The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-07-11
THE MADIsONIAN.
THOMAS ALLEN
.pIron AND rRorRiEroR.
~ THE REPUBLICANs OF The
- STATES.

severe conflict, rs inseicsnns s ;i ~ ,,r,n;
49, slrhe use and our course, have attached
= s many interests which will not permit us to re-
tire as we contemplated
,me NECESSARY in justice 10 oursef and the puDiic
~ indicate our course for the future.
n h well remembered that the MApfsoNIAN was
established In the conviction thai the great cnatac'ef
ana Interests of the country, as well as The success OF
h Administration required another organ ~ the seat
nf he National Government Born IN the itepuoii-
can fa,ih and nuriured 10 Republican doctrines we
were DESTROYS OF seeing the Leading - e
n,rv "a which we we're attached preserved ana car
risd our. moi only in theory, but 10 pracice, we
nledged ourself 10 sustain the principles ana DOC
trnes Of the Republican party as detnealeu W M,
M,plsoN and game here IN good iailh 70 .ne
present administration upon ne Priacfpses ioat1s 30,
rs,sd he party achieh elected Hr. Van Barea, ana
anon ne hedges by rhicA that eisetoa tcds see@ea
We have throughout, strictly adhered 10 those pIin-
cples Had the Executive Of ms nation dons ane
sane. had he received Ia the spirit IN which II was
offered The advice Of his best friends, the continue
ance OF this paper would not have been necessary
nor should we have bhed the distracted clunsels by
which he Is governed, Or have seen INC dlslo'h'ea
and defeated party by which he IS surrounded.
Nh Chief Magistrate since the days Of Washing-
ton ever came 10 that high station under more iavor-
able auspices than Mr. Van Bnren. combination
of circumstances, which seldom IanspHe, clearly
indicated the way to the affections OF the people ana
gave him the power 70 have dislrmed opposiiion py
the very measures which would have estahi shed his
popularity. But ill-omened and evil counseis pre-
vailed and the hopes OF that political miusnnlun,
which many Republicans cherished as the iulhlneni
oftheir creed were disappointed and postponed
" Whilst the MApsoNIAN and its friends were en-
daavoring restore The prosperity OF the country
the Executive and his advisers were urging forward
measures directly calculated to destroy tito keep
the country convulsed and proStrate-measures,
subversive Of the principles of Republican govern
ment and tending TO the establishment oil an unmit-
tigaled deSpolism, Accompanied as they were by
III eys a
unusual spirit OF intolerance, denuncialion and
prescription, justice could not have required nor
honesty expected any support from consistent kepubii
cans In that spirit OF independence and love OF
freedom which characterized the founders Of our
institutions we resisted these nefarioas attempts 70
depreciae and destroy them, with the best Of our
ability The same spirit which prompted us to do
this finds no justification IN supporting the men VINO
made il necessary.
II is an inconirovertible truth that every prominent
act OF this administration has been an open, une-
quivoca violation Of every principle and profession
upon which Mr., Van Buren, was elevated to the
Chief Magistracy by the people.
" In his UNFOLDING The specie circular, which made
determinations unauthorized by law, and which
had been twice condemned BY Congress;
In his recommending the Sub-Treasuay scheme,
contemplating union of The purse and the sword,
and the subversion of the entire practice OF the GO
vernment and still persisting in il, Notwithstanding
it has been four times condemned by the Represen-
taves of the people;
In his recommendation Of Bankrupt law to be
passed by Congress- applicable only to corporations
so that this government should possess an absolute
control all the Stale institutions, and be able to
crush them all, at pleasure; and taking all lurisdic
ton over them from the hands of the State tribunals
In his breaking faith with the States, BY recon-
mending repeal Of the distribution law
In his repeated recommendations Of the issue of
Treasury notes Ito supply the place Of legal money,
recurring thus to the exploded and runous practice
of deprecated government paper money for circu-
lating medium; thus exercising power derived
only from loose construction Of the Constitution,
and rcpudiaed by the best Reanhilcan auihafiiissa
In his attempt 10 establish a Treasury Bank with
an irredeemabtc paper-money circulation;
In his effort TO overthrow the State Bank Deposie
system established BY President Jackson, and take
the public moneys into his actual custody and con-
troll | .. .M; ....r
In his attempt to divorce the government from the
interests and sympathies of the people;
In his .attemp, TO create multitude Of new
Offices and to send swarms of officers 10 harrasS
our people, and eat out their substance"
In his attempt TO take away our charters abo> h
our most valuable laws, and alter fundamentally the
powers Of our governments )"
In his display or sectional partially;
In his cid indifference to the interests and wants
Of the people during period Of extreme suffering
In his attempt TO throw dscredit upon, and even
tually to crush the State banks through the revenue
power of the government, and embarrasS the re-
sumption Of specie payments;
In permitting the patronage Of his office to in
conflic! with the freedom Of elections;
In MS open contempt Oh the VIII oil the people as
expressed through the ballot box;
In his attemptto cram obnoxious measures down
the threats Of dissenting brethren BY means unbecom
ing magnanimous Chief Magistrate;
In his refusal to acquiesce in the decisions OF the
majority; and
In the despotic attempt Of his parizans in the U.
s. SENATE on The I'd Of July, inst TO seize the public
treasure, BY abolshnga law forts custody and safe
keeping, h#s
He has abandoned the principles by which he came
into power and consequently, the duly which they
prescribed; and he has obstinately peIsevered in
his erroneous course as to preclude all reasonable
hope Of his reracing 1t.
And finally to this long catalogue of grievances,
we may add what may be considered a minor offence,
bu. certainlya very obnoxious one that contrary to
all preconcieyed opinions Of his character, Mr.. Van
Bnren has rendered himself the most inaccessible
both, 10 friends and adverSaries, Of all the Chief
Magistrates that ever filled his .laton.
And from all these considerations, to what conclu-
sion can the nation come, but that their Chief Maeis-
trate is either wanting in Integrity, or wanting in
capacity? ... ~"
We need not say that we expected different things
OF public servant bound BY his sacred pledges, 10
regard the national will as the supreme law Of the
Republic That blind iniatuaon which has needed
not this rule Of the American people, must and
ought TO meet its reward and sink in indscriminae
and veilaSting overthrow.
The financial policy Of this Administration cannot
be sustained upon any principle Of necessity, expe
diency, utility, practical philosophy, or sound econo-
my. It's plain object the perpetuity of power, and
its plain effect, the destruction Of the banking system,
require of course, too great sacrifice from the
American people 10 be, for moment, tolerated.
The great desideratum, sound, uniform, and con-
vcnient currency, and system that will equalize, as
nearly practicable, the domestic exchanges is de-
m nded BY the practical wants of the people, and,
sooner or later, In one form or another, will be OBJ
tanned by them. To accomplish this end, and TO
preserve and regulate" the credit system Of the
country, which this administration has attempted to
Impair, will be Of the great objects for which We
feel constrained to continue our labors
No Administration of this Csovnrnmnni can nros-