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

rights party openly endeayssd 10 assume hs lad and
make their dognas the creed Of The Democratic Repub-
lcan faith That oar fellow eitizens may understand
whittier are tending, while being drawn into this new
ofreyoatou wedeem il our duty 10 place briefly
before them the declared designs OF radlcss tha. the
"ulteHor objects" OF the present movements NAV be
foreseen, and crcunyened BY the people In The year
1929 the radicals Of hs city, organizing theb the
workingmens party" declared themselves " against
Banks, Auctions Charters. Exemptions Of Church and
Priests property from taxation and, Ia their published
report al that lme call for the sboleD Of Banks, and
furnish plan which may hase been ths basis OF the sub
treasury scheme Of day. They declare against
the existence Of wealth, sgsinst tho laws OF inheritance
oy which property 10 be transmitted 10 posterty, and
demand c,Ua repoiaiion. thai may be left Of
government which has denied TO every human being AN
EQUAL AAouST OF PRoPERTY ON ARRIVING At THE
AGE or MATURITY and, previous thereto EQUAL rood,
o.orhiNS AND INSTRUCTION. AT THE PUBLIC EXPENSE.
lney call our citizens q ROBBERS and PLUNpERERs,"
who deny TO them the equal enjoyment Of the materials
Of nature, which," they declaSe TO be % the common
and equal right Of all" they propose TO accomplish
this scIyil revolution" by elecing men, who from
consequently Of feeling viii be disposed to do all they
to afford remedy"
These were secret proceedings OF q band of con-
spiraors against liberty aud happiness, but the open
sentiments Of public meeting, composed Of many Of
the men afterwards forming the equal rights and now
the loco oco party, and having entire consanguini-
~ Of feeling" with tho loco foco party Of tho present
day!
Fellow citizens we have maintained faithful, vigor-
Gus and for time, hoped, successful war against
these innovations The Democratic Republicans met
them hand 10 hand aud overthrow them on the memoir
able occasion Of their lighting their torches, and OBJ
tanning their distinctive o loco ioco aud umphed
10 the election Of unpledged Democrats Republican
ticket Entertaining generous disposition at all mss
10 conclae without sacrificing principles, TO pro-
mote The success o political party, we have since
at times endoasorcd bring tie loco locos the pnn-
cipes and usages Of the Democratic repu el<a party,
aud without surendering principles bctrsylng
our cause TO maintain lis political ascendancy. These
various efforts have established the conviction our
minds of the and lrreconcleabe difference between
Democratic Repubcanism and Loco Focoism We
have uniformly found them acting IN bad faith towards
u.s. and candidates, when protesting union and con
cord, promoting the election VI their own candidates,
and striking off the OF the Democratic Republic
tine ticket, and presenting the extraordl-
nary spectacle of state Of war against US, while we
were under treaty Of peace with them
While l.ls contest between the antagonist principles
Of Democratic Republcanism and loco Focosn has
continued undated, but by efforts to concliae, &C.
casons advantages have been gained by the Loco Fo
cos and their Numbers have become enlarged by the
addition Of those who sudious Of the current OF
executive favor, from the similarity traced between
some executive communications and portions OF their
declared sentiments
These occasional condolences have been greeted by
the Loco Focos, evidences of consanguinity OF
feeling the part Of the distinguished authors but not
credited such by the great body OF our fellow ctI-
zens until the past autumn.
When the first message Of the President was COM
muncated TO Congress- and published through the land,
that document was hailed by The Loco Focos as the
Of their doctrines and feelings, they fastened to
assemble their established place OF meeting m this
city express the appreciation Of the whole genuine
democracy" governmental o. finance iound
ed exclusively upon the constitutional currency gold and
silver and pledged themselves to rally round and up
hold the present administration in the speedy resfora-
ton Of gold and silver currency" The journal pub
lshed in this city which looked TO, as the fountain
Of ultra loco iocoism recognised IN the avowal OF prn-
cpes and recommendation OF measures OF that message,
the principles which that paper had uniformly and yea
lousy asserted and honored the President by expressing
great Joy find them repeated from the representative
Of the American people. And yet this Journal claiming
10 be the original source Of tbs prncpss and measures
Of the FIRST message had claimed 70 be supporter
Of, or been recognized by the Democratic Republican
party
Had the President in the first message expressly de-
signed the favor and support Of the loco ocos
instead Of presenting himself IN the attributes which
can the affections OF the American people and COM
mand the respect of the world, he could not probably
have gained applause from the loco iocos, or more
surprised the great mass OF his fellow citizens
We have been active and jealous IN effectng the adj
Of the chief magistrate Of tho nation TO his
present elevated station Many Of us have been devot
ed his political interests and entertained personal
regard and attachmen, towards him in less prosperous
political seasons, and in early days Of little PROMISE
We entertained the hope and expectation that the Pre-
sident would the administration OF the general
government in magnanmous spirit that he would
check the tendency to depart from the old established
principles and land marks Of the republican party, that
he would adhere to the republican principles avowed by
Jefferson and Madison the basis Of their respective
administrations, and in so far might have devat-
ed in concessions to the loco ocos would hasten to re-
gain the road which alone leads to peace, liberty and
safety"
We participated in the general surprise and disap-
pontment with which the first message was received.
We found measures recommended for the special and
immediate action of Congress, which in our judgment
were calculated aid the country its distress, but
the contrary increase The difficulties and aggravae
the existing disorders. Those measures he'd not been
demanded except by the loco focos, these comprising
very small part Of the great body OF fellow citizens,
and awaited ourselves Of the accommodation OF the
President and gave the subject tdi and free dis-
cussion" At early period after the publication OF
the first message, assembled in public meeting and
made known the results Of our dspassonate compan-
of opinions"
In regard the Sub Treasury scheme and the nation
al bankrupt law, applicable solely TO interpretations and
bankers, could not, consistent Democratic ke-
pubcans, IN the recommendations oil the Fresl-
dent, and accordingly published our dissent TO the world
Without entering into particular examination VI the
merits of these propositions this place. it viii suffice
TO remark that the Sub Treasury scheme was originally
an opposition Project introduced to the attention OF Cou-
gress 1884 and then dlsapproved OF unquahedly by
General Jackson and his Calumet, by Wee President
Van Buren, aud all the democratic members OF Con-
gress; and the opposition Of Senator Van Buren, TO the
bankrupt law in 1926, and his declaring its interference
in the regulations Of the State governments, " was an
odious exercise Of poirer moi granted ny me Consh
fon,' was OF the most prominent OF his acts which
secured to him the favor and confidence oil the Demo-
cratic Republican party
From the ayidity with which the Presidents first
message received Ivy the loco Focos, and adopted