The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-12-20

TIL. necessary CONSEQUENCE was, that this policy
was adopted and pursued by our opponents but wha'
was considered original abuse on our part, was
considered as a yenial offence when committed by them,
and excused under the title Of rerbutionthst old lsr
alions which finds support IN The inst principles Of our
nature.
And thus became introduced this Internal system
which is apparently fastened upon US N this State,
by which oil Offices from the Secretary OF State TO the
lamplgblers, made the reward not oil honesty nor
intelligence, nor long service. but Of party DEVOTION by
which graduated scale Of brides is held out to SUIT the
intellectual social grade Of every needy adventnref
and by which the humble and hardworkng classes are
seduced from their honest convictions to sell themselves
10 the highest bidder
This deleslabe and vicious system although rendered
far deestable and vicious IN wing hands, because
carried to infinitely greater extent, took Its origin
under the late administration. and has had,
vnced, greatly to do in creating belief that the Co
rernment not actuated by pure worthy motives.
il Is certainly the greatest offence chargeabe against
the late administration, the only point Of any
quence in which General Jackson did dsserviee to his
country.
These errors Of conduct--but OF judgment
are also chargeable against When the adminlstra-
ton first broke ground against the United States Bank,
is idle say that not fully Of the real
nature of the contest of the principles which
il must lead Hence the adoption Of the vicious pet
bank or special deposltc system hence the attacking
the old antiInonopoliss who that nothing but the
introduction oil perfect freedom the business oil bank
ing could q sound state Of things; hence the
official guarantees soemnly proclaimed by The Off
Of Government Of the soundness OF the local in
stltuons
They then rendered themselves to q certain extent
responsible for these institutions and when the disasters
OF 1886 ensued the people naturally and with reason
ascribed them to the Government, they naturally and
with disrusted the competency and sagaciy of
those who had shown themselves IN this eyre
glously deceived This cause has had deep and ex-
tensive influence; and cannot complain that. the
people have not IN instant the importance and
necessity Of that total separation of the Government and
the banks for which now contend.
Difficult the position Of any administration must
have been during the last four years. could have
maintained our ground if had shown more skill and
especially better temper
Such is brief and hasty sketch, in the humble OPT
mon Of person. Of Of the prominent errors OF
the Democratic party, to which they their recent
defeat 1t is the judgment, and very possibly erroneous,
but certainly sincere, of one strongly attached to the
democratic party but few attached to the priuci
pies of that party.
That there other causes am perfectly aware
better knows the inscriptions opposition we
have had contend wth-the weight Of the wealth and
power arayed against u.s. but these have beaten be-
fore and beat again if not baffled by
rors
| SHALL therefore, in another article inquire what
course is the proper for party
what principles must rally in order regain
commanding position in the country. VETo