IN smu-Elr itself into power again with
the Younger Adams Then came some
ercrutucitc, OF the Quincy genius then came
thc crushing tariff Of - and came the swell
ing tide ofPoPular enthusiasm which restored
the principles Of Democracy under the auspi.
c,s Of Andrew Jackson.
After twelve wear, Of republican admins
,auou. the ill-surrri alliance was formed OF
" TIP md ~" and foltcd into success with
m tie shelter Of log cabin, and upon the
buoyant pillows OF hard abr. Who dos,
not REMINDER the rio'ous campaign Of IsiO'
Who does not remember the Glcntworth
frauds Who dor, no, remember how hard
uf,v was then mad, bari,r ly braHdy-and
how Temperance was forgotten amds, the
bacrhauaIian rcvclucs Of the enthusiastic al.
yu,atc, Of TIP and Tyi Who does no, Re.
member the election Of lhl, noirious firm
the rrioiciur~ over ITS triumph-,he early
gloom by which those rcioicinrs were follJw-
cd rn the whig pauy-and the later gloon by
which they wcrc succeeded among tn, people,
When the four ycar> of,he Tip and " al.
miui,,nuon were finished, there was no pa,ri-
ot-thcrr was not even a whir-iu the coun.
nv, who was not hearilyrlad Of It.
Then the Wing Pary called upon Henry
Clay 20 rc>usci,lic 1t but even he was unc-
quail The ta,s The people wcrr Disguised with
.t--a,hamri ofit-suflcring from /, and they
riurnedarain tothc supper, of,hc Democracy.
Then c7m' tho N"vicsn war. with 1t, glorics
and rs golden acquisitlons-and growing ou'
of,hc Uar-,he offspring alike Of Democratic
generosity, and ofpopular regard for gallant
also, General Taylor. to chca,
the people with fair Promises Of no pariy,qr,
and To DISCUS, them afterwards with corrupt
cabinet and rank whigCcry.
Of,hc National triumph, which wlirrcry
has achieved ia modern times, John Tyl.r's
administration will long he prominent, unless
/, shall crliPsei A. 1t fairly promises to BE-, |
By the later administration Of Zachary Taylor. I
In Tyler, time, there were any number Of 7
.pecuIating contractors gratiicd-bui It was
deserved for Taylor's time, To furnish an ex-
nipple to the country, OF specializing cabinet
Ulcers \ CLAIM AGENT N THr CABlSrr Is
A. INVENTION DECIDEDLY WORTHY % WING
PRINCIPLES, ,SD PECULIAR TO TuE wmG PAR
~ fwhiggcry has done nothing else for
lac country, It has at lcls, devised a new way
II paving old claims-which although rather
IN expensive affair to the people, is none the
eSs a very brilliant invention Of whig genius,
md avery convenient onc for wing Spectators.
Hereafter, when any whig cabinet officer de-
'lres TO make fortune, he will only have to
rra'slori'ss in order to accomplish his object.
The era Of GalPhin claims several years to
.un. But 1t will expire with the Taylor al.
hiniSiration-and let Us hope that it will nev.
r be renewed during the life-timc Of the Am
iran Uninn.-Irr,n To