The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-10-13

pressed murmurs, because you know il would not
do to divide the party. daughter. 1.-The people
may be divided and the country ruined, but not tie
party or you will lose the loaves and fishes What
then? And there witnesses to vouch for my reci
tai Of facts distinguished gentleman TO judge
of that communication, and he knew would not bear
the sober reflection Of the people. What then, was to
be done Why, for the sake of the party" he all
vised that ii should be hushed up But Mr.. Benton,
who stood solitary and alone, wanted 10 urge
these institutions But there a certain Mr.. Filix
Grundy, who told you he born veteran democrat
(Roars Of Iaughter) ! recollect being in The Con-
gress Of the United States with certain Mr. Joseph
Lecompt good and honest man, but who did not UNI
derstand very correctly his vernacuar tongue in re-
view Of certain political measure, in the of
pathetic appeal he told them he born early in life
Renewed laughter) Mr.. Felix Grundy born
late in life now, though was not born late in life,
believe have lived long enough to despse beirayers,
juggers and party managers. Well, but Mr.. Felix
Grundy knew this proposition would be received with
burst Of indignation by the people Of this nation,
if il sent to them before they had been prepared
for il by the appliances Of party; and what did he
do2 Why he was chairman Of the judiciary commit
tee, and he moved the reference Of 30 much Of the
Presidents message related to that subject chiefly
| to the judiciary committee, of which the same Mr..
Felix Grundy was chairman. And what did he do
report for against No, he played the part of the
dry nurse, and he uled the baby TO sleep not whs-
| per heard from that committee until the last day
Of the session, when he moved that the Judiciary
mttee be discharged from the further consideration of
it. But il afterwards awokc up from its slumber and
like Hercules is prepared if you do not arrest its
murderous aim, TO accomplish its fatal purpose for
tell you that instead Of but vote which il at first
received subsequent occasion when this ruthless
scheme brought forward under Federal auspices,
il received sixteen votes including the greater and the
lesser lights the party and you may figure out this
arithmetic for yourself and ascertain if takes
but three short years to bring this sixteen votes
how many years it will take Mr.. Van Buren,, by the
process of party discipline to get the requisite 26 votes
to make II the law of the land he made the odious
sub Treasury bill the law Of the land tell you, in
one short year. this bill will become law and you will
be liable in moment to be clothed in mourning
/ Then pause before you give your votes. fou
told that this administration has no hostile designs
against the banking institutions Of the country, and
that credit sysIem which is coeval with the country it.
self that its hostility is to tho abuses of the system Of
which am much opposed as any man but to
rect abuses and to annihlac the institutions at the
pense of the happiness and existence almost of the
whole community very different things. Then
let pause, and If there are any of my Van Buren,
friends here with whom have cooperated in defence
Of better principles in better times, when believed
they were bound up with the interests of the country
of democratic principles which cherished and
wished feprlessy and rcligousy defend be
such here beg of them to pause while the gulf yet
yawns at their feet appeal to them in this sacred
presence, before youa IL which is calculated to awaken
| the dearest affections of the heart-I would remind
them Of their children and their cherished resdes,
and would ask them if they will build up ruthless
ant-repubican dynasty, either of Mr.. Van Buren,, or
Thomas Hart Benton Francis Blair ! ask
you, my countrymen, if you will give your support
to such men as Amos Kendall, Francis P. Blair,
and others of like character--for | tell you they
the influence behind the throne greater than the
throne ITSELF"
/ Gentlemen you, my old Republican friends of New
i York. will you initiate the miserable example Of the
degraded Hindoo and, in carrying out the supersti
ton of this modern idolatry PROSTATE your bodies in
the dust and think you are rendering glorious service
to God, when you permit yourselves to be trampled
upon and crushed by the wheel of the Juggenaut of
party ascendency call upon you to vindcate your
| dignity freemen-to vindicate your liberties
American citizens Which Of you will tell me-and
how often have heard it" Mr. Rives you have not
said word to-day that do not believe is the lang
oftruth and soberness. We believe the Sub Trcasu-
~ is odious and Anti Republican scheme; we be-
lieve the system of Mr.. Van Burens Bankrupt Law
would override and PROSTATE the State Institutions
and involve the country in universal of ruin
which no patriotic heart can contemplate and recon-
Gle his support of such with his sense of
duty to his country. We have gone with you in all
the denuncations you have this day made Of the obi
project for carrying out standing army instead of
the militia of the States, but cannot separate from
our party" Now, gentlemen, have we no country to
serve conscience to consult, no God to obey =
{" Fanny Wright says not y Fanny Wright ! am
sorry that such doctrines should be identified with such
sex, which venerate and love dearcr than any thing
human But such Vandal, destructive, Agrarian doc
trines which called upon to support call
upon you, you value the liberty Of your country
you cherish, with the dearest affection, your resides;
as you value every thing dear to freedom call upon
YOU again, to rebuke such appeals to your party
Willy Gentlemen, is this Government Of the peo-
ple1 (No, no, no) We are told it is Government
fthe people, but have you not over and over again
appealed against the schemes which have been attempt
ed to be carried out by Martin Van Buren, And how
have you been treated Have your demonstrates
been dcspiscd and rejected And have you not been
told this is great party question, and, right or wrong
injurious otherwise you must 90 for IT, because Mr.
Van Buren, wills it / ask my Van Buren, friends
who have heretofore gone, and may--which, trust,
God in his mercy will avert from their consciences-
mediate to go again to the poll to vote for him l ask
them how, under the Constitution, can change
rulers, who have deceived us, hut by the ballotbox
Now you hesitate, my friends, when you have
such an alternative presented to you Mr.. Van Blu
ren-who, when your fear cometh, despiscs all your
circumstances, both public and private-and such
man as William Henry Harrison, who has fought and
bcd for his country and whose history the history
of his country for the last half century, man whom
free republican people should delight to honor
remember strong appeal of celebrated country
man of mine-John Randoph--who rallied to the flag
of General Andrew Jackson, when engaged in the
civil battles Of his country He then told the free peo-
pile of America, Here is man on whose services
you put your finger" Now, do not we present
you with such another in William Henry Harrison
(Cheers Is he not man whose services mark every
page of our counrys glory-servccs which have mark
ed almost every spot of your Western country With
the Partially of mother, ask you of New York who
amongst you put his finger the services of
Mr.. Martin Van Buren, In common with you
supported honestly, heartily, sincerely supported the
election of MIR. Van Buren, but ! now, say, in the
face of the country, that yielded that support
the faith Of any services he had rendered. but
the faith of services that he stood pledged render
not of which he ever has rendered. but, on the
contrary, every of which he has wantonly and
rccklessly violated Amongst his other schemes is the
Sub Treasury and who ever stood more pledged to
republican country than Mr.. Van Buren, Yet he
was hardly in his place than there came his re-
commentator of this scheme while his party had be-