The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-10-13


touchstone Of Democratic Republican prime piles prac
lice This party had, under various and titles,
pursued It's objects Of civil revolution for the destruction
Of government which had denied TO every human
being equal amount Of property arriving at the
age Of maturity, and previous thereto, equal food,
clothing, and instruction, the public expense until
the close Of the year 1896 and commencement OF 1887
when they embraced the Sub Treasury scheme as one
OF the instruments Of accomplishing their wishes
During the period above and while this party were
urging the divorce Of Bank aud State, aud the aho-
ton of all laws for the enforcement OF contracts with
equal camor and violence. the Democratic Republican
party and its organs stood in attitude Of open and
unqualified hostility to these original Loco Focos The
Albany Argus aud other papers, protesting TO belong TO
the Republican party, at open yarsnce with the
Evening Post and Psindcaler the then advocates for
this divorce and organs Of the Loco Focos and the
latter journals had been either dsayowed by, or pro-
fessed not to belong to, the Democratic Republican
party.
These facts sufficiently exhibit the causes Of that
ment which universally felt when Mr. Van Blu
embraced their policy and brought the whole power
Of the government and influence of his personal friend
ship and Official station aid in fastening 1t upon the
country Then that unnatural war, the part OF the
government against the people, their interests ins,tu
tons, and happiness, waged with all the violence OF
mortal struggle and have witnessed the social and
business relations Of the country shaken their very
foundations, confidence destroyed, industry parayzed
hope blasted, despair and want abroad in land gifted
Oy FToSluenCe, Win unequalIcu means Vi prosperity,
and, heretofore, under and Republican adminstra-
tons, attaining the highest submits OF honor and felicity
With this nauspcious and fatal change Of friends, po-
cy and principles, on the part Of the government arose
this Of prohigacy ideness and infdeliy took the
lead in political connected with the adminstra
ton men, who had borne the patient testimony of
long, exemplary, and honorable lives, the truth Of the
Democratic Republican creed and the sincerity Of their
political faith and who refused abandon their prnc
Plies, and come IN under this new direction were Off
aIIu aalf " nIah
and pursued by profgato ard subservient pensoned
press and assaed with violence by mobs under the d.
rection Of officers Of the Federal government, when
peaceaby assembled ito oppose, with manly frmness,
all invasions Of the rights Of the people"
We have since behel the current Of official conf
dence and favor extending to the leaders Of this urbu
lent and discontinued faction with humliating and dis
gushing intimacy men, whose character and conduct
have been unable to secure them the association
spect of the virtuous and honorable in their neigh
borloods, have made an osentatous display Of their
familiar and apparently confidential intercourse with the
chief magistrate of the nation and il would seem
with design to remove all possible incredibly on this
subject several OF the most VIGOROUSLY prohgate have
recently been advanced appointed to important pub
lie stations Thus have we witnessed in rapid success
sion, the part Of public servants, open depar
ture from the principles Of party, and their pro-
fessons, the open adoption Of the principles and policy
Of the radical Fanny Wright Loco oco party, the de-
nunciaon Of the who refused to follow this unha-
fled, and quell all opposition and the unbushing eleya
yaton Of the abandoned instruments OF usurpaon and
oppression to responsible public trusts These acts
constitute series Of ourages upon the principles Of
our government and the moral Of our people;
and remains to be whether their violence and the
suterings they have occasioned have stunned the
public sensiblities that efficient hand Of correction
and redress shall be put forth to rescue American liberty
and raise the PROSTATE honor Of the nation
The Democratic Republicans, who now address YOU
,knh
unchanged their political character and objects amid the
general detection with which they have been surrounded
They have withsIood the designs resisted the tempta
TONS and repealed the of those insane and
wicked men, who have been endeavoring, under the
name OF Democratic Repubcanlsm, TO subvert the prin
cipes OF our government, and change it's entire prac-
tce and IN the revolution, which necessarily
sue, destroy the institutions Of the States and fasten
irresistible desPo upon the country.
They have Justly appreciated the original object of
the organization OF their party to pursue the middle and
safe course to avoid any OF the executive pow
ers, to limit and define by law the executive duties,
prevent any union, his person. of the sword and the
purse and to shun the of unresrained license
and anarchy the hand and of consolidation and
despotism the other. They have in the course
OF the measures Of the present administration the basis
forming for the erection OF government powerful
and consolidated than Federalism hoped for
zng the wishes Of the most enthusiastic monarchsts
Hence find that all the members Of the old Federal
selves the Democratic Republican ranks are now in
the midst Of the Loco-foco party, seconding their ef
forts with all their zeal and power fasten this odous
treasury scheme upon the land, for the destruction
OF the State rights, the palladium Of popular liberties
True to their first Impressions they are colaborers with
Mr. Van Buren, and his Loco-foco party, their great
efforts to establish strong government, and console
dated political power The great agent in this scheme
has always been the treasures Of the nation.
The Federasts Of the old school sought its accom-
pishnent through National Bank directed mainly by
individuals chosen by the Stockholders, but in which
the Federal Government interested and enjoying
through its immense capital and the possession Of the
public funds, controlling influence the moneyed
affairs Of the nation. The modern Federal Loco Foco
Notification party, improving upon the bodness Of the
ancient Federal party, have adopted the National Bank
Sub Treasury scheme, placing the whole, under the
sole control Of the Executive and the officers appointed
by him, removable at his will This is the objec-
tionable Of all the forms Of National Bank. Being
founded solely upon the revenues of the nation and
under the control Of the Executive officers, Co
vernmcnt bank for issuing, without limit, rredeemabe
paper" and ready and potent instrument of oppression
IN the hands OF any ambitious despotc ruler The
Democrotic Republican party rallied under late
Chief Magistrate and sustained him in his efforts pre-
vent the recharter Of the late Bank Of the United States
and while Mr. Van Buren, pledged to follow in the
footsteps OF his ilustrious predecessor, they little
thought him capable Of recommending National Go
vernment Bank, tenold more hdeous, alarming, and
dangerous than the Just crushed by the agency
Of President Jackson In the just hope entertained by
them that the question Of United States Bank had
been disposed Of and put at they have been dsap
pointed by the course Of Mr. Van Buren, and they are
still called upon to fight the battle against National
Bank, although we regret to say, the banner Of the
Federal Bank is now borne by those who were our
leaders IN the former contest against such institu
ton. We were against National Bank under Pres.
dent Jackson, and the unchanged Democratic Repub-
against the National Sub Treasury Bank under
Mr.. Van Buren,. Men may change, may change,