Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1854-09-14

umphed in her democratic principle:. and
gave an earnest of what was to folio N
the succeeding year. In the fall of 1SOO'tbe
people Of the Union elected Thomas JefFer-
son and Aaron Burr, the two highest candi-
dates for president and vice president of the
United States, each receiving an equal num-
Der OF votes, although it was perfectly well
understood that the former was to be the pre-
sldent and the latter the vice president. The
election had to pass into the house of repre-
Sentatlyes to select the president and vice
president from the two, and if we before had
specimens offederal arrogance and tyranny,
we then had exhibited the fullest evidence of
their utter prnfiSacy as party. They wins
pcrcd into the ear Of Aaron, who was bold
bad man, as the sequal showed, that if he
would accede to their views, they would de-
feat the voice Of the poople-thoy would make
him president. They were enabled for a long
time (the members voting by states) to pre-
vent the majority Of the states going for Mr.
Jefferson. They never were able to main
tain majority for Burr. The democratic
members proved true to their trust, and the
federal members Of one state at length yield
ed, and Dir. Jefferson received the majority
He was inauguratcd the 4th day Of march.
1901. He surrounded himself with the ablest
ed the majority in each house of congress, he
repealed the obnoxious laws passed during
the administration OF his predecessor, siInpli-
ned our government, reformed the abuses in
Its administration, lessened its expenses, and
abolished all parade and ostentation-in fact,
made it the model of republican government
1t was originally intended to be, and general
ly has been since After administering the
government for eight years, he voluntarily
Withdrew, and was succeeded by Mr.. Madi-
son. During the whole of the administration
OF these two statesmen, the federal party were
rancorous and malignant in their opposition
to the government Of the Union, in the do;ngs
Of the Essex .JUnta-the Hartford Conyen-
tion-the refusal to furnish men and means
to carry Oh the war in which we were engaged
with Great Britain from 1912 to 1915, en-
phatically called the second war Of Indepen-
dence, and their constant apologies for the
acts Of Great Britain during that war, mourn
ing over our victories and rejoicing at those
Of our enemies. jackson, however, ended
that war in blaze of glory at New Orleans
on the Sth January 1915. Jackson fought
many battles, martial and civil, for his coun-
try.
Up to the time Of this war, federalism al
though foiled and defeated, had held its crest
erect and displayed a portion pf It's former
pride and arrogance. During this war, how
ever, IL assumed the name Of the peace par
ty," and since then has been known by almost
as many names as there have been political
conflicts in the country. About the conclu-
sion Of the war, one Of its leading editors in
writing TO another, about equally prominent
in its ranks, advised 4 change Of tactics, urg-
ing that 1t would be better to waive the proud
pretensions they had assumed, Of possessing
all the talents I'll the decency, and all the
learning of the country, and seek success .'by
tanning the embers Of discomfort in the demo-
cratic ranks" The hint was taken, the par
ty namo was dropped, and since then they
have been found, upon every occasion, fomen-
ting divisions in the democratic ranks, by in
flaming the passions and preiudices Of any
portion Of our citizens affected either from the
influence of circumstances and trade upon
their pecuniary affairs, from political or per-
sonal disappointnonts, from local prejudices
or habits, from sectarianis;n or fanaticism in
religion or any other cause. But they have
never changed their principles. Whiggery
of the present day is the federalism Of 1899,
grown more cunning. 1t has stopped from its
high perch and is now mere trucker for of
fee, in which, If once firmly reinstated, it
would show all its obnoxious traits of charac-
ter over again The attempt to elect Burr in
1901, and the attempt to defeat the election
in Pennsylvania in 1898, by the acts connect
ed with the Buckshot war, are but different
efforts of the same party ''to treat elections
by the people as though they had not taken
place"
The democratic party have ever been true
to their professions. Recognizing to their
fullest extent the right and ability of the
people to govern themselves, they have deem
ed it the best policy to have the people go
verned as little as possible-to abstain from
the passage of all'arbitrary laws affecting their
persons, property or rights-to require the
citizen to give up the fewest of his natural
rights, that viii be consistent with the safety
of society, and clothe the public servants with
only those powers that are absolutely necessa-
ry for these ends-to require that all power,
delegated to public servants, should return at
stated and short periods to the people to whom
all power belongs, that the same may be con-
ferred either on the former incumbents, when
found worthy, or upon others more merlto-
rious. For although power does not always
corrupt, of which we have had many admi-
rable examples, yet its tendency is to corrupt
of which we regret to say we have had not +;
| few
The principles of these two antagonistica
parties are involved in the coming contest il
| Pennsylvania. The democratic party, eve
honest and candid, avow their principles il
open day; they bear the same honest nam
they have borne for more than half century
That name conferred upon them az a term @
reproach has won its way to public confdenc
and esteem, and so much is the power of tina
name felt, that ancient federalism, now mo
dern whiggery has often sought 70 steal ii
to deceive the people. Democracy advocate