The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-06-30

Il opposes the reelection Of MARTIN VAN BuRES
because
l. No Chief Magistrate Of this Union should re
main in office more than ONE TERM
= Every prominent act of his administration has
not only hanpered the Interests and prosperity Of the
country but has been open violation Of the princ
plies and professions of the Republican party
s. The tendency of federal action under his adj
minisraton Is TO absorb the powers of the State Go
sernments and to erect at Washington despotic sys-
TEN OF CENTRArIsM AND CONSOLIDATION.
4 He is the instrument Of party and not the
President OF the Union
5. lie is inaccessible to the people-indiherent 10
Their wants and interests contemns their will by re-
fusing to acquesee in decisions of the maority-is
selfish IN ms views, and sectional and partial in his
action-entertans estimate of human nature so
low TINT Is degrading for upright citizen to accept
an once al ms hands-actng upon the principle that
the people are 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 over the people for himself and dscaim
ing any duty in their behalf as incumbent on him in
return
D He wants the whole moneyed power Of the
United States vested in him and under his control
He will not agree that the patronage and power
Of the federal executive, exercised BY him. shall
be either lessened or regulated by law.
3 He wishes the States to surrender their right
to the moneys arising from the sales Of the public lands
9 He has subverted the course Of legislation by
making laws originate with him and a panzan SCI
nate; whereas they should originate in the House of
Representatives.
10. He recommends national bankrupt law, ap-I
picabc only to corporations that he should possess
an absolute control all the State Institutions and
be able to crush them at pleasure.
IL. He wants an Executive Bank and power to REL
sort to the exploded and runous practice of depreciat
cd Government paper money. ..#5
IL. The tendency Of his recommendations is to de-
sroy the credit system of the country to hamper its
commerce. to lessen its trade and to deprecate la
Dor.
b. He has been in office three years, received ss15,
600 of the public money, and has accomplished little
else than running the ship of State off the republican,
tack.
ID He rests the merit of his administration upon
one expedient, which he has failed to carry and per
mts one paltry question which involves miserabe
warfare against the State Banks to engage his whole
mind and occupy his time proving him TO be contract
cd IN his views and incapable of the comprehensive
and magnanimous policy of a statesman.
Is He has never originated or carried through any
legislative body, any law worthy of an EN-
incnt statesman
l6 He has done nothing at any time worthy Of the
gratitude of the people cntitle him to ask them
to overlook the pledges of his predecessor and give
him the office of President for two successive terms
II He appoints "rdgues and royalists" to office,
who steal and squandcr the public money.
Is. Considering the prospects of war, and the va
rious foreign and domestic relations and future hopes
otthe 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 r.
righteous cause and unimpeachablc candidates But a
n trnn nAff hn
partzans struggle desperately against us We have Il
in minority of the whole People of the Union, as tn
increase the majority against him. We meet and !
sentatons and expose their fasehoods and calumnes
discerning democracy will acclaim triumph for bert
The MADlSONlAN is recommended by the
of the friends of the Harrisburg nominations
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