Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-06-24
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[From the New York World.
The Old Issue.

Hamilton aud Jefferson we're the respective
apostles of different creeds. Ia accordance
yitb their theories, Hamilton was more iuclin-
ed TO fear decentralization, and Jetferfon cen
tralizstion Hamilton wanted government to be
felt ia every action Of mems lives. Jefferson
held that tshould influence private life as little
as possible. The tGo differert SYSTEMS. born
with the Constitution, have csntinued 10 fix the
difference between parties to this day. They
must continue antagonistic to the end. The
distinction between the Wing and Democratic
parties was simply Of this nature. The first
proposed to make prosperity by Government
measures, by public improvements at public
expense, by tariffs, and by currency. The last
insisted that prosperity makes itself, aud cam
not be made. That governmental influence
and legislative acts merely ipjure instead of ben
efi,tng. That they were bad In themselves, tying
legislation TO peculiar interests, which generates
c9rrupton. Bad in their effects, because to
benefit one man by Legislation compels injustice
to some other; and bad In their results, because
favored interest can never be favored enough
Tor its appetite, and the com npeiition for favor
unnaturslly diverIs capital from less favored
interests, until the home Ia worse than foreign
rivalry. We do not suppose thas upon subjects
which admit of so much dispute, men Of the
but the great mass OF mankind, the jury, grad
ually comes to the correct conclusion. The old
Federal principles modified from much of their
acerbty made the Wing party. The old Federal
principles, in all their original virulence, make
the Republican party. We hear now ali those
assertions of inherent power in government,
instead of delegated powers 10 government,
which characterized the stormy AdmnistrstiOn
OF Adams, aud we see too that same disin.s.
grafton OF party going on which marked the
later years OF that Administration. There are
moderate and violent Republicans, men who
propose to carry their principles o certain
length and men who propose to carry their
principles 10 all lengths. The difference was
marked in The last session Of Congress. There
we're men willing to stretch the Constitution
and men willing TO disregard it, men willing to
make the Executive complete despot and
Congress body with Unlimited power; and
men willing only 70 make him q semi-despot
and anxious to fix some limitations 10 leRisla-
tive power. Senator's Trumbull and Doolistle,
Of Chicago, lately illustrated this split. Not
that Mr.. Trumbull had any more love of con-
sltutional liberty than Mr.. Doolittl9, but that
ne mad more pFesclence. He saw In the signs of
she times thss tie policy advocated by his Droth-
or Senator musL inevitably lead 10 civil war. He
saw that, though men would endure much inso-
lence, much misgOvernment, and much suffer
ing, though they would pardon many mistakes
and adjourn the consideration OF many Wrongs
TO some period more propitous for punishmenTi
there Was point, equally OF honor aud safety
beyond which they would not back, and that O
conflict 10 which the miserles Of the present wal
would be uiang might be inaugurated at any
moment. Our Republican friends must dis
tinctiy understand that though Democrats may
be careless OF insult, and may waive resistaDce
to violations OF fhe Constitution which can bs
redreesed hereafter, there are some rights guar.
anteed by that instrument, inherent and inslen-
able too, which they will not surrender, and
which We do act think they eau be made to sur
pender rr