The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-19

the fact That Jeffefson was .tno .beaC
loved and tho most leroely hated man
in the United States. II seems proba-
bio that the Fedcralist party, although hith-
erto predominant, had boon, from nrst to last,
q party Of leaders, and never n party Of the peo-
pie. It was avowodly based on 8 dlstrust Of the
people. "A democracy said Donnis's Port
folio. "is scarcely t~olornble at any period. 1t IL
on trial here, and the issue will DO civil war.
desolation and anarchy" Fisher Amos said:
Our country 10 too big for union, too sordid for
patriotism, too democratic for liberty. Its vices
will govern 1t BY practicing upon its follies."
Cabot said: ~ hold democracy to DO the Govern
mento OF the worst" John Adams was BY instinct
democratic. though by education autocratic;
no was the truest to tho people Of all the Fed
eralist leaders. AT times. however, even Adams
was very impatient and impetuous. In 1913
he said: AS to trusting to q popular as.
sombly for the preservation OF our lber-
ties, 1t is the merost chimera. They never had
any rule but their own will. and I would a.
lief be again in the hands of our old Committees
OF Safety. who made the law and executed It at
the same time" Cabot, In 1893. 10 credibly ro-
ported 10 have openly advocated q President for
life and q hereditary Senate. Hildroth thinks tho
Foderalists never woro q majority OF the people,
and 1t 10 certain that they had seldom possessed
q majority Of the House OF Representatives. Tho
views of the Foderalist leaders being such as We
have exompliaed. 1t was to be expected that the
survivors of the Tories OF REVOLUTIONARY times
would be enlisted on their side, and such, in
fact, was the case.
In 1908 there was but little left Of the Federal.
LIST party bayond . knot OF hopelessly disaffected
leaders. Among those who still remained In
Washington were Tracy, Griswold. Plumer. and
Pickering, the latter formerly Of Pennsylvania.
now OF Massachusetts. These men beheld with
dismsy and horror the dissolution Of tho Federal
ist party and their loss Of power. Accustomed
to rule, they now not only found themselves
turned out of tho national executive offices, but
saw Republication pursuing them into their
own States, and depriving them Of emolument
and power, where, before the Union, they had
been omnipotent- Desperation succeeded dis
couragement, and desperate measures followed
political scheming. Judge Reeve of Connecti-
cut wrote to Tracy in Congress-: II have seen
many OF our friends. and all that I have
seen, and most that I have hoard from. believe
that we must separate; and that this IL tho
most favorable moment" Col. Pickering was
tho chief conspirator. An unwavering bc-
lever In his own political sagacity, no was UNI
willing to brook q suggestion Of caution or
delay. Cabot seemed too slow and timid to
WashinGton's Secretary OF State. nor did Pick
ering consider that Hamilton was as much
entitled to leadership as himself. II delay were
tolerated, he insisted that Democracy would
accomplish the work of ruin. Pickering be.
loved TINT the proposition to secedo would DO
welcomed In Connecticut, and could we doubt
Of New Hampshirei But New York must be
associated; and how is her concurrence to be OBJ
tainedf She must be made the centre OF tho
Confederacy. Vermont and New. Jersey would
follow, OF course. and Rhode Island of neces.
sity." Roger Grlswold, examining tho finances,
had found that the States above mentioned,
which were to be embraced in the North.
ern Confednracy now pay as much or moro of
the public revenues as would discharge their
share Of the public debt due those States and
abroad" Ex.Gov. Griswold wrote to Oliver
Wolcott: Tho project which we had formed
was to induce. If possible, tho Legislatures OF
the three New England States which remained
Federalist to commence measures which should
call for a reunion of tho Northern States" The
three States he relied upon were Con-
n%ecticut. New Hampshire, and Massachu-
sets. which then included Maine. "The
people Of tho East" wrote Pickering. cannot
reconcile their habits. views. and interests to
those Of tho South and West" hamilton, at q
banquet In New York. expressed his views of
popular governments BY shouting, 1.-THE peoplei
Gentlemen The people arc q great Beasti'
Cabot, however, wrote from Boston, after con-
sulting Fisher Ames. Chief Justice Parsons.
and two others, that, while some were of the
same opinion as Pickering, most persons
thought tho time not quite ripe. His own opin-
lon was that "a separation now 10 Impractical
bic, because wo do not feel the n necessity oft. Tho
separation will DO unavoidable when our loyalty
is perceived to be tho instrument Of impoverish-
ment." In other words, Cabot and the Essex
Junto" saw the country SO prosperous under
Jefferson that they dared not prec!pitate seces.
sion. Grlswoid was In despair. Flo wrote to
Wolcott that whilst we arc waiting for the
time to arrive in Now England. IL 10 certain that
the Democracy Is making daily inroads on US
and our means of resistance are lessening every
day. Yet 1t appears impossible to induce our
friends to make any decisive exertion."
Unable to move ahead without the co8pera-
ton OF Now York. tho more resolute Of tho New
England Federalists undertook to gain control
of that Commonwealth through n coalition with
Aaron Burr, then Vice-Prosldent, who. although
much dlscredited at home. still had a certain
political following. A Governor of New York
was to be chosen in 1904. and Burr was nom.
mated for that office by q few Republicans in
February Of that year. Tho candidate OF the
Fcderaiist party in New York was Morgan
Lewis. who was backed by a large number of the
Republicans. Notwithstanding the fact that
Burr had failed to secure tho Endorsement of
Hamilton and of tho New York Federalist eau
Gus. the Federalist leaders of New England
Pickering. Griswold. Wolcott. and others-put
their heads together. and agreed to throw ali
their influence for Burr. on tho understanding
that, thus securing New York. he should carry It
into tho proposed Northern Contederacy. Girls
void wrote: " II Col. Burr is elevated In Now
York to tho office of Governor by tho votaa NJ