The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-02-15
From the Pennsylpaaia Key Store.
TO THE PEOPLE OF ARMSTRONG COUNTY

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FELLow-CITIzREs ass. tf
An understandable attack il made on me in the last
Pennsylvania Reporter which, reluctant as feel TO en-
gage ~ personal controversy your representative,
! owe to YOU not TO permit to pass unnoIiced. am
sssaied IN upwards OF column Of misrepresentation,
nncsndid nsnuaons, and unfair commept on the pre-
ambe and resolution which introduced inio the House
OF Representatives Saturday last nsructing our Sc
majors and requesting our Representatives TO vote Tor
the postponement OF the b-Ireasury bill y ittf
Before l proceed TO correct these misstatements.
must take occasion observe, that the article alluded
TO- bears striking resemblance 70 the pathetic lament
Of the same paper, Immediately after The allotment Of
the public printngand the Marshal OF the Eastern
District Of this State (aie il not still owner Of that
papcr) was then here and took most jealous part IN
the transaction referred to- and is now here quite as bu
silly engaged--he cause OF this resemblance, VIII be
maniiesy apparent have nothing 10 ssy Of the deli
cacy and propriey Of the officers OF the general govern
ment attempting drill the Legislature, and dictate to
ITS members, what TO pursue m regard 70 It's
recommendations merely advert to the fact TO show
how much respect is due to their dsnferssted opinions
One other preliminary observation is necessary u Is
said by the Reporter, that for some weeks past have
been deeply engaged in ,Naph Biography, and itlnay
be, that the thrilling description and spendd engraving
OF the capture Of the Cyane and Levan have sbstracted
my attention much from other matters, as 10 have
ebliterated from my mind, the information which has
been acquired, by the special committee on the euTen
Cyl OF which | am Chairman This insinuation has
reference to the recently published biography Of Com
modore Stewart, one Of Pennsylvania most distin-
guished and worthy sons. 'titE
have read his biography with great interest, and so
have thousands of ohers--and il is the rapidly extend
ing interest which this biography exces that has called
forth this pitifu nsnuaton So far as know, the Re-
porter is the only paper Pennsy Of standing,
any side in politics, That has not responded to the un
versal burst Of applause with which the biography oil
the "conqueror Of the Cyane aud Levant is received
/ should be ashamed Of myself as PennsylvananifI
could sheer at or attempt TO slur over, the fame OF
son of Pennsylvania, who has taken cannon, more
prisoners, and more flags from the enemies of his coun-
Try than any officer in the army navy, since the
luton Let the Reporter and hackers, assail for
respecting such man, and shall thank them for there
is not patriotic heart 10 the Keystone sate that does
beat IN unison, when the fame oil her heroic is
sought be furnished by hands who raised gun
sword in her defence, while he for forty years has
triumphanty borne the flag Of his country,
=" On every sea, Britannia calls her own"
This man. who rose from the humble station Of cabin
boy, the head OF the American navy who is one Of
the last of that lustrous constellation Of heroes who
during the Trpotan, Algerne and last with Great
Britain, covered the flag Of their country with mpersh
ubc renown, and who by birth, principles and unchang
able practice is uniform undoubted and unfinching
democrat, cannot be crushed by any official dictaton
Nor will he want friends among the patriotic lovers Of
their country, who rallied enthusiastically support
Of his old bosom friend Gen Andrew Jackson.
The Reporter charges with taking ground against
the Subtreasury bill which the federal opposition have
not dared assume and says that my Of policy
is calculated to suit the shsvers and brokers' and
continue the present disordered and deranged condition
of the currency of the country for at least year lon
ger In answering these wholesale charges all that is
necessary will be simple appeal to the facts, and ven
ture to that more gross and uniounded peryerslon
Of any measure made by any person who
had the least regard for the truth OF his charac
ter.
What did the resolution, which / had the honor Of
submitting to the House, propose to dol BY reference
TO its provisions will be found that the preamble sets
forth the well known fact that what called the Sub
treasury blll,' is introducing entire system in
the keeping and disbursement Of the public money, and
proposes vital and radical changes, which neither the
People nor Congress, have fully considered or under
stand And in order to give them time to deliberate
upon and mature the provisions OF this highly important
measure it should be postponed for longer considera-
ton. The resolution connected with the preamble
merely nsructs our Senators, and requests menu
bers in Congress to vote for this posponement, and in
they fail in obtaining the postponement, then TO
against the bill any substitute which might be
brought forward Neither the preamble resolution
refers any BILL except this untred experiment Of the
Sub-treasnry Ifany bill could be introduced conform
able to the of policy under Gen Jacksons adml-
nistra,ion which would be calculated to remove existing
embarassmcnts to add security TO the safe-keepng OF
the public money no person but the official editor of ike
Reporter would suppose that either my resolution or
myself was opposed to it. The gratuitous insinuation
that am in favor Of the continuation of the present state
Of things is totally unfounded In truth.
This is the entire sum and substance Of my preamble
and resolution and now let whether it founded
upon facts am opposed to the Sub-Treasury bill in
troduced by Mr. Silas Wright, because, as just mem
toned it is the commencement OF an entire course
Of policy never before heard of in this government 1t
differs essentially from the recommendations of the Pre-
thn SeDteulhpr last nd from
the bill then passed the Senate, in pursuance Of that
recommendation II increases the number OF officers
connected with the Treasury Department contrary to
the assurance Of the President his Message, and
establishes four Receivers General OF underlined power
officers unknown to the Constitution and to all repub-
lican government the examples for which only be
found under the despo,sms Of the Old World Because
the creation Of these officers with all the specie Of the
country their hands, and with host Of dependents at
their command, they themselves being the mere
instruments of the Executive, is clothing the &C.
neral government with power which will enable it to
crush the State soveregntes and State banksprostate
the credit and business Of the country and eventually
through its unlimited and illmitabe Of treasury
notes and treasury drafts subjugate the American peo
pie and render them the slaves Of future Executive usur
patton.
The provisions Of the bill themselves are crude and
undgested and since offered my resolution the section
rendering the Treasury of the United States the grand
stock obber of the country has been stricken from the
bill by vote OF two TO one, even Mr. Buchanan voting
with the majority, Thus has the Senate already wiped
out from the bill, the section which considered as
among tho most objectionable and odious.
Other essential and important changes are, under
stand contemplated by the friends Of the bill, be-
fore il shall become law, from which it is evident that
the members Of Congress themselves who have had the
best opportunities Of considering it, are constantly vas
cating 10 their opinions and have already arrived az
conclusions partially different from the Presidents
While such is the al Washington, how can It be
expected that the people should be able IN so short
Time to understand this complicated measure, and I'm,
part their representatives, the benefit Of their counsel
and instruction.
IL ~ IN Ne