Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-06-11

love, the Democratic party of that day became more
the friends Of the FTenek AS THEY BECAME
MORE THE ENEMIES of SOCIAL ORDER.
When the proclamation Of neutrality was issued by
Washington-that proclamation which is now al
most universally admitted 10 have been the saliva
tion OF our country--that proclamation which i'm
partially placed England and France upon the same
footing, and laid open the commerce of the world
TO America. they were enFaged that we bad not
entered into an alliance with the French Republic
and waged war, under their banners, against the
human race. But when the treaty Of peace with
England. commonly called jays treaty, was rsti-
he'd by Washington, TORRENTS OF PERSONAL ABUSE
WERE POURED OUT By THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY UPON
HIS HEAD.
They openly charged the father Of his country
WITH AN INTENTION OF DESTROYING HIS owS BE
LOVED OFFSPRING. To such pitch of ngratitude
were they carried BY THEIR DIAB0LICAL PAS
eIONS that they dared publicly, and without the
slightest foundation, TO ACCUSE HIN OF SECRETLY
PUTTING HIS HAND INTO THE TREASURY LIKE A FEL"
ON, and appropriating, without authority, the mon
ey OF the nation to his own individual use That
man, the vigor of whose youth had been worn out
10 those splendid military achievements which made
our country independent, aud whose age and ex
perience had been devoted to the creation and or,
ganizaton Of the federal government-that man
Who had never received one farthing more OF the
public money than what he had expended in the
public service, WAS ACCUSED OF BEING A BASE
SPECULATION OF TIE PUBLIC TREASURE. During
this cruel persecution his noble mind felt sensby
the stings Of his countrymen's ingratitude. 10 the
bitterness of bis soul he complained that he had
been abused, to use his own emphatical language,
in 'such exaggerated and indecent terms, as could
scarcely be applied to a Nero-a notorious default.
| er--or even to a common pickpocket."
SAYS THE DEMOCRACY ARE NOT THE DISCIPLES OF
WASHINGTON.
What must be our opinion Of an opposition,
| WHOSE PASSIONS WERE so DARK AND MALIGNANT as
To be grated in endeavoring. TO blast the charac-
ter and embitter the old age Of Washington! After
thus prosecuting the savior Of bis country, HOW CAN
! THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY DARE TO CALL THEMSELVES
HIS DISCIPLES.
| But no opposition could divert the stead y soul
Of Washington from his purpose. He had digested
| a system of policy which he steadily pursued, amid
the storms of faction. His successor in Office for
the most part, walked in his footsteps To continue
| at peace a nation must be ready for war, was q
! maxim by which the Federal administrations were
constantly directed. Under their auspices, there.
fore, public credit well established, as the best
means of public defense.
The debt Of the revolutionary war was funded,
and moderate taxes were imposed. navy was
built for the protection Of commerce. We consid'
cred all nations equally, in war, as enemies, in
peace friends and therefore q strict neutrality
towards all nations was preserved. 1t would be
impossible to enumerate every wise measure OF the
Washingtonian administrations; suffice it to saw,
that during their continuance the prosperity Of this
country was uneKsmped in the annals Of time.
The dreams Of fancy almost realized. Cities
rose up as if by magic throughout country,
and wealth flowed in upon from all nations. The
Wilderness yielded to the hand Of agriculture and
fields loaded with the richest harvests covered
those gloomy forests where wild beasts but q few
years before, had used to road. Happy, indeed,
were those people, had they but known their own
happiness. Notwithstanding their prosperity, fac
ton still continued to rage aud to increase.
WHAT THE DEMOCRACY WOULD DO FOR POWER.
The possession Of pOsOsr the end Of the Oppo-
Sion, about tie means they acere regardless Their
leaders pretended to tender soicitude for the vel.
fare OF the people. Their voices were loud in favor
Of public economy, and against navy, an army
and taxes. Although France had wantouly cap.
tureda number of our vessels without cause, had
actually demanded tribute from Us, and had threat
ened our country with invasion, and with the dread
full fate OF Venice il it were not paid; although she
had twice refused to recognize our ministers, who
went supplicstng for peace, they were opposed to
raising an army or a navy for our defense.
After an army had been raised, notwithstanding
it was commanded by Washington, and destined to
act against foreign enemy, they loudly expressed
our republican form Of Government, and substitute
monarchy in its stead. The taxes, necessary for
its support, afforded them fresh theme Of decla-
nation. By means such as these, they succeeded
so well in their endeavOrs, that they at length be-
came the majority of the nation, and got its dest-
MES placed ia their hands. bow they have used
their power, it will now be my eudeavor to show
WHAT THE DEMOCRACY HAD DONE.
They began NTH the destruction Of the Nary. 1t
had been supposed by the federal admnistra tons,
that navy was our best defence. From the local
ity Of our country, and from the nature of such a
force they knew that is would be peculiarly calcu-
lated to protect shores from foreign invasions,
and to make respected by the nations Of the
world; without, like a standing army, endangering
our liberties It also foreseen by them, that
without a navy our commerce would be exposed
a rich temptation, to the avarice of all natons
and. in consequence of our weakness, we would
be subjected constant insults and injuries upon
the ocean, without the power of resistance. 1t
had therefore, been their policy, gradually to erect
a navy, and they had built great number Of YES
sells at the time when the first democratic admins
tratiOn came into power.
At that moment the scene changed. They had
promised the people All exemption from taxes, and
unless they could perform, their popularity was in
danger. THEY IMMEDIATELY SOLD OUR NATIONAL
sBIPs-THEY DIsARMED THE CoUETRY-LEFT CON
MERGE UNPROTECTED, AND INVITED INSULT AND IN
JUSTICE FROM ABROAD that they might not be IN
der the necessity of imposing q trHing tax, and
thereby injuring their popularity at home.
Thanks be 90 providence, the delusiOn upon this
subject has vanished, and their conduct now APP
pears in its proper light before the public. The
little remnant of that navy which had been fondly
cherished by Washington and his adherents, but
which was despissd by the patriots Of the present
day. has risen triumphant above its enemies at
home, and has made the proud mistress of the
ocean tremble. The people are now convinced
that navy is their best defense.
He ACCUSES JHE DEMOCRACY OF ATTEMPTING TO
DESTROY OUR COMMERCE.
The Democratic Administration next declared war
against Commerce They were not satisfied with
depriving it of the protection Of Navy, but they
acted though they had determined upon its an
initiation. At q time when the nations Of Europe
were convulsed by dreadful wars, the United States
being neutral-ard when, in consequence thereof,
all native productions were in greatest demand,
and the carrying trade presented to our merchants
a rich harvest in every quarter Of the globe, they
shut up our ports by enbdrgOss and non importation
lars.
BY these MEANS the streams of wealth, which
were flowing into our national treasury and into
our country, from the thousand fountains Of com.
merce, were suddenly dried up. THESE ACTS OF
PARRICIDE gave instantaneous and dreadful
blow to our prosperity. The voice Of business was
no longer heard in cur cities The stiffness Of death
pervaded every street. Detection and despair sat
upon every mans countenance. The newspapers
Of the day. instead of being filed with arrivals from
abroad and sales OF merchandise, teemed with
bankruptcies. And our ships were laid up TO rot,
a. MONUMENTS OF THE WEAK AND WICKED
POLICY OF OUR CONVENIENT.
Who that had witnessed these things, cannot
observe the hand OF the Corsicsn despot, like that
dreadful hand upon the wall of the Baby onish mon
arhh, writing our destruction. Who can avoid be-
eving that Bonaparte the source OF this policy,
and that it was intended TO operate In unison with
with his ,ontineutal system. IL might perhaps be