The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-05-26

| The following is copy of letter sent by gen.
| tleman Of this place to our Representative in
Congress, to give an indication of the signs
| of the times: you can publish II.
LAFAYETTE, Chambers. Ala. May S, 1910.
| The Hon. Dixon H. Lewis:
| Sir Among the 1888 documents forwarded by
you to this post Office by this evenings mail, /
find one for myself, which herewith incose back
Numbers have done likewise,) to you. If you
intended to make political capital Of these docu-
ments for the party in power, your purpose will
prove abortive. The watchword throughout
your district is HARRISON, TYLER and REFORM
indeed, sir it is the battle cry from the hill tops
and valleys throughout the whole State. re-
greet, sir, that you have thus perverted the frank
ing privilege to a purpose SO ignoble. When |
reflect how CALAMITY you led, few years ago,
the glorious minority in this State, who had
planted themselves on the ramparts of the con-
sitution, ready to peril their all to preserve ii,
must think that your advocacy Of the party in
power, comes now with an i'll grace. ! then
laid the hattering JUNCTION to my soul that we had
champion, who, in every emergency, would
stand by US, unawed by power and unseduced
by the trappings of Office, for then believed
you honest, faithful and patriotic But where
now do we find you2 Behold your standard
reared in the enemy's camp, and you doing bat
tie in the front rank of those whom you taught
us to war to the hilt Yet rest assured, that
whatever may be your tergiversations, we con-
tinue where you left US. firmly grounded in the
| true political faith. The same banner floats over
us. The same indomitable spirit fires our bo-
SONS and urges us to rescue if possible the tat
tered constitution Of our country from its ruth
less spoilers. The State Rights party of your
district stand steadfast, fixed and immove cable,
as you will find, when too late, with chagrn and
disappointment, when the election in Novem-
Der, will speak in language (Which they must)
not TO be mistaken, toling the death-knell Of your
political existence. Could you expect to be
otherwise, when you have amalgamated with
party who have the earontery to proclaim that
'to the victors belong the spos," who have RI
vetted upon the country the abominabe doctrines
of the proclamation and the force bill--ncreased
the expenditures TO treble that Of the Younger
Adams, and whose mal-admnistration has in
the eloquent language OF an ex-senator of Geor-
gia, caused more grey hairs to be on our Young
Republic, than should have grown there for cen.
turies.
Permit me, sir, to say that, if you expect any
favor from this quarter, you will find yourself
wofuly deceived. The people of Chambers are
sound to the core. The spirit of inquiry is
abroad in orr land the energies of outraged, in
jured and ruined, but determined people are
aroused; their newly awakened powers will be
crowned with success, the handwriting is on
the wall, and the minions of power are seen
quaking with dread in anticipation of the evil
nature of the revelation about to be made por-
tending no good TO them. " And it will be a
vexation only TO understand the report" When.
sir, you come to reflect upon what you were a
short time since, the bold, intrepid fearless de-
fender of State Rights and State remedies the
head and front Of that heightened, patriotic band
that rallied around you, whose motto was stheir