Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1864-01-23

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ing theirs on it, and by representing as
the enemy Of Republicans, he, who, of all
men, is best entitled to the appollaton of
the Father Of that Republic which they
were endeayoriDg to subvert and the Re.
! publicans 10 maintain. * General
Washington was, himself, sincerely q
friend, to the republican principles of our
Constitution. His faith, perhaps, in its
duration, might not have been as con.
fdent as mine, but he repeatedly declared
TO mo, that he was determined it should
have fair chance for success, and that
ho would lose the last drop of blood in
its support against any attempt which
might be made to change it from it's repub
lican form. He made these declarations
the oitener because be knew my suspicious
that Hamilton had other views, and he
wished to quiet my jealousies on this sub
ject. For Hamilton frankly ayowed, that
he considered the British constitution, with
all the corruptncss oil its administration, as
the most perfect model of government
| which had ever been devised BY the wit ol
man. = y General Washington, after
the retirement of his first Cabinet, and the
composition OF his second, entirely Feder-
al, and at the head of which was Mr.
Pinekey himself, had no opportunity OF
hearing both sides of any question bis
measures, consequently, took more Of the
hue of the party in whose hands he was
These measures were certainly not ap-
proved by the Republicans, yet were they
not imputed to him, but TO the counselers
around him, and his prudence SO far re-
strained their impassioned course, and
lives, that no act of strong mark, during
the remainder of his administration, excl
ted much dissatisfaction. ~ Vol. 4, p
4. 6.7.
These extracts throw blaze of light
arcuad some of the acts passed the first
SiSht ySaio Vi Jul SoNcInluoHt, ANU cAOu-
crate President Washington from all cen.
sure they also show us that he was sur.
rourded by monarchists whose whole eff
fort was to make our government as near
that of England as possible, and by mis-.
representing the Democrats, or Repub.
licans as they were then styled, persuaded
him to approve bills, which his own better
Judgment would have rejected
1t will be proper, while speaking OF
General Washington, to give few ex
tracts from Mr.. Jefferson, showing tho
forms and ceremonies which the Federal.
lists endeavored to establish, and compel
him to submit to. Mr.. Jefferson says:
when he went to New York he, resis
ted for three weeks, the effort, to intro
duce levees. At length he yielded, aud
left il to Humphreys and some others, to
settle the forms. Accordingly an ante
shamber and presence room were provided
and when those who were to pay their
respects were assembled, the President Sc,
Out preceded by Humphreys. After pas.
sing through the ante-chamber, the door
of the inner room was thrown open, and
Humphreys entered first, calling out, with
loud voice, 'The President of the u nited
States The President was SO much dis
c leered with it, that he did not recover
his equanim,ty the whole time of the le.
wee, and when the company was gone, he
said to Humphreys, well, you have taken
me in once, but you shall never take me
in second time. Vol. 4. p. Al.
Says the same writer "Mr. Brown
gives NE the following specimen of the
phrenzy which prevailed at New York on
the opening Of the government The first
public ball which tool place after the Pres.
idents arrival there Colonel Humphreys,
Colonel w. S. Smith, and Mrs. Knox
were to arrange the ceremonials Their
arrangements were as follows: A sofa at
the head of the room, raised Oh several
steps whereon the President and Mrs.
Washington were 10 be seated. The gen.
tleman were TO dance in swords. Each
one, when going to dance, was to lead his
partners to the foot Of the sofa make low
obesianCe to the President and his lady
then 60 and dance, and when done bring
his partner again to the foot of the sofa
for new obeiSances, and then retro to
thecir chairs it was 10 be understood, too
that the gentlemen should be dressed in
wigs, and Mr.. Jefferson adds: "The
President was made to pass an evening
which his good sence rendered very mis-
cradle one to him. Vol. A. p. 4s7.
Thus we see that at the very organiza.
/ tiaa of tho ooyarnmapt tho Eodo.ol;..,