The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-01-25

In THOSE THINGS WHICH ARE ESSENTIAL, LET THERE
sE uNirY--N NoE-EssENTiALs, LIBERTY, AND IN ALL
THINGS oHARITY.-AHgasfin.
The following is an extract Of letter from
gentleman in the interior Of the State OF New
York. The writer has ever been very zeal
Gus and prominent supporter Of Gen. Jackson
and Mr.. Van Buren,, and no one enjoys, in
higher degree, the confdencesof his political
friends wherever he is known. This is only
a specimen Of the numerous letters which are
received by every mail from the old and uni
form Democrats from every part of the Union.
They have submitted to the reckless projects
OF erPerimenters upon the currency, till they
can stand it no longer. They have forborne
till forbearance has ceased to be virtue.
They are now determined, like the writer be-
low, to raise the standard of the old.fashioned
Democracy, which has been pulled down and
replaced by the tattered banner Of Loco Foco-
ism But to the extract,
-, On. W January 10Th, 1888.
II Is gratifying to find the late movement of the
Democratic Republicans in the city Of New York,
the precursor of similar steps in many other states
The unfegned reluctance which felt 10 take
course which might be construed into an attitude of
hostility to Mr.. Van Bnren's administration, and by
consequence TO severance OF the party which
brought him into power, has yielded TO the unwel-
come conviction Of the alarming tendency Of certain
doctrines avowed and persisted in by his leading
friendsdoctrines which, if carried out, must be de-
strucive to the best interests OF the country Solong
there hope that these doctrines would be re-
pudiaed and the vilifying and disorganizng course
ofthe Globe be discountenanced and dsavowed, SO
long at least | felt anxious that the friends of the
Administration who differed with Mr. Van Buren,
on any points of policy should endeavor to indicate
and assume some common ground upon which they
might unite with him; and while they would thus
secure the adoption Of measures deemed BY them in
dispensable to the wellbeng of the whole country,
the ascendancy ofthe party undivided and unbroken,
could be preserved.
That period is now past-that hope can no longer
be cherished and is apparent that the present adj
minisration will not be sustained and that the great
mass of the people are prepared for such demon
stration as has Just been made in the city of New
York. The Sub Treasury Bill, recently introduced
into the Senate of the United States by Mr.. WRIGHT,
has removed the only doubts that remained on the
mind of every honest Democrat. 1t is worthy of the
dark ages, when bars and bolts and iron chests were
substituted for mind when confidence between man
and man did not exist; when might made right, and
when all the disputed points in political economy as
well as in matters of conscience were settled BY the
sword and the rack. The whole community has
been astoniShed at the introduction of this bill
The bill of the last session alarmed the whole
country Many of the old Democrats staid away
from the polls, because they could sanction the
wild and ultra measures of the Administrations
was one of the number--I was one of the 10000
which the editor of the Argus relies upon retrieve
at the next election, the disastrous defeat at this
Rest assured that that editor does understand the
party in the country as well as do There are
many, very many in my neighborhood, who felt and
acted al the recent election, as did We did not
wish to vote with the opposition, and we could
not vote with our own party, We therefore,
staid at home We hoped before another election,
all differences would be reconced. But, the bill of
Mr.. Wright and the general disposition on the part
Of the administration to war upon State Insti.rs-'
and upon the CREDIT SYSTEM 80 J. l,1.aus -.
.s - ~, fr4.---- me party, and 70 diSparage the
no,;,rcal standing Of of our most distinguished
men for daring TO be honest in resisting their de-
sructives measures have put end 10 all hopes of
ton, this corps of 10000 will throw their weight
where it will be affrmatively, not merely negative
ly, felt as at the election. In such state of
things, as presented, when the administration
has departed from the old democratic faith, and
though warned and exposuated with in the most
friendly spirit obstinaely persist in error do not
see mortified and unwilling am to admit it, that
the Conservatives in justice to the country and their
principles, could have taken any other course. So
far, therefore, have any thing to say do, am
with them. | trust, in defending their principles
and course in the Senate, Mr.. Tamadge will be
ably sustained
The publication Of Gen. Jackson's letters is in no
way capable of being justified. lie has disappointed
and mortified his best friends by his intermeddling
with public affairs which have been entrusted TO
other hands. was exceedingly gratifed to read the
severe rebuke Of the Richmond Enquirer.
PRACTICAL ILLUSTRATION OF THE
SUB-TREASURY BONDING SYSTEM.