The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-03-31

would have declared at the former opghI "
be shot with rife Ia the streets Of washington
| Do Congress, BY an almos. unanimous vote N the
Senate, and hree-ourlhs vote in the House, pass
bill for resembling the specie order Of the Executive and
does the President contemptuously refuse TO sign The
bill or return IL 10 the House whors onginated-mo
dem democracy that active principle" which bows
submissive TO Executive power declares that the Pre-
sdent right IN closing up his administration with an-
other act Of tyranny and that every member OF Con-
gress who voted for resembling the order ought to be
! frowned upon by his constituents.
After all the abuses OF power by President Jackson,
the new from federalism and others who
have obtained Office from hun, proclaim him tho re-
storer Of the pure democracy Of Jefferson And yet
these followers Of Military chicain cannot point 10
single exercise Of the veto power by Mr. Jefferson 49,
He IN France at the time Of The framing and adop
Of the Constitution, and whilst that instrument was
under discussion such his regard Tor the rights and
interests Of the people, that in his letters he frequently
expressed fears that the Constitution would invest
| the President with too much power. Neither John
Adams or J, Q Adams exercised the veto power On
Constitutional questions il exercised once by Gen.
Washington, three times by Mr.. Madison and once by
Mr. Monroe. Gen. Jackson exercised this power with
as much freedom as he would il the government and
people Of the u States had been his private property
| Most Of his ve,oes questions of expeden-
cy he assuming TO possess greater wisdom than both
Houses Of Congress In the closing Of the po-
cal career Of whose footsteps pointed TO as
the governing mark for his successors his the
bill rescnd the specie Order and refusal to send it
back where IT had already received and would again be
adopted by Constitutional majority, exhibits his ten
der regard for the Constitution and the people, well
as an /" act which may define tyrant IL is against
the continuance Of such high handed proceedings, AID
the consequent subsersion OF our liberties that we are
called on as ireemen 10 voice and deposit
l votes al tho approaching election.
But again, does the successor of Gen Jackson from
whom, up 10 September last, we confidently hoped bel
ter things propose Sub Treasury system which shall
i m all he nf land nd tpn1t IN
strengthen the arm Of government, and weaken the
power oil the people and the motive 10 industry and
thrift his followers all cry the Sub Treasury is the
y salvation Of the country Now every old federaist
who say Sub-Ireasury at the top Of his lungs be-
comes at once the purest old democrat. Every one
who hesates, opposes the measure, becomes old
ederast IN the wlnklng Of eye lie that ofendeth
N one point guilty OF having broken the whole la" Of
democracy.
Such is modern democracy, composed Of old federal
lists and office holders and seekers 1t is democracy
differing entirely from tha, Of Jefferson aasmuch il
allows not Of freedom OF discussion OF the press II
IS unwilling that any men calling themselves democrats
should hold meetings consult matters interesting 10
the peope-o the cause Of liberty and happiness-wlt-
out presence and control OF well paid high priest
oil the party, who alone have the genuine spirit OF
PATRIOTISM. Modern democracy is mad If freenen pre-
sumo to think ac, for themselves This not the
character Of Jeersonan democracy.
new and dangerous doctrine has sprung up under
4 the late administration. The Executive claims TO be
the great representative of the wishes of the people
| The President declares war upon the United States
Bank, vetoes appropriation bills for internal improve
ments appoints TO office after the Senate have ad
Jonrned, whom they had refused to approve, &c His re-
election follows soon aferbnt not one man in thou
sand Of his supporters took his particular and
views into consideration when voting for Electors AT
ter the result is ascertaned the President claims that
by his reelection, the people have subscribed to all his
views various subjects, and useless for the peo
| IN
contrary to his will Mr.. Van Buren, walks in the
same footsteps, and says that consequence OF his
election by small majority, his principles exposed
some years ago in letter to Sherrod Williams, which
was not seen and read by man in thousand, are
confirmed by the peopc-and he again is under no OBJ
legation to listen to any proposition from the peoples re-
representatives. which Is not IN accordance with his Will
II this is wholesome and constitutional doctrine, it
useless for the States to send representatives TO Con-
gress Their pay and mileage might be saved TO the
people, as well the trouble of reading their long
speeches which ranked by cart loads aud sent home
to their constituents especially just before election
Instead oil representatives to Congress- lei three
candidates Tor the Presidency out due time and
declare their principles and the they will adopt
II elected After the choice has been made by the peo
pie let The principles, opinions and measures proposed
| by til, President before his election, be considered
the settled law of the land for the four years. Let
his deliberations all subjects Of importance before
the election, be substituted for the present method OF de-
liberation by the peoples representatives after the cleo
ton, This would be improved and cheap system of
legislation, and might prevent much wlckedness and
dueling 10 high places.
In 1894, when Wing in Congress proposed the Sub
Treasury system, he was supported in the measure by
about 30 memhers,-o OF them only an admlnlstra
ton man. and the others, comprising little than
one-ourlh Of the Wing members On this occasion
the Globe and the administration party, denounced it as
the most dangerous and perncious scheme ever intro
duced TO the attention Of Congress. The Globe said
at dlsorganlzing and revolutionary subversve OF the
fundamental principles Of government and It's entire
practice from 1889 down 10 this dly'-that It is as
pal abe the that the effect Of the scheme would
be TO bring the public much nearer the actual
custody aud control Of the President than it is now,
aud expose it be plundercd by hundred hands,
where one cannot now reach it," This system, which
four years ago radio ally wrong and dangerous TO
our liberties has become the democratic mode
Of keeping the public moneys. II affords opporu-
nifty for hundred hands to plumber, where
loyed the privilege beorewhch feature IN the scheme
may the eyes of would be agents, render peculiarly
democrac-and unto him who questions the cxpe-
dency Of the This plan, too, most inevitably
calculated withdraw the specie from circulation. and
concentrate it in few hands, said to be the best me-
thod Of distributing 1t among the people. There can be
no better comment this woodworking system, in
regard to It's effect in distributing specie among the pso
pie, than its practical operation for the year past. Do
the people obtain more specie consequence of the re-
lusa by the government receive the Of banks
known TO be good beyond even the suspicion Of the
gold currency men We know the mad followers Of
experiments will ask, would you have the government
receive notes which not paid at the bank counters
he reply may bemade that the government is better
than the people, did claim 10 be during the late
war, when its collectors of received such notes
as were current among tho people. Mr.. Beers colec-
tor OF internal revenue durlpg the late wsr will not de-
ny that the notes of the State banks paying specie.
were then greatly preferred TO Treasury notes After
the in April, 1916, law passed by Congress,
setting forth that bills would be received for govern