The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-08-18
From the Troy Mail.
INKLINGs OF " DEMOCRACY"
ArrEsT,os orricE HOLDERS |.


The time has come when il Is necessary for your 20.
ca and pecunisry salvation that the people" should
be got in motion Some pertinent suggestions IN re-
ference 10 this subject mpeaivey called Tor at the
present crisis in your affairs. Every thing now depends
upon the discretion exercised in conducting the cam
paign uniform observance Of the following hints will
unqueslionably 60 great ways in securing 10 you
continuance in Office and thus insure the pemanenee
Of our free institutions"
FOR HOLDING CONVENTIONS.
l. Il is to be regretted that in many counties the
calls for conventions have been signed by those holding
lucrative Offices They should not be permitted. The
people look with suspicion upon you now-i is there
fore better in counties where there any Of the rank
and file, hire respoRsibe citizens TO annex their
lanes TO these calls
In selecting officers at these meetings. II is desi-
rablc this fall that you should avoid all the old federal
isls possible, and get TO preside who is not
knopn to favor those unpopular doctrines. This will
be dficul--but in some cases il may be done-if
pains are taken
3, great deal depends upon proper expression Of
"a the sense of lhe convention" Your resolutions Of
course, will al be republished in the Argus under The
head Of the Movements Of the People" Spirit Of
the Times II is therefore all important that there
should he uniformity in them throughout the state
Crossweil is getting Of s.ereotyped plates for the
important resolutions embodyng in substance the
following sentiments-you will govern yourselves ac-
cordingy.
l. That il is the duty Of American citizens 10 scru-
lnize with the character and conduct Of their
lers." Don't be alarmed This is only intended as
"Jiinder'
o That Martin Van Buren, deserves the confidence,
&c &c.-is firm MANTLE devoted TO public ser
vice, &c.
g. That VIM L. Marcy is possessed Of the most
democratic" sentiments support OF the
Sub-treasury. Don't laugh--,ou must swallow it,
cheerfuly recommend him for denomination &c. &c.
A II INST he vieN with urId
and gratifcaion"-snd N. p. Tallmadge denounced in
the most bitter terms--the traitor
s. A" divorce" resolution must be inserted-the In
dependent Treasury scheme lauded and I" the bank
ana,hema,zed--for that hangs the last hope Of the
" democracy"
g. After these important resolutions are passed, let
your young men, il they choose, flourish in their own
way about I" cardinal principes'-equsl rights--ex-
elusive privegesunon and strength, and all that SORT
Of thing. Let them be cautious, however, what they
say about the safety fund banksyou had better perhaps
draw up the resolution upon this point yourselves
FoR SELECTING CANDIDATES
On this subject the utmost prudence must be observ
ed BY YOU Il would be admirable plan you could
afford IT, to take poor honest and capable for
didates this cannot be done for two reasonsrs
such individuals all opposed to you-and second
If they were not such an outrage on the usages OF
the party" would be attended with disastrous conse-
quences Besides, funds must be raised this fall, or
" democracy will be in jeopardy" The following
course is the best under all circumstances. Take for
your candidate for Congress the richest men in the
ranks no matter what his qualifications may be in other
respects and make him "blced' freely Five thousand
dollars will be about the amount necessary to be ex-
pended in each county Take all the other candidates
as per agreement heretofore entered intO-uness you
find that conservatism has crept into ofthem In
that case the bond be suffered to be forfeited.
ETIt is preferable in all cases that Wing should be
| elected before Conservative.