The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-09-04

to sustain them and which, at the same time, conf
IDENTIFY expects and earnestly hopes there Is enough
Of moral courage and Of political honesty IN others
10 defeat them. We trust that such patriotism may
not be disappointed but We hope that In due time, Il
will meet us reward.
Resolved, That we supported Martin Van Buren,
for the Presidency under the full belief, from the
manner in which he had discharged the duties Of
other stations he had held that he would acquil him
sell equally well in this-lhat although we were
aware that he was not acquainted with the great
subject OF currency and finance, sill we supposed
from bis repued TACT that he would take the advice
Of practical men, and be governed by IL. In this we
have been IN lst egregiously mistaken--and we have
seen him throwing himself into the arms OF vision
AIRY theorists, and making the great and paramount
interests Of the country The mere sport and football
Resolved, That previous to, and on his first enter
ing upon the duties Of his high station, we felt and
expressed ourselves towards him, the heroes OF
the Revolution did towards their old companion-in-
arms before his attempted surrender of West Point
to the British-but we constrained to say, that
the measures recommended BY him, and the manner
In which they have been persisted in, exhibit the
most hearless betrayal Of private confidence and Of
public interest ever known in the historyof this or
any ether Government
Resolved, That the financial policy Of his admi-
nisration, submitted on its own merits, could not
command one vote in hundred OF the citizens Of
this Sate--and not The least alarming amongst The
signs Of the times, Is the manner In which he Is at
tempting to force IL upon The country.
Resolved, That after the repeated rejection by
Congress and the people, of the SubIreasury scheme
we cannot look upon Mr.. Van Buren's present cleo
toneering tour for the purpose OF dragoonng the
people into submission to IT, in any other light than
as degrogatory to the high station OF Chief Mags-
irae, and insulting 10 the people Of his native State.
Resolved, That whilst his subservient vassals In
This State have been secretly pretending that the
Subtreasury was 10 be abandoned we rejoice thai
Mr.. Van Burens speech at Castle Garden has made
known emphaticaly, his determination 10 persist in
ma de Iixs,,e he
approaching election, SUB-rREAsuaY or SuD-rREA-
RURY.
Resolved, That the Loco foco majority in The Sc
nate OF this State by their total disregard Of The re-
quiremenls OF the Constitution, in refusing 10 con-
hrln The nominations of unexceplionable persons
made by the Executive, and in refusing unite with
me House IN The appointment of a Senator to the
Senate Of the United States, deserve as we trust
of this Slate .
Resolved, That the effect Of the Sub-T Treasury
scheme as well as the intention of the party leaders
who support II, is to PROSTATE the whole banking
and credit system Of the country and reduce US to
AN EXCLUSIVE METALLIC CURRENCY. We need not re-
fer to the repeated declarations OF Benton and other
party leaders 70 this effect; nor to the declaration
Of Slas Wright in his speech the Sub Treasury,
remarkng upon its probable effects upon the gene
raj currency of the country, that "if IL should
IN Time 10 produce currency EXCLUSIVELY METALLIC
is acond not be The least of It's BENEFITS = nor to the
language of the Globe and Of the Democratic Re-
view, the peculiar organs of the administration
their hard money doctrines familiar TO all-but
we would refer to recent declaration Of Senator
Walker who is now candidate for election from
Mississippi, and a confidential friend Of Mr.. Van
Buren, viz: am against tae phole paper system,
against IL as destructive to morals dangerous 10 ne
liberties and rnnoas 10 The true interests of The Aperi
can Peopfe-Me Uery foundation of banking iasittl-
lions IS based upon fraud and feton."
Resolved, That we perceive, IN the old federal
propensities Of the pensioned editor of the ALBANY
Argus, the reasons of his INSCRIPTIONS support Of
the old federal doctrines Of The General Admnstra-
ton, and his tenacity for an Office whose tenure,
unlike that OF all others, puts it beyond the reach Of
the popular will Butwe trust that the next Demo-
cratic Republican Legislature which assemblies will
give this old Federalis leave to retire, and to join
his Federal Locofoco associates who held Office
by more precarious tenure.
Resolved, That any man who may be elected to
The Presidency in opposition to MIR. Van Buren,
coed him, by procaiming in his inaugural address
his intention to hold but term, and that he will
not be a candidate for reelection
Resolved, That The Constitution of the United
States ought TO be so amended, that the President
shall be elected but for one term and shall be ineii-
gble ihereafter-hat the Secretary of the Treasury,
the Treasurer, and the Postmaster General shall
be appointed in such manner and for such term as
Congress shall prescribe BY law.
Resolved, That sound specie paying banks should
be selected for the safe keeping of the public money
that the notes of such banks with gold and silver,
shonld be received in payment of the public dues
toms and from lands should be made, as far as prac
tbabe, by depostes in the selected banks To the
dit Of the Treasurer OF the United States instead Of
the individual credit Of the Collectors and Recei-
vers as practiced, and that the certificates of
deposes should be taken BY the Collectors and Re-
cevers as evidence OF such payments7-that the Sc
lected banks, in consideration Of such depoSites,
should perform without charge, the same duties 10
the government, in transferring the public funds
and distributing the same in payment Of the public
creditors as were performed by the late Bank Of the
United States.
Resolved, That N P. TALLMADGE, Of Pough-
keepsie, STODDARD JUDD of Union Vale, and
JOSEPH /. JACKSON, Of Ftshkill, be appointed
Delegates, and Abraham b. Stockholm, Joseph III.
Jackson, Theodore Allen, Paraclete Potter, t. v.
w. Anthony, Henry D. Hayt, Edgar Thorn, John
Thompson, Aanson Simpson, James De Forest,
Daniel Brinckerhof and Hiram Vail, supernume-
raries to attend the Democratic Republican State
Convention, to be held at Syracuse on the Sd OF Oc-
tober next and that the Delegates, in OF their
inability TO attend, be empowered TO select subsli-
tuteS.
Resolved, That N p. Tallmadge, Joseph Harris
Henry Conkin Paraclete Potter, Gilbert ]. Vincent
Samuel B. DutloD, William Broas, Peter P. Hayes.
John M Cable Barnet Hawkins, John Adrance,
and Joseph Ii. Jackson, be appointed Central and
Corresponding Committee for the ensuing year.
Resolved That the proceedings Of this Conven-
ton by signed by its officers and published
ISAAC X. ADRIANCE, President,
+ E9 4. Psa s pg''l"' Secretaries.