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The;Glory of Nature.
ST YEEDERXCE TENNYSON. ..
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once the chorists of the Morn, 1
_ scatteed from its wheels the twilight dun;'
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4 once the unimaginable sun I
'd godlike thro' the perennial clouds forloim,
hown Its Beauty fora moment born;
I -
ly once blind eyes had seen the spring
Mang amid the triumphs of widnoon T.
it Once had seen the lovely summer !goon
by in state like a full-robed king, silt -- ;
time the enamor'd %v . / ea:olds lung , Ind
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y once dea f ears had hkard-the joy 1
I the wild bird, or morning breezes blowingi
silver fountains from their caverns flowing,
1e
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142, deep-voiced rivers rolling by, .
1 Night eternal fallen fro thb sky!
If only once weird Time had \ ,rent asunder
The curtain of the clouds, and Night
CliMbing into the awful infinite—, [under!
Those stars whose steps are world's, above and
Glori,on glory, wonder upon wonder! i
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The Lightnings lit the earthquake on his w,ay ;
The sovran thunder spoken to the wor . l4*.
The ream-wide banners of the wind unfurled;
Earth.Prison'd fires broke loose into the day;
Or the great seas awoke--then slept for aye .1
,
Ah! sere the heart of man, too, strongly tried
By godlike presences so vast and fair, !
Withering with dread, or sick with love's despair,
• Had Wept forever, and to Heaven . 'cried ;• 1
Or shuck with lightnings of delight had diCd! •
But He, though Iwir of Immortality, •
• With mortal dust too feeble to:t the sighi, • '
13#4ws Oro' a veil God's overwhelming light;
Use arms the soul—anon there moveth by ;
A mo l re majestic angel—and we die ! , „ ;
Flas
And
if on
IN,
Bu
Pass
Wha
if on
Or
tor
Then'
1. Alti,..aihiotiit,
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flag and: youitfr—Their Seel
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and Associations.
' Bads are falling, leaves are swelling,
. i Flowers on field, and bloom on tree;
O'er the earth, and air, and' ocean,! ,
1 Nature holds her jabilee.” .. : .• .
.
- The l spring-time of'the year.and the spi
time of life have than resemblances.
one i to a certain .extent emblematic of the
other. .The budding flower andthe:budding
form howfresh, roay, and redolent, of' \all
that grand and lovely! What is More joy
ous, careless and beautiful than childhood.—
flow ` . .ti the morning of life, the preient alone
is ree3gnized and appreciated, and the bhun
ding School boy hurries home, hia daily I les
sons conned and Lis task .of toil completed,
utterly reg,ardless of the morrow, and! the
coming cares of the future,) i Tile World to
him is bounded within narr A pw . ; limits. He .
has few wishes few desires, few objects of pur
wit, and fewer anxieties. The rosy - ligla of
\‘. Ilene kindles in ! his eye, and adorns land
brightens all that eye rests upon. A ..-ell
snnngl of pleasuregushes front his heart., 'and
thus the morning hours! of life; like the sunny
scenes! of spring, glide pleasantly and raj idly
away.'And so, step by step, until' he attflins
they ra of manhOod, and even then it often
•liappe. s, that the buoyant 'spirit still liresrand
e i
. lingeni, and the world, its `chance;
,and its \!!
' chang6, are regarded in la ..: cheerful, rapier
. than it dporidino• spirit; and pleasure, .is
soughti in a thousand fairy but sometimes de-
eeptir4 retreats. It.is' well that-it is.so. ffhe •
ways of Providence are full , . 'of mystery nd
wisdoiii. Better that the future of this wolrld,
the mint' and varied scenes of life, should.be
concealed from-us-, by an impenetrable t..iir
tain, especially in - ibe golden houiS of yolith.
It is proper, too, that that'.- happk sciison
shouldi be enjoyed. . Care, and !pain and 4ax
' iety will come. soon enough, !and sliOnld not
therefore be anticipated. The spring-tip:mt , . of
the year has justcommenced.. The fieldslare .
already green, and soon the buds will horst
and the flowers'will bloom. , The wOodalare
vocal - w ith the, songs of birds, and the air is .
balmy !with the_rich breath of nature • 'l'\ •
I . "O'er the Moistened fieldS, -• 1 \.
A tender green is spread ; the bladed gr.tiss
Shootsiforth exuberant.: th' awaking trees, I. -
. Thaw'd by the delicate atmosphere; put.forth
Expanding buds; while with mellifuous throat,
The warm ebullience of internal joy; .4 ` 1
The birds hymn fbrth a,song ofgratitude '..
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To Ilim who shelter'd when the storms were
- .deep, • • . • ; ,
And fe them • through the winter's Cheerless
, loota." •
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-• Butlhow many who live in crowded cities,
who are penned up, as) it were, within brick
~ walls, !have no adequate . idea.,of running
stream,, teeming. gardens!, grassy values, and
the Many other tempting scenes of this' le
lightful season of the year ! • !low few wan-.
- der forth, to commune - with nat.nre and tO!di....
_ ,rect their thought. to the Great_relliteet of,
the I.7tuverse; whose hand- bi - ! , nds. the gorgeOus,-
bow, and pui)4s the tiny flower: ."Ann yeti
it is well to go.abroad occasionally!, to' fl,rget'l
for awhile the bilsy. haunts. of men, andf tO:1
revel in contemplation . ainong the..euiet seeiies
and the touching. sights -of . nature. With
man 'there is but one spring. Childhood and
youth, once departed, never return.' The
flowers lof life,.otiee withered,' cannot be re
vired,nd made to glow and flush again with
their[ea ly tints, and give forth . their ,rn.orn
ak
ing sweets: Not at least in this world.
..Out
nature teaches us in the return of the seasons,
and in the renovation of all her - workS,' that
the apparently dead may be quickened with
new W e Ancl_so the mortal may beeoine
IralnorW. The perishing here May Leconte
eternalLe.reafter. .- " . 'll j
•• The' Ithoughtlms are apt to..regatd -the .
yhanges in -the. Season' s with apathy aid in
differente. And yet life limits bang 4.s
certain and unerring.l_fan has - his spiing;
.his sum ',liner, his•autumn, and his . ivinte.-+-,
tut tqe are not so . palpable, because the i
pro g ressl i is less rapid, and all are so thorough
ly devoted to the pursuits of . the world, that.!
few harthe time to pause, reflect and - coit-
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templet
_the prospoet.—,--Nay, there Are mine. ,
who deltide themselves with .the . belief Putt
the winter of age. and of death will ( neviir
conic, at lease:they act as if such were, the_
impression. Alas! for the folly; and yet how
! Widely
each
prevails. Year, after year glides by;
and each record of' its departure!. only brings
us nearer to the grave. And yet how many
shrink from the fact, and not only shrink
fronfit, but, avoid its obligations and' respon't .
sibilities' .The spiink,..time of the year. and
the sprit;; -time oflife are; or should - be, joy
bus andhappy seasons 1 - . • ' - L
All whose eyes! rest on these . linesmay noo
reali4elkh,.but there are few who may wan,i
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abroad whenn-i. the leaf is in the .bud and
~ b nil is on tliej , ough," without feeling the
litt.itide of the selison,in every vein, withOtit
pug ibe-spirig of natiire, ik we May so ei
. )it, without_ fleeting upon the wonder-,
process bY. l wlall. the eartic , is' made tie
s
d forth its many fruits for the use•of man
lvithout casting the.eye'and the mind ni
"wapt,' vs'itli a st4ise Of gratitude 'and - hive, at
th i i neoneeivable wi'sdotn, skill and power of
, Pr/
videnee. A ratable in the fields and tlii,i.
_the woodi or a clamber 'up - the' nionntaili
side at OA budding and gushing season Of -
tit' year, icanii4t b tt prove healthful, ,as well
fdr the.. Mind as the body. • "God made the
1
co ntry,"but niMi undo the town:" and if We
lop - only; to t4e werkinanship -of Man, wk
ship be it to Iforget the mighty wonders 4f.
till Unive, •e,.,and..he countless mySteries.Of .
the great*reater. On the one ban I, all is
.htiitle, life, activity, and the pursuit Of man'!-
Men. Flitch_ indi:idual jostles :tgainst his
neighbr.and-tice sto have no idea, no oh :
jeet; - but the gain, he position, and:the - pow , .
er•Of thislearth.l . n the other, naturq is out
sfri. ivy] iii in atiy ' tempting form, and bit),
ant rockdandtree and
,Yalley;- -enchant the •
eYet refre4. thelmi Id, Mid' lead to thoughtf4l
1
and salutary rifle dons. • ' How many whfi
weile here i last snti 2.; will never see another
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rt this earth 1 1 - 1 2 liey have gone like, earlY
! 1 lint 1 1 . .
they l 'II I
owerst . . mat jiite not hope wt rtr
• iy' in an - alierspllere, fl and wander throtigh.
fiefs „„,guild Iree,`llo that are not only
4.
briLlit-and gloti l °us, but everything! - i'
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7alo4nd-irenatte-Ac*deany Tale.
;The 16ickertfocker inaoazine f4ir September
hits the following, ,relating how a, proftr :
was sold: ; A c`Orrespentleht relates how at a
"Male and Female Aeademy ‘ " sundry. coup
les had brOken the rule which prohibited the
caged bird's to associate. .:
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And at ilength ittbad -come L to the ears Of .
the factillY, that such .:Avit. the case, and that
on sundry occasions pairs, male and .female.
hind been obseryed to enter the front gate •Of
the yard, from the yillage street at unseemly
hours of the night, in 'direct contravention Of
the .statute in such ease made. and provided.
This was a breach of discipline " not: to bb.,
tolerated hy no inanntr of timansV.and as a
remedy, iC was preposed . inlselenin convocat
tion of the, powers that. were, that one of their
,nuMber wliusc..roont-Nia.S conveniently situaL
ted 'for the purpose,s_hould keep earefulwatch
and ward and. that when. he shOuld See a guit- •
ty pair approaching front their nocturnal vier
latiOnof thelaw; lie 'should stealthily crimp
out„ , .pounee,Upon them, and-having caught'
them infagrtaitte'delicto they should, before
tliC aSseinbled - School, Lein de to (eel - the ter'.l
r - Ois Of thelaw 4 . i . •t i
,
, "This sedieine soon became known to .some
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of the sinneN, 'il \ tid no sooner known - ; than a
counteri,lot 'was hatched. It was determined
'that one of the.bOys should array himself in
the dregs of alady, or hi so much of a latly'
dresS \ as he . c.Mild get, and he knew how
to;
get on ; thattutother young gentle Man should
accompany; thi counterfeit lady Uponan eve ,
ning's' Walk; and that, when they returned
they should take good care to be .seen by the
-Official spy.", .
• To obtain'thb necessary znatetials: for adds;:
.. ,
.guise,'a)deseenf, was made upon the painting
room; where the yOung ladies_ kept the gar t .
inents WhiCh they used while pursuing their
sttidil*;th'te.a gown, shawl, and hood were
procured, and With. these we made what \ s.erv.l,
td Our turd fora lady 'on the pecasion; not
Very graceful, t eertainly, nor calculated for
el* ins : petition, but u she" did; as the sequel
showed.: Thus equipped, ;the 'lady :and her
attendantgentleman sallied forth II ' - .
. , "It was abotit eleven o'clock of a-beauti-,
ftil .sunimetlS evening; the moon shone bright 4
ly H in mid heaven, and not a sotindwas to be:
1 beard save the faint chirp of a Cricket, or the,
. .
1 far-Off barkinf some sleepless cur.) The faint 4
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,- ett foot tall i vi as painfully distinct. /The guil-i'.
1 tt• pair pa+d through thefront *gate into th :
Ifillage streei, and in a few .minutes'rettirned,E
as it had-been arranged thai.theY shOtild be,
detected at;, this stage t,f :their crime. AS,
they entered . the gate,.a Signal .was Made l
one of theeOnspirators to attract the atten-i
\tion'of the Official look out. '
:\TIe appro4clied the minden. 'of . his roolll
looked out; ','Wheti,-lo.! to his eager. gaze, c in,
'plain sigliq appeared the kAlend ing pair, 'apJ!
parettly, , nnelonseions of their danger, and en , :
joying. With great gusto their stolen interview.;.
.lle quietly Slipped out . of his room and passed
doWn the std •in front, land . there, in the
ishadow of th ~ buildingi awaited ithcir ap.
preach.. The pair stop about mid-way of the
yard and seem to be gazing at :the stars.—
Vie guardian of the night grows iMpatient, and
saunters loWly, toWards• ithein. i They -cozn
nieuce a SloW retreat. He quickens his step,
and they kee l p their distance. Ile grOws ftt-,
riOus at the 4uda-ciou4 attempt to, scape, and
Ineaki into a desperate rtifi., '
,
„".Alid(noni, 4or mencesa. race,i the like ofr
whichl maylnev r hope to see-.again. .The
lady and heri 'i,itt ndant gentletdan, take to
flight likOtartled, deer. The itepS . .of the .
ptirsuer and parsued resounded 'biro' the :de
serted, street - like the charging of a squadron
of''horge...," On; on they flew;, the pursuer ;
k4itis. the gallantry of the gentleman leavis
Itini,l,and wit lillit be leavesthe lady.; and now,
peorithing I, hat shall . she do f The foot
steps\ behind . her grow more distinct every
Morhent ; she ;[,strains ; every nerve, • but :her
„,
diress . impede ;Mier steps; it . will net doe; she
inustAtither skid to her fate or else adopt) a:
'desperate i anlOast resx,rt. Anil' alien, in her
frenzy thie-wing aside ,all - s.rtiaideii , modesty,
,she seizei'the, Skirts of her : di:4.9:s, and quickly
drawing ilientjup around her waist, with freed
limbs she dart' atiy, 4wl:is soon beyond the.
'reach of - intritit! ' , :
. ,
' " And,the Pursuer F There he stands, the
picture of astortishmentland..chagrin. = l en
he saw the; hrst upward i Movement of" the
lady's dress, ant had,stopp'ed, (he was a 'trod-
est inan,) trati4ed with hbrror at ,the i idea
,that such deprity.shoukl.Oxist and be dis
iilaiyed before!}} islaceatidieyes; and next, as
the Upward
.inOvement displayed . a 'pair of
stO tit calf-skin ;baits and car,si mere pantaloons,
the 'ConseiouSttessof having : been` sold ' flash- .
0 over iris mind and completed his discom
fiture; whi c h Was in. no Wise diminished!' bY
three hearty cheers front thethroats of the
young seamps Who had 'Wught hint so cheap
ly, lie ctgpt;b4s.tk tohisii:•-prin 4 . sadd er
s . dd
er
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but a wiser. man.'." :fL
tier,
the,
inth
euji
pre{
The Tioi Times #iy.. the water in the
irivCr . tiittt city 4, by , iianal 4neasnr eilien t,,
eighteen•feet and leven *hes. low er th an
the
.highest point attained during th e l l ,;: r i nc, ,,
freshet..- , • ,
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Aialltrost . -isquebaulta Conittil ilurshu6rniitg :,*tptember 21, 18.54:
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ADDRESS
OF TOE STATE CENTRAL COMMITEE---ICO. 4
To O f t People of Pennsylvania i
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Allow Citizens —Thereilinve been antrigo
,, -
nistical principles" and' antagonistiCal ilattit.,, j
in governments, from their first institution to
thel_wesent time. The one, taking frornhlie
people all power of self-government,:l iii
, i,
etTeet denying their right. s welh as their ca-
pacity to govern
. theinselves: The ether,
el/tithing in. the language of our . Declaration
of . Independeuce i .". - that all nien' are crintted
equal . ; that they are , endowed by theiricrea
tor :‘,'ithi certain inalienable - rights ;1 ; that
among these are life, :liberty and the pitrSuit
of hitipiness:
,That. to secure these r,ights
gov(iruirients are instituted among - inen qeSiv
ingll4% ir just powers from the consent if the
gov&neel ; that ' whenever any form -of gov , -,
ernii7e,nt becomes destrnetive of these ends, it
is the right of the•people to alter or abolish
it,,,.and to ,
.institute new government, laying
its foundation on such principles,, and organ
izing its powers 'in such form as to thentlShall
seem. .niost, likely to !effect their safety and
happiness." '. _ •
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IV-Was these antaonistical principles That
. ::.
led te our War of independence:. The !great
mass of the American people. then asserted, .
distinctly and unequivocally that all' power
was suliereut in the' people. That they not
oilly!possed the right of self-government,
_but the capacity also to exercise the right.—
The.*itisli.of that' day, and their . adhJ-rents,
in this country, defiled this' right as 411 as '
this Capacity. Our fathers heroically , itiain-..
taintith thei r positions, and established; heir
g.overrinients upon _the principles for ''o . ,llch
they Ifought,• and the right of man,to gOvern
liiinol, and his capacity to do it. in - thiS 4ou n
try 4 ltiast.; are truisms which, no manldare
denyii, , . . ~ • il
teat although we conquered from reluetant
Englhfid, and'• obtained from all the geyern
thent'a, of Europe the recognitionVof .our,!gov
erniMint, thuS established, yet the despefs . - of
the old world have ever looked With a jealons . l
, .
eye tip( . .' lii our republican, institutiens,.and we
had al party 'among us during, the war o the
revolntion, and weave never been without
such itt! party since, that practically have de
nied titan's right and dbility to goverrtihim
.
self: j;: • • ~ . - li
Wl l ien the constitutions of the saveral states
of thel Union were ' rii tidc4. consideration ,
this
partyi*ithout
. an exception, were strentious .
in their; endeavors to.clothe the goverment
with StrOng, if not with arbitrary power;; to.
keep,iivt.they.said, the people in Cheek. They
toOk'alllthe power they could from
.the(peo
plc akd vested it in the government., tbuS.re
versing the declaration, that governrrienta tle-
Tivolitheir just powers. from. the consent of
the gtierned; and it has taken the friends of
the Hiple. from .that timeto the present; to.
correeythese arbNiary previsions in their . or-.
gaincl flaw. In some Of the statcs,'the .ris
toCkie,i has so intrenclied itself behind l ,, the
barr9 4 ,s of wealth and exc4usive privile!!4,lthat
even Othis age of ' progre.fs's, the people have '
not yet been able entirely' to dislodge th'elti ;
`and, ifinot • in their organic law, in . thei4 or
tlinarylegislati the people of those states
have ;.seen -SUbj cted to a restriction of their
right and a tyranny ,in their government
scarcely exceeded in 'those countries >wltere
despotism prevails.' • .
In framing the, •Censtitution of the United -
StateOliese opPonenfs of the ivople's rights'
endeavpred-to establish a consolidated gov
ernment,;,,which should tend to centralize in
the. geneWil government all the powers and
rights; of the several states,' as well of the peo.
pie, / They -claithed to establish a strong and
maginfieent government With numerous •OfF
ce7i MO salaries ; a standing army,. and a
large navy and whenever they were in pow
ter, and! , had the opportunity,. they cariied
' these Views • into .effect. ' . I
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' Thebtlier party, in the days of the revehi
tion,'N4s composed of those vAo asserted and:
'maintilned the rights of the people, who pit.
. forth the, Declaration of independence, and
based their government upon the principles
. contained in it. Ours I was the first govern
ment ever established I iiimv.those 'principles,,
• and it lbas been a model for all Subsequent
governMents. • In the stormy days. of the rev
olution; the Union of the states washeldh!to
ft-ether More by a sense of mutualsdatiger l rind
• ,
a send !Of mutual dependence, than any etier
• dive atithOrity existing in the g , overnnienti of
the UtOn. In the organization of,theSeyer
al stfitii governments; the friendsof the pp&
pie• end6l tired !to . make them as democratic,,,,
as they coultl. Still, the influence of lia,"it,
an attachment to the ordinary forms to which
they had.been accustoMed, a partial igno
r ranee di the forins hi Which their PrinciP)es
'could E 4 best Carried out, - and a disinclina
tion .to',ienter upon neYdand untried thearies,.
?. t i _1 • din
preventm as full and complete a reform 5
•
their g 9 vernments as, experience has since
' shown to, be necessary; and-enabled thoselof
-the
the other'party to - succeed in 'their views to a
greaterlextent than theY ; ought to have done.
' When the throes and the troubles.of the re',v;o
iution s.' re passed, and it Was found necessa
ry to establish a betterlorm of government
for the Union than the Old articles of confed
eration ;afforded, the conyention of 1787-8 as
-1
sembled to accomplish that . piirpose. ll!,re
the saute tintagonistic elements were found ht
'Work. Ihe friends of the people, .believing
that they Country was beSt governed in whlch
the government was least felt by the, peoPle,
4vere injfa . vor.of retaining to the people dad .
to the state governmentS, all ..power . Lot ri'' -'
• esSarily!requisite .to the transaction oftip
, busines.4 of- the general government. They
wished tee confer upon the 'general gOvern
ment oily certain specific; .and k nuine: rat4d
powers; that were absolntely - . necessary.:fOr
such a - lithited governme , nt or confoleratien.
, .
Their opponents, as has been stated, were filo.
clothing the general government With -alinitiit
unlitnitedl,' powers; which, if granted, must
have made it a consolidated government, and
in the eridj swallow up the state governments
•
entirely.; ;;The result.of that convention , Wlts
to establish a government, for the 'Union, of
- , utiriyalltid: excellence,.. Which combines the
Tederative!and , the demearatic principle,. at4l
..
makes it: ,6 government. lof compromise;:in
which the powers of government are litnited,
.
,mstricted and confined,i to those oxpres4y
::granted,ior which follow, iby direct and nod
:essary ‘(not, merely convenient) implication
frot» . tholid, granted. Thili government„when
.properlyladwinistered, lia. all - the • pewer 'itti-
g 4 i forV44.' .
c s.r . its pimp., s,. and ,'yet leaves )
.p4P4 and the stat,o4 all their rights
fritif.ed, .: i t • - - i I
T, lie immortal Washington was; by i
ni°lo, consent, plaCed at'-the head of the
ernnient. lie calla around i liim the
mtatid soldiers of Ole revolution--ye
caiiiet, were, found `'v discordant. ma
Bali the . mitagoniSt'tal principleto
we have before alluded idol there reps
edi . and it icquiredi the whole . weight t
enfittent.man s charahter to -prevent the
er: .
tiOn to the prejudice of the country.
1 61 . .IJIamilton, a than undoubtedly of till,
1 ...
en ;4 . ,• t, W1i0 had beeni,;eonspicuOus for hist:A:mil-,
ces in the revolutiOni.try army,, during .I Wlilf.'di
liejliiid enjoyed.'initeli of the; ' confider ce of
Gear.
II
Washington, )'bad been selected r tlie
situatiOn of secretary;cif the treasury. n the
convention of 1,787143 he hashowever, hoWn
his predilections' fort a 'strong- goyim wept,'
wlrhif adopted,'WOuld hate made .11 - little
be . er 'than an elective monarchy, with a pre's-,
•ident and senate fur; life. lle of course ;head
ed ItheParty who 'pOineided !: with his VieWs;
and distrusted, orlatketed to clktrusti the
. ,,
p • 1 - ower of the people 1° govern theinseb,r es. 7-
TheY a.i`suniedto tlOiliSeiVes the name of fed
eraiii;ts, falsely/ alleging that they were the ex
cduCi iVe.friends of the !form of the generatgov
ernrieritithen f)rga4Ned ?rad in praetiet . .
Ttl&,inlloortai .T Jerson, the great apostle
t,i the I .e—ara
'of republicanism, .t re author 'i ) , il
tioa:of. : linlependenc4 ; was selected for qecre ;
tary:' l 4•l'State. Ile I.4Ponsed the cause of the
' ' I "" ' I l' the
Peglf e,.a-m o state, and fav(a.ed a strict
conAtruetion of the ieti..stittaioa,
.11e ; Wala,ble
.:
to a•-svc.ry greatexte:ti 'to counteract, the oda=
). -
ence efi.Alexanderillamilt6a. ;. Ile wa4, not,
hoWi. , .Yer,•able to g4ekeed iii all thingsanil
Ilatitiltim, to the great regret Of the repiildi
ciins cif: that day; .i:ticeededF fn.' establiOling
theiOldßank of tlii. 11'.iiited States, which ve
ry sOoilprestit nted 1 tlell to . poi meal . pu rfioses.
13, - ,foreilie close of ti4:4l. Wasliingß)iis mi,nfin .
ikratiLM ,Mr. Jeffersbalwitlitlrew from it, Its he
Wasc'emille to atliliat'e, with Jul. Ilian4lton
and:tho'se Wholield his politiCal views. I '
• In 1799), (. - ;:en. NV:lsiiington!liAving de \ elined
a seeoad re-election ' 11ohn. Adams, theni 1 - ice
pm :I - dent, and Mr, ,J.,iffitison ipec - ame eotmp liet
iforSifq! the presidential chair. As tlicilaiv
theritstriCid, the candidate who receive' .the.
trigliese.,i,:ote because [ipresident, and he who
received l the next highest vote..the vice Presi
dent.; On counting, the electOtal totes itl Was
decided 'that Mr. Adains was eleeled presi
dentarlit Mr. Jeffersofri vice 'Ptesid(Pt- -3 : 1 ' 3 3 .
per,),Ons however were levert,th:en strongl . i ; ini
pre.d.With the belief-that this result %vat lin
fairiy. produced. .34Tri; .Adatas eatered . upon
the 1 prOidential duties' on the 4th March,
1797 1 ; and affiliating to a grat extent with
. the . vietY, of _OA liamilten, selected his
_cab--
inetl frolii those, entertaining, like views, and
disKsedi Of. the, patrontge of the general goy
ertnent4mong those j sff like Character. With
the ii(* . r'S . 01 . - thafgo4rnment and the mon
ied influence of the blink conibined; this ad
miniAtration soon began , to'show their dispe
.sition f4;:arbitrary •poWer...l3v the sedition
law ,they
~,sought to prevent :'the freemen of
the leconitry from -peaking :their thoughts.
and Lniade it a
.criminal offence punishable by
fine .' /to ! hnpri,ionmept; to eitlien . verbally Or.
•in Writitig comment upon. or investigate the
imprOper acts of the gOvernment ;
thus effec-.
tually criishing . the liberty•of the press, the
greapPalladium_ of the people!s rights. By
the Hailiti theyh.laW give • therpresident the
,_,..
..
power to order any alien out Of the , country .
at his dhicretion, , and In case, of refusal, to
suffer; haprisonment see long asthe president
.might•think thepuldiesafety required. They
raised allarge standing. army unnecessarily
.expendell'inillioris in thelnercase of the navY,
duipciti,edldirect and indirect taxes upon every
tliinf e ,l that the citizens l owtied, and filled the
couritrv-With hosts: of revenue : officers ; that,
like theilocusts of Egipt, ate.tip their sub
stanCe and Accame the pliant- tools 'of the
governirlent being spies upon the, people
and :pro4ecuting them i for alleged sedition
and treason, tirider the laws to . Which 'we have
already 'referred.' 1 I
The reign of this patty, - emphatically - and •
truly styled_" the reign't terror,: happily was
of sliOrt duration, and expired 'with the term
for Widen Mr. Adams'had 'been declared to
be eii;eterl. Federal fituperatiE, tt and
to : without stint, to ca um
ail.m.se
had beenr i csorteil
Mate 'tliegreat republican Penton of our chi....
'zens. The horrors of the French revolution•
were hell.) nip as bugbears to frighten the tin
id, and dedlared to be the necessary result of
:the delnOeratie tendencies - of the republican.
party.,: The terms deModrat and Jacobin were,
!heaped tipon them as names of i.eproach.
.The republican party, be , lievingthat-the tenth
denioerat4 Which in its signification meant an .
'advocate', 0 . the governMent df the people;
:was .cOrre`pt, assumed the name tindgloriou.:-
dy criiried out its meaning. Pennsylvania
.
the - 1;444n° of the poltiol arch, in the eke ;
,
,ti o n of c,l 99,' glOriously ftritiMphed in her.
''. principles; • 1 .
:demoeratic .1,n1 gavelan earnest of
what .Was:to follow in thesuceeeding year.—
In the fidl of
..1800 thelpeople of the Lilian
eleet4 Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr, the
two- highest candidates ter president and' vice
president of the Unitedtates, each'receiving
-an e q i.: lt tl:nUmber of rotes; althiAigh it was
. perfeOlymirderstood that- the former was_ to
be the pre:Side - tit-mud the latter die vice Presi
dent. 41.10,'ielectiOn had tO pass into the house
of representatives to select the President and
vice, firesiqent from the two, a 4 if we before
hadi , sPeidinens of federal.arro,,ance and tyr
i
ann ~:vvethen had exhibited the fullest evi . -
dene.:or i !their utter profligacy as a partv.—
They ivlii*red,into. thel ear of Aaron Burr,
.whop Was!re bold, bad inati,kis the sequel shoW
ed,; that if, ihe would accede WI : their views .
' they Wotild defeat the clioi e:.of the people-"
they *culdruake him _pil,csi ens,' They were
,'•
enabled fO . r.,,l'iong tithe (the members voting
a • .
by statelto prevent the amionty of the states
• 1 for .
going, Mr. Jefferson: They pet r . were
able' to Obtain - a inajorityi for Burr. Time dem
. 1.. •.!
ocratie niembers proved true to their, trust,
and Itlie fed'cral inetribers Of one's : tare : fat length
yielded, and Mr.`Jefferion received the major 7 '
ity.d lile.was inaugurated the 4th of Mardi,
• 180, Ile', surrounded himself With the ableSt
and'..P4St :Men of his party, and hiving obtain
ed theinalerity. in 'each house of !Congress, he
rep 4141.1 the obrioxioui laws passed - during
the adiniiiikration of his predecOsior, simpli
-fied'Or 4overnment,refOrmed Ole abuses in
its adMititstration, lessened its eipensesi; and
abolished nil parade and ostentation—in fact
- made it the model of republican government
it was Origirially - intended tube, and general
ly has been :since. ' Aftei administering the
- n'overainela for ei g ht yrs• he; .voluntarily
- ... , '
t" • - q.l
withdeew4 and was succeeded tif Mr.3ladkon.
--- • ,
Duking : the. whole Of the administration, of
these •two statesmenj m federal party: were
rancorous and malignant in..their opposition
to the .government Of
. the,tinion„,' (verging well
nigholf• to treason in.the doinoms of the Essex
e 2 - .tl ef '
Juntotbe .llartfo ' id 6uven tot ler usal
te.farnish men and means Itolearry :on the
war in which we were engaged-With Great Bri
tain from 1812 to 1815, emp hatically called
the second war • oflindepen enee, and, their
constant apologies for; the a ts of Great 130-
(1 1 . )
min during that war, MOurning:over our vic
tories and riljoicing at :these dour enemies,
i.hitikseti,ltowever, ended that war in a blaze
of glory at..tiewOrleans
.on the Bth,lanuary
1815. - Jacksoff fought thanyhattles, 'martial
and civil, for . his country. . - - ; • ' L
. . ,
up to the time of this war, federalism'- al
though foiled and defated, had held its crest,
erecl r and displayedja portion of its former
prid&and arrogance. During this war„how
ever; it assumed the - name of the. "peace pdi
i!)," and . since the has been: • known by al-
most as nianyl nams : its there have been po
litical conflicts in ,the country. About the
conclusion of the war, one of its leading edit-.
ors in writing to anOther, about equally prom
inent in its rails, advised a Change ofEtactics
urging that it Would, be better to Waive the
prondpretensiens.theY ,had assumed, a ims
se.,:sing.:lll the MleniS, all -the deeciutv, and all
the learning Of theonntry, and seek success
" by fanning the . e 'berg of disconten(in the
i .
democratic ranks." Th'e hint was . ,taken, the
party mune was droppe4, antlsincethen they
have been fuund f upion every
, )eeilsion,-"fotnen! 7
Ling divisions in tlid dentoeratieranks; by in' 7
flaming time pasion's and p ejodices of :MY-
Portion of our Citizens affectem , either from the
intiztenee of ciicun+tarices and trade upon
their pecuniary affairs; from Ipoliticaii.Or per
smut] disappointinents, from local prejudicesor habits; from; 'sectariainiqn or-faaatieism in
religion of any! otWr cause. ! Big they have
never changed the 4 principles.' Whig:o4.4N'
6f the present day is the federalism of i itio„
grown more - cunning. It has stooped mini its.
high pera, and is now a -merei.truckier for'
otliee, in Which, if Once firmly . 'reinstated, it
would show all its obnoxious 'traits of chara6
ter over again. The.attemptito elect Burr in
1801, - ant .t 4 attempt to defeat the election
in Pentisylvania . in 1838, by the acts cemieci
ted with the .Buctshot war,' are•but different
"efforts of the same party ".tmlm treat elections'
by the, people as though .theyl had- not taken
place." :. '
_Tim
MB=
e goi'
tatesl
in 111:4
which
f that
ir p,
_Lim deniocratic party have ever ..en: true
to their.. professions.: Recognizink to.: their
fullest extent the right and ability of the:peoi
ple to govern themselves,. they . haVe deemed
it the bOt policy' to have the peopTegoi , eined
as.little as possible--46 abstain from jhe pass•:,
age Of all arbitrary lags affecting their person.%
ze
n
:property or rights-to. require the cite to',
give up ; fewest of, liis natural right. 1 ,
t at!
Will be Colisistelit with. the safety of soci y,
and clothe the publi4 servants with only those:
powers that are.absolutelv neclesmry for these:
,
ends—to require that. all . 1
perwtlr, delegated to
public, servants, should ,returit at stated 444
Short periods to the iieeple, to Ivi'lloin all: pow
.er belongs, .that the same Maly be conferred
eitheron the former incurnbenlts',:when . found ,
.
wOrthy,:or upon others morel meritorious.--'
For afiliOugh power dee s not always corrupt,
Of 'Which we have had :many admirable ex.:
amples, • yet its tendency is. to corrupt,. of
Which .we regret to' say we hive had not a
feW. .: .1 -
, . .
The principles' Of these twoantagonitical
'Parties-.are . involved-in the coniiiigeontot in
'Pennsylvania, -The democratic party,!, ever.
honest and candid, avow their principles .in
open - day ; they hear the same• honest name'
they have hornoOr more than half a century.
That name conf*ed upon theth as a term of
.reproaelt has i oil its way t public confi
dence and estee ,land" so um lis the power
of than name .f t l i
.that antic t
..federalism,:
now- modern w iggery„ has of en sought to
steal it, to dece - yo • the people - Democracy
advocates the equal rights} of all our citizens,
it :abhors all exclnsive priVilegei to the fevr, it
knows no distinction betweep our nativeborn
and naturalized - titizenl, !other - than those
whiCh the constitution has 'created. One of
its 'first nets when- Mr. Jefferson came i into
pOWer. was to amend the laws Wand facilitate
the means for the naturalization of foreigners.
It remembered among the caus assigned for
declaring our country independ nt, an impor
tantone,,that the king of En' land - had 0b
5....
strncted the laws for the naturidization of for
eigners ; , and in this as in all 'other acts they
have carried out the principles of 1776 7 ,-not;
the principles of the miscalled 4. .50n..1!•0f . the
sires of '76." • • i • , . .
I Our adversaries are endeavoring to crawl
into power at this time - by aconcentmtion of
_all their own partizans proper, and an attempt
to excite aniongothers prejudices foreign and.
inimical' to the constitution of the United
States, in relation to two subjects calculated
to excite the Sympathie.s 'and prejudices 'of
portions of our citizens. The constitution of
the - United States left the institiftion of slave
ry, 'which hind':, been imposed upon. us by the
- mercenary cupidity of. Great Britain, just
Where it 'found it—a mere municipal regula
tion of the states in which
-it existed. • Penn
s.ylvania; immediately - upon the close, of the
revolution, abolished' this institution - within'
her border's, aiid almost all the northern states.
have since follbwed herexample. E . efore the
revolutiOn, it existed in - all the states. 'lf the
true-motives, of its abolition could be.reached,
we fear that the 'northern states would not be
entitled to as.rnuch credit as many claiiri for
.its abolition. - ilt was found that slave labcir
was unprofitable for mere farming purposes,
and these,. °lei motives of pecuniary interest,
•superadded tolivhat were deemed the princi
ples of humanity, procured its abolition in all.
the original, sates north of ' Maryland and
Delaware. he compromises of the'constitu
tion upon this Subject, -whieli ,preveitted any
action by the general government OR , the sub
ject of slavery, have been I faithfully carried
out by the democratic party, in every portion
of the Union. :They hold that no ore state
has aright to :iiiterfere with_ what appropri;
ately belong to , another..
The congress of the United, States has the
power to , admit new states: into the Union,-
and they, liave; wisely ;determined that, in•
creatin g territories and admitting new states;
people of . such • new states or territories
shall, have a right to Wake their own laws
.upon' therinbject of slavery, or
_any other sub='
jeeLthaChelongs rightfully' to a municipal
government. ,Our adversaries taking advan
tage of the agitstilm.prodUced On this Bab
iect of slavery by, the erection - of the new
territories-of Kansas and N'ebraska,.are char-
ging,the democratic party .with favoring the
.
~ . . .
cause of human slavery. „They have clone no
such thing.' They have Merely deter' inined
that emigres, according to the constriution,
leas' no. right to ;interfere ;ttith the Stibject,
And "that to the, people. of , the • territories
and states, reSpeetively',::thiS 'whole , subject
'belongs, and they have unquestionably !deci
ded :rightly. l l'Minsylvarrin, -or any' other
state of the Unien,l ;might - tir-marrowl revive
the institution. if it Were thought right, Yet
our adversaries are endeavoiing to.exci your . "
symni
pOthies, in the cause or"huanity, Soil,to
induce you; practically, .teVielate . theleonsti
tniion of. our country: 1 . - i ••
- . .
' They are :lisp endeavoring to foment 'difli
cid ties, between di tre*ii t classes.of eur,Citizenk
and to array our native boin : and mitninlized
citizens in oppositiMi to eaeli-other, lend to.
effect ; this they would bring to. their aid sec
tarian' feelings in religion. ; ' , Our forArthers
wisely inhibited this, !when, - in every state
constitution We find-a provision substantially
declaring that everyman has a 'right ItO en
joy. his liberty, of conscience oird. 'to. Worship'
Althighty God in thernainler he slialli think
to bemost acceptable,' and the constitution
of the United' ,States prohibits -the general
government froth giving preference . l'Ar any
one religious
,denomination .over another.—
That constitution,to°, confers' upon natural- .
ized citizens all- the right's conferret' 'upon
those. Arl to - are native born,' with •on e - excel) -
tion. ' \ We, therefore, protest, in the iiipstdis
tinct and- solemn; rnan.ner ; against any indireet
attempts to accomplis h that which . the . Cep
stitution". and . laws of the ;United States. a nil
of the' several States so pointedly and so prop,
erly prohibit , : 'lt. wouht be sapping the fowl- .
datiens . of our fiee,institotiors. It would be
loosening the bonds which hold bus together.
It Wotild bed practical . Wrong upena portion
of our citizens,' who haVe equal riglqs, with
ourselves and making a disti iiait - th whreli the_
constitution of the tithed, States d°,es not
I
make 'or permit. , ..
We should guard against all' oiterilrpts to.
violate the principles of that constitution. It
is theark ofour political isafety. - It'l i ;slitruld
never he touched with -unhallowed tlii6.-=
Open 'And bold-attempts t° violate ittire seen
through, and at, once excite our. resistance..---
It is from secret, insidious; aid undetected at
`tempts to undermine it, that We shall ;be ex-
posed to the greatest" danger.
.. 1 1
Oppositipn to those- of foreignbirthconsti
tntes much of the political 'capitol of our ad-
Versaries of the present day. In this they are
close imitators of the
"fedeialits of '9B.
By the third section of the alien law s , every
Master or.cOinnrander 'of Any, ship orivessel, 1
which shall enter any !girt • o(' the United
Stith*, shall immediately Male report in writ
ing
to the colleetor•or paler chief officer, of
the'custoths, • of;a11 aliens'on board hisiveSsel,
ripeeifYinco, their, names, age, the place !of na
tivity, la, country:from 'W hich they shall have:
come; the.nation. to which- they ! belong and .
owe allegiance, their - occupation, . and, I . a itc
scriplinn: of their, persons ;1 and on (entire to
do fio, to forfeit' the sum of: three hundre i d doh
lars ; and 'in default- of payment. the ;vessel .
was. to be!detained by such cell acir 4 other
-officer. The collectOr was:lois° r quired forth
with to transmit to the dePartm nt of State
true copies of all -such - returns: Thi was
closing our barbers to foreign emigratin, at
i
the most important crisis 'O , the Irish Irebeh
lion, when many 'of the heroes 'andpatrots of
thOt gallant people Which !rendered so much
service to the' cause or liberty in our Os n rev,
olutionary.struggle, were engaged in tmitat- .
ing our example, and being unsuccessful were
chiven from horneAnd cowry to seek an asy..'
lu m' elsewhere. ':' 'I '. - ' 1 -..
Many •of that noble and 'generous but un-'
fortunate people, lifter they, had fail;dintheir
exertions to emanCipate their bleeding eoun
try;relying uPon the, assurance given by the
congress of 177 1 5 :.to - ; the" Irish nation,!i that
"the. fertile regions or America would .afford
theth a-safe asylini from oPpression," resOlved
upon Making thislconntry their residenCe.--.-
Butes King, a , high-toned-J'edemliat, Mie of
the party of" the Well-born," and a faithful
representative of their intoterance and' bigot:.
ry, was, at that tithe,lthe American minister
in London, at the Court of 't. lames, and re=
sisted the emigration of .th' Irish patriots.
A number of them whO were confined-ii dis.
mal 'dungeons, and who-had an offer of !their
release on condition-of their gOing to- AMeri
'ca, applied to, Mr. King to withdraw his Opp°,-
sition to their' so .dOing. In answer to n, let:-
tei written him by one of the,lrish/statetpria
; oneris, Mr. Henry`Jaekson,' an 'avOwed repub
lican,. and an enthusiastic friend of liberty,
:Mr King said: ,1 ; ' . . ', . .
;
' - "I . ought to inform you that I reallyihave
no atairority)tci giie or refuse 'permision 'to
'you 'or any olei foreigner to' go to the United
States; the
admission and residence of Oran
gers in that country, being A matter, that by
A late law, (the alien law) e.eclusively belongs
to the-President. • It is true t that." the glyefirr .
ment'of this country, (England,) inthe CCurs'e'
of the last year, in consequence of my inteller
. ,
ence gave me assurance that a particula de.
'strip/ion:of persons in Ireland, who, - it was
1 •
understood, l were yotny to . the'. United ..5, ales,
should not be alloWedta proceedwitlithit our
consent. This' restraint would 'donhtlesis be
'withdrawn in faVOr:ofpersons against Whose
emigratiOn \ ./ 1 should not object: II ' , am 1 1 S i orry
-to make, the remark, and. 'shall stand' in;j need
'of your candor in doing so, that'a largeillpor
lion of. the 'emigrants from -I:Veland,.andlespe-
Cially in thi Middle Stattls, have`• aV ii kyed
themselves on the side of the . ; malcontents,. (i,
e., the democrats and adherents of Mr. 40er:-
son) If the opinions of, the emigrantSl fire
likely to throw them into 'the class ofOnah
Contents, (democratsin plain
It
Eitglish,)lithey
Might becaine a' disadvantage instead 1;of a
benefit to our, country." . ' . .
. 1,,1
Of course they would, in the opinion Or Mr.
King.' Hero w as a denial ;of ho s pitality as
,Cruel as it was anti-republic On. The sUffer
ings which were caused to many of the Potri
,et Irishmen, by this l conduct Of the fedeqists,
are incalculable. "As to me," said Mr.lltm-
Met in a letter to Mr.,King, ."I . Should have
brought along with me my ; father ankhis
family, including 'a brother,l (the lamOted
.Robert Enimet,) whose name. perhapsThven
. you will not 'read without emotions of syMpa;-;
thy and r&pect 7 -anth-others nearly -conueot
ed ;with me would 'mire Imconie partue in
My, ethigratiOn. But all of them have • n
ee
ptermtfrom:the. I- have been prevented " f tom
Sating a brother, front receiving the
,drying
Messing of a father,. mother and sister; ; and
from soothing their lasi agonies by my Cafes
-1-and thii, Ali, by- your unwarrantable I lland
Unfeeling interference.': . , . ~.:._.'
.., 1,.. '
- , This is the leaven' that has leavened, the
Whole:Jump. The demoerats'and theiii'Olit-
ME&U
ilettune . 11, Vuntita 38;
leaf opponents liave-eter be at issue :upon '
this subjeet of foreign erolgrarMii.• and- tliti '-
laws of-naturalization: • !the one constituting
PA a fundamental 'pri nciple, ;ef- their . politica
faith the free and• extension of the rights
and blessings they enjoy. all, the - human
family that desired to partake them, and ithli -
sought our shores,as :a refuge from oppression ,
in their native land. The other' party dread 7 •
ing the expansion of that spiritof liberty, awl
that hatred . to titled- dignitaries and trait:4a_ :
forms of oppression in. monarchical govern-.
•moll.s, that urge continually the tide of etrii•;. - •
("ration. from Europe, have always ,advocated--
suchrestrictions upoacitizeaship,and-pqrsned. -
such a hostile policy
.t 9 forOgners,--that had
they . e.!ontinued iapow r er ',and beenenabled.to
Carry :their views into effecti'the now flottrish- •
ing arid populous western States of- this Un 7 - ,
-ion, W''ould have , still been territories, and. our
uatio4al character .degraded. and =disgraced,._-_
instead •of having a4great name : and power.
and glory -among the 'nations of the earth,
The; first naturalizatio4,laVv, TLassed in 17103,- ~
only r`ciptired a residence:oaf two years to 'lq
come a citizen. The act: of r 179,5 extended. 4.
the time' to five rears. Bat the: federalists
discoverinm that when foreignefs'were -- natnr- --
.
•al zed they generally.. votedl.. the ,repulilidan •
ticket i C.Fnct.ived the idea' efpunisbing them
"for. their ; coils Lunacy,: and accordinligly the
time of 1 - r,ll.ettion - was still ftiither eitendeLlhy •
- the. act ettA une . 18, '1798, t 4 fourteen. years, ,
and a'd eClara ti on ofintetitioii frele years be fore .•
the admission of the applieant to the rights of
citizensijip. It is somewhat remarkable that •
his act; it as passed the . 1 ithi June, 1798; the.. .
lien lair on the 25th Jutte ' and the sedition
la* on the li.th July, of thei, same year., It
would seem as if tile whole energies of feder
alism were •roused to one tremendous exertion
to crush the spirit of the pcciple, and destroy ,
the liberty of
,the country.l An these...acts .
were repealed on Mr: Jeffersen'saccession . to
-the presidency - ,,and the time; of residence ne- •
(...-essart,for a foreigner tc) heconic a citizen
beouglit Juds, to five yearti, at - which it has - -,
ever sin wined'.
Nearly - every ciVili4ed nation 'has 'adopted
liberal naturalization taws, particularly -where
they have been situated, 'cre - are with
spare° population, and exteuive:regioin, mil,
.noels of acres of uncultivated !lands. It is our.
policy to draw the power find predlictive in
dustry of other nations to onrselt,. 'Firance,
llolland, Russia, and evenigngland, hsve all'
in. turn pursued this policy. to . great Idvan 7 -
tale, at different' periods in theß:lllsjory:,., Itk
the time of- the Edwards, the inettiik . :.'itnd: in
the reign of Elizabeth, all !citizen's and Mann- .
faCturers were invited to tug!anitarld natur
alized without any previous residence;-or even
an of alle(riance.l . •
. .
But the miserable finoW-Nothings of the
present day, have refined upon, the cruelty and
tyranny of - the -federalism of '9B-,—for they
would repeal all naturalization la*s;and-pre
. vent foreigners from becOMing . pitiiens at all.
They would also add-religious-to political in
toleranee. :They would trot Only enact:laws
by
.which•those not ?born nn l American soil
. .
would be shorn of all - the httributes 'of free
dom,
. .
but they would
.deprive t native 'as well:
as foreign born of the blessed Privilege Of wor ',
shiping God according to theldiCtatesortheir=
own conscieneeS. The comparison is mani
festly in. favor of:the black! cockade federal- -
ism of " the reign- of • terror,"- in the-time. of . ,
tbe.elder Adams. , • t. 1. •. ' :' . -
. The deinoeracp respect all 'religions, and in.
the spirit of our institutions! tolerate .all.—'
This was the. Spirit of our xevelutionary\
Path-.
ers.- ;They - persecuted,neitheitprOestant nor' ,
catholic; neitherpuritan'ncir quaker,. but ex
tended' the broad tegisOf the fundametital law:
of the land over-•
them, for their proteotion.-•
.
In December, 1781, General Washington
wrote to the Reiman catholicsli of the'United.
States as follows.: - V ..r . J . • .
, .
"As mankind become More liberal; 'they
will. be more apt to allow that all- those - who
Conduct themselves as Worthy. tnembersof the
community, are equally entitled to - ihe pre- . •
tection of civil. government) -. ll hope ever to
see America among the , foremost nations 4 ~
examples ofjaitiet and liberti , Aud I pre-:.
sumo that yofir felloiv-citizens;will not-forget •
the patriotic
: part you- took in the accomplish= .
mentof . their revolution, - andl the establish= . ..
ment o their government, eri the; impcirtant •
assiStance.received from - 4 'nation in - which •
The catholic.religio - n is professed. 7. ' : '; \
- :- When, therefore, fellow-eitizens,Ve find that • •
.aeonsolidatO government,=„a . lcive for'exelni.
sive privileges and-monied corPorations; 00;
sire to draw implied, powersi.from the consti=-
tution, and exercise them for their own selfish
tour Poses, and to establish 'n*triction to Cit. !
i;enship, constitute the favorite dogmas of oil
political adversaries, it is reasonable to believe.
that a change. iri our very' sys m : of govern' .
ment would.follow- their ultim to success.. ..i,
,
.. This historical view Of th parties their'
principles and theifacts ha's eupied more
space than was expected, ;ilia , 0 must hasten
to the concliihis oat last address,— '
Reinethber, fellow-citizens, that the
.inotto of
party is,. " prineiples - not.men.ti Yet in . .poli-
~
nlar elections men. Must beij selected as Pe
standard bearers - of parties.and.of their pkin
ciples. They, however; acre but the-. repren--
tatives of their party; and are:bound to ea vy
out its principle's. .Test the', coining cant:fist,
by principlelet no- false isSuc , be ifitroduc- .
ecl into it: Confine the i,,iie to that :for
`which our fathers fought and'bled—the rights ..
...ef the people. . Every other 'element atternpt:;',
: ed to be introduced into it
-ii a device of the .
''.meaty--a stepp \ ing stone to get themselves
into power, which, whenever . .possessed, they
have abused.. Remember the Cause of the o 1
4einoeraey ;Hits _uptight, -" ; itraight-forward
course. Rear,,ita banner .on i • high, march -
I boldly in solid - .column to the !fight—victory
;will crown, your efforts, and the cause - o(p*
~
ularights will be safe. .=I . r i - -- --. •••
- :
J. ELLIS BONll'Ailf,!.Ctiainkm: -'..,
GEORGE .C. Wm.xcn, Se*tary.. .
IP.
lIE GRAVE ' OriEDGAR 1 0 6 ..--A oonw
pou lent of the St. Louis Republican isealling,
public attention to - the fact that the remains
of the late Edgar A. Poe' are still reposing iit
an obscure corner of the:. Potter's Field, of
Baltimore. Nye quote thin Oriplusion tif 'his
communication; upon the subject. -
"It seems mit, la the 'Monumental Cit
ti little slab, at least, might be wised,
od with the po6t's name. ?It would 'speak
many hearts. roe, the .noble,i though shit
tered column in ..our Muses' i,enTlet _ whose
mints, like some of Coleridge ! and shelley,
tremble with that strange melody whieh _ls•
not voitichsided J to be breathedd, by human
tongties. Iris tomb would be pleasurahlennd
useful to Many '1.1.10 lap to pay piouspilgriat..
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