The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-09-24


their States matter OF conjecture even 10 The present
hour. But they held The election 10 their palms. and
violated the wishes oil The people IA order TO elevate
Mr. Adams.
The people ANXIOUS 10 redress their grievances in
peaceful way. submitted 10 this wrong, and
Mr. Adams presided the government for the period
he was cnosen But, smariing under the conlr vance
which palmed President upon them against their will
and highly excited by the high handed tyranny and out.
rageous principles OF President Adams. they brought for
ward Mr. Jefferson again And after the public voice IN
$500 was again pronounced In bis iayor The fedeFasts
attempted TO defeat him by counting votes for Aaron
Burr which We're given and intended for Mr. Jefferson.
Seveniy-ihree votes were given Tor Mr. Jefferson and
like number Tor Aaron Burr--the former being run
President the latter Vice PresideN And with full
knowledge OF this, and with the open and ayowed par.
pose OF defeating the election Of the democratic noml-
nee, the ederasis tried whole days aad aghts
fer Mr. Jefierson's votes 10 Aaron Burr.
This second attempt TO defeat the public will nearly
broke up The governments for the republicans would
dure such treatment no longer and resolved maintain
their rights al every hazard The federaisls, seeing
this ano fearing 10 be branded the desoyes OF THEN
country after long and arduous contest sulenly aad
grudglngy permitted the great leader of the republicans
to be Installed in the office to which he had been fairly
elected by the people
Il is useless 10 relate the signal instances Of NAL ad.
mInslraton which marked the career OF President
Adams. His conduct made the name OF ederalist so
odous and burlful that his party abandoned IT, But be-
lore il was abandoned Mr. Jefferson foresaw and pre-
dicied that u0der that title the federal party would
attempt 10 regain their power.
This routed and discarded organization then took a
OF lille blended X Their lhe led
era leaders called themselves "federal republicans
hoping by this method to regain that power which had
been justly taken from them Under this title they
nued their attacks upon the democratic republican party
and finally tried to destroy il in struggle with Great
Britain some thirty years ago. But they found that bad
deeds could not be long coaked under good names. and
political ascendency They accordingly changed again,
and took The title OF irrational republicans" This name
they thought was ample enough to cover the past and
to soften the displeasure OF The people towards them
"A Tosp I'M fha will
remain, and be mortal still to the touch and tase.
After remaining out OF favor many years, noted
ranks, AMI under professions Of friendship for the democ-
racy and respect for Its principles, obtained seat in Pres
den Monroes cabinet, and through his kindness ulli.
maely reached that power which he could obtain
from his defeated party Having received all that he could
obtain from The federal party the younger Adams desert
ed and branded his early ends took the State Depart.
ment under President Monroe, and laid his plans to
coed that virtuous and patriotic statesman 10 1924, after
Mr. Monroe announced his intention to retire from the
troubles OF government. Mr.. Adams became candidate
for all voices and all politicians As he had been all
sides HIMSELF he wished all sides sustain his preen-
sions
But even this movement would have failed, had not
The votes OF Kentucky and Missouri were cast in oppo.
silion to the wishes OF the States from whence they
came and IN consequences thereof, the junior Adams,
like the elder, elected by the voices OF electors who
deserted their States. But the people will govern IN
free couny and the manner in which General Jackson
was wronged in 1924 induced the people 10 run him
summit Of power.
The socalIed national republicans smartng under this
signal and merted rebuke FASTENED TO the
the earliest moment and mustered every stragger that
could be picked up from the scattered fragments OF dis
appointed factions President Jackson had to face
and tempess which no other man than himself could
have survived. All the power OF wealthal the tempt.
ing and seductive projects which avarce bege,sall the
log rolling legislation which pampers the INSCRIPTIONS
few al the expense OF the maDywere freely employed
The National Bank, backed this formidable phalanx,
took the field against the peoples choice. and bbed and
directed the public press against him Bullies infested
the Senate and awed the House. TO procure Tecnaer
the bank iavlsheG money 10 more than fifty members Of
| Congress And mark how well that golden medicine
worked. The result that bill passed Congress
fecharer the bank against tue wishes and remoastance
OF the people. Bat Andrew Jackson. with UNI
shaken and undaunled eye, stood and faced bis
couays foes. lie vetoed the bank, and appealed to his
nnbonghl eoanymen TO support him, lie received the
support which honesty deserved and stood among the
! people the trsl IN honor "a he did in power.
was during these reckless efforts TO destroy President
Jackson that the federal party or federal republicans
national republicans thought proper 10 change
their ever-changng name. and TO take the title OF wings
hoping by that simple conrvance 10 ehace all recollec-
ton OF former transactons and TO lnbody under lha,
English and historic le the dscordant straSgles whom
want, haired and faction had driven 20 motley camp
| Not many moons wall oil away before another change
may be fairly expected. Already the tile OF naonal
Americans" has been shrewGy suggested the future
/ livery OF the elefal parry
After the conduct oil the National Bank became odions
to Inc people, even the politicians who had lived upon
allowed that fallen and dsgraced monster 10 perish with
out funeral 10 honor its demise
In the OF 1910, the wings told the people that
the bank question no longer issue between the
pares--ibat it had been fully decided against the wings
and had become obsolete idea To entlle themselves
TO pubcc onhJence in thus regard they placed upon their
ticket Vice President the OF statesman whose
active and conspicuous life had been open against
the National Bank. No democrat doubted, therefore
that Harrison and Tyler would fairly and equally oppose
The creation Of such institution
Bu, sooner had General Harrison entered the gov
eminent than Congress was convened 10 incorporate
National Bank. The sleeping monster then walked up,
and salked forth from his lair with increase OF power
his motions and keener vengeance in his eye Before BIO
reached President Harrison, who 10 charter the lib
ertine, and renew bis Tor havoc and corruption
that feeble President paid the debt oil Nature. And be-
cause President Tyler, who succeeded him, by timely
use OF the constitutional veto, drove him 10 The jungle
the wings have ceased TO and despse that
statesman
In choosing and elecling General Harrison in the man
opponents did, great and monslrous imposition
upon The American people was plainly intended from the
very commencement This could be no longer concealed
alter the wings came into power and began TO act But
was foreseen and foetod by the sagacious statesmen
OF the democratic party for Gen Harrison brought
forward by the very politicians who had often declared
that but superior statesmen should direct the gov
eminent; that war, pesence, and famine prefer.
able 10 a military cbeftan the head OF power; and
tina, national banks, protective tariffs and lavish expend-
ure OF public moneys foreign from their ideas OF
public policy. Fearing that General Harrison would be-
tray his ignorance and reveal the concealed intentions Of
his party select committee OF cunning and evasive polI-
cIans placed around him. prevent responses that
might expose the scheme OF the conspiratos To cover
ms weakness and TO conceal their designs IRON the pub