The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-05-12

II opposes the reelection of MARTIN vss BuREN,
because
l. No Chief Magistrate Of this Union should re
main in Office than ONE TERN
Every prominent act Of his administration has
not only hampered the interests and prosperity Of the
country but has been open violation Of the princi
pies and professions Of the Republican party
g. The tendency of federal action under his adj
ministraon Is 10 absorb the powers Of the State Go
vernmcnts and to erect at Washington despotc sys-
tenn Of CEsTRALIsM AND CoNsoLIDATroN
He is the instrument of party, and not the
President of the Union.
g. He is inaccessible to the people-indiRerent 10
their wants and interests ontemns their will by re-
usng To acquiesce in decisions Of the majority-is
selfish IN his views and sectional and partial in his
acton--entertans estimate of human nature 80
low that rs degrading for upright citizen accep,
an office at his handsactng upon the principle that
the people corrupt, and that every man has his
price, bringing the patronage of his Office in conflict
with the freedom Of their MISUNDERSTANDING com
plete power the people for himself and discla-
ing any duty in their behalf incumbent on him in
return.
6. He wants the whole moneycd power of the
United States vested in him and under his control
7. He will not agree that the patronage and power
OF the federal executive, exercised by him. shall
be either lcssened regulated by law
g. He wishes the States TO surrender their right
TO the moneys arising from the sales of the public lands
3 He has subverted the of legislation, by
making laws originate with him and partizan Sc
nate; whereas they should originate in the House of
Representatives.
10. He recommends a national bankrupt law APP
plicabe only to corporations that he should possess
absolute control all the State Institutions and
be able to crush them at pleasure.
II. He wants an Executive Bank and power to re-
sort to the exploded and runous practice of depreciat
ed Government paper money
IL. The tendency of his recommendations il to de-
stroy the credit system of the country to hamper its
commerce. to lessen its trade and deprecatc its la
Dor.
l3 He has been in office three years received &75
600 of the public money, and has accomplished little
else than running the ship of State of the republican
tack
Ii. He rests the merit Of his administration upon
expedient which he has failed to carry and per-
mits patry question which involves a miserable
warfare against the State Banks to engage his whole
mind and occupy his time proving him be contract
ed in his views, and incapable Of the comprehensive
and magnanmous policy Of statesman
Is. He has never originated or carried through any
Legislative body, any law worthy of an en-
inent statesman.
l6. He has done nothing at any time WORTHY Of the
gratitude Of the people, to enttIe him ask them
to overlook the pledges of his predecessor and give
him the Office of President for two successive terms
II. He appoints "rogues and royalists" to Office,
who steal and squander the public money
H. Considering the prospects Of war; and the va
rous foreign and domestic relations and future hopes
of the country, Mr. Van Buren,, who, we infer from
his conduct is wanting either in integrity or capacity,
IS not the man for the crisis
Thus every man in the Opposition may give the
righteous cause, and unimpcachable candidates But
and patronage of the government, and led and def
parzans, struggle desperately against We have
in minority of the whole People the Union as Il
increase the majority against him. We meet and
sentatons and expose their fasehoods and caImnies.
discerning democracy will acclaim triumph for Libcr
The MADlSONlAN is recommended by the
of the friends Of the Harrisburg nominations
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