The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-07-26
THE MADIS0NIAN.
THOMAS ALLEN,
EpIror AND PRorRIEToR.
TO THE REPUBLICANS OF THE UNITED
STATES.

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severe conflict as Interesting and Important 70 the
Repubc as any hzt has TRANSFERRED sice lis organi-
zation The Z uSs, and our course, have atinched
20 Us many iassfssss which will NOT permit 70
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come necessary u jssss d earseif aud che pubic,
20 Indicate our coarse fbr the future
his we'll fememb<red shzi the Mxpxouss was
established In the convciian thar fhe great character
and interests o. the couat well rs the success OF
the administration required another organ al The seat
OF the National Government. Born 10 the Republic
can iai,h and nurured in Republican doctrines we
were DESTROYS of seeing the leading principles Of he
party 10 which attached, preserved and car
ried out, not only in theory, but In practice. We
pledged ourself TO sustain the principles and doc
rines III the Republican party, as deliheated by MI
M,DIsoH and came here in good faith 10 support the
present administration mpon te principles ghiea go
reys,ed fas party pAieA elected Mr.. PaH Buren, and
upoa ne pledges By icAiei that election secured
We have throughout strictly adhered TO those prin-
cipes. 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 continu-
ance of this paper would not have been necessary.
nor should we have beheld the distracted counselS BY
which he Is governed, or have the DISCOUNTED
and defeated party by which he is surrounded,
No Chief Magistrate, since the days of Washing
ton, TO that high station under favor
able auspices than MIR. Van Buren, A combination
OF circumstances, which seldom transpirc, clearly
indicated the way the affections Of the people, and
gave him the power to have disarmed opposition by
the very assures which would have estah shed his
popularity. But, illomened and evil counseis pre-
vailed, and The hopes Of that political millennium,
which MANY Republicans cherished as the fuihlment
ofther creed were disappointed and postponed
II Whilst the MApisosIAN and lis friends were en-
deavorng 10 restore The prosperity OF the country,
the Executive and his advisers were urging forward
measures directly calculated TO destroy Ito Keep
the country conyulsed and proStrate-measureS,
subverSve Of the principles OF Republican govern
ment. and tending TO the establishment OF an unmi-
Arcn
war upon the CREDIT SYSTEM Of the country, and an
unusual spirit of intolerance, denuncialion and
prescriptions Justice could not have required nor
honesty expected any supper ffomconsisteni Repuoli
cans In thai spirit of independence and love of
freedom which characterized the founders Of our
institutions resisted these netarous attempts 10
depreciate and destroy them, with the best Of our
ability. The same spirit which prompted MS TO do
this, finds no justification in supporting the men who
made il necessary
Ii is an inconroverlble truth that every prominent
act Of this administration has been an open, une-
ouivocal violation of every principle and profession
upon which Mr.. Van Buren, was elevated to the
Chief Magistracy BY the people
In his unfolding he specie circular, which made
Determinations unauthorized by law, and which
had been twice condemned by Congress;
In his recommending the Sub Treasury scheme,
contemplating union Of the purse and the sword,
and the subversion of the entire practice OF the go
vernmen and still persisng 10 il, notwithstanding
il has been four times condemned by the Represen-
tatives of the people;
In his recommendation Of Bankrupt law to be
passed By Congress applicable only to corporations,
so that this government should possess an absolute
control over all the State institutions and be able to
crush them all, al pleasure; and taking all jursdc
tun over them from the hands Of the State tribunals
In his breaking faith with The States, by recon-
mendng repeal of the distribution law;
In his repeated recommendations of the issue of
Treasury notes. TO supply the place Of legal money,
recurring thus to the exploded and ruinous practice
OF deprecated government paper money, for circu.
laiiag medium; thus exercising power derived
only from a loose construction of the Constitution
and rerudiated BY the best Republican authorities;
In his attempt 10 establish Treasury Bank with
an irredeemable paper money circulation;
In his effort 10 overthrow the State Bank Deposle
system, established By President Jacks IN, and take
troll
In his auemp, TO divorce the government from the
interests and sympathieS OF the people;
In his attempt to create multitude Of new Off
ces, and 10 send swarms Of officers to harrass our
people and eat out their substance" ..
In his attempt to take away charters, abolish
our most valuable laws and alter, Fundamentally, the
powers Of ur governmenis
In his display of sectional partiay;
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
tuay, to crush the State banks through The revenue
power of The government, and embarraSs the re-
sumption OF specie payments;
In permitting the patronage of his Office TO come
In his open contempt Of the will OF the people as
expressed through the ballot box
In his attempt TO cram obnoxious measures down
the throats Of dissenting brethren by means unbecom-
ing magnannous Chief Magistrate;
Ia his refusal to acquieSce in the decisions Of the
majority; and
In the despotic attempt Of his parlisans in the u
Senate, on the 81 Jay, inst. 10 Sell; The public
treasure, by abolishng all law for its custody and
safe keeping.
He has abandoned the principles by which he came
into power, and consequently, the duty which they
prescribed; and he has obSlinacly perSevered in
his erroneous course as 10 preclude all reasonable
hope Of his retracing il.
And finally, TO this long catalogue Of grievances
we may add what may b, considered minor Of
fence, but certainly very obnoxious one, that
trary 10 all preconceived opinions of his character,
Mr. Van Buren, has rendered himself the most
inaccessible, both friends and adversaries of all the
Chief M lgiStrates that ever filed his station.
And fro all these considerations TO what concu-
sion can The nation come bn that their Chief MagiS-
trate IS either wanting in integrity or wanting in
capncity?
We need no, say that we expected different things
OF public servant bound BY his sacred pledges, 10
regard The national will as the supreme law Of The
Republic. That blind infatuation which has needed
not this rule Of the American people, must and
ought to meet its reward and sink in indiscrimaa,e
and everlasting overthrow.
The financial policy OF this Administration cannot
be sustained upon any principle Of necessity, expe-
diency, utility practical philosophy, sound econo
my. It's plain object, the perpeuy Of power, and
its plain effect the destruction Of the blnktng system,
require, of course too great sacrifice from the
American people TO be, for moment, tolerated.
The great desidcratum, sound, uniform, and con-
v'nien 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 or another will be OBJ
tained BY them. To accomplish this end, and 10
preserve and regulate" the credit systcn. Of the
country, which this administration has attempted TO
impair, will be one Of the great objects for which
we leei constrained TO continue our labors