Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1852-07-29
FRIDAY MORNING., JULY aa, 1852.
The JournaI Again.

The Journal Again.
The Journal of the l7th contains reply article
of ours of the 10th inst, which it requests copy
entire. We decline doing so, simply because of its
length occupies over four columns in the Journal
We shall, however, briefly advert to its main topics
In the convention convened take into consideration
the propriety of constituting National Government,
with constitution defining and limiting its powers,
there those who favored confederation Of States
and those who opposed it. Those who favored the
measure were called Federaists because they for
contederation That the question. That settled,
the party il indeed consistently be styled one
merged in other parties The Journal msrepresens
when it says we regard the Hartford convention the
origin of the Wing party. We said they were the
"dscipes Of the Hartford school," But they in turn,
were the lnea descendants of Hamiltonian Federalism
which originated in Gen Washgtons cabinet after the
question of confederation was settled out OF which
grew the first Federal party. Gen. Hamilton mem
ber of that cabinet, according the authority of Mr..
Goodrich, Wing himself, page $50 of his "Ameri.
History"
Recommended the establishment OF National Bank.
To such institution the Republican party bitter
y opposed, as aristocratca and unconstitutional"
On the same page he says, "Mr Jefferson and Mr..
Randolph opposed" On page 507. the same author
says;
'The establishment of a National Bank in connection
with the assumption of the State debts contributed to
the more complete organization of the great
parties"
The history Of the times evidences the fact that Mr.
Hamilton pro posed these measures and Mr. Jefferson
opposed them. Their difference of opinion grew Of
the construction each gave the powers Of the cons
tuition The former construed them literally; the latter
strictly. Mr.. Hamilton contended for the exercise of
strong powersby the Federal Government. Hence, he
and his adherents called Federalists Mr. Jefferson
the other hand resisted all encrcachments upon Stat,
rights and insisted that powers not explicitly granted
in the constitution. withheld from the General
Government Here is the origin of the two parties
Federal and Republican, called Wing and Demo-
crat. That these parties continued to exist up the
war, and during Madisons administration. have the
evidence in the Olives of Madison and Monroe by John
Quincy Adams, published by Derby & Co., Buffalo, in
1850. The author page 1872. this language in
relation TO the OF 1912:
"The Federalsts or rather the HamItonan branch of
that party, though prolessedly opposed a collision
with England, &C."
In speaking of the increase of the friends of Mr. Mad
son's administration, in consequence Of the peculiar
position of affairs connected with the war the author
of that work, page l79, says:
"Some Of the ultra Federalists Of New England en-.
deavored to the current and the Hartford Cenven
ton, in the autumn of 1914 was designed to give
preston their views and to plans for
peng the Executive to terminate the A cloud Of
mystery still enshrouds the doings of this body and the
designs of its movers have been fully developed
1t is probable that they contemplated any
Of treason though they may have favored secession of
the New England States from the confederacy."
Here them we have the evidences that the Hartford
ofE I'll. u
ready shown what their leader Mr. Hamilton, advocated
while in the cabinet. Let what they advocated
at later period On the 4th OF January, 1911, bill
reported in the House of Representatives, OF Con-
gress to renew The old charter of the United States
Bank On page l42 of the work before quoted, il is
said that 'the Democratic members, in the main
ed that subject party one" and consequently
ted against the renewal
The record shows the existence of two parties Fed
era and Democra atic up the close of the admnistra
on of Mr.. Madison. Then, the Journal says, parties
ceased to exist In the work We have cited, different
opinion is held by the author On page 1Ss that work
it is said, in speaking of the Congress of 1876 "ths
Democrats had fifty majority" But not satisfied
with nfeentia demonstration propose for the editor
of the Journal the following extract from the work
page 43l:
sit has been enormously said of Mr. Monroes admin.
straton that during its continuance the lines of party
entirely obliterated This is certainly
From the beginning the end, he was Republican Of
the old Jefersonian school and IL is very evident he
approved of protective tariff for the sake of pro-
lection merely, but primarily Tor the sake Of revenue,
the former being only the incidental obect-and further
more it equally plain that he waived his oppo-
son TO the exercise of jurisdiction or sovereignty in
the States, without their consent in order to carry
system of Internal improvements in the absence Of
amendment the federal constitution expressly
irming the power. To the last moment Of his admin
stration he remained uncompromsing opponent Of
the Federalism of 1898 and 1912, and in his appoint
nants, neither approved, encouraged, favored
it, His administration indeed ''the era of good
feeling" The rank and file Of the old Federal opposi
cn changed their ground bat the leaders remained true
their Instincts The fires of party, therefore, only
iubered for the tms burst forth again ,cith increased
fury"
When did these fires" burst forthl Mr.. Crawford
minated by the eaucus Of the Democratic men,
bers of Congress to succeed Mr. Monroe. During the
canvass, Gen. Jackson, Mr.. Clay, up to that time
Democrat, and Mr. Adams were brought out by their
respective friends Though Gen. Jackson received
plurality of the other candidates in the elec
tora college, yet the House to whom the election was
referred chose Mr.. Adams. II is well known that the
people OF the United STATES indignant the result
and at the next election elected Gen Jackson bv
overwhelming majority. During his administration, the
old subject OF the Bank, Internal Improvement &c.,
came up and the old discussions about the powers Of
Congress, were renewed Here is the bursting forth OF
the old fires of Federalism and Democracy.
We have distinctly traced the Federal and Democratic
parties up 1929 and have shown that the res burst
forth" during Jacksons first term which brings US up
to 1892 The Journal admits the rest for il says that
or the last twenty wears as Of reproach the