The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1837-08-16
rHE MAIDS o. MA N
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1887.
TO THE REPUBLICANS OF THE UNITED
STATES.

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before the country conscious of the power
and influence Of the Press upon public OPT
Mon and upon every ramiiication OF social
and political life, to stand or fall according TO
its merits. Called to this position at.this pc
culiar junctnre Of affairs by the force Of what
is believed TO be public sentiment-and by the
deliberate advisement Of many OF the lead
ing and soundest minds in the country,
ardently anxious to promote the prosperity OF
the nation, and sincerely DESTROYS that the
administration, elevated and sustained by the
Republican party, should be entirely success
ful-some considerations more fully explana-
tory of our character and designs, and OF the
assumed necessity for our establishment, than
have been given, are naturally expected. The
gradual development of these considerations
here, and as we shall proceed from day to
day, we trust will eventually satisfy cynics
and censoYs, cavaliers and doubters, that we
! rise above mere spirit of private adventure,
md stand clear, in the advocacy of broad
nciples, of all imputation Of being connect
ed VITA the interests of any faction or pecu-
liar detachr,.snt Of men. The pride of COM
prehensive political benevolence scars above
the contagion. Of selfish ambition and disdains
its touch. The Republican patriot cherishes
too lofty regard for the sovereign voice Ell
Their to forestall or mislead the indication of
its wishes. S..
The public good, the general welfare, the
;nta of he yhota nd
class in the Union, as connected with the
torrent Of events which has been rolling over
our country for the last few months, are vital
ly involved in the final result. However much
it may be desired, yet it cannot be disguised,
that currency and trade are intimately con-
nected, and sadly disordered. THE causes
which have operated in producing the pre-
vailing state Of affairs, are unquestionably va
rious, complicated and unusual Some aseribe
the difficulties to the administration, others
solely to the merchants some attribute them
to the banks, and others to an inordinate de-
sire for wealth. The real truth Of the case
we do not now propose to Investigate. But
the times are propitious for the schemes of
proved by one party, to urge the establishment
of National Bank, as the only hope of re-
lief, and by another to clamor for the 'dcstruc-
ton of all banks, and the entire eradication of
the system from the policy of the States.
Both are at war with that we believe to be
, the safer expedients Of Republicanism. But
the former have been long known as mostly
open opponents of the dominant party, while
the latter are comparatively new party,
though not of less dangerous creed: There
are no doubt honest differences of opinion
among the friends of the administration in re-
lation to the proper line of policy which
should be permanently adopted, affecting the
currency. 1t is no less doubtful that some
settled pelicy of this kind is expected by the
people generally, and emphatically demanded
by the great commercial interests of the coun-
try. But it cannot be disguised that the eff
forts of those who entertain the destructive
notion of prostrating the State Banks, tend to
increase the difficulties under which the
country is laboring, and to distract and unset
tie the question which ought to be speedily
and permanently decided The specious
apology under which the designs of these
men are cloaked, assumes that the march of
democracy should correspond with the strid-
ing advancement of the. age. Actuated by
spirit constantly tending to merge itself in
to extreme, wild and impractcable theories,
they approach in all their associations too
nearly to radicalism to be tolerated with safe
ty. The final result of such a tendency is,
as all history proves, to loosen social re-
straints relax the force of moral obliga-
tons, unsette confidence, impair the pub
lie honor, lessen the relish for exalted re-
fnement, and deprave the integrity of con-
stitutional liberty. The sympathies of those
who are thus hurled along in this downward
tendency, naturally mmgle with disorgani-
zers and agrarians. AS against such the laws
afford but a feeble security, the constitution
becomes but contemplate parchment, the
institutions of constitutional Legislation are
trampled as usurpations, Righteousness and
vice stalk over the land, apd society isyieldcd
up to the unrestrained rapacity of lreebooters
Such extremities it is hoped our country may
never witness. But true republicans, the
true supporters Of conservative principles as
applied to the existing institutions of our
country, will stand forth in uncompromising
resistance, wherever and under whatever
guise, this spirit of jacobinism and anarchy
may appear. If there be any whose passions
or prejudices agains, the banking system are
leading them to the embrace of radicalsm, or
the adoption Of any creed having a tendency