The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-08-07

The following letter from a friend in New York
giving ofthe Castle Garden Humbug t-sIf-
brafion will not trust, be the less interesting 10
the reader for having vodaby laid over few
days
Correspondence of the Madsonian.
New foRKi July q, 1910
DEAR SIR You doubtless aware that yesterday
the day fixed for the grand celebration by the
Locos of the passage Of the Subtreasury bill or the
Second Declaration of Independence they call
il, i he place Castle Garden = the very spot
where the President welcomed his democratic fellow.
citizens, and proclaimed that the Sub-trcasury. should
become the law of the land noiens roiens Hotr de-
n.ocrattc-) About half past three salute of sixty
four guns fired in honor % OF the occasion; and
about the time you might have throng 1T
hungry ragged Loco-focos vending their way 10.
wards the Castle gate In the course Of hour the
Garden was tolerably well filled including SIX ladies
all told-about two-thirds of those present were
! Wings who came TO hear the ceiejrated Virginian
Hugh A Garland, Esq, who couldn, read when he
came to the New Jersey members Col Alex Ming
(ofcourse) now presented himself an office holder
the office holders, and nominated that old Aims House
pensioner, and pauper tyrant, John Targce as Pres
suspicious beginning Several Vice Presidents Were
then appointed among the rest Mr. C. w Lawrence
who seemed actually ashamed OF his associates and
SUNK back as far possible out OF sight Col Ste
'enson then proposed preamble and several resolu-
tons the first of which shameful parody
the Declaration Of Independence, and began as fol
lows -' When in the course of human events it be-
comes necessary for the President Of these United
States and the and House OF Representatives
in Congress assembled to dissolve the pecuniary bands
which have long and closely united them Nth ne
moneyed potrers Of the country and to assume among
the States sovereignty the separate and exclusive
right of receiving and discussing (ther y re-
venue, it is due TO themselves that the should
be spread before the people &c. SC This astute
document goes on, in the dGle and forcibie
ner TO talk about the separation of the Government
from all local and moneyed powers they call the
REVIEWERS General y and charges the deposite banks
with having employed Government money in fac
tatng commercial operations, Gen. Jackson's very
recommendation contained in his messages and
sworn TO by the officers of the Manhattan Bank
during the late investigation and thus encouraged
the State Legislatures in giving bank charters ana
creating corporate powers that the consequent
pansion of paper currency advanced the nominal value
OF property beyond its real value that weakened the
exercise of sound and equal Government as il
crippled Its powers receive and dsburse its moneys
ard, finally, that it the cause of the temporary
suspension of the wheels of Government in 1897
Thus you perceive they throw the whole diffcultes
upon General Jacksons shoulders, who again ahd
again encouraged the banks to aid the merchants be-
rally with discounts, so that the lose Of the United
I State pa, L.. A.
then be remembered that it was no, the banks but
Gen. Jackson who caused all the pecunary emhar
easements through which the country has passed and
of course that those labor under due 10
his successor who is treading his footsteps Next
followed string Of resolutions vapid in the exticne,
and which could never have been drawn up by any
but those who believe the people born to be mum
bugged and have too little discernmcn TO see the most
baretaccd attempts hood wink and deceive the
Silas Wright, also thanked for misTeprescntlne
the views and wishes OF his constituents and for dis
regarding the instructions of State Legislature in
order to pursue the democratic course Of regis
tcring the edict of yrannical President and voting
for measure thrice rejected by the sovereign people
Patent democracy this The resolutions wound up
by abusing General Harrison the Gagged repre-
sentative of the Wing party and as being in the
keeping OF selfappoiutcd committee, SC, cuilng
the choicest slang phrases of the Globe and closing
with black dcluge of Binesgate, which
cci,cd with every manifestation OF disgust by nine
tonths of those present The aye only were takcL
on these rcsoutions-hhd the noes been called for
there is doubt that large ma orty would have app
peared against them
/ Mr. Ming now introduced II A Garland, Clerk
OF the House of Representatives who mounted the
table with his spcctacIes on and prepared to address
the meeting As soon he had opened his lips, the
audience seemed TO be dissatisfied, Instead OF sccng
a noble open hearted, chccrul-lookmg Vrgnan q
lank, lanernd-jawed, cadavcrous awkward figure
stood before them and began saving the
bony arms and cultural small unmuscal voice while
his body performed numerous rapid segments Of CIT
Gle, or rather semi circles right and lc but il the ap
pearance Of the Speaker was most unprcposscssing
his speech itself was still more He began with
the creation Of the world on, of nothing described
mnutcly the work of the six days, particularly Va,
formation OF man, after Gods own imsge- and from
this he went on to the Patrarchs the character The
Jews, the whole history in short Of the Old Dispcn.
ton.
Aner talking about AN hour he got down To 'lir
time OF Christ whom he described true dcmoersi
assocatlng with pubcans aud sinners announcing
against the lawyers the phansccs, sclucccs hig
priests and all the Wing astocrats Of that period Sc
Next he took up profane history and tined TO CIV .
history Of matters and things general since the ere
alton OF the world Amer speaking two hours. dunng