The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-02-24
THE cAMpBELLs ARE COMING.


Gen. Juehson's Message, Dec 1888.
THE CAMPBELLS ARE COMING.
The people are morning =" The cry Is sill they
cOae."
The proceedings ofmeetings ofthe honest,
free and unshackIed democracy Of the coun-
try, expressing their Misrepresentation OF. and de-
nouncing the Sub-,reasury, the ODlOUS
Sub-treasury scheme, pour in upon us IN such
quick succession, that we find it impossible TO
give place 10 but smalpaT ofthem.
Pennsylvania, the key stone Of the great
Federal arch, is in mnton throughout. This
uniform and steady supporter Of the neino-
cratic Republican doctrines as expounded by
Jefferson, from 1900 to the present day, re-
pudates the Sub-treasury scheme. The
supporters and electors of MIR. Van Buren,
condemn il.
We call the attention Of our readers to the
proceedings Of meetings held at the chief ci-
ties Of eastern and western Pennsylvania,
Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.
The names connected with those meetings,
give rrefutable evidence, that they are COM
posed oftrue Democracy. There are names
to be found in each, 10 which the history Of past
times assigns the most distinguished and con-
spicuous places in all The proceedings of the
Demot iacy, in the great State of Pennsylya-
mia, for more than quarter of a century.
AT meeting held in Philadelphia, General
Robert Patterson presided, whose name stood
at the head of the electoral ticket Of the State
Of Pennsylvania; and among The names which
called that meeting, are three others, also, on
the State ticket. which gave the vote of that
State, and assisted to elevate Mr.. Van Buren,
to the Presidential chair.
And what do we sec now? Those four in
dviduals, in one short year, after they aided TO
elevate him, uniting in proceedings and adopt
ing measures condemning in the strongest Ian
guage the most prominent act of Mr.. Van
Buren,
The interior Of the whole state appears to
be moving. Meetings are called in almost
every quarter OF the old and well-tried demo-
cracy, to express their disapprohation Of the
dananable sub-treasury scheme, and to approve
of the instructions given to their Representa-
tives in Congress. The spirit appears to have
spread like wild-tire. The first move that
was made Of Conservative character, was
the resolution offered by Mr.. Johnson in the
popular branch Of the representative body, of
instructions to their Senators in Congress-
This was the spark that ignted the flame
which has burst forth simultaneously in every
quarter Of the state.
We have been fully appraised forsome weeks,
or even months past, that deep, extensive
and abiding hostility existed throughout the
state Of Pennsylvania. in the minds and feel
ings Of the democracy against the Independent
sub-treasury scheme, waiting only proper oc-
casion to manifest itself.
We are aware, too, of the efforts that have
been made to subdue that feeling, by extend.
ing to that state and there exercising pa y dis
cipiine in the same despotic manner in which
il exists here. The mails between this and
Harrisburg, we know, have been burdened for
some weeks past with letters from the :. SUBJ
servient' Representatives in Congress from
Pennsylvania, having for their object to manu-
facture opinion for the representatives in the
Legislature, denouncne those who manifested
disposition to resist party drill, and threaten
ing to cstracize them from the party.
The democracy of Pennsylvania arc too
independent in principle, too honest fpur-
pose, and too pure in their integrity, to be
either seduced by fattery, or driven by threats
froma conscientious discharge of their dutyto
themselves and their COUNTRY.