The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-03-06
THE APPROACHING CRISIS.
rue REPUBLIC in DANCER!

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ing that danger was alar of, and INDUCING our
sclfin dreams of peace and safety TO the Re-
public, we have been most rapidly approaching
the brink Of precipice!
| Congress is besieged, and in danger Of fall
ing into the hands Of foes without and traitors
within The Sub-Treasuyites are congratu-
lating themselves with the promise of victory,
and the people are in danger Of being saddled
by the minions of Loco Foco federalism! We
sound the alarm! The REPUBLIC is IN
DANGER! Let the admonition go forth, and
be reyerbernted from one extremity of the
Union to the other! The REPUBLIC WAS
NEVER IN GREATER DANGER THAs AT THIS
MOMENT! The Executive once in posses
sion of subservatse Congress, the purse
and the sword, and il is all over with this last
experiment Of freedom! The sway of Caesar
and the tyranny of Nero follow
We warn the country Of the perils impend-
ing overit! We have admonished gentlemen
of their duty here--we have entreated them by
their love Of Liberty, and their regard for the
constitution, by their self-respect and personal
independence, by their general love of coun-
try and their paramount obligations TO their
constituencies we have conjured them by the
distresses of the times and the indications of
the popular will, by their attachment to the ad-
minstration, and their desire to promote Re-
publican principles, by every consideration
that ought to guide the conduct Of virtue or
illustrate the character of patriot, to forbear
and give over the pride and pursuit of party
triumphs, and yield their attention to the con-
sideration of practical objects and the promo
ton Of their country's interest. Our efforts,
we fear, have been fruitless. A deep and
dark infatuation seems to possess the minds of
men; or the fascinating charms of Executive
sunshine have spell-bound their souls, and
some unseen and foreign influence renders
them the passive subjects of commander
more terrible than CONSCIENCE Would that
we could dissolve the spell that we could
strike some chord that would respond to the
sentiment of patriotism, and awaken their sem
ses to realization of the destiny to which
they are suffering themselves to be enchain-
ed
We have no hope of il through our own
feeble interposition. But there is power
competent to dispel this inlatuation, or wither
at irown, the victims Of it And 10 the
| SOVEREIGN POWER we appeal. We call upon
the PEOPLE to assert the majesty of their will.
A crisis has arrived, portentous of more evil to
their interests than has ever visited a Repub-
lie since corruption overwhelmed the Roman
empire!
And what is it An innovation of "ds-
organizing and revolutionary" character, /" sub
versive Of the entire practice Of this govern
ment from 1888 down to this day." "expos-
ing the public treasure to be plundered by an
hundred hands where one cannot now reach
it, concentrating unlimited power and patron
aye in the hands of the federal executive, and
repugnant to all settled Republican notions,
practices and principles, is receiving the grave
consideration of Congress and threatens to
become law in direct contravention of the
well known wishes Of the people And it is
mol that wisdom has devised the plan in con-
formity with the demands of the country, but
accident revived the vision of an expiring
faction, and the erecutire adopted IL, in trou-
bled moment as his practt al policy. Anti
republican in its origin, it is anti.republican
in its principles and tendency, is sought. to be
established by anti-repubican means, and will
lead, if established, to anti-republican conse,
quences
The people have just cause for alarm, in
the manner in which this innovation is at
tempted to be forced upon them, and ought to
see in the desperation Of its partisans, an I'M
cquivoca evidence Of the iniquity of its incep-
ton and design.
The Sub-Treasury system is TO be esta-
blished, if nj all, by violation Of fundamen-
tai and vital principle Of the Republican faith.
The popular will is to be thwarted, if possible,
by contemplate bubble, and an outrageous
subyersion of the great and sacred right Of in
struction.
The Legislature of New Jersey and Ohio
have solemnly condemned the Sub-treasury
scheme, and transmitted their resolutions TO.
their respective Senators and Representatives
il Congress, in order that their conduct might
be guided accordingly. But what new doc
trine do we hear The miserable bubble
that the term instructed" is not expressed in
the resolutions, and therefore they arc not
binding What is not the representative