The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-03-08


Jefferson democracy, from the beginning.
made hatred Of England It's chief stocs FL
rade. II is notorious that at this period A
arge number Of foreigners, with feelings Ia
'erated by exile, all turned into channels Of
hostility 20 Britain, held influential positions,
'lther as members Of congress or editors or
papers, and these infused into the war. a
ipiflt OF intolerance and rancor, that has 10
parallel IN our history. John Randolph. who
opposed the war from the beginning 10 Ire
end, IN alludiug TO the spirit Of menace, man.
TESTED by the war party, sarcasticaily sugees.
.ed, more than once, that he felt himself In
LANCER OF being tarred and feathered, for ex,
pressing his honest convictions. He also
said, that almost every leading v.ress ii favor
Of the war was conducted by men, who ina
but recently escaped from the tyranny or the
justice OF the British government Foster.
the British Minister at Washington, when war
was declared, stated soon after, in the British
house oil Commons, that among the members
OF congress who voted for the war there were
no less than six late members Of the Society
of United Irishmen.
Madison himself was coereed into giving
his sanction to the war
hlidreth History Of United States. wi 4.
p 5S1, IN this connection, says:--ssThat do.
mination over public opinion which the war
party SO long manifested, &c, have consp;red
to shield Madison from that obloquy which
must ever rest upon this part Of his conduct,
lhat OF having been driven by intimidation
ana sedueed by personal interest and ambi.
uon into course Of public conduct in his own
Judgment improyident, If not highly danger.
Gus. The same convictions were fully sharad
BY Galiatln, and probably also Monroe. ira
RESIDENTS two principal cabinet oflicera.'i
oungs American Statesman, page $40.
says;-"C Certain it is, that there were many
democrats who considered that war at that
June would De premature. Indeed, such was
the reluctance Of Mr.. Madison Ia enoaga III
WARMTH whom Mr.. Gallatin, secrefarv ~
the treasury, concurred-that the eonsvas,
slonal caucus TO nominate a Candidate fnr
president at The approaching election was for
q ume delayed, as the war party was unwil.
mig 10 support him unless he should deter.
mine TO go for war. MIR. Monroe wns prefer
RED by the most jealous friends of the war;
In the conduct Of the war the inelI;c;arcv
shown in the field by those in command n
our troops strongly indicates that commits.
SONS we're bestowed upon partisan fayoritea
without regard to qualifications or fitness IA
assume the responsible duties devolyinr upon
them In less than 60 days from the BEGIN
nlng OF hoshlitlos our country was disRraced
Dy the most shameful surrender in the annals
OF history hull, at Detroit, without striking
blow, surrendered his whole army. toaether
with all the forts, garrisons and terr;torv If
the northwest. The abortive attemuts az
Major Dearborn, (soon granny Dear
bornl 10 reduce Canada, which the war man
ayers avowed they would overrun in two
months was most humiliating TO the army.
HIS ineihciency was so manifest that Madison
was compelled to relieve him, urging his re-.
lief upon the ground that the Genernl YIN,
not well, while the General declared that ia
never felt better in his life.
Wilkinson, his successor, was in a short
time eourtmartialed and superseded for his
gross blunders. This imhecility Of officers
and the erroneous idea Of carrying on an Of
tenslve war against Canada, leaving our coast
exposed to the ravages Of the enemy called
forth the Just condemnation Of the fedaralists.
The Constitution Of the United States gives
oheers no right to use the militia Of State
to wage an offensive war But whilst The
army was baffled and dishonored bv failures
and repulses the nary was achieving rlorions
victories. But who does not know that the
iederalists built up the navy? Even the
Frederick county school boys could tell US
that the policy OF Jefferson and his adherents
were opposed to strengthening the navy. Az.
mics and navies were the engines Of rovalt,
TO crush opposition to their tyranuical man
dates. We will have none OF them sa;d
Jefferson and his followers.
The fedesalists argued from the first, il We
must fight Britain, let us meet her on the
ocean Then to the foresight and wisdom
OF the tederalists we owe whatever OF renown
was achieved upon the high seas.
Hear how enrapturously Che Advocate
speaks OF the navy. ''Not only did our navy
pluck the proudest laSrels from the brow az
! the ttnnlafraae cf fha h.. 4
the democrats fought the war to an bonorahle
peace says the Advocate - Let Ms hear
what Ridpath one ofthe Advocate 8, author.
tiles IN the beginning Of this discussion SAYS
OF TINS honorable peace treaty This his.
torian says, page 414:--AThere never was a
more absurd treaty than that Of Client. Its
only significance was that Great Britain and
the unitedSStates, having been al war. agreed
TO be at peace. Not one of the distinctive
issues to decide which the war had been I'M
dertaken, was settled or even mentioned. p
England having disposed Of her formidable
rival lNapoleon,) was now free TO turn her
whole armament against our shores. AT This
prospect the war party was SO alarmed that
they were ready to sue for peace and willing
70 subscribe to any terms that would arrest
the progress OF the war la all Difference to
the honor OF my country this Is the unvarnish.
1 w eANths ~ tuttt any FsUnutr fIIl tue HART
ford Convention was so objectionable In the
eyes of democracy? Il was opposition to the
war; and the war was attended with defeat. dis.
aster, disgrace, andto turn retribution from the
heads OF the war makers it was considered
pohtc to charge every miscarriage to.the war
opposers. In short, il was deemed the best
way for selfpreservation, by the democratic
leaders, to sink the federnlists In undyine IN /.
fanny. Hence they persisted in denoancine
the Convention an assembly of conapirnlors.
The advocate Of last week. after wadiuc
through two columns Of recapitulation, with a
little addition Of new matter to sustain the
charges Of Adams, sums up in these words !:
I'VE have given extracts from the press, the
pulpit, and from the public utterances Of the
leading lights Of the Federalists, &c.' But
mary extract from history Why does the
Advocate" prefer evidences Of newspaper
assertions and utterances Of politicians Of
fitty or sixty years ago when the passions Of
parties were inaamed in q high degree. 10 tle
calm dispassionatej Judgment Of sober thought.
ful historians2
This is passing strange when we remember
that in the beginning Of this controversy it
was boldly asserted BY the Advocate, Il that
history history sustained Blackburn aud
\ Mcdonald.
'sThe "Advocate'si repctisions and reiser.
ationa Of Gov. Plummer, Uriah Tracy, limo.
thy Pickering, Rufus King, the Boston ca
zette and Baltimore Federal Republican. 70
mind one Of Mark Twain Literary Nightmare.
beginning "Punch brother, punch. q Or q
that valiant Captain who marched his soldier,
up the hill, and-then marched down again,
Among the ner matter Of evidence against
The Hartford Convention ii that from GilIet.
This defunci parsonage Ii fesasciiated and
made to tfaduce the name and fame Of tho
conventionhear his ehosts-s'The ccngsn.
ton met on The 18th Of December, 1914. aud
set in an upper room for three weeks ltke
time i takes chicken eRFs 10 haichj With
locked doors. Upon the authority Of 5. G.
Goodrich brand the assertion Of meeting Ia
an upper room as ialsehood. Goodrich.
who WIS living 10 Hartford At the tina ol
holding the convention, says tho members
| met in the Senate chamber Of the State HOMIE.
| r. the contfe Of the city Mr.. GiIle.s Nrsin.
dices against the convention are equal 70 4
South tarolina cavalier, who visited Hartford
some years after and requested The Secretary
Of State TO show him The room In which his
convention mot The Secretary took him mi,
The Senate chamber. where hung q i,I| .ch1tA
portrait Of Washington Iy the 1ftiSi Stuart.
And WAS this picture hefp b aeled. Nh1n
the convention held lis sitiineay Yes. cag
iainly, said Tho Secretary. Wen. febl;sa thn
man, observing tho high color which ota.,l