The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-05-28

MIR. LINCOLN, OF MASS.
The federal loco foco papers are highly de-
ngh'ed with the speech Of this gentleman, in
defence Of some of the appropriations for the
PRESIDENTS furniture. They publish il with high
appreciation; but we do not find in any Of them
'he following remarks, as delivered by Mr.. Lin
com, and contained in the report Of his speech
Mr. l.. commented with great severity on
ne eonuuc' OF the Secretary In this matter, de-
claflng that, should this amendment fail, he
never would vote another dollar for that (the
Treasury building. II the chairman chose 10
stop the work let the responsibility be on his
own head. II there was a change Of admins
tration on the 4th of March n.y.. as he trusted
in God there would be- he would vote one more
appropriation for this building and that should
be 10 fix on the front of il a tablet and inscribed
thereon, in large letters, the word Sub-treasu-
ry,n and then let the building stand without
ends, without coonnade, without roof, with
out access or recess--wth no stairs 10 the upper
story, and no light in the lower, and II would
remain TO posteriry an appropriate monument OF
the Van Buren, Sub-treasury administration"
THE EX-POsTMAsTER KENDALL.
Erscutire Eieesioneering Erpo,sd- Threatened Re-
roiution Unmasksd
The recent electioneering arrangements OF the to-
dera Executive without example and ii s devout-
~ hoped will ever be without parallel. Such
movement might, indeed, be justly regarded by every
citizen beneath the fixed gaze Of his contemptuous
indignation, except that it is based in revolutionary
spirit that animates those who WELD the tremendous
patronage of the Government, with the unbounded
facilities Of post Office electioncerng at their command
and therefore passed by without summary exposure,
might possibly be received with some favor by those
whom il is intended to dupe and deceive.
The discerning public must concur with me, in re-
ferring the resignation of Amos Kendall his public
statement of his for doing under date of
the 18th inst and his subsequent photographic circu-
lar letter of the 2Oh accompanying address to the
people Of the United States cabinet arrange
ment or at least as KENDALL AND VAN buren,
| ARRANGEMENT
Such commitment of the Executive countenancs
and patronage obnoxious TO censure, upon
the principle of foul official corruption ii involves than
il is revolving to decency Of the utter des
tituton Of character in the individual selected the
Presidents lieutenant to rally and organize the vol
unteer legions he may recruit to execute his de-
crees issued or to be issued" in conducting the poll
teal warfare he has waged against the elective fran
chisc of sovereign people for il s impossible to
the present posltlOn Oh tnis poHtichi Heiu-hdi
shall disconnected from his past life, which affords
theme for moral contemplation the most loathsome
| and disgusting that has been exhibited TO the
American people. And although on that account
every respectable citizen would be naturally inclined
to pass over this of pollution with averted eye
and silent contempt yet the regularly constituted
erocial agent of the highest executive functionares
known to the constitution, il is absolutely necessary
to submit to the na,Iseous task Of making exemplary
dissection of the cadaverous subject, solely because
the supreme Executive officer of the nation has stoop
ed to the degradation of identifying himself with such
personfcaton Of moral and political prostitution
Therefore, previously to entering upon critical
examination of this corrupt clectioneering arrange
ment, demonstrating Mr.. Van Buren's responsibility
for the whole of it, and great deal more il will be
proper to take brief survey Of the past history Of
this electioneerng ficd-marsha of the Chief Magis
tratc in his present enterprise against the freedom o
elections for, however each individual of Mr.. Van
! Burens Cabinet may be found to have participated
in abctting this arrangement, his accountability in
chief because without his countenance il would have
been prevented will therefore be greater than that
Of the receiver of stolen goods knowing them to be
stoIon COMMON SENSE