The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1838-08-01
NEWPORT.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST !, 1888.
ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE OF THE
UNITED STATES.

UNITED STATES.
Inc republican members of Compress held
meeting at the Capitol the 9th of Julv. and
with entire unanimity adopted an ABLY written.
ana most lucid paper, which occupied six
columns in the Globe of Tuesday, s,vins ,
frank and manly exposition of the prncipl.s
by which they have been guided, and intend
hereafter to be governed, on some of the mos,
important measures Of public policy, to b.
acted on in the councils of the General CIV
ernment."
This exposition (says the Boston Advocste)
is precisely what the democratic party have
most needed, since the great issue arose of
separation of the revenue from private Bank
ing. Had shch fixed and sound course Of
action been settled, and made known at the
threshold, the internal divisions that have dis
turbed us, would scarcely have existed. IL is
not too late now to remedy an uncertainty as
TO settled opinions, which had left some doubt
as to the precise measures for future action.
This uncertainty grew out of the deposte sys-
tenn, which has led portion of the party into
the errors of conservatism, from their positioI.
Ihey long claimed to be friends of the Admin.
istration, after their interests and association.
combined them with its foes; and to the last
moment they insisted that the Administration
would not pursue the measures called for by
the great body of the party. To this doubt is
to be attributed much of the ineffciency of
the party in carrying out the great measures
Of the Government.
| At the very moment when Congress broke
up, it was thrown out that there would be
some abandonment of the principle mainly
contended for, and that the President and his
friends in Congress would yield principle to
expedency. This has been the wedge With
which the opposition have divided us.
Such doubts, when industriously dissemina-
ted by opponents and by timd friends or secret
enemies, tend to weaken and paralyze party.
On one hand the old friends of the deposite sys-
TEN have insisted that the policy of the Gov
eminent would be, in every thing but Ma
tional Bank, precisely such as the opposition
contend for. Some very few have held the
extreme point of an exclusive metallic cunen.
cy, in all interchanges of business, while the
great body OF the party have affirmed that the
Government has put itself in no attitude Of
hostility to State banks, but simply claimed
for the people the fiscal management of their
own affairs, independent of State corporations.
The Republican members Of Congress have
seen the difficulties growing out of this varied
representation of the settled policy of the party
on the great fiscal question, and they have me,
the cxgency, in bold, manly, and frank spir-
1t, admitting of no doubt, cavil or double con-
struction. The landmarks are laid dowu 90
distinctly, it is impossible to mistake them. A
clear and straight course onward is pointed out.
and no man who follows these lights to his un-
derstanding, can fall out by the way. On this
basis the party must stand, and here the battle
must be fought. The times require the action
of every friend to Republican government.
1t admits of no turning aside from great princi-
pies to follow after minor considerations. The
great battle must first be fought, before there
is any diversion for petty skirmishing. We
are republicans, or we are federalists I'VE are
for an Independent Treasury or for National
Bank I'VE are for government of the people,
or for government of corporations. The
ISoh'tot 10 "dStu tOo CioSclys Ulc parties 100
nearly matched to admit of any less question
than the success ofone or the other, with their
principles and measures in the next election.
The Address of the Republican members
gives us broad platform of political faith, on
which all can stand. Here let the whole party
rally to man, and we are safe and sure Of
triumph. Ii is noble spectacle to see the
Representatives of the people thus rallying
with one heart and one mind on plain, settled
principles and measures, while our opponents
can only unite in opposing every thing, bu,
supporting nothing. In our division alone
lies their strength Every inroad they havs
made. is by driving wedges between us.
This must be so no longer. We now have a
broad standard to rally under. The doctrines
of the messages are the doctrines of the Re-
publican members. They are the doctrines Of
the party, and let the only question now be.
how can they best be sustained
O. We shall lay the Address before our
readers, as soon as the publication Of the Law,
will permit.
/ From the New Yor. Evening Fos,