The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-11-21

complished not only the overthrow OF the Republican
party but Of our free Institutions and liberty itself IL
this spirit which prompted the disastrous Crusades
and which promoted those bloody religious Pefsecuions
which so much disgraced tho character OF The ages IN
which they occurred II is ut ONE declaration, that
there can be difference Of opinion between members
Of the party and that ostracism = me certain
punishment OF dssentiency With principles IKE these
party maintain its ascendancy and no free govern
men exist for il is haeddeessbe, destructive fac
ton-and will end all faction has endsd-in pure, un
mitigated desposm do not to assert, that your
Correspondent designs any such result. only deduee
il from the doctrines which he advances, and the spirit
with which he maintains them for, he proposes 10 Dust
Mr. Rves who 10 be so obnoxious 10 him, not by
man Of his own opinions only. but ihorough-gong
uncompromsing Wing, differing with him upon the
same point hat Mr. Riyes diiers with the Adninsira-
on and upon many others. How for this Is consonant
with patriotism, and justified by sound reason, leave
an intelligent and unbiased community to determine.
WHAT sin is it, that the Conservatives have commi.
ted which iustifes the uncourteous, the harsh and
ustable nvec,ivcs that have been heaped upon them
and which requires their speedy accommodation from
the pale Of the Republican Church They have differed
with the present Administration upon the propriety OF
adopting the ar-famed Subireasury scheme, and have
had the unbounded to point out their ohec-
tons TO the American people. This all and for this
and this alone the vengeance Of party Is invoked upon
their reacherous-their rehellous heads Did the Con-
servatves support the Administration in carrying
Administration in executing the Cherokee treaty. Yes.
Did they not support the Neutrality bill, which
measure of the Administration Yes. Did they not
support the increase Of the army! Yes. In ine, did
they not sustain the Administration in all its other i'm
portant measures Certainly. But this Sub treasury
project favorite with the Administration,
and the Conservatives resisted that and therefore,
according to the modern code OF party principle guilty
Of the whole-every offence in the catalogue
In Gen Jackson's administration, the State Baba
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the present Chief Magistrate, when he was elected
and, recommended by the late administration, and
approved by the present Chief Magistrate, at the period
Of his election the Conservatives now advocate IT, II
this be objectionable sin, its origin lies at the door
OF Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren,, and they at
least should have little sympathy, little compassion
for those, whom they involved in The error. but who have
not the discrimination to perceive IT, The sub rea-
sury project did not originate with this administration
II originated with the editor Of newspaper IN Pha-
depha, and presented in the form OF law in 1888,
by an opponent of the then administration. i was
then denounced by the administration its leading friends
and the press IN It's support unc0nshtnondt Moon
renicnt dangerous, dtsorgansing and repoiutiondru
The Conservatives thought then, as they now think,
that all these objections sound and Valid and re-
fused then, they refuse to sustain and this is
the and substance OF their offence, and for which
they have been subjected many volleys Of billings
gate Islander and detraction and for which, even Al
pha prepared to substitute violent and uncompro-
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administration and its Sub-Tcasury friends should feel
little delicacy in applying the terms metropolitan,
arlstocratic corrupt to system which they themselves
devised and successfully recommended for the adop-
ton Of the country and zealousy pressing scheme
which they themselves pronounced as fraught with the
most dangerous and destructive elements to denounce
"rencgades" and TRAITORS" all those who urg
ing no ncc, but the Identical objections to this scheme,
which they themselves urged An inqnisse people,
jealous Of their liberties, might be induced to examine
how 1t is that horrd deformity has been suddenly
transformed into innocent beauty II is in vain 10 urge
the late suspension Of specie payments by the banks as
an apology for rcsotng to this hated scheme The de-
posite system has failed The banks have resumed
specie payments the banks have extinguished nearly
their whole debt to the Government--not dollar will
be lost The exchanges lower than they have
been Confidence is restored and business is revving,
and the people that the suspension of specie pay
ments was produced BY which the banks could
not CONTROL and that necessary to the people
from severe distress and ruin The whole amount. then
OF the charges against the Conservatives, that in the
exercise of sound discretion they prefer the State
Bank Deposte system of the late administration to the
nntred experiment. Of the present and refuse to support
the latter. This is certainly hgh-handed offence, to
be committed too in free government and among free
people What freeman TO think for himself and ast
according to the dictates of his own Judgment rs
monstrous-'tis inteierablets not 10 be horne win
It's crime of the deepest dye, and demands the hea-
West curse |! ...
Did the Conservatives abandon the Administration!
How or when They opposed the Sub-treasnry bill,
II is true, but this is abandonment, Of the Admins
ration unless be ne xhlc rule OF party that there
can be- and is TO be, difference Of opinion among
members Of the same party upon any sublect-a rule
which would be utterly despo,ic, and the adoption Of
which would not only justify, but require every honest
and patriotic man to abandon the party that adopted it.
No; the truth is, the Administration abandoned the
Conservatives for, no sooner did they take their stand
against the Sub treasury scheme than they were de-
nounced by the demagogues and n,oleran presses of
the day, as "renegades," traitors and "desertes,"
and all the wrath which vindctlveness could inspire
was poured out upon them. For the arrangement which
Produced and which still exists, the ultra friends Of
the Administration are responsble-and if the breach
is iueparable and final separation should take place,
those who produced it will be left to the
ruins which their rashness has accomplished, and
reproach the excited and noleant spirit by which they
we're effected The Conservatives, unconscious of Of
fence and acuated by the purest principles of patriotism,
will feel little disposed TO yield unqualified submits
son by not only surrenderng up their honest convictions
of truth, but Of licking the hand that has inflicted the
rod upon them. They not quite all that
They are honorable men They have the feelings of
men, and sufficient amount of selfrespect, to act
| becomes statesmen and men.
Your correspondent Alpha" seems to suppose that
the Conservatives were Incorporating, and much Of
his excitement against them grows of this supposed
uncompromlsng spirit. :" pha's' impression of this
Incorporating spirit arises from the fact, that the
Conservatives opposed to the Sub-treasury bin,
with the specie clause stricken out This true. They
opposed to that bill, for preserved the very Exc
cutve machinery which constituted the most formidable
objection, with the Conservatives to that bill 1t was
obnoxious to the same charge of increasing the number
of public officers and the expenditures Of the Govern
ment without as with the specie clause the provisions
| in this respect, unaered How thea could it be
expected that the Conservatives would yield their most
imposing objection But was the bill improved in re-
atlon to It's financial operation by striking out the spe-
| enabled he nj
ectors and Receivers to make that exaction of spece
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