The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-02-14

as they call IT, regardless Of every principle OF JUS
tice or fairness attempt TO hold responsible for The
present state OF things, which, by their votes, they
have forced on US, against most strenuous exer-
lions The attempt will be In vain. On them, and
not on US, the responsibility rests Their system NOT
ours The system Of bank connerion, aud not the Consti
tutiOnal Treasury has prevailed" and he adds Il
IT, indeed fearful responsibility, not SO much as TO
the past and present, as to the future" The Sub
treasury being dead for time, at least, as admitted
by Mr.. Calhoun and the Stale bank eonnexion with
the Government having prevailed We ask those on
whom the responsibility is thrown, (tbe Wings and
Conservatives) whether they are willing TO go home
and leave things they are without any legis-
latye action whatever, 10 the bungling management
or rather mlismaaa cement, Of those who, in addition
to thai, are hostile to the system, and would gladly
cast odium on il for the purpose Of breaking them
down, by throwing all The responsibility, as Mr..
Calhoun does upon them1
We should think they would not willingly take
such responsibility. We ask Of Mr.. Calhoun, too,
whether he is willing to go home and leave every
thing as il now is, exclusively at the discretion OF
the Executive Very different was his course in
1884, '35 and So Then he (Mr. c. insisted on the
public money being taken from Executive custody,
and placed under law, We hope he will go with
those whose system, he says il is, for proper egisla-
ton, that II may have "a tair trial" There is how
ever, in the letter. that which leads us 10 apprehend
that Mr.. Calhoun will not be in favor Of any legis-
ation, where he says, "let stand fast on the i'm
pregnaole ground we now occupy, strenuously and
perseveringly contending for entire and complete
DIVORCE, and resisting all temporary crpedients or
hatt-Eay measures" We hope some other construc-
lion may be given to il than that of opposition TO any
legislation. Surely Mr.. Calhoun is too just man
to throw the responsibility OF system on the shout
ders OF his opponents place it in the hands of those
who are hostile to il to carry out, and refuse TO per-
nit those whom he thus holds responsible for its sue
cess or failure to throw proper guards around it BY
legislation. r.
Not only does Mr.. Calhoun take the ground of
holding the Wings and Conservatives responsible
ior leaving things as they are if they shall be
SO ieit but the official organ of the Government did
the same some days since. After stating that those
TWO Parhes had united and defeated the independent
treasury, IL called upon them to bring forward
pan 20 secure the collection and keeping of the pub
Tic treasure In our opinion it behoves them there
lore, to lose no time in bringing forward plan pass
ing It in the House and sending it to the Senate 10
be dealt with there as the majority may think pro-
per. Is there, we ask, single Wing or Conserya
tive in Congress who is willing to take the RESPONSE
bility OF leaving the twenty-five millions OF revenue,
estimated to be collected this year, in the hands of
the two hundred collectors and receivers to be plum
dered during the year. as it has been during the last
three years. We do not believe there is single one
who will answer in the affirmative We are I'M
willing TO take even our small share of such respon-
sibity; and, therefore, respectfully, though ur-
gently recommend prompt legislative action on III.
subject