The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-03-09


excuse Tor not Introducing otsr project, leaving
It's amendment and inproye.-snt TO other times aud
other men"
, OF the deislsaiOus OF public officers Judge Bay
ard thus speaks:
The delinquency Of the administration. In lis notice
Of defacationsihe gentle Bindings and long sufierngs
Of the Secretary Of the Treasury with the plundeers Of
the public money, almost makes him In guilt an access
sorry in offence. IL 10 Sufficient shock and disgust
any man who has the heart Of official slave, to
read the correspondence Of MIR Woodbury. with
the defaulling officers"
The Judge gives the following views as to the
Land Bill that forced through The Senate by the
friends OF the administration:
.The Land BIZ which recently passed in the Senate
OF the United States seems TO have been party mea-
sure favored by the friends Of Mr.. Van Buren,. be-
leye, with single exception oil his political friends
from this State voted for the bill. That bill proposed,
originally to give the wealthy and-hoder Of tho west,
though he already held ten thousand acres the privilege
OF entering $40 acres Of land adjoining his estate, for
the reducedprice of screny-fve cents per acre. II
would have been gift OF immense amount exclusively
to the people OF the II would undoubtedly have
purchased many votes for Mr. Van Buren, at the next
eecton--if then candidate But the solemn deed Of
Of large portion of these lands, limits their APP
preparation 10 e benefit Of The STATES. That
deed Of cesson would have been violated by the bill
thus sanctioned by Mr. Van Buren's friends The new
States would have been benefited al The e1pense o me
old States. ] can nothing democratic In this at
tempted spoalion Of the public domain, to accomplish
merely political gain Of votes. see nothing demo
cratic in the policy Of thus throwing away public
lands into the hands Of spectators, or there they will
60, BY his billy and deprving the rising generation Of
tho facilities which these lands Afford for becoming IN
dependent freeholdcrs. Such an improvident policy
has tendency make the rich, richer and deprive
the poor man Of the last Of industry, that Of
emigration"
Referring to The topics on which he expressed his
views, the Judge says:
"n relation to all these subjects appertannc to our
national politics. it appears to that Mr. Van Buren,
and his friends have deserted from the true Democratic
grounds. The departures Of a radical character
both as to measures, principles and practices But
that ground stand, and willing to abide. II may
be very nnmportsnt what my opinions in relation TO
| such departures may he. But as have written and
spoken IN support Of Mr. Van Buren's administration
as for seven or more years preceding his election
jealous IN contributing that event. both In this, my
native State. and elsewhere, have right to inform
those who in any degree may have been Influenced by
what have said or written, that in my opinion he IS
longer the representative or adr0cdie of Democratic
prmeipiss-and that consider it my duty to, oppose
his reelection, as great political evil TO be aserted
| Judge Bayard then refers to the course recently
pursued by the friends of MIR. Van Buren, and those
opposed to him and them, in The State Of New York,
and concludes with the following:
"These various derections-ihese radical departures
from the democratic standard Of principle too clearly
Indicate that long and the protracted
Of that absolute power which dominant party wicds
have added the nlelecs-darkened the perceptions
and corrupted the councils Of that magnificent concen-
traton or democratic strength which bore EDWARDS
and high the banners of Jackson and reform. The
hand which eebly upholds the counterfeit pre-
sentiment Of those banners is unequal to the effort,
There is but can WELD the club Of Hercules.
Dismay, distraction and mutual Of confidence
seem 10 pervade even the PIatorian guards Of the
Capitol No heros war-cry now sends defiance to the
enemy, and cheers on his undsnnted followers The
artillery Of the assaiant heard with all his batteries
the gates Of the palace and through the smoke Of every
broadside awful breach 10 revealed.
In making this declaration Of my views, impeach
the motives of those who may honestly believe that
the best interests Of the country involved in the sup
port Of Mr. Van Buren,. Whatever may be the OPT
Mons of such, have arrived different conclusions
have given the deliberate consideration the sub
iect, and know that have acted in accordance with
the solemn convictions q my understanding ! trust
that shall always possess sufficient moral courage to
do what consider right, without regard to consequences
merely personal. never have approved and trust
never shall approve any public which in my
serious judgment consider wrong To those personal
foes who have pursued with unprovoked hostility,
have only to say, that defy their malice as have
always despised their Vaccinations.
In this exposition, let il be remembered that con-
denim measure, which have heretofore sustained.
| rellnquish political principle My principles and
my opinions to the great questions which for the last
ten years have engaged the public attention,
changed II is because they are ilnmu,able that
the MEN who have practically renowned those
princples-who having apostatzed from the they
formerly TO advocate have become its most
implacable and dangerous enemies. When these
have changed their principles Of action to
the MEN would be equivalent 10 a remuneration Of the
L n,xe all In huft
God in this free Republic there is such thing as
allegiance TO man
Ii is Of little consequence BY what party is
known. II It's measures and principles are not demo-
cratic it is not democratic party am from princi-
pie as well feeling devoted to the genuine democra-
cy, by whatever name distinguished. No other party
can successfully administer the government OF this
Republic other deserves to be trusted with IT,
The largest portion by millions Of the people must
subsist by tho labor of their hands, the Of their
brows If their interests, vast in tho aggregate
not adequately protected, that Government is but
cheat, which neglects them. But the worst enemies
which this multitude, forming the basis Of
cety, can encounter, those hypocrlical protesting
friends and advocates who with reverental homage
their lips Isearot like, be,ray them with sautaton,
keeping the word of promise to the car, but breaking II
to the sense. #a
II will be asked what is my consistency worth when
place myself in association with whose principles
and measures have heretofore denounced The OBJ
vous answer to this inquiry is that all opposition par
ties necessarily composed of minores, which unite
for common object, waving all differences Of opinion
other questions, and postponing them, for the &C
complishment Of some paramount result. How many
factions united with different views and objects in
support Of Mr. Van Bureu! There the faction that
prefers J. Forsyth the friend Of U. s. Bank for the
successor Of Mr. Van Buren, and with that view seeks
to make him the next Vice President, which Mr. Van
Buren, is supposed to approve. Then there Is the Ben
tonian faction bidding for votes with the public lands
The Buchanan faction with federal heresies, and the
Woodbury. faction, with It's agrarlan promises Of an
equal distribution property The solors Of the oppo
sition specked and various than those
Of the administration al the present period There is