The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-07-09
, 5ouf ofMOCRATlc REPUBLICAN, TICKET.
rur BANKRUPT BILL DEFEATED,
n,o,cr rAxrs-A WORD TO the PEOPLE.

- bas heen postponed by vote OF l0l ayes,
20 noes. until the next session OF Congress-
me people will inquire who did ~ Who 50
"a, d;sreoarded the calls OF justice and humanity
a. ~ declare to the American people, that ms
t,rtuue shall continue 10 be more severely pun
shed than crime Whohas stood forth the ad
,ocate If laws that make no distinction between
honest. unfortunate men, and the most aban-
doned knaves? Who is Il, that denies 10 the
moor and broken down, but honest man, fair
,mnartal trial before a court and jury Of his
country /? Who is II, that courts the favor OF
The mser the money lender, and Shylock, and
refuses to listen 10 the humble petition oil the
poor and oppressed Who Is II, that declares
thai an unfortunate man must forever be DEEPEN
dent upon the charity of the world, or become
cheat and elon Who IS il that denies 10 an
honest unfortunate man, after stripping MN OF
all his property, the USE OF his chardcfef' Tor
honesty and ability, 10 enable HIM 10 accumu-
late property TO support his family, and pay his
debts We say, the people Will expect these
ouestons answered by us, and as faithful chroni-
cIers of events, we shall proceed TO do SO.
liable there were l0l ayes-among them were II
Locoioco Federalisls from the State oil New
York. Had these men voted according TO the
expressed wishes Of their constituents, they
would have voted on the opposite side, and then
The vote would have been reversed precisely
lOl noes and SO ayes. Thus the recreant
course of II Loco-focos from New York de-
ieaed the bill. Can the honest, unfortunate
debtors and their friends who compose ninteen-
wenteths Of the people of this country look with
complacency upon party, who, to make an ex-
pertinent Of hard money currency, find il neces-
sary TO destroy character, and credit, and thus
BY reducing the value of labor and property,
ruin and bankrupt every debtor in the land ?
Can any honest man support an Administra-
tlon that has no sympathes in common with the
poor and friendless, and who spurn every appeal
10 their Justice with an exclamation" begone
from as The people expect TOO much OF the
Government p
Is it honest to rob debtor OF his properly,
and then seize him by the throat, and say unto
him, .pay me what thou owest2" And yet
this is literally the course pursued by our con-
tracted, specie-cunency Administration. They
have reduced the value of every product OF labor,
and, by giving to their officers salaries in gold
and silper, they have quadrubled the pay of
public officers. They have enriched the money
lender, by giving him four times as much for his
money as he expected to receive. They are
throwing all the property of the country into the
hands Of the rich, and, after robbing the debtor
Of every dollar they hand him over to the miser
and Shylock to be tomented during life. They
strip him of his hard earnings without giving
an equivalent therefor, and then refuse TO allow
him to use his character for industry and integ-
ritz 10 acquire property TO pay his debts, for fear
II may assist in restoring the credit system,
which they are attempting to crush forever.
We call upon honest unfortunate men and their
friends TO arouse from the quiet repose which
confidence IN the integrity Of their Represen-
atiyes has produced We call upon them to
be up and doing To mark well the character
Of their measures, and not be deceived by the
professions and words Of these men.
Mark what they have done during this session
Of Congress. They have established currency
Of gold and silver for the Government, by which
they will accumulate, all the specie Of the coun-
paid out TO office holders
The expenses Of this Administration are up
wards Of hirty-serea millions per dnnun,
The whole specie in the country is estimated by
Mr.. Van Buren,, Kendall Blair, and Benton, at
Rightly millions. You will thus perceive that
l.lr al
lhc specie in the Union for its own affairs and,
what Is more rapidly concentrating their foul
designs Upon the freedom of the people, they have
NOW resolved 10 resort to direct td.rdti0n and TO
enable them 10 do So at the next session OF Con
gresS they have instructed the census takers,
throughout he land, 10 make a perfect mrea-
'"yof ercryman's property, so that they may
~ e how to impose The tar This has been
dFowedby the partisans oil the Government here.
They are compelled To resort to this course to
obtain the specie for the olhceholders. can
not be procured any other irdy 1t is now scat
tered over the whole of this broad land custom
houses and tariffs cannot collect it. The coin is
among the farmers and laborers of the country
and il must he picked up from their pockets in
sums Of from one to one hundred dollars. This
i The grooming act. This brings US back to
the practices OF Russia, OF Spain, Cuba, and the
other enlightened countries from which this ad-
mlnisration seek 10 draw examples Of good
government This is a hard money government
"a governments that has no confidence in the
peopIe-a government that degrades The cha
facier OF its ciizens--that renders credit and
honor OF no yalue-that Expresses the poor and
elevateS the Tlch--that holds men in bondaoe