The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-01-20
------" Can such things be.
And overcome US like summers cloud,
Without our special wonder -

The meeting however, finally got through with
the object for which they assembled, and passed an
address and Sundry resolutions One of these reSo-
luions condemns both the Sub-treasrSy and Special
depos;te schemes, because both contemplate the
same odous principle of boarding the precious me-
tails, and shutting them out from circulation among
the community 10 whom they righttully belong
producing violent fluctuations in the price of labor
and value of property, and making invidious dis
nction between the currency of the people and that
OF their servants" Another one of the resolutions
declares that the present crisis calls upon the demo-
cratic republican party to erect the standard of JEFF
ferSon and Madison, and TO proclaim and reinstale
the principles Of 98; TO frown upon every effort to
engraf novel doctrines upon the great essential prn-
ciples established by those pariarchS of democracy
and to maintain Incorporating hostility against all
disturbing financial measures of government and
against all radical and destructive doctrines and
sentiments" And another one /" calls upon their
republican fellow-citizenS throughout the State TO
sever all connection with the Loco focoS and to rally
under the old banner OF democratic republican prn
clpleS. 80 far rs this goes we approve of the Sug
geslion. We bciiere that reorganization of the re-
publican party; rc-dSSertion of dea0cra priaci
PIES and repHdiatton of radcG! doctrines TO be in
dtspcnSabte. Such a course is the only one to save
the party from destruction; for thousands and tens
of thousands OF the best and consistent republi-
cans will not debase themselves so much as to sup
port or counenance loco focoisin and agraraniSn
They would not do so at the last election and they
will never do AT present il Is extremely difficult
10 find out the republican party or so far as the lead
ing men OF the country are concerned to distinguish
a republican from a federal. Many Of them seem
TO have lost sight OF principles altogether and
appealing TO the passions and preudceS of the peo-
pie for favor and arraying one class of the commu-
nifty against another. The ignorant and the profit
gate seem 10 be courted more than the enlightened
and the virtuous; and the foreign radicals in our
large cities, many of whom left their country for
their country'S good, seem to have more influence
with men in high places than our own most respeca-
BILE citizens whose fathers fought and bled for Anne
rican liberty and republican principles The repub-
lie cannot long exist under such policy The
mobocracy is rapidly gaining ground; and anarchy
and riot, equal rights" the abolition of all corpo-
rate powers the destruction of all chartered instilu-
tions-banking rail road and turnpike companies,
religious, moral and benevolent institutions-and
the uprooting of all the ancient and time honored
customs and forms of society," are becoming the or
derS of the day Let these radical objects be accom-
pliShed, and then we may expect to see an equal'
distribution OF property and annihiation of the
marriage rites follow, until the doctrines of Fanny
Wright and Robert Dale Owen are carried out into
practice TO the fullest extentl