Inquiry Into the Origin and Course of Political Parties in the United StatesVan Buren, Martin
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Inquiry Into the Origin and Course of Political Parties in the United States
Van Buren, Martin
Political parties -- United States
and by Jackson--The Hamiltonian Rule of Construction discarded by
Washington in the case of his Veto of the First Apportionment
Bill--Portions of the Community liable to be attracted to
Hamilton's Policy--The Principles of that Policy inaugurated in
England in 1688--Extension of its Influence in this Country to
almost every Class but the Landed Interest--Points of Agreement and
of Difference between Hamilton and Politicians of his School in our
Time--Exceptions to the General Rule--Influence of the Money Power
in attracting Literary and Professional Men--Great Preponderance in
Numbers of Newspapers and Periodicals supporting the Views of the
Money Power over those devoted to the Advocacy of Democratic
Principles--The same Fact observable in Monarchical
Countries--Caucuses and Conventions not necessary to the Harmony of
the Federal Party--Sagacity indicated by Hamilton's System--The
Secret of its Failure in the Numerical Preponderance, often
underrated, of the Agricultural Class--The Policy best adapted to
succeed with our People is that of a Strict Construction of the
Constitution as to the Powers of the General Government--Such the
Successful Policy of Jefferson, Madison, and Jackson--Struggles of
the Money Power Ineffectual till crowned with Exceptional Success
in the Overthrow of Van Buren's Administration--Latitudinarianism
of Hamilton's School--John Quincy Adams elected as a Convert to the
Principles of the Republican Party--His early Disavowal of those
Principles, and the consequent Overthrow of his
Administration--Relative Power of the Landed Interest--The Safety
of our Institutions depends on the Right Convictions of the great
Agricultural Class--Growth of the Money Power in England--The
Political Influence of that Power Beneficent in Europe but
Injurious in the United States.
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