The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-09-12
TO THE REPUpLIoANs OF THE UNITED

ne ,h;s svsn,ful neriod we have been engaged in
severe conflict interesting ana important 70 me
Republic rs any that has transpifed SINCE It's ofgshi
za,ion The cause and our course, have attached
10 ms many interests which will permit US TO re-
tire as we contemplated.
A period has arrived, therefore, when II has be-
come necessary "a justice to ourself and the public,
10 indicate our course for the future,
his well remembered that the MADIsoNAN was
established in the conviction that the great character
and interests Of the country as well as the success OF
the administration, required another organ az inc seat
of the National Government Born In the kepubll-
can faith, and nurtured In Republican doctrines, we
were DESTROYS of seeing the leading principles Of the
party to which were attached, preserved and car
ried oui, not only in theory, but in practice. We
pledged ourself TO sustain the principles and doc
trines Of the Republican party, as deineaed by Mr..
MADISON and came here In good faith 10 support the
present administration upon ne principles rh,e1 50,
rerned Ae PARTY scxiek elected Mr. Van Bsrsn, and
anon ne pledges By lchieh that election secured
We have throughout strictly adhered TO those prin-
ciples Had the Executive of this nation done The
same; had he received In the spirit in which il was
offered, the advice Of his best friends, the con,inu-
ance of this paper would not have been necessary,
nor should have beheld the distracted counses by
which he Is governed or have seen the disjointed
and defeated party by which he is surrounded.
No Chief Magistrate, since the days Of Washing
ton, ever came 10 that high station under favor
able auspices than Mr.. Van Buren,, A combination
of circumstances, which seldom transpire, clearly
indicated the way to the affections OF the people, and
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the very measures which would have established his
popularity But, ill-omened and evil counsels pre-
Vailed and the hopes Of that political millennium,
which many Republicans cherished rs the fulhlment
oftheir creed were disappointed and postponed.
Whilst the MApisoNiAN and It's friends were en-
deavoring the prosperity OF the country,
the Executive and his advisers were urging Forward
measures directly calculated to destroy ito keep
, the country convulsed and PROSTATE
subyersive Of The principles Of Republican govern
ment, and tending 10 the establishment of an unmit-
tigated despotism. Accompanied as they were by
war upon the CREDIT system OF the country, and an
unusual spirit Of intolerance, dsnunciatipn aud
prescription justice could not have required nor
honesty expected any support frem consistent Republic
cans In that spirit Of independence and love Of
freedom which characterized the founders OF our
institutions resisted these nefarious attempts 10
depreciate and destroy them with the best of our
ability. The same spirit which prompted us to do
this, finds no justification in supporting the men who
made IL necessary. .
II is an inconiroyeribe truth tina, every prominent
act of this administration has been an open, une-
quivocal violation Of every principle and profession
upon which Mr.. Van Buren, was elevated to the
Chief Ma&stracy by the people
In his unfolding The specie circular, which made
Determinations unauthorized by law, and which
had been twice condemned BY Congress; 81
In his recommending the Sub Treasury scheme,
contemplating a union of the purse and the sword,
and the SubyerSon of the entire practice OF the go
vernmsnt and still persisting in it. notwithstanding
it has been four times condemned by the Represen-
tatives of the people; s'
In his Recommendation of Bankrupt law to be
passed by Congress- applicable only to corporations,
so that this government should possess an absolute
control all the State institutions, and be able to
crush them all, at pleasure and taking all jurisdic-
ton over them from the hands the State tribunals;
In his breaking faith with the States, by recon-
mending repeal Of the distribution laws
In his repeated recommendations Of the issue of
Treasury notes, to supply the place Of legal money,
recurring thus to the exploded and runous practice
OF dcpreciated government paper money, for circu-
latlHg medium; thus exercising power derived
only from a loose construction of the Constitution,
and repudiaed by the best Republican authorities;
In his attempt to establish Treasury Bank with
an irredeemable paper7money circulation;
In his effort TO ovethrnw the State Bank Depose
SYSTEM established by President Jackson, and take
the public moneys into his actual custody and con-
troll; .r:>.: :.
interests and sympathies Of the people;
In his attempt 10 create multitude of new Off
ces, and TO send swarms of officers to harraSs our
people and eat out their substance"
In his attempt TO take away our charters, abolish
our most valuable laws, and alter, fundamentally, the
powers Of ur'governmens;
In his display of sectional Partially;
In his cold Indifference to the interests and wants
of the people during period Of extreme suffering;
In his attempt to throw discredit upon, and even
tualy to crush the State banks through the revenue
power Of the government, and emharrass the re-
sumption Of specie payments; sa ..
In permitting the patronage Of his Office 10 come
in conflict with the freedom of elections;
In his open contempt of the will OF the people as
expressed through the ballot box; ~. ~
In his attempt 10 cram obnoxious measures down
the threats Of dissenting brethren BY means unbecom-
ing magnanimous Chief Magistrate;
In his refusal to acauiesee in the decisions OF the
majority and ...
In the despotic attempt Of his partisans in the u.
s. Senate on the I'd July, inst TO seize the public
treasure, by abolishing all law for its custody and
He has abandoned the prnciplesb by which he came
into power, and consequently, the duty which they
prescribed; and he has obstinaely persevered in
his erroneous course as to preclude all reasonable
hope of his retracing it.
And finally, to this long catalogue Of grievances,
we may add, what may be considered minor Of
fence but certainly very obnoxious one that con-
trary TO all preconceived opinions of his character
Mr. Van Buren, has rendered himself the most
inaccessible both friends and adversafies Of all the
Chief Magistrates that ever filled his station.
And from all these considerations, TO what conclu-
sion can the nation come but that their Chief Magis
trate is either wanting in integrity, or wanting in
capacity? ..%.
We need not say that we expected different things
of public servant, bound by his sacred pledges TO
regard the national will as the supreme law Of the
Republic. That blind infatuation whichlhas needed
not this rule Of the American people, must and
ought to its reward and sink in ndiscriminate
and everlasting overthrow.
The financial policy OF this Administration cannot
be sustained upon any principle of necessity, expe-
diency, utility, practical philosophy, or sound econo-
my. It's plain object the perpetuity Of power, and
its plain effect the destruction of the banking system
require, of course. too great sacrifice from the
American people to be, for moment, tolerated
The greatdeSideraIum, sound, uniform, and con-
venient currency, and system that will equalize, as
nearly as practicable the domestic exchanges is de-
manded by the practical wants Of the people, and
sooner or later in one form another, will be OBJ
tanned by them. To accomplish this end and TO
preserve and reguaten the credit system of the
country, which this administration has attempted to
impair, will be one of the great objects for which
we feel constrained to continue our labors.
No Administration of this Government can pros
per, none deserve 10 succeed, that is not CoNSERvA