The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-05-22


~ t.e esumiiss Of B,sass,ek, S5t<kis"S1s lSIAs"-
burg and Diswiddis, Va
FsLLow. CirsESs:
yhc, four weeks ago my name wss announcer g
c.adJ.e 10 represent you IN the next Congress OF
,ha United States enefisned ms nope I'M, s""o'u
De able 10 meet you public occasions, ana ns.As
prbc declaration OF my PoilicsI se.llmems; bnl me
dsy Of election il dfswng near. aud mo sns nor DC
shis ~ meet large portion of the voters Justice 10
Imam \. vel as 10 self requires that should adopt
te only meaos Of communication now LEFT me, ard adj
dress Them through ac'rensr M
NV opposition 10 Mr.. Van Birens administration has
,.eu dec,drd vet hy no means tolersnt Many Of the
hest and most enlightened citizens ~ the country have
given 10 his ADMINISTRATIONS warm and decied support
Kespect for such men. together with thorough con-
yicion Of my frsty has made mo entertain for INC
opinions Of Others the liberation aud charity ask
for my own; and wsa much gtalfrd when was M
formed that Of those Of my felow.citizrs Of Dnwid'
de- who invited ma 10 become candidate for Congress-
. Respectable portion dissgfeed with me ~ poliiis
il ~ be expected, that those elect TO ZINC STA
iios, shall agree with us III every psrticulm
VINO would refuse Ia VOTE until he could had csndi.
date agreeing with han IN every opinon would III AL
probability. have psss his whole lie, without ever
voting once. There Is but rule; When candidates
for pubic favor present themselves. let The people can
d.diy aud dspsssonaiey weigh every consideration, and
vote vr that who wi best pro note the public ite-
rest Ii ssUud be recoecied, that the promotion Of
further than bis promotion may advance The prosperity
Of the country ssVery 5000 he disappear from the
stage &c action, while the influence OF hts public life
whether for good or evil, will remain We received
from ofefathers free and happy institutions, aud ],
is the earnest prayer Of every patriot that these may
endure 10 the cnd OF time. There are hundreds and
thousands, who anpoles IN politics. that honestly
desire this The one purilon think. that by supporting,
the that by opposing this administration. they viii
best lain this end The large bulk Of both parties are
..lA 10 l.a saI hnNsar
that the late great and exciIng subjects have much
sgiaied The public mind unit It FOL calm and dis
passionate deberaiioa The country has been divided
into two great parties Of administration ard opposition
and furious has become the party conflict that not
upfreq ieny the love OF parry has lrunphcd the
love VI country There have neen, as there always VIII
be IN such tunes denagogues. whose only chance OF
getting Office IS by exciting, misleading and deceving
the people. Such men 10 be found Ia all parties,
and unfortunately for the country TOO many have made
their appearance the last years To such men.
aud those under their influence, and argument
would be addressed 10 vain The, can no virtues
in their enemes-no fants in their friends, To such
do not address myselfbut TO the liberal and dispas-
s'osts Of al parties appeal, and ask that they will
calmly weigh what l have TO say.
IL may be asked ~hy. and for what. am opposed TO
the reelection Of Mr. Van Buren, Before these ques-
tio,s answered let ask Of every who loves
his country. some few plain and dnect ones
lst For what should administration be turned out!
Suppose bcfors efeehon great many promise Sim
p0rant promises, made and AFR election. they are
dsreRarded and The very things done which they pro-
missed they would not do Should It be turned out Tor
this -,
81 Suppose an administration should disregard and
fail faithfully 70 the laws. Should !, DO turned
out for this
81 Suppose an administration should kaoringIy
counlenance dishonesty IN public officers, and retain
them IN Office siter they become dishonest Should II
be turned ont for this
4fh Suppose administration. instead Of chewing.
should disregard the public viii frequently expressed,
aud attempt TO contro and direct it, Should it be torn
cd out far rhis
10 oil these questions, every patriot must respond.
Yes for these things, for Of them. admins
traion deserves to lose the confidence f The
and be turned out Of Office And vet. fellow citizens
speak but the truth when tell yon that all these
true Of the administration Let tho facts speak
for themselves:
lst What were the promises Of this administration
before i came into Office Among the most prominent
were the following:
The opposition 10 Mr. Adams commended that the ex-
panses Of The Government and patronage Of the Exccu
tive were TOO great and oaght To be diminished That
reform in this respect Of the express promises
of the party in power h)ore il got power.
one will deny If should be denied il is ouy
ssry to refer to Mr. Benons report the Senate, (Mr
Van Buren, and II. N. Johnson, both members Of the
Cornmftec and TO the report Of Mr. Hamilton, Chair
man Of the Committee Of the House Of Representa-
'ives In the il said in 1925 they (the
mtfee have reviewed The degree aud amount Of patron
age exercised by the President and have arrived
al the conc nson that the may and ought to be
dinIisisbed by law And agsin
I'VE must look forward 10 the time when the nsni-
nation Of the PresidUnt carry any through the
Senate and hts recommendation can carry measure
through the two Houses Of Congress when the princi
pc Of prhllc action will be opened aud avowed: tho
President wants my vote. and want his pal.vnaqr;
tcM pme as ne r'shes and he irih gice me The office
iniSh for What viii this be bn, the Government of
one man and what il the government, Of but
monarchy =
IL the other it is said. lin 1929 ",hc public expen.
dltnres Ut home snd sbroad are uunec esssry great"
that every thing Is done too grand ascac-',here
are too mauv clerks il the Departments. too much
money spent" Congress sits too long"
Have these promises been keptl No! they have
been shsnnfIly dsiegardrd The patronage OF he
President has decreased enormously. No law has been
passed to " diminish" II. II Is dal increasing-no ef
Tort ~ made to restrain It's improper exercise The ex-
pendtufes Of money home and abroad" have been
Increased from l3 millions to IS or 40 millions ihiogs
are stll do,e on "too grand SCALE The number OF
clerks has been increased TO and alarming an unarrant
able manner.
IN 1928, the State Department and Patent Office
S2775D co.
In lsaS the ninber Of clerks is increased to forty,
the pay 10 $5S5l5 co.
In 1923. the Treasury Department employed eph.
clerks-pay Of that Department 81 500 co.
100 90
Ia 1928, the War Department employed eighteen
slerks-,dy $2s650 CO.
In 1882, forty cerks-psy $63,si0 90.
II IS useless to Compare further the promises Of this
administration with its practice regsr j. the public
expenditures. The above is fair sample. Too much
money Is still speat -Caagress too ong The nd.
mm's'rs''on have had majority in Consrcss-he Pre-
s"iens has the veto power---they had promised to
form these things--t their duty to perform this
promise Il Is true the population has ncreasedit Is
une that the public expenditures have in consequence
also ncreased is rue, that the business Of the seve-
is departments has increased. and consequently more
clerks WI be nccessay-bnt no candid man Of any
py WIN deny that the expenses greater than ne.