The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-09-29


ton" Is il possible that the people can be amused
and tricked with such idle moekery Why, Il the
President had urged Congress ON those topics with
only 1.-THE of the zeal and importantly employed in
the case Of the sub Treasury or his war on the credit
system ali would have been well il would not have
been necessary 10 20 into sided iteiated and re-
iterated argument, of hired adyocate-in breath
| recommending the specie currency of European
tons and la the next contrasting business pros
perity with their adversely dignifed call bearing
the characteristics of sincerity anxiety and paterna
| regard would have been enough. Nay, what Con
gress would have dsregarded such appeal In
fact what Administration have we ever had that
unsuccessful in pressing the Legislature subject
OF particular interest and favor, unless, indeed by
/ possibility now and then, deemed to SAVIOR too
much OF a rank party character
| Or is it TO be contended that there were means
for the above purposes many others equally unpro
slded fer, which would have required an expenditure
| OF money Strange prctcnce indeed The Admin
israton, by their mproyldent and mpotic system or
measures first dry up the fountains Of revenue and
| then would plead their own wrong in yindlcation.
The approaching crisis required that many other
objects of popular well national Importance de-
handed by the public exgencies and Importantly,
should be appropriated for funds no funds IN the
Treasury the appropriations were accordingly no
minally made; but then follows the winding up of
the sessions work, gross violation OF every sound
principle of law and national policy. The President
Is armed with the arbitrary power of dispensing at his
discretion with the application CT any of those appro
OF revenue! lie, IN other words, may apply the
IN hand as he pleases, To any purposes within the
whole range OF appropriation, and withhold them from
others This is the first instance Iecollect and
hope will be the last of such dissolute and centous
legislation, Here is, indeed, awful contingent
fund
Upon the whole, the ruinous condition of our pub
lie affairs, such before witnessed and pro
duced, as verify consider, by deleterlous measures
pertinaclously and approximately pressed upon the
Legislature by scarcely plausible sophstry well
as the systematic warfare against the general credit
system OF the country attempted to be sustained by
doctrines arguments and dlcta hostile in their tenden
cy to many Of the most important interests and pur
poses OF the nation abundanty prove that change of
political rulers is necessary They convince one, in
short, that authorized to expect more from Har
rison than from Van Buren,. We might, indeed,
well Justify preference Of the former upon the
OF the maxim not to give up certainty for
uncertainty, We have the incubus OF cruel and
distressing certainty actually upon us and hazard
nothing by the change
But what could we, at any time, reasonably appre-
bend from committing destinies TO who has al
ready mmoralized himself by series OF laborious,
successful, and important public services, both military
and civil whose experience is great whose public
and private character challenges respect and adnira
ton notwithstanding scandalous though feeble eff
tort OF desplcable caumny Call this enlogy, If you
please but the magnanmity of every honorable and
dsinteested bosom will cortiay respond to its truth
and Justice. Moreover from political acts ten
cts of General HARRISON candid and unreserved as he
has been, both in practice and theory, IN relation to
the prominent exciting questions OF national policy
that divide public sentiment and feeling have we
TO expect from him unjust partialtes sectional
preferences prejudices such perverse con-
sequentla obstinacy such arrogatng self suiicen
cy; defy the admonitions of the wisdom and policy
of surrounding councils And, besides, we cannot
doubt that with his knowledge of human nature and
human affairs, OF the concerns Of our country
particularly and Of the great who illustrate 1t
and finally with his decision of character, he will
surround himself with able and profound minister's,
sturdy pillars to the solid and lofty fabric of his Ad
ministration He will not, from bitterness of soul
of spirit, Keep such at distance that
he may himself strut about the master cock of his
own barn yard, growing down the chickens around
him or to rise in the figure, that he may the more
certainly he the unrvalled splendid central uminary
i whose brillIancy must suffer by comparison
with the reflected gllmmerngs OF revolving satellites
His tested patriotism, his well earned fame and con
scous selfdignity, will be ample guarantees on this
point.
As to Gov Tyler, proposed for the second office in
the Government his established reputation in the GU
| hernatoral chair of neighboring and renowned
State, and in the councils OF the nation his talents
his lofty and honorable bearing both as public ana
a private man his acknowledged patriotism and in
dependence; and to the people of this District more
PARTICULARLY let say, his uniformly friendly eglsla
tive action whilst in Congress in relation to their IN
tcress, enttle him TO highest consideration and
To whatever moral support can contribute by add
ing our mite Of public sentiment and feeling
| will not address myself TO the habltual national
jealousy invoke the public resentment against the
President for that gigantic project OF standing army
which has given him much trouble to defend, dis
ayow apologize for the case may be. AT the
time when the Roman Republic about at its
mum Of power, Pompey then at the pinnacle Of his
| glory probably intoxicated by some grand vision Of
dormant AMBITION being inquired of with what force
he meant To execute all he proposed in reference to
4 apprehended pregnant emergency indlscrectly an
swered, that il he but stamped his foot upon the
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rise up Ii the Presidents recommendation had
been adopted, he his successor might, with
equal vain glory, generating him from all suspicion
of design against public liberty, have boosted of
equally prompt army of two hundred thousand men
1 which for our young Republic, might be considered
a fair proportion. But whether, even with such a
host he would be able distinguish himself for
his generalshp and courage in the field much he
has done far in his battle against the credit system,
Judging by the result, Is very predetermined.
But the following view deserves consideration We
are recently told by Cabinet Minister that the
shadow of the troubles in store for US, at home and
abroad darkening and stealing upon US and that
the gravest thought and most anxious deberation
are demanded to meet the dangers which will sooner
or later come &c, Under this solemn and awful adj
monition whilst on the hand have eye to-
wards Florida and Maine, not to speak of other threat
lenng agatious and on the other hand, we know
the total lncompecncy and uniitness of Mr. Yam Blu
rem for any thing OF military character, does not
additional reason occur to us for the election of one
who whilst he Is practical civilian Ia, at the same
time, an experienced and successful General
Another consideration is worthy of attention The
people propose to supersede MIR. Van Buren, ] may
say for gross errors and, others say, the corrup
tons OF his administration We know that if Gen
Harrison be elecled he will and necessarily must
Immediately himself to work to correct those errors
and purify those corrupons-thus performing faith
fully the conditions of his election and numerous az
the evils upon It will take him several years
do this. But he has solcmnly pledged himself to the
American People that, under circumstances will
he second term His whole time then, will