The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1861-10-02
The Party now in Power.

Reader, have you ever gone to the
trouble of tracing tne party now in power,
to its orsgm? II you have not, will do
it for you
If you recollect, at certain time, the
Parliament OF Great Britain told us we
must pay tax on paper, tea, &C., (they
did not say we must eo0tssh slavery, that
was a pfgftu6le .Part Of thesf commerce,
neither would Massachusetts if she could
make nproftable.) We claimed the pro-
lection OF the British Constitution. Par
iiament did not concur. We resisted the
laws. Thus came the Revolutionary
War.
At that time there Has two parties =
Fhey were designated as wHIG and tory
The wings supported and fought the war
the tories opposed and did all they
could (honorabiy and dishonorably) a.
,eainst the war. The war was concluded,
honorably to the whigs.
Then came the first election for Presi-
dent The parties still stood whig and
tory. Washington and Adams were the
candidates. The tories al voting for
Adams. Washington was elected, and
re-efected, after which Adams was elected.
Then came the most obnoxious laws of
this government, until now.
The Virginia Il Resolutions of 1898, pro-
pounded and advocated by JEFFERSON,
were a popular measure with the people,
and gave rise to the TWO parties known as
DEMOCRAT aud FedevaE-the tories all
Joining the federalists. The democratic
party clung to jefferson, the federalists
and tories to Adams.
In 1900 Jefferson was elected Presi-
dent, and all the obnoxious laws passed
under Adams administr alton were repeal
ed, and the right of franchise guaranteed
to every citizen.
From the 4th of March, 1901, for
twenty-four consecutive years, the demo-
cracy administered the government under
Jefferson, Madison and Monroe, each ad-
ministration was opposed by the fsderaiists
and tories, during which was the British
war of 1912, and opposed by the federals
and tories; the celebrated Hartford Con-
vention was held in opposition to the war,
and in which resolutions were offered for
the secession Of the Eastern or New Eng
land States
at the Presidential election of 1924,
GenefaI 3 JACKSON had q majority of the
electoral votes, but not a constitutional
majority. The election went to the House,
and ) coalition of black hearted sillany
made 5ohn QuSusey adams President, ali
the federalists and tories rejoicing in the
victory. Adams was son of the older
Adams, and cmbibed his principles
Ia 1928, JACKSON was elected Pfesi-
dent. Pennsylvania cast I50, 900 votes,
and gave Jackson 50 900 majority all
the fedefalists and tories voting for Adams.
In 1882, jackson was re-elected, in op-
position to the federal, tory, bank protec-
i've tariff party, at which time they
changed their name to Whig, thus stealing
ne name Of cur Revolutionary sires:
This same party opposed all the demo
cratic nominees up to 1856, and also the
Mexican War, when they committed an-
other def and stois the name Of & Repalb
zicnn, so much chsrished By the herdes
of The Resolution, and dstested By the
tories They we're again defeated By the
Democratic nominee, bat II $50, Through
false celofs and disaEsction il the demo-
cratic party, they sneceeded IL electing
Linrs<13 which csused j disruption Of the
Federal Union which see no Eay of heal
ing unless Il be through the success Of tbs
D<aoe<atic rz<tg e khe onion. -. s