The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-08-07
SnrsnEauIN. July Il, 1910.

!. PROSPECTUS FOR THE EXTRA GLcBE." As
am not inclined 10 become hypocrlte, and re-
main silent the second best plan which
could adopt TO retain my office, | therefore con.
ceye il TO be my duty, honestly and frankly, 10
state some OF the reasons why cannot comply
with your request.
i | shall say but little about your 'dddress
which BY the way | consider as great piece
of sophistry as was ever put together, and IN this
c0rered ray, as great an insult TO the under
standings of the American people as could be
possibly manufactured out of the brains of a
despot When the people hear you, sir, speak
ing about .'pure morality" and "tIue demo
cracy.n all but the wilfully ignorant of your po-
litical life must stand amazed at your presump-
ton But when you introduce that lchtch -
pure TO support that which is impure and cor
| Jupf, il will deceive none except those VINO are
/ lrfiling and loishing 10 be deceived.
/ Ifyour object was only Ito vlndlcate The Adj
mnistration from the foul aspersions cast upon
it," your task would be both a praiserorfhy and
an easy one !; as itwould be very difficult mat
ter for any one 10 asperse that which IS already
rotten 10 the core But this Is evidently not
your main object. Because, TO shield one object
from aspersion By aspersing another, IS not the
/ course an honest man would take. when,
therefore, we see you dspersing the character OF
Gen Harrison as pure patriot, and as pure
democrat, as ever lived-whose history is part
of the history of our country and most brilliant
| part too; no one except the c0nsa1nmdfeiy ~
aorant, or uilfuiiy blind, can be at loss TO I'M
derstand your object, and the means you intend
to use TO attain ito second which you call on
me for assistance Be assured that such
course does not come within the scope of my
j ideas of right and rrong. | am not PARTISAN,
sir, for the sake of party, "right or Wrong."
! TINS is the dangerous principle that Is now work
| ing 10 DESTROY the liberties OF our country and
to such principle shall nerer submit. shall
90 with no party any longer than believe they
are going right, and acting for the general good
of all parties--and for the perpetulty and safety
| ef our republican institutions, That the party
now in power are acting on these principles no
| honest well-niormed patriot, can admit for an
instant-suth can have nodoubts on the subject.
was, sir. an original Jackson man (Which
is more than you, or Mr. Van Buren,, can say
| of yourselves) III supported Genaral Jackson IN
! 1924. and in 1928 In 1892, was neutral BY
this time thought that discovered tendency
in his plans which, if carried out, would destroy
! the financial prosperity OF the country. could
| not consciencously give him my vote. But not
| being certain | was right in my conjectures,
| did not vote for any one else. In 1888 ] be-
| came convinced that my con]ectnres rere right
| Since that time, have not been an advocate
| for his, or the present admlnlstration-the latter
appearing to me 10 out-sti7p the former, in glar
ing assumptions of power that did not belong to
| III r..
footsteps Of his ustrous predecessor" but he
has made near tracks, which all but shares 10
barty can easily see, and appreciate and
which, if followed up, will destroy our republic.
Can YOU suppose it possible, sir that any
honest, well informed patriot can support an
Administration which has saddled upon the
people the !Sub-treasury monster2 \ ou must
have poor opinion of the intelligence OF me
people, if you think so. The "lNDEPENDENT
TRgAsray.f' torsooh!! This appellation to
the monster appears to me to be too invldious
/ and bare-faced 10 deceive the most ignorant
man in the nation. The Independent Irea-
suru - ell And pray, sir, to what does the
term. .INDEPENDENT,n in this connection, apply
| tot Ii is obviously the most finsy bait for a
gul-trap, that political trdpper ever used
Who cannot see, at a glance, that this Sub
treasury continuance is independent only Of The
people q and dependent solely on the Presi-
dent? The President now, TO all intents and
purposes, has the purse Of the nation IN his
hands-obtainedb by fraud and the DISTINGUISHING
of an independent State of the Union Do you
fatter Yourself sir, that the people will put
up with such high-handed measures, and sit
down contented under despotism NEVER,
sir, nerer. To suppose such result, itnust be
based on the belief that the American people
are as ignorant and serrile as the serts OF
Russia
i Well sir. ,rhat neat? We see that the Pre-
sdent has the purse Of the nation in his hands
can he keep it No, SIR, not without stand
ing army to support him in his unjust plans;
and Of this he seemed TO be well aware and so
recommended this anti-repubhcan measure TO
Congress, that he may have placed in his hands
both the purse and the sword of the nation and
consequently the power to make himself
MONARCH!
Mr. Van Buren, has always been considered
very cunning man, but cunning men are some
times caught in their own trap and in recon-
mending his plan for standing army, he has
ran ahead of his mark-showing that he has
dipt both ofhi hands in the caldron of despot
ism, and you and ''the party" have set Mr. Pom
sett the task of washing them clean again. But
1. it is a Hercuan task, and never can be accom-
plished The loco foco filth and ingredients
which this great blunder has fixed upon him.
" i'll stick as long as the world and history lasts.
Ii would have been better for the President, had
he put on ''poisoned shirt" But the misera-
bic Mr.. Poinsett-he is to be pfjed as well as
condemned-p itied, as scope goat TO bear
away the sin Of such monstrous outrage upon
the rights of the people and their constitution,
and condemned for conserving TO become the
tool of man not strong enough 10 bear his
own sins.
| have said, sir, that DISTINGUISHING of an in
dependent State was the means by which this
odious Sub-treasury scheme was consummated
into law. II had, however, auxiliary aid, and
from quarter that no mortal man, year and a
half ago would have supposed possible. al
lude TO the coalition between MIR. Van Buren,
and Mr.. Cahoun-a political coalition the most
extraordinary that ever took place since the
world began! How the TIGER of the South,
with his own named caste Of the For and Uea-
sell could form a compact with, and support the
man and the measures he had dealt such heavy
blows upon, is beyond all conception II scanned
upon any scale Of ethics ever practlsed from by
an hnnnst 1nnn Thai This nreat man shnnld