Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1861-09-28
Correspondence.
Fer tAs Csis<tt4 Ds~seess.
The Party now in Power.


Reader, have you ever gone 70 the
trouble of tracing the party now in power
to its ortgia7 If you have not, l will dc
it for you
IL 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 o6otish slaVery, tha,
was a profitable part of Meir commerce
neither would Massachuscas if she could
make il pro6table.) We claimed the pro-
lection of the British Constitution. Par.
Lament did not concur. We resisted the
laws. Thus came the Revolutionary
War.
At that time there was two PARTIES
They were designated as WHO and tory
The wings supported and fought the war
tho tories opposed and did all they
could-(honorably and dishonorably) a.
gainst the war. The war was concluded
honorably to the wings.
Then came the first election for Presi
dent. The parties still stood whig and
tory. Washington and Adams wero the
candidates. The tories all voting for
Adams. Washington was elected, and
reelected, after which Adams was elected
Then came the most obnoxious laws Of
this government, until now.
The Virginia Resolutions of 1903, pro.
pounded and advocated by JEFTERsoN,
were a popular measure with the people
and gave rise to the two parties known as
DEMOCRAT and Fedsrat-the tories all
joining the foderalist,. The democratic
party clung to Jefferson, the federalists
and tories to Albums.
In $500 Jefferson was elected Presi.
dent, and all the obnoxious laws passed
under Adams administ- alton were repeal
ed, and the right of franchise guaranteed
to every citizen.
From the 4th of Uaroh, 1901, 70,
twenty.four consecutive years, the demo
cracy administered the government unde
Jefferson, Madison and Monroe, each ad
ministration was opposed by the fsderalist
and tories, duriugl which was the British
war Of 1919, and opposed by the federsl
and tories the celebrated Hartford Con
vontion was held in opposition to the war
and in which resolutions were offered fol
the secession Of the Eastern or New Eng
land States.
At the Presidential election Of 1924
General JACKSON had majority Of the
electoral votes, but not . constitutions
majority. The election went to the House
and coalition Of black. hearted villany
made John Quinsey Adams President, ell
the federalists and tories rejoicing in the
victory. Adams was . son Of the elder
Adams, and cmbibed his principles.
In 1928, JACKSON was elected Presi
dent. Pennsylvania cast $50, 900 votes
and gave Jackson $4,000 majority al
the federalists and tories voting for Adams
In 1882, jackson was reelected, in op'
position to the federal, tory, bank protec.
tive tariff party, at which time they
changed their name to whig, thus stealing
the name of our Revolutionary sires.
This same party opposed all the demo
cratic nominees up to 1856, and also the
Mexican War, when they committed an-
other Meft and stole the name of L" Repub'
HcG.," SO much cherished by the heroes
of the Revolution, and desestad by the
tories. They were again defeated by the
democratic nominee, but in 1860, through
false colors and disaGecton in the demo-
cratic party, they succeeded in electing
Lincoln, which caused disruption of the
Federal Union which l see no way of heal
ing unless it be through the success of the
Democratic party of the Union.
BRIERCREEK.