Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-10-24
Hartford Convention federalism Re.
yiyed N Modern Democracy.

Hartford Convention federalism Re.
vived IN Modern Democracy.
Public sentiment in this country pat is
zeal Of condemnation upon the old Hartford
Convention Of lsll. II entirely ruined the
political prospects Of nearly all the men
that participated IN Its proceeding and
although many Of their numbsr, like the
late Hon. Stephen LansisliOw, Of Portland,
were men OF great ability snd high moral
standing, ye, it stood like a spectre between
them and all public honor.. Among the
men who sympatLiIsd and aetel with the
old fcisralist. Of thai day, was james Bu'
ehanan. True. be subsequently, connected
himself with the democratic party, after u
became the dcminan, party in the country.
no, a. mater Of principle, but TO get Of
Gee. There Is NJ evidence on record that
Mr. buchanan ever ahanijnei he. federal
ism. And this thing was well understood
BY many Of those Who supported bin ioS
the Presidency. I, will Be remembered that
in this STATE Massachusetts,, aud, IN fact,
every state IN the Union, class Of old
strait whi:.. alias fcieralis,., wheeled into
the democratic ranks after he was nominal.
81. In going over, they protested that they
dil no, change and tn. Was trVe. because
IN Buchanan they found a man after their
u. I.s.fls..., rrf IA
10y icdsralists in Boston Who wheeled into
the democratic ranks because Buchanan va.
,he candidate. Other. "a Portland aud
other elite. d,i the sane thing.
Bot We need not 60 out Of our own C0un.
~ or prominent examples. Hon. Low
Whitman. Of Norway, who always boasisi
tha. he va. a Hartford Convention FEDERAL
i,i. and who. Tor several year. prior 10 $50,
voted with the abolitlonis,s, found in James
Buchanan kindred spirit. and over be
went into the same truekle bed with Virgil
ID. Paris. Mark 4, SmiiL & CO. Buehan
an administration vas practical revival
OF the doctrines Of Hartford Convention
federalism. l.; Us sum up some OF the Cvi'
dsnec- Of this assumption.
!. Tia; Convention wa. undoubtedly
called with reference 10 a dissolution Of the
Union. l; l. true. 1, members and iis See.
Rotary, Mr.. Dsish,, who wrote book 60
vihdisa,e them FROM the charge, always
protested tia, the convention had no treas
enable design, or intentions but TN. !.
ssain-, the whole evidence in the case. IL
Was mOeiin: to plo; Sglins, the govern
men, AMI diSiic tho Union. This was eI
ss,ly the character Of Buehanan's admins
GaiiSn. 4 majority Of hi. CAbine, were
traitors, and are now 10 arms asalns, the
government. Like the Hartford Convsa:i5n
they plotted treason In the dark.
=. The Old Hartford Couveu,ion f,Isral.
is,. Away. declared they lad no evil insen
,ion- a...in', the government. Just - Ba.
ehassn's Cabins, and the men in sympathy
with them always protested. The former
said they were true patriots, 30 aid the
latter. IL is true the parable! stop. short
10 ons particular. lie declaration Of peace
in lSlI. aud tie vigorous measures pat IA
train by Prcs,isn; Madison 10 bring the
Hartford traitors TO punishment, prevented
their treason from ripenins into overt acts
Of rebellion. No, 20 with Buchanan and
b.. clique Cabinet Of traitors. BY his help
their treason organized the REBELLION now
upon Us.
;. Many Of the Iede'Ali'ts Of the lat war
took ,idos against their country and with
the enemy with which We were then at war.
Jo.t 50 now. many Of the buchanan demo.
craft. DO The sane thing. The old iedcrali'is
burnt " blue lights. and otherwise gave
aid aud comfort" to our hostile Ices
the democrats of tie present. day Do the
same thing, only more -. The former
mos, roundly abused Mr. Madison,-,he
latter abuse Mr.. Lincoln, the former op
po.ed the war 81 lSI2,-ths latter oppose
shs war forced upon Us by traitors; the
former rejoicet a, our defeat. aud rnoarned
over our yietOries,-,he latter 40 the same
thins now the former discouraged enlist.
nsnis and voted asain., furnishing supplies
and mean. to carry on the war Of lsl2,-I
abe latter are now engaged IN sha, same
usas0nabls business the former declared
that New England had { right to 'eceds and
Get up an independent, sOvernmen,.-ihe
latter claim the .ams thing for the South
bow. And 50 We might run alOn: the par
allel 10 almost any extent, aud We should
fad tie democrats Of the pre.sn, day Oeeu-
py the same relative position. ia the present
struggle. that tie old isdsralis,. Gid in tie
laas war with England. In 1872 and II a
portion of the ieJerallsts honorably support
ID the war 80 now portion Of the demo-
srIts 10 the same thing.
A careful analysis Of this whole matter
vil satisfy any reasonable mind that FED.
srlIsn In lSl2 aud II is democracy in
is6I and Co. There is no breaking away