Robert Opyd (baghdad-bob)

This passage of the book I came across rings true today!  Now instead of Federalists but in Democrats and Republican then as Republicans now…

This was published in a newspaper called the Aurora-(please read the book!) in the 1790′s about the differences in theory of how the United States government should be formed…  Although the Aurora was pro-Republican in its view and would be considered conservative now these points some how apply to what is happening to our government right now.

Quick history lesson:  Republicans = Smaller central government…  Federalists = Larger/stronger central government.  I know I know rather simplistic…  Now here are the points:

Federalist:

1.  The principles and patriots of the Revolution condemned and stimatized.

2.  Republicanism, a badge of persecution, and federalism a mark for monarchy.

3.  The Nation in arms without a foe, and the nation divided without cause.

4.  Federalists gradnating (sic) a scale of hatred and animosity for the benefit of the people and aiming a few bold strokes at political opposition, for the benefit of themselves.

5.  the reign of terror created by false alarms, to promote domestic feud and foreign war.

6.  Systems of rapine, fraud, and plunder by public defaulters, under countenance of public servants.

7.  Priests and Judges incorporated with the Government, for political purposes, and equally polluting the holy altars of religion, and the seats of Justice.

8.  Increase of Public Debt, Additional Taxes, Further Loans, New Excises, Higher Public salaries, and wasteful expenditures of the public money.

9.  Quixotish embassies to the Turks, the Russians, Prussians, and Portuguese, for the Quizotish purposes of holding the balance of Europe.

10.  A Sedition Law to protect corrupt magistrates and public defaulters

11.   An established Church, a religious test, and an order of preisthood.

NOTE:  From me I know some the aforementioned seems dated and it is, but some of these points are as true today as written in the 1790′s.

Republican:

1.  The Principles of the Revolution restored:  its Patriots honored and beloved.

2.  Republicanism proved to mean something, and Federalism found to mean nothing.

3.  The Nation at peace with the world, and United in itself.

4.  Republicans allaying the fever of domestic feuds, and subduing opposition by the force of reason and rectitude.

5.  Unity, Peace, and concord produced by republican measures and equal laws.

6.  Public plunderers and defaulters called to strict account, and public servants compelled to do their duty.

7.  Good government without the aid of priestcraft, or religious politics, and Justice administration without political intolerance.

8.  Decrease of public debt.  Reduced taxes.  No loans.  No excises.  Reduced public salaries, and a system of economy and care of the public money.

9.  the republican maxim of our Washington, “Not to intermeddle with European Politics.”

10.  The liberty of the press, and free enquiry into public character, our constitutional charter.

11.  Religious liberty, the rights of conscience, no priesthood, truth and Jefferson.

NOTE:  It is funny how the “LEFT” characterizes the “Right” or conservatives/republicans as Nazi’s, etc… when all throughout the history of the USA republicans/conservatives have held these values of freedom and smaller less intrusive government.  The most telling passage to me and hits home about what is happening today with the stimulus/porkulus package and healthcare debates is #8!  Republicans want less spending and lower taxes v. Federalists-now Democrats want to increase spending and more taxes and other intrusive laws.

The #10 point on the Federalist side cover the Sedition Law which was passed and simply put gave the government authority to prosecute journalists that thought undermined the government!  Can we think the Fairness Doctrine of today!