The Woodville Republican., 1852-06-01
The Administration.


done This question has no echo; though
many efforts have beenmade to set forth the
abundant fruits, and great and good works
Of Mr. Fillmore's administration, the sound
Of praise soon dies away and leaves nothing
bat the fact that the wing party las been ia
power were his administration to be carl
caIured, It's Appropriate style would be that
OF an inexperienced seli-cunceited sopho-
more lost, amid the turmoil and confusion
OF our domestic national affairs. To see its
entire banennes ofady good 10 the country,
one has only TO contrast it with the memor,
able administrations of jefferson, Madison,
Jackson and Polk. Our history as a nation,
bears record Of no greater or more Interests
ing struggle than that of Federalism with
Republicanism. II is enough for Thomas
Jefferson, to say that in this struggle he
wrested the government from the hands OF
the great fedefalisis Of that time and plac-
ed it upon a popular bass; that he by his
perseverance and vast power as a states
man, overIhrew the dogma that the people
have not virtue and intelligence enough to
govern themselves, and established the OPP
poste of this proposition that he has hand
ed down to us a name which in all time
will continue to grow brighter, and cause
every lover Of his country to hail him as the
great apostle Of liberty, aud father of Amcri-
can democracy. During Mr.. Madison's ad-
ministration, our infant national power and
authority were scorned and insultcd our
seamenwere impressedand carried away but
under the guidance, frmness and decision
OF the party then in power, the democracy
which Mr.. Jefferson had built up, rallied
to war and whipped the British lion. 1t IS
enough for Mr.. Madison, 10 say that he es-
tablished "lree trade and sailors rights,
upon the high seas. in spite of the strongest
power on earth. Federalism, driven from
political power, returned to sow its seeds in
its own natural soil, namely the pecuniary
interests of our country. This it did sue
cessfuly. And in the time Of Gen. Jackson
it had sprung up like hydra headed nous
ter, in the shape Of banks and great monled
institutions it could expand and contract
the currency wherever and whenever it
chose; it could produce a panic here and
inacton there; it bribed members of the
general government and thus controlled mon
etary affairs as it pleased in word it so
deranged our system as to drive some ofthe
stntes into open notification and cndanger
our form of government. Thanks to the
By the eternal energy of the glorious old
Jackson, he seized his hercuean club and
ielled the monster to the ground at a blow.
lie seized the lion by the beard aud Sam
son like thrust his hands into his Jaws and
wrenched out his tongue. Aud the federal
whig PrIy has been like lion without a
tongue TO this day, pampcred to roar and
below aud humbug the people while it can
not or dares not utter or artcuIate anv dis
tinct principles. Wien Mr.. Polk went i'll
10 office he called around him men thorough
ly imbued with the spirit doctrines of his
distinguished predecessors. In him and his
cabinet the country placed confidence his
administration was one of the most glorious
on record. 1t asserted aud defended our
rights ut home and abroad, and in doing so
extended our area, greatly enlarged our re-
sources, thereby giving enterprise, hope and
confidence to the laborng millions of our
country regulated and settled the fnancial
system, carried on, accomplished glorious
war, in spite Of opposition at home, thereby
proving TO the world that although we have
no standing army, we are nation of sold>
ers, when our rights are TO be defended
Mr.. Polk S administration, brought our
national and domestic affairs up to a point
when none but the highest degree of states
manship and administrative talent could
conduct them. The democratic party pro-
posed a man amply qualified for every emer>
gency, in the nomination o! Gen. Cass.
But the whig party taking man made dis
tingushed by the very war which they had
opposed to the bitter end. humbugged him
into Office, and what has been the result
Let the sorry picture of our country since
the advent OF this administration answers.
We were told that Gen. Taylor. would be
a second Washington, and bring back the
pristine emery and virtue of the Republic.
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