Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1834-04-10

twenty.four hours, the executive branch i've
conld adop, "a measure which would al lhi
ford an efhcacious and substantial rem i'd
edy, and re-es,ablish confidence. And II
those who 10 this chamber, support the st
Administration, could not render a bet P
ter service than to repair the executive
mansion, and, placing before the Chief
magistrate the naked and undlsgulsed u
truth. prevail upon him TO retrace his
steps and abandon his fatal experiment
No one, sir, can perform that duty with
more propriety than yourselt.* You can
if YOU will, induce him to change his
course. To you, then, sir, in no un I
friendly spirit, but with feelings so'tened
and subdued by deep distress which
pe,vades every class of oar countrymen
/ make the appeal. BY your ohe'ai
and PERSONAL relations with the fresi
dent, yos maintain WI
course which 1nelyAer '--'''''tN.,
Go 10 him and teNhim, W -. '.'
aegeration, but in the lang,
blea.1.1s ~saArir y: Fen him +, e .,-
and 1uadone by the 49, +,
which he has been induced to :,
Grafton. Tell hun that his -APerlmeFt
Is operating on the natiDh like the PHI
losoi,her's experiment upon convuloed
animal, in 90 exhausted receiver, and
that it must expire, III agony, if he does
not pause, give it rec and sound circu
lation, and suffer the energies of the peo-
pie to be revived and restored. Tell
him that, in single city, more than SIX
ty bankruptcies, involvlaga loss of up
wards of fifteen millions of dollars, have
accrued. Tell him Of the alarming
decline ia the value of all property, OF
the depreciation of all the products Of
industry, OF the stignatIon of every
Branch OF business, and Of the close OF
numerous manufacturing establishments
which, few short mouths ago, were in
active and fourishing operation. De
pct to him, if you can find language to
portray. the heart-rending wretchcdness
OF thousands of the working classes cast
out OF employment. Tell him OF the
tears of helpless widows no longer able
to earn their bread, and of unc!ad and
united orphans who have been driven,
by his policy, out of the busy pursuits
in which but yesterday they were gaia
ing an honest livelihood. Say to him
that, ii hrmness be honorable, when
guided by truth and ju-tice, it is init
ma'eiy allied TO another quality, of the
most pernlcious tendency, in the prose-
cutlon OF an erroneous system. Tell
him how much more true glory is to be
won by reraring his false steps, than by
blndiy rushing on until his country is
overwhelmed in bankruptcy and ruin
Tell him of the ardent attachment
tie unbouhded devotion, the en-
thlslastic gratitude, towards him. so
often signally manifested by the Amer
lean people, and that they deserve at
his hands better treatment. Tell him
to guard himself against the possibility
oil An adious comparison with that worst
OF Roman Empirofs Who, contemplt-
ting with Indifference the conhagralion
ofthe mistress of the world. RECALLED him
self during the terrific scene in the
throng of his dancing courtiers. If You
desire to secure for yourself the rep,
utaflon of public benefactor, describe
to him truly the universal distress al.
ready produced, and the certain ruinI
which must easue from perseverance, inl
his measures. Tell nm that he has
been abused, deceived, betrayed by the
wicked coun-els of unprin iped mem
around him. Inform him that all etforts
in Congress to alleviate or term,uateI
the public distress are paralyzad and
likely to prove totally unavailing from
his Influence upon large portion of the
members who are unwilling to withdraw
their support, or take course repug-
nant to his wishes and feelings. Tell
him that, in his bosom alone, under act |
ual circumstances, does the power abide
to relieve the country; and that, unless
he opens IL to conviction, and corrects
the errors of his Administration; no hu-
man imagination can conceive, and no
human tongue can express, the awful
consequences which may follow. En-
treat him to puase, and reflect that there
is point beyond which human endur
ance cannot go, and let him not drive
this brave, generous, and patriotic PEG
pie to madness and despair.
Mr.. President, unaffectedty indispo. {
sed, and unwilling as | am to trespass
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