The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-03-24
PoLITICAL.
Etom As Charlottesville Republican.
REPRESENTATIVE INDEPENDENCE.

IN his ENQUIRY, on page 1876, says;
nation which requires its representatives. De-
come the avo~ed advocates or aecusers oil the pfme
minister Of religious or civil po err whether no Is called
Pops or President, has eqpal prospect for civil
and RELIGIOUS liberty Civil aud religious preachers and
reformers msrshsed into opposite parties, IN oil times
aud countries are the sorts OF parrots Repre-
senation limited to the alternative Of enstng under
one Of these parties ceases to be an INSTRUMENT OF ma
,iohal selfgoycrnnent and dsndes into instrument
of oppression for the Prime Munster or his anfdgo-
INST
There has never been period 10 the history Of onr
believed country as much distinguished for sldylsh
and unwayerng adherence 10 the dictates OF party, and
party interests the presenwhateyer OF support or OF
opposition proposed BY an existing execu-
tive must be yielded to without regard to patriotic con-
sideraons uteror consequences under PAIN OF de-
nunciation aud accommodation from the party In
the palmy days OF the Rep1blc. the application OF the
strict rules ofmilary discipline to political parties which
would make the great mass the unthlnkng and uncon-
scious followers Of few leaders could not have been
proposed without subectng him who proposed il 10 the
most signal disgrace II is unbushlngly pracsed,
aud bat few dare resist it, The freedom OF thought
the teachings OF conscience,the representative inde-
peudence and the good Of country are but subordinate
consderatons-party must SWIM u country Sinks IL
representative in this day who from the honest
victens OF his Judgment shall approve or condemn
measure Of the party in power, he is immediately de-
noanced by leading press IN the support or IN OPP
position the existing Executive the case may be,
hearess traitor and iaitbless dessrter and many
of the Of the party without comprehending orun-
Outstanding the character Of the supported
opposed JOIN the chorus and hunt the poor offending
representative down Treason - ms crime ana death
is his punishment The patriot who contempates this
state of things and remembers that tho representative
branch OF government was erected as shled be-
tween the power and usurpatons Of the Executive ana
the rights and liberties Of the people, cannot but be M
ed with the most fearful apprehension for Tho success
and duration OF our happy system OF government.
It is most significant and appalling sign OF lha oe-
cay of public virtue, that indifference TO the ehcroacn-
nents Of power and the performances OF fashion which
indicate the rapid overthrow OF oil barriers between
mower and liberty and the entire suhection oil the peo
pIe 10 arbitrary control The subservency to party
behests which marks the course OF our public men
docle subservent is the httcst instru
ment which executive ambition could employ TO over
throw the liberties of the country firm, an indePen
dent unbending and vlrtuous representation - the
surest protection Of the rights and liberties Of the people,
against all power and all usurpaon
In Roman Catholic despOsns II Is death to question
the nfalbity Of the Pope and in England to. consplre
even in thought the Kings death Is treason. What
degraded imitation Of these hord principles Of despo-
tisn is exhibited the inoleant spirit Of prescription
when prevails among many Of the leaders OF party OF the
present day, in this land boastng Of its intelligence and
It's liberties Parties organized upon great fundamental
principles and conducted IN spirit OF liberation and
beraliy security to free government and bes-
sing to the people, but organized upon the principles OF
implicit obedience and base subsevlency dangerous
to liberty and curse to the people 1t viii readily
the reader that these reflections have grown out
Of the present state OF parties, and are intended 10 bear
upon Of Senator'S and the Representative Of this
district in Congress particularly, although they will as
well apply 10 others. ... ..E..
The measure now before Congress which has for
some time, and now much agates the nation, taking
into consideration all the features which have been in
various forms proposed commonly called the Subtrea-
sury scheme, regard as embodyng mass Of execu-
tive power and patronage dangerous the liberty
and prosperity Of the people than other which has
been presented to the consideration of the American
people since they mad national existence, system
which reserses the uniform practice OF the Government
for upwards OF fifty years. This scheme, proposes to
place the whole revenues of the Government the hands
Of individual agents who will hold their office at the dis
erection Of the Presidentto control the State banking
institutions through the mstrumentai'y OF BANKRUPT
law, by which commissioners OF bankruptcy, appointed
by the federal authority may have IN the present con-
don of things stopped every bank IN the United States
and collect all the debts due them to the ruin OF the
peope--to insnuate the influence and control of the
Federal Government into State institutions BY trading
in their stockso in the Secretary Of the Treasury
authority at discretion Treasury notes,
considerable increase OF officers with saarles,-to
thoze the Secretary Of the Treasury to tranfer from
point point the public money without restriction
control In fine, its tendency and ultimate effect
establish a Government bank based upon its revenues
under the control and superintendent OF Executive
thory. We repeat that it has been fortune
to contemplate scheme, IN It's tendencies fraught
and ruin the agriculture and commerce of the country
Indeed we would ask every rejecting mind, with
the present power and patronage oil the Executive,
what other means it could desire to execute
fully any purpose Of ambition tyranny. When
the constitution adopted, was thought BY many
OF the distinguished sages Of that day that the LegS-
lative was more dangerous, and more TO be dreaded
than any other department OF the Government; but
experience has fully taught the faacy of this idea
and that the Executive is the most dangerous, and
most to be dreaded If with its present powers and
patronage, the Executive has demonstrated its con-
sodaiing and dangerous tendency, the people should
view with great jealousy and distrust every attempt
to enlarge them, more particularly scheme which
so greatly enlargeS them the Sub-treasury scheme
Mr.. Rves and MIR Garland in their respective branch
Of Congress have from the irresistible convictions of
truth felt their duty this measure for which
they have been assailed with the bitter aua,hemas
and dennncations which ingenuity whettcd by malice
and revenge could invent The spirit with which they
have been pursued has been intolerant that there
seems only to be wanting the power to infic upon them
all the horrors Of the inquson, the rack and the tor
ture lnhdehty treachey and such like epi,hcts have
been profuseiy bestowed upon them ihey, however,
have not and will not quail. In spite Of ali denuncia-
ton they will do their duty to the country in this hour
Of her peril they will aid in trying rescue her from
the petngs of the pItess storm which beats upon her
prosperity, though they perish in the attempt.
We do not doubt that all genuine republicans all
lovers OF liberty, all who love their country her lnstu-
tons and her prosperity and happiness more than party
will Sustain them IN the conflict and extend to Them
that best Of all rewards their confidence aud approba
ton WeieaRessy challenge the proof of their depar-
ture from the principles which they sustained in General
Jackson's ad nlnstraton II is moi for this they are
denounced no. 1t is not Tor changing and cspousnu OPT
mons which by that administration we're denounced as
"dsorganizing and revolutionary and it is for their
constituents to determine whether they will withdraw
their confidence from them at the bidding Of the Wash
ington Globe and its allies for consistently maintaining
principles wkIch in 1884 sound democracy, but in