The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-09-01
THE coNsERvArIvEs--rHErR
POSITION.


perusal Of every true Jeffersonian and Madi-
sonian Republican.
We again admonish our Conservative friends
to adhere firmly to their present position--con-
tinue to hold the balance Of power for their
country. Commit themselves not, either to
men or party.
The DELAWARE GAZETTE commences one of its
late articles with the inerrogatory where are the
Conservatives ~ We shall take great pleasure in
answering the inquiry, and inform our cotemporary
that they are where they have ever been standing
BY their principles, integrity and country, acting
with enlightened reason from patriotic motives;
preserving the sacred temple Of republican freedom
from the sacrilegious hands Of agrarians and loco
iocos; and securing to ages yet unborn, the great
birth right liberty which ambitious treac6ery
aided BY base, infamous subServiency, has auda.
ciously attempted to destroy. They are in the ul
enjoyment OF The bright refulgence of the rising
Of national prosperity and universal felicity which
is now peerng over the ruins of loco foco radical
ism They are rejoicing that sufficient number
OF righteous men have been found in our political
sodom, to crush the spirit of radcalism, and save
our beloved country from fate but little less depo-
rable than that which befel the cities Of the plain"
They have not only "professed" but proved them
selves 70 be democrats, seeking the greatest good of
the greatest number" and defeated the wicked at
tempt of the adm inistralon TO GRIND the POOR FOR
THEIR OWN BENEFIT
They elected Martin Van Buren, to the presiden-
cy under his pledge to tread in the footsteps" and
when they found that he had deemed it expedent 10
devate from the principles and practices Of that pre-
decessor, and Of the democratic republican party,
they could not be induced by the ties Of affection or
the bonds Of association TO from the path of
duty, but noby and resoluley determined to let him
depart solitary and alone p
We do most cheerfully admit and claim that the
acts Of president Jackson the illusrious predeces
sor" In reference to the currency, constituted the
very gist of his administration, as the Gazette al
leges--that Gen. Jackson did maintain the duty of
the federal government To provide general curren-
cy; that he did undertake. through the league of
State Banks, to make "belter currency !" that he
did proclaim and insist upon the success Of his Eek
periment;" that he did most resolutely and vehe-
meny oppose the Sub-Treasury project, the sun
tried expedent" of Sas Wright, and the "shibbo-
leth" Of Van Buren, democracy and that with the
State Banks, as repositories Of the public money he
did declare, in his parting address, that he left this
grea. people prosperous and happy, No loco foco
Gazette then with what appearance of consistency,
with what pretence Of sincerity or virtue any demo-
cratic republican can be found in the approaching
struggle, rallying under the banner of the destruc
tives and unfolding the tattered banner of the We
nus of democracy
The Loco-iocos and the Gazette as one of their
journals, are endeavoring 10 make the issue on The
question of Sub-treasury or National Bank We
can never, the unchanged democratic republicans
can never be driven into that issue. The question
Is and the only question: Sub-treasury or no Sub
treasury-the will Of the people, or the will Of the
ONCE holders, the interests and welfare Of the peo-
pie, or the wishes and convenience Of the Office
holders. No National Bank has been presented to
form any part of the issue Mr. Van Buren, says
he will have the Sub-treasury, and by that he will
sink or swim" That is his only issue and we
meet him ON that ground. The opponents Of the
Sub-treasnry have the great measure TO which Gen.
Jackson devoted all his energies, the State Bank
Deposite system. They have the testimony of the
whole OF this administration, and of the whole party
that II was amply sufficient and worked well better
lar than National Bank. Henry Clay avowed his
readiness to vote for such bill the last session
Such bill would have passed at the last session and
was only defeated by the votes of the Subreasury-
ties, friends and confdants Of MIR. Van Buren, WE
present the State Bank Deposite system, and Mr..
Clay has proved his readiness to adopt it, BY his
speeches and his vote Mr. Van Buren, has de-
ieated that system, because he had determined to
have the Sub-treasury nothing. If we now de-
feat Mr. Van Buren, and his Sub-ireasury, even bv
electing Mr., Clay, we come back to the State Bank
Deposite system, the favorite measure of General
Jackson, and under competent officer at the head
Of the Treasury we have the fullest confidence that
it would realize all the hopes of that great man,
and meet all the wants of commerce throughout the
land
This great question, which Gen. Jackson deemed
worthy of all the labor and care of his whole ad-
ministration, has not been, cannot be Submerged"
in any scheme OF conspiracy and treachery, which
may have been devised by his successor to per-
petnate his ascendancy;;" nor does its magnitude
suffer any diminution, because ii is sustained and
defended BY what the Gazette is deridingy pleased
to term "lhe handful of Conservatives" These
pitiful attempts at sheer show that the power of
this number of men is severely felt and that nei-
Their argument conscious integrity afford the
requisite consolation for persevering in course of
wilful error They are sufficient in numbers TO hold
the balance of power, firm enough in integrity to
maintain their Interchangeable principles, and ami
mated by a patriotism that holds the interests of
tboir ma n mi MOI an We he
invincible champions Of human freedom in every
age of the world, they are few in number but
mighty in truth, feeble in strength, but daring in
courage and inaexible in resolution They are
worthy to take their places in thai constellation of
patriots who have preferred country to party; the
common welfare to their own, in the brightest Pc
RODS of the history OF the world.
tits equally untrue that we have gone over to the
opposition. We do not feel compelled TO jump over
precipce, because others prefer to travel with us
along the road which we have chosen for our jour
ney for life. If the Wings deem it proper to take
up the measures Of Gen. Jackson, which Mr.. Van
Buren, has abandoned, and endeavor to do the best
with them, We shall not abandon those measures be-
cause of such accession Our position is still a
proud one, compared with that occupied by the sup
porters of the bill of denominations. They took up
Wing and notification measure which had been
unanimously rejected by the administration under
Gen. Jackson, and the whole democratic party and
not only do they support that but they do il in con-
junction with the nullifiers, men denounced BY Gen.
Jackson as traitors 10 the Union" They have eagued
with traitors in support Of the odious BILL and openly
and unblushingly take Wings from the ranks as
their candidates for the highest Offices. Look at the
selection Of Mr. Branch, Wing Of North Carolina,
as The Van Buren, candidate for Governor Of that
State! When we remember what Governor Branch
said of Mr.. Van Buren,, cannot point to better
example Of the shameless, wanton profigacy Of the
administration than their holding upthis most bitter
reviler of themselves, as a man TO do them honor
We challenge scrutiny into our position, our as
sociations, our principles and our measures. We
are clad in perfect armor at all points. We expect
that the mass of subserviens, who follow the "exe-
cuve index" will abandon this measure of deSpo-
rnllinr IarnIilar