The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1889-08-15

I'll cneck upon tne SoC'"' SOo
nent to be found in our whole sys-
EN- of checks and balances. The
ext of the constitution could not
be enlarged. But the example OF
Lhe British constitution. which had
grown from a few charters. by con-
and usuage, to its then
proportions was before
tb EN-, and Hamilton and his party
sought by similar construction ana
usuage, and by administration to
extend the simple provisions of the
to embrace a strong
centralized government, beyond the
reach of the people, which they
the safest and best form
of government.
Jefferson and h is party thought
such O course of conduct treasona-
BILE IN It's character, and an insidi-
GUS attempt to wreck popular gov
ernment. Under such circumstances |
the most bitter denunciations OF
men and measures followed on eth
Ell side, though each in these hon.
est difference of opinion thought
themselves to be following IN the
PLAIN path of patriotic duty. Those
who have the curiosity to look for
tho proof of my statements con-
corning the early division OF
parties will find seine OF them IN
Hamilton's constitutions pre-
sented to the convention-Ham-
ilton's Works. Vol. 2. p. 393; brief
of his speech, same volume, p.
400; The speech as reported bv
Madison and revised by Hamll-
ton; Madison Papers, Vol.-p.-;
Jelferson's Anas, Jeiferson's
Works, Vol. 8, p. 81; John Adams
Defense (apology for) Of the con-
stitution. Iadeed, the student
can not go .amiss. The entire
con,e,nporaneous history of The
times shows their trulhfulness.
At one time James Madison CO.
operated with Alexander Hamil-
ton, and long afterwards ii was
suggested that he had abandon
ed Hamilton's cause, when he re-
piled:
81 abandoned Col. Hamilton
or Col. Hamilton abandoned me.
In word we parted, upon lis
plainly becoming his purpose and
endeavor 10 administration the
government into thing totally
different from that which he and
1 both knew perfectly well had
been understood and intended
by the convention which framed
Int. and by the people in adopting
it.n-(Trisi: letter to Martin Van
Buren,, Van Buren's Work. p.
2O6)
In his letter 10 his party friend
Gov. Morris. just after Jefferson's
election, Hamilton admits his
failure TO administration the
government to his notion i'll the
following language "Mine Is an
odd destiny. Perhaps no man In
| the United States has sacrificed
or done more for the present con-
stitution than myself; and con-
trarv TO all my anticipaiions ol
IFS fate, as yon know from the
beginning, l am still iaboring to
prop the frail and worthless fabs
ric. yet ! Lave the murmurs o1
lis friends no less than The cen
sures of lis foes for my re ward
What can | do better than with
draw from the s.enes Every day
proves TO me more and more thai
, this American world is not made
for ~ Ilamllton's Works
Vol. s, p. 529.)
Again the same year 10 his
friend Morris, Hamilton wrote az
follows: But my dear sir, we
must not content ourselves VIII
a temporary eilor: to oppose
he approach OF evil; we mus
) derive instruction from The eX'
: perience before us; and learnln:
to from just estimate OF The
things to which We have been at
4 taeAed, there must be syste-
s matte and perseverlng endeavor
to establish HE fortune Of grea
empire on foundations mici
: firmer than have been devised
What will signify vibration o
, mower if it cannot be used witt
: confidence or energy. and mus
: be again quickly restored t.
hands which will PROSTATE niue!
, faster than We shall be able Il
2 rear, under so frail system
Nothing will be done until th'
r structure of our National ed!lic'
| shall he such as TO naturally con
troll eccentric passions and view
. and TO keep in check deinagegne
and knaves in the gulSe o: pa'rl
, OTIS "(Halnillon's Works, Vol. 6
e p. 536.)
g Both the Republican and Dem
ocratic parties of The present da!
bear the lndisputabie marks o
beredity, and if Alexander liam
. l!tou and Thomas Jefferson coult
wake from their slumber they
would recognize IN The Republ'-
can and Democratic parties thell
resneciiye nrinriples and COVER