The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-01-24
CURRENT LITERATURE.

/ POLITICAL SkETCHES or TEARS IN w Ash'No-
TON in four parts wi h annotations to each. Al>o,
a general appendix an alphabetical index and
series OF charts; giving comparative synopsis OF
the Constitutions Of the several States, and The UNI
ted States. By RopERr MAyo NJ d., author Of va
rious works Baltimore published BY Fielding
Lucas, IT, Washington; Carrot Anderson. New
York: carvis. Philadelphia Cary, Hart Co.
Bo.tln Hilliard, Gray g. Co. Richmond RI.
Smith.
Dr. MAYO hls collected many interesting and curl
Gus documents, and put them into a durable shape
with the history Of m,ny transactions, finished and
unfinished, and mlny differences deducable there
from and reflections naturally connected herewith,
and rendered aservice thereby TO the country, which
will be appreciated BY every Politician historian,
and philosopher. Although some may think that
| the authors ieaons apprehension OF Executive pow
er and fallibiy, may have sometimes given undue
coloring, or an exaggerated importance to some
events vel they will moi oeny that The embodiment
of the thoughts and ancipa,ions which those fears
engenderis Supremely benef 'i at such jnncture as
this One cannot but receive the painful impression
on glance at the heads Of this work, that the
Republic has escaped yet escaped has, the most
imminent dangers. Ar'view Of the ftcts recorded
and the schemes exposed, clnnot fiji more and
more deeply 10 npress upon every pitrio Republic
can the stern moral thai The price Of our liberties is
etsrnai rigiianes
The v,lu ne now pub iShed is the first part Of the
s~rr', ar caasiss Of go pages, ocavs hand omelv
1 printed. To make known fully the matters OF
which It treats, we subj ia, the table OF contents
| or the literary execution of the work can say,
from clr>ory peru al Of il, tha, il Is written with
! force and cearness.
| Il Snhart-pnliiica1
| Executive Conspiracy in the Harrisburg Rebel
lion-Error Of Party Int'drrancs-H Honesty identical
with Repuh'iranism-D >honeStv the worst form Of
| Tory>m- Gil mpseS Of the latter cha racrer-JackSon
| Executive, Tactics transferred 10 Van BuIe Sc
| cret Organization Of armed iegions" referred To
IN Postscript Executive renewed embraces with The
| United States Bank.
| DEplcArrN.-To the American People-com-
mendS 10 their albranent the matter and specified
| tonS of the work-DistruSis the snreriiy Of Pol-
clans, and the honesty Of Public Differs Suggests
the remedy of National Convention, without Pub
| lie officers. ..,f
INrRorucT1oN- Revolution already ef-
fected bv The conflict of Executive Patronage with
| the freedom Of Elecinns-Genera Synopsis of the
| Work-The Cycle of National Destiny, illustrated
b. the physical prime pe> of alternate darnGton and
| r"prodnGtion--Des rnclion, though inevitable, may
BE- FASTENED retarded BY The neglect or timely APP
plication OF remediss-rhe temptations to deStrnc-
lion inherent in our system not sufficiently connte-
| rated bv checks and balances which have proved
too weak tor any party conflicts and official pecula-
| lion that rend all its ligatures. ... ....."
ApvERrIsEMENT.-Si of good intention - in
! ferna regions paved with them-The 'good nten-
| lions" Of General Jackson involved The hazard and
cost of erery good to his country. .,.
SKETCHES OF JAcKsoSiAN DPLoMAcY,-Chapers
and H. Insincerity Of the Jackson DynaSy, both in
its internal relations with The States and coordinate
departments, and in its diplomacy with Foreign
Nations. ,-..
Chapter ILL., The dualcity ofihe Jarksonian D-
plomacy continued rs TO our relation with the Mex-
| can Republic. 49,. H.. a.
Chapter w. or the Conspiracy of Gen Hous-
| ton to dismember the Mexican Domnons, and
the connvance Of General ckson to give il effect.
Chapter v OF the analogy between the several
ConSpiracies Of citizens of the United States 10
mike conque>tS Of friendly neylboring Powers,
md particularly Of the two Conspiraces agains,
Mexico ..-..
Chapter W. The two Conspiraces Of Burr and
Hon>lon conlras ed, identified, and finally Sccom-
pliShed, through the reciprocal agency in the one,
and connivance at the olher by Andrew Jackson,
&c. &c.
ANNorATloNs TO PARr THE FlRsr.-Note l. Proofs
strong as Holy Writ OF his (Jackson's) familiarity
with their Ghe "onspitaiorsl objects
Note H. or the system OF Dealcaons.
Note ILL., Reorganization OF the Jacksonian Di-
p!o macy tow ,rds Mexico.
Noe Nv. triple comparison between the cases
of Mexico Canada and Michigan.
Po,rcRIPT.-Of The Conspiracy Of the Federal
Executive To ovefturn the systems Of our Tree inSiu-
tons, b)'h Of The General Government and of The
beilion at harrisburg, with previous demon>tra Jns
in Maryland and elsewhere.
THE UNITED STATES MAGAZINE AND DEMOCRATIC
REvIEw.-The Janurry number has been several
days published ard fully maintains the character
acquired by its predecessors and jusdes the gene
acknowledgment of its abiHty.
The result Of the Baltimore election sent the rarity
"a h>hins"-he result in New York has sent th,m
all, but The stfrumped editor of the Gcbn, 10 the
e'afesstonat We have elsewhere published the con-
LESSONS OF the New York Evening Post, and The
Boston Quarterly Review Onr Democratic Re-
view adds 10 the general wall Of the penilen party
the following
The uuh seems 10 he, that The Democratic party
had held 100 long and too absolute an a>ccndancy in
the Slate; and d moi been entirely exemp, from
hat corrupting infuenc upon the purity of its first
principles, gene lly incident the too long possess
sion OF undlSI u ed power"
The Review seems reconcied to The fate of its
parry and thinks " Wing asccndancy" for year or
two Nill do no serious Injury.
The Canadi Cues ion" is ably reviewed and
there isan Interesting sketch of the lite of Mr. Benz
F. Butler, with an itching on copper which does
that gehtlemanS heam:g face injustice. Among
other articles, we notice some very good verses by
Bryant on "the Future Life !" Europe long ago."
Inc approaching census )" Chanting on self cul-
lnrei and long speech Of MIR c. J. Ingersoll " on
Legislative and Judicial control over charters Of in
corporation" Under the head of "notes of the
month, the editors have curious illustrations of some
"h'wers OF Congressional Rhetoric, well hit off !"
and in another article, speak in terms Of eloquent
and just adherence ofthe murders which the French
are committing upon the Mexcans under color of
National war, for paltry claim of some 600 thou.
sand dollars.
The NATIoNn. MAoAzrNE AND REPUBLICAN Review
Edited BY Henry j. Brent. Washington Fulton
and Smith.
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