Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1882-06-22
elementary Democracy.


''ro eher'sh peace and friendly intercourse with
all nations having correspondent dispositions; to
maintain sincere neutrality towards beligcrent ns-
tions; prefer, IN all sAses, smicable discussion
and reasonable accommodation Of c'ferences, to q
decision Of them py an appeal to arms to exclude
foreign intrlgues, and foreign partiaities, de.
grading to all countries and bsnesul to free ones
to foster spirit Of independenee too Just to invade
the rights Of others, too proud to surrender our own
too liberal to indulge unworthy prejudices our
selves, and too elevated not 10 look down upon them
In others; 10 hold the union Of the States as the
basis of their peace and happiness to sd2port the
Constitution, which is the cement of the Union as
well in its limitations It's authorities to respect
the authorities reserved to the States and 70 the
people equally incorporated WITH and essential 10
the success of, the general system; to avoid the
slightest interference With the rights of conscience
or the functions Of religion, SO wisely exempted from
civil Jurisdiction; to preserve, In their full energy
the other salutary provisions ip behalf of private
and personal rights and Of the freedom of the press
to observe economy in public expenditures; to lib
crate the public resources by honorable escharge
of the public debts; to keep within the requisite lin
Its standing military force, always remembering
that armed and trained militia is the rmest bull
wark OF republics-that wi'iout standing armies
their liberty can never be in danger nor with large
ones safe; to promote, by authorized means, i'm
provements friendly toagnculture to manufactures,
and to external as well as internal commerce; to
favor, inl like manner, the advancement of science
and the diffusion of information, as the best ali
ment to true liberty; to cai.y on the benevolent
plans which have been so meritoriously applied to
the conversion OF our aboriginal neighbo.s from the
degradation and wretchedness Of savage life, to
participation Of the improvements of which the
human mind and manners are susceptible in civ
ilized state" M sitss,. r.ii,,,t.4fs
Abundant opportunity was afforded
Madison to. test these principles as
well as his, sincerity in proclaiming
them. Toward the close of Jefferson's
administration the insolence of the
English government, which seemed to
claim jurisdiction over the seas, had
become most arrogant, and the wars
of Napoleon aided in embarrassing and
debating American commerce. The
continued outrages of the English
navy finally eliminated in a declara.
tion of war, and the contest .of 1912
was inaugurated. The result showed
that when ssamicable discussion and
reasonable accommodation of differ
ences" failed to secure rights that we
could not only foster but maintain "a
spirit Of independence" and that while
."too just to invade the rights of
Others" we were "too proud to sur
render our own
The great trial and the grand tri-
umph of Madison's administration was
ito exclude foreign intrigues and for
eign partialities" which he pronounced
$50 degrading to all countries and SO
baneful to free onesn The Federal
party was arrayed against bis admins.
n.
tration, its aping Of foreign manners
and attachment to centralized govern
ment was undisguised and its SYM
pathy with England very apparent
Then, as now, the country had its or;
carnations of 'shop-keepers," who
could discover no objects of govern
ment but the interests OF traffic and by
whom our motto Of "e pluribus unum''
on the standard Of human rights and
could be appreciated only when
stamped upon the dollar or eagle.
This class Of flunkies did an iii its
power to embarrasst the prosecution Of
the war, even to such an extent as to com
| pei the patriotic President to pledge his
private fortune to the money changers
for tritling government loan. But
while the Federal party adhered to
its traffic and money bags and were
willing to swallow every insult infiict-
ed on the country, the young spirit Of
the people blazed forth, and under
Clay, Calhoun, John @. Adams and
jackson the war was conducted to q
creditable termination, we became ,one
Of the first powers Of the earth and
our marine was outstripping in ton
mage that Of England, and it looked
as if American enterprise, under reso
Lutte government, would supplant the
British power in every portion Of the
earth. ss. \ W
The opposition Of the Federalists
eliminated in the Hartford conven.
tion and with it the Federal party
died. Ityinfamy was sogreat that nc
organization since that time, althoagl
many advocating the same principles
have existed and still exist. have had
the hardihood to assume the name.
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