The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-03-01

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pressed his opinion Of these partisans, by
calling them in his message "sediiious, ineep
tive traitors, and domestic partisans of foreign
power"
The Rev Mr.. osgood of Massachusetts,
said, in a published sermon -''If, at the pre-
sent moment, no symptoms of civil war ap.
pear, they certainly will soon, unless the eour
age of the war party should fail them.
civil war becomes as certain as the events that
happen according to the known laws and es
tablshed course of Nature.
We have thus given the drift of the opn
ions of the Federalists for period before the
Hartford Convention, in order to show the
animus ofthe leading spirits in the movement
which eliminated in the assembling of that
notable body. We append few extracts to
exhibit the opinions of New England Fed
eralists at the time Of this convention;
From the Boston Gazette ;-"Is there pa
triot IN America who conceireS it his duly to
shed his blood for Bonaparte, for Madison,
| tor Jefferson, and that host of ruflians in
Congress who haze set their face against us
for years, aud spirited up the brutal part of
the populace to destroy us Not one.
Another Boston journal said To the cry
of disunion the plain answer is, that the States
are already separated; the band of union is
broken by President Madison. As we are
( going on, we certainly shSll be brought to ir
retrievable ruin.
The baltimore Federal Republican Novem.
Der IL, 1914 said Son or before the eth
4 OF July, it James Madison is not out of office
a new form Of government will be in opera
lion in the Eastern section of the Union. In
stantly after, the contest in many States will
be, whether to adhere to the old or JON the
new Government
The Ne,c York Commercial Adeeriiser said.
"Old Massachusetts is as terrible to the Amer
lean now as she was to the British Cabinet in
! 100; for America, too, has her Bules and her
Norths. Let then the commercial States
breast themselves TO the shock, and know that
to themselves they must look for safety
Il. Parish, clergyman at Byield, publish
ed sermon in which he said THE Israel
ties became very weary OF yielding the fruit Of
! their labors TO pamper their splendid tyTants.
ihey'leit their poiticalwoes. They separated.
How will the supporters of this anti Christian
warfare endure their sentence-endure their
own refections-end the fire that forever
burns--the worm that never dies-the hosan
mas OF heaven-while the smoke otIhelr tor
ments ascends forever and ever y
When the Massachusetts Legislature con.
vened in the fall of 1914, Governor Strong
deliyereda message full ofvioent expressions,
denouncing the war and its management. In
the Senate it was referred to u committee, Of
which Harrison Gray Otis was chairman, who
made a long report full of philippines against
the Democracy, and those representing it in
the national Government.
From the overthrow Of the Federalist
party in 1900 up to the adjournment of the
Hartford Convention, the dissolution of the
Union and forming a separate government
was question agitated and advocated by the
Federal party The speeches of the leaders
are full Of language TO sustain the charge Of
disunion. The press of that period contains
abundant evidence, and pulpit utterances also
aid in maintaining the assertion.
After such utteranees, is it not plain that
the Federalists we're rife for disunion? And
in calling d convention, does not the fact that
delegates from the New England States only
were invited, taken in consideration with the
past uttorances of the leaders of the party
from 1908 to the time Of its assembling, CON
firm the impression that dissolution of the
Union was intended? Anybody but politi-
cal Ephraim, joined to his idols, can readily
perceive it As to the work of that conven.
ton, Mr.. Gillet says:
"The convention met on the 10Th of De-
cember, 1914, and set in an upper rooss for
three weeks with locked doors, so as 10 ex.
clude all outsiders from inll knowledge Of
their proceedings The delegates reported
to their Legislatures sundry amenduseats of
the Constitution, which they must have known
could never be adopted Ito change the basis
of representation, combining it to free persons,
so as to diminish the representation Of the
Southern States in Congress and in the cleo
toral college; to limit the President TO one
term to prohibit all foreign-bo born from hold
ing Office; to limit embargoes to sixty days;
to prevent Congress from restricting CONNER
cial intercourse, admitting new States, de
claring war, or authorizing hostilities, withost
q vote e two.thirds, except in cases of uva
sion. They shrank from public ayowal of
the remedies of which so many hints had been
given. Massachusetts and Connecticut, in
convention, appointed delegates to proceed
to Washington TO demand arrangements for
the defence and protection in a manner which
1t had proposed. ii. G. Otis, William Sulli-
van, and Thomas II. Perkins, were appointed
by the former and Calvin Goddard and Ma
thaniel Terry by the latter State
The Federal press was in high gee upon
what was expected Some declared Mr.
) Madison must resign, or an explosion was at
hand. The commissioners underthe Hartford
Convention proceeded to Washington; bu, the
splendor ofthe battle Of New Orleans dazzled
theiI vision and blinded them, aud the treaty
OF peace showed that "Othello's occupation
was gone At Washington they seldom
showed themselves TO the public, nor did they
exhibit their credentials to anybody, or de.
mand anything, but in the most quiet way re.
turned home; and We are not aware that they
ever made official report, to the bodies ap.
pointing them, Of how they performed their
responsible and arduous duties. Ridieule and
) contempt have covered them with a mantle,
which neither time nor all their efforts have
been able TO remove The members of the
convention put forth q large number of oxpla
nations OF their motives aud acts, but so con.
5 ilictlng IN statement, that no one was credited
when, years atterward, its Journal was pub
lished, u was so meagre as not to throw light
upon any point. When individuals made
their several explanations, they nerey agreed. -
As further description Of the Hartford
Convention and the acts Of New England
federalsts, we quote from the speeches of
John Holmes, Senator in the State of Mas
sachuseits, who resided in that part Of it cal.
led the District Of Maine. lie charged the
failure of the Convention TO cowardiee, and
their attempt to destroy the Union to the fact
E that they we're unable to repossess the gov.
D eminent Here are the extracts:
"You boast of forbearance: bat YOU for.
bore only because you we're afraid 70 10 FIR
Their. You complain Of Southern aggrandize.
+ ment, with ten members in the Senate. nm
i undue proportion according TO your popula.
lion. Massachusetts has become eontempti-
Bile, byword Of reproach. Your conduct
T. has disgasied the people everywhere. Ia the
r great Stats Of New York they have risen
! against your cabnl, and hurled defiance in
n Jour teeth. There is amongst us reckless.
. daring, and ambitions faction, who, do not
! hesitate to proclaim, prefer the British Gov
! eminent, monarchy AID ALL . Afraid to
8 overthrow the Constitution, you try 10 under.
a NINE y, by pretence Of amendment You
9 called II perfect, when you we're in pay, The
tenn d. ~ l.. 4.