Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-02-23
-" The Fathers - CaIuinntOus
Attack On Jefferson, HadisOn
and Monroe.


g The Fathers " - CaluInntOus
AItack on Jefferson, SladisOn
and Monroe.
1t is within the recollection Of all, that
when the Republican party was organized,
and for years afterward, the special claim
which it made to public confidence, was its
profession of the faith Of the "fathers" of
the Government, aud its promise TO restore
Eule in conformity with the ideas Of the
founders Of the Republic. 1.-The fathers"
was on the lips of every member Of the
party, until il degcnerated to most nau-
seous cant, which it was impossible TO
listen to without disgust. OF course, this
profession was all hypocrisy. There was
no intelligent man of the party, who did
not lie in his throat, consciously and de-
lberutely, as often as he asserted That the
Republican party was imbued with the
principles Of our early statesmen. II was,
in fact in all OF its ideas and purposes,
directly antagouisto TO the views of the
men whose names it pro(aned for the pur-
pose Of attaining power. Now that the
end is achieved--now that this mcon-
stitutional, revolutionary and anarchical
party have seized all the powers of Gov
ernment, State and National, further dis
gnse is not needle I, and Il useless hypocrisy
grows brrdensome. Accordingly, we find
in late number of the Cincinnati Gazette,
ribald and slanderous attack on Jefferson,
Madison and Monroe. The author of the
Declaration Of Independence, the father of
the Constitution, and he, under whose
wise and Just Administration of the Gov
enment partisan malignity died, and the
"era of good feeling" was inaugurated,
are all made the subject of calumnious
abuse The Gazette says Of Jefferson, that
"hs was the father Of the doetrine Of Sc
cessiou;" that "he was always opposed to
the Constitution, and sought to break it
down by false constructions, SO long as he
was in the minority, but carried the cen
tral power TO the point of absolutism when
he got to be President OF Madison, it
says: "IIe became demoralized by mi
norisy in the nation, and by Virginia poll
ties, and allowed himself to be used by
Jefferson to bring forward notification
doctrines;' and of Monroe, ''that he had
no positive qualities. but was what yir-
ginia politics pleased"
The cause Of the onslaught on these ven
erated names, is easily OWNED. All of
their inculcations--whatever they spoke or
wrote-conceniug the theory of our Gov
ernment. and the true policy of its admin
istration, is a stern condemnation of the
principles and policy of the Republican
party throughout its whole history. The
1 time is coming-is perhaps near at hand
when the people will revert to the teachings
of these great men for Instruction When
they do this, they viii learn the causes
which have ruined the country, and they
will know who to hold responsible for the
awful crime. Hence, it is necessary for
the Republican press. in advance, to de-
Stroy their influence by depreciating their
alents, patriotism and character. We
may expect Washington himself to be as
sailed in turn for he more faithfully lie.
picted the ruinous character and tendencies
of modern Republicanism, and more earn.
estIy warned his countrymen against Civ.
ing it cOuntenance or support, than either
of the illustfious men whom the Gazette
makes the subject of attack.