Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-04-23
Old Federalism Revived.

LISA Singular fact tina, the i,aSers Of the
black democracy Of the pr,scn, day, arr the
direct representatives or the old Federal par.
Is. In our own State in the last Congrcs.
.ional elections. tour out Of siN Of the canti.
da,,. Of that party were old blue light fci-
eralisis. aud the party in Maine to-day Is
under Abe lead % that very elias Of poliii.
cians. Such men as JOSIAH ;, Little, Da-
vid Bronson. Abraham SAnborn, and T.. ".
Fa-lsy. stand AZ the head OF the black dem.
ocratic columns and direct It's movements.
What i, true 90, Maine In this particular j.
true of every other New England state.
Then :, % Washington, and who work the
wiry. for the black democratic party there
Atthc head. stands that oil Hartford Con-
ysuion F-lerali.,. Jane. Bachanau, the
man who. during the war OF Isle, took
especial p,ins u ridicule and abuse prcsi.
deot Madison and hi, administration, and
who opposed tho war, and the measures Of
the party then suppor,ir; Il. In the S,n-
ate. the leader Of the Administration party
i. an OBJ ielsrali,; We refer 10 roombs Of
Georgia. In the House. the leading man in
TIA, party is man Of the same political
school. We refer % Alexander II stephens
of the same state. Another distinguished
man u that party in the House !. Clinsman
Of North Carolina, be too, is an old out and
out fcl,rali,,. Then there is Clay OF Ken
tucky. Caruther. of Missouri, and many
Others We could mention in the House, who
always belonged to the federal party. An
examination into the facts. will show that
the i,aS,rs Of the black democracy all over
the country, are old blue light fcderali.ts Of
tie regular Hartford Convention stamp.
This accounts % certain extent. Tor the
m,aoir,' advocated by the party. a, the pres.
snt day The members OF the famous Hart
ford Convention were charged with treason,
with a secret attempt To divide the Union.
Yet their acts. when compared with the acts
OF the black democracy are lofty, disinter.
esiet patriotism. The Hartford Conven.
ton, when compared with modern Southern
secession Conventions. stands as much higher
m the scale, as would the Continental Con.
rrcss which sent out the Declaration Of In.
dependence when placed side by side with a
convention Of Locofpeo Slehems at the
" five points" in New York Alexander
Hamilton, the great leader OF federalism in
this country, strenuously advocated (whathe
trrmsj) a strong government removing the
power IRON the people, and ves,ing it, in
the Executive and senate. This was the
leadin. idea Of the Fcdcralis,s Of that day.
Jefferson and the Republicans opposed it.
The Hamilton doctrines are now the main
pillars ia the pro-slavcry democratic plat
form. The administration Of Buchanan Is
revival Of the old exploded doctrines Of
ancient Federalism. The checks and bal.
ances between the coordinate branehe. Of
the federal government have been by the
Buchanan dynasty destroyed. The reserved
rights Of the people, and the independence
OF the popular branch Of the National leg.
IslAture, have been usurped by the E1ecu.
tive. The Office Of President, with limited
constitutional powers has been virtually
abolished, and in its stead a monarchy estab-
lishcd by usurpatiOu. The President as
sames the prrrogatiye not only Of monarch,
but he goes a step further IN his rapid strides
towards despoti.m, declares himself supreme
d,efaior. With federal bayonets he attempts
to Dragon the sovereign people into sub
mission to his worse than Papal bulls. lie
plumbers the Treasury to corrupt Congress,
and buy M traitors, and actually attempts