The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-07-14
communications.
r,,x on political MATTERS

Ill. l,apias, Esq calls on Col, Rich
fihs' - d ocf as Presidentcf Fan Buren,
m'e""S IA RichIand, we are about to hold
o'f''e ,,,v meeting, which we hope viii he a
W" 80 'r,. ana have been requested to ask you
+, act as President OF ~ ,,L
You .necid occasion for holding il at this
time a. !; .L.,l.., mn,
1,,;,s WHY sir the truth ls, the last Hh'g
,y,s 50 large that il seems to be necessary re
m, our men and show that our strength Is
Gel Rchiand declines
an, much obliged for the compliment paid
ma hut must decline
nv ~ W. cannot excuse you, Colonel AT this
!. :. ;mpor,anl that strongest and most re-
'''' non should come forward and exert their in
Van are an old Democrat, well known and
,,,, IN the county, and your name would be a host
IN our favor Besides Colonel, we had 'hough' OF
,;n,,;nr Won for Congress this fall, and wish TO
hiring you before the People
ca R. must positively decline, Mr. Cap'as' both
,;,, "a President of the meeting, and being can
d,jate for Congress
CHE | am surprised that you should decline,
- Rchland; should think your zeal for the cause
Il Dcmocracy il no other reason operated on YOU.
,J induce YOU to act This is no time for any one
y holl baek--we want the exertions OF erery man
a. l me tell YOU Colonel we are not going to beat
M onponcns so easy this time, by any means Ten.
Harrison say what we may against him, Is popular
man with he People and afraid that Is more
than we can say for Mr., Van Buren,
CAR That is true Gen. Harrison is popular
Win the People, and is becoming more and more SO
,yerv dav and the more he is known and abused the
more warmly will the people support nm nu' =
no, his popularity alone that has produced sueh an eA
citcmcni among the People, but tue hi-aused anu
runous measures Of the present Administration
Couias "The ill-adviscd and ru'nous measures OF
The present Administration y Why, Colonel this
sounds strangely from you 1t cant be possible that
you intend to 20 for Harrison too
Col r. 90 for the country, Mr.. Capias; and
when see her interests prostrated-her currency des
royed-her workshops and manufactures shut up
her merchants and business men becoming bankrupts
her farmers distressed and her laborcrs out OF en-
ploymen and suffering, il is time to look about and
see how all this misery has been brought upon us and
by whom and how it can be remedlcd.
Capas. How and by whom 7" tits plain enough,
think that it has been brought upon by the bank
ing system-by over,tratng and speculation, encour-
AGED by the banks--but for these monopoes the
country would be well enough You would not hold
the Government responsible for the evils which the
banks have brought upon the country This is
strange language for you Col Rchland rery strange
Col. R. am not disposed to hold the Government
responsible for more than | think them answerablc
for but for such evils they have brought upon the
country or have not corrected for one, do hold them
responsible.
Capas But what would you have had them do
that they have not done
Why Gen, Jackson elected
Col r. By referring back to the grounds upor
which Gen jackson was elected, taking view of tn
country at the time he came into power and compar
ing it with its present condition. think shall Sc
what they ought TO have done, and what they hav
not done.
Now you will remember that we supported Gen
Jackson chiefly for the following reasons
Because, the expenses Of the Government wer
alleged to be extravagan and ought to be retrenched
Because, he pledged to serve but for singi
term;
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ABUSES a'o''e WIZ" "e''' 'ne apPo"'' - '''s"'
" y oo"s''ss - ~ '' ~ r. r.,
no"aso " wy i'l"' '' :, " ~
me freedom oil eiections or IN o'he wofuS' suhefs
the Government officers, contractors and agents, t.
NEEDLE with, and undertake to control the elections o
rapa.x,a
Canlas True. but General Jackson is not the can
dilate Of the party now