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PARTEES.--THEIR ORIGIN AND Pro-
GRESS.

GRESS.
articles history q parties, from The adoption Of
the Federal Constitution, 70 4 peFsed Within the
recollection 81 all men nov living. Fer that poT-
ton ct our annals beyond the memory ef tie pres
eni generation. we must necessarily depena upon
those who were ei.her actors, q cetemporsFy With
the scenes. AMI icidenis narrated. These we shall
seek from the most AUTHENTIC SoaFses ana present
in manner as Interesting, and yet4eondensed, as
faithful adherence 70 truth viii allaw. i
There IS no candid man who ii ct all eenyersant
with The HISTORY hi his country that will not new
admit that The sd Consideration was failure
That ii the language OF Gov. Randolph, il pfor-
ed Totally Inadequate II the paEpose Ter which i
was desssed. Ind tor really national purposes. was
inefficient eithsHSH peae or war; % faestthe waasor
10 promote the Interests Of satiosal government
Thai the eahSlitutieE has supplied these defects
and having secured peace, safely. and happiness
al home has made us respected and powerful a.
broad. no one eau doubt. And yet upon the qges-
ton 81 The adoption al this nstTumentby the States
arose4he parties that have with various m5at3ica-
tons, existed ever since. WAea i was peRdiag
men 81 talent and character, eminent fag wisdom
and patriotism threw them elves into he ranks at
The opposition. 1t Is well known that Mr.. Monrog.z
in the Yrgiaia Convention, was eeeiaediy adverse
to the adoption and in summing up his objections
said: = Upaa reviewing this government | mnss
say, under mypresent impression think ira dan
gefoas government and cacalatedto secure neilhsr
The Interests nor the rights Of our eoantrymen-
Under such an one, shall BE- adverse 70 embark
the hest h6pes4 and prospects of a free people -
Patrick Henry also opposed il with an Ne power
of his magic auk tlerg eioqaenee. lie deelaredthat
sslhe nrincipfe I'D this system are extremely peFni
.c9ns, impolitic, and dangerous and when remind
etthat eight 81 the thirteen States has adopted it,
said ~ declare that if twelve States and a half
had adopted IL woald with manly fiFInness, and
ia@pie oil an efrifg werld reject itn sill farther
IN you make TIE CITIZENS Of This country agree 10
begome ;s.e sa5Ied8s . 6ne great : e: cyl
pffe Of America, yaiig government viii not have
suicienteneF to keep them together. S1sha
government is fneompatable with The genius, or re-
dation ough; ID be guafded agaiastin shiSeountry.
- - Congress viii have an unlimited un-
bounded command over the soul 81 this Common
wealth. After satisfying their uncontrolled de-
mands, what can be let Tor the States. Not sut-
iciency even 70 deray the expense Of their inerna
administration. They must therefore glide imper-
ceptahly out Of existence. This must naturally ter
inmate in a consolidation
So thought Patrick Henry, bn! the fears and the
prediction d this friend Of liberty and 81 man
remain 10 be fulfilled. The Constitution and Uni
on have been productive al the mostaaspieious aud
happy results We have dWet at some length
upon the opposition that was indieateain Virginia
TO that which we nowregard as The palladium OF
or liberty" Bat il was not in Virginia alone
that hostility was felt toward the Constitution for
IN most of Tia larger States lis friends and opp6-
nents were nearly equally balanced. OF thestatE-
teen States, those OF Delaware. New JexSey and
Georgia, onigvoed unanimously in is fatQr
| or the SIS members who were delegatedT1o the
Convention thai framed The Constitution 30 affixed
their signatures 10 thatiGsTnmeHt ard Is dec}iaed
to do So Aaerits adoption, an Immediate Struggle
would have ehsued Tor the offices between the Fed
eralists ana anli-Federalists,as its friends and
! bpponehls> were called respectively not The
/ orershadoWiuS inflachee and unbounded popularity
az The illusiffous man who wasirst placed at The
| helm Of State, inerposed. Early ia the adminis-
traion party was organized consisting ala2ost ex,
4 cnsiVely OF anti Fedefalists whose object was to
defeat the measures of The f4iends OF the President
\ and his Cabinet with whom in point Of strength
/ they were nearly equal.
1 The President 81 The Senate and Speaker Of the
/ House,-wao were elected beiUEethe opposition was
1 manitest-Wefe Of thisparty. The principle they
/ protested was strict construction Oh Inc Ccns}ita-
! lion, reseryiag all powers not expressly granted
\ and maiIanihg tina: il was an eAcFoatamcnt npaa
the r.ghts Of the States to attempt he exercise 81
irseslied lowers One OF the first constitutional re-
baiss was upon the question Of lac authority oflhe
| President to remove those. whom lis power Of a ~
/ poiatmcnt hail elevated TO office. The anti Fede-
/ ralsts denied the existence Of such power, but i
was decided againstthe
/ The policy Of MIR. Hamilton ID regard to Ma
4 tional Bans,-luernal dbiies-and his funding
scheme excited more fully their alarm, in Whicl
they faneied State sovereignty would be completely
merged .nte consolidation. In the second Con
gress, thd administrator paItY-lhe EeEsEsi yss,-
\ ~ ever ffeaeFick "A. Mnhlenburr, oil Pa, the
! Speaker OF tie former House
high degree Of excitement prevailed during
! this session which extended its influence to lhe
4 Cabinet, and theneeforward Jefferson and Hanil.
ton the acknowledged leaders uf Tie parties were
irreconcilably estranged from each other II now
became evident that the ohecfat The ant; FEDERAL
lists was % SECURE % Mr. jefferson the5aeccssicn
10 the Presidency.
(To hecontinnel.)