The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-10-09

gural address to Congress- Did he not tell that
he deemed the first and highest duties prescribed by
The voices of the people in the list of official RESPONSE
bilities Of the American people 10 restrain all
those abuses that brought the Executive in conflict
with the free exercise of the right of suffrage
And what did Jefferson say IN his letter IN reply
TO an application Of Gov. Kane Of Pa Jefferson told
him what he said might be true of the past but for
the future he would be President of the United States
and he pledged himself that if any federal officer de-
pendent on the pleasure of the National Executive,
should attempt to influence control the exercise of
the elective franchise of the people he would imme
diatey and ANONYMOUSLY dismiss him from Office
! (Cheers.) And how dad he redeem III Loud cheers
| lie was not of words only, but showed his
faith by works. And when he became President, one
of his first acts his circular TO notify the officers
of the National Government to forbear either directly
indirectly all interferences with the elective fran
chise under the penalty of dismissal from office And
what said he on the subject "What Is il to permit
the interference Of the Federal agent but suppress
and smother the great constitutional privileges Of the
people, by patronage and every other sort OF corrupt
means y Cloud and continued cheering)
/ And how has Mr.. Van Buren, the follower in the
footsteps of General Jackson acted these doctrnes2
Has he respected this vital attribute Of popular
egnyi On the contrary has he not encouraged their
oficousness in seeking to take from the people them
selves the great and vital privilege of choosing their
representatives without interference and dictaton
and subject not TO the control dicaton Of the
cutive.
| Look at the memorable report of Mr. Wall Senator
of the United States, which sustained by party
majority, and pushed ON by party dsciplne-more
particularly when the doctrine has been extolled by
party in the United States-how has he acted upon
them My friends, my New York republican friends,
look at the scene exhibited before you in that great
focus Of corruption, the custom house Of New York
Have not responsible committee of the House of
Representatives Of the United States acting under the
responsibility Of their oath of Office, shown that there
was organized system Of interference with the
popular right of suffrage in every department of that
custom house Every one of these fungi Of Execu-
tive patronage have been laid under contribution
cordng TO the magnitude Of their salary contribute
to fund to suborn the great right Of popular suffrage
some $50, some $780, so And when the
Executive OF the United States was called upon to in
terdict this did he do so : No! no! But instead of
this he has done the Has he issued crcu-
lar has he done so No, he never has; and as long
as he remains in power he never Will. For no more
gratifying service can an officer render to him, than
TO busy himself with the elections to keep up this
party dynasty. (Cheers.) What have seen An
inferior sub-cerk at Washington, under the Of
/ the President, devotng his whole time in and out of
office writing articles for newspapers to instruct the
dear people how besow their sufiIages to uphold
| this dynasty. And Mr.. Van Buren, instead of dis
countenancing this thing, has encouraged it, There
was the memorable interference in the crisis of the
4 Virginia election on which Mr. Van Buren, then
thought that his fate depended. There was an in
sulting column in Ritchies Enquirer" which viled
the individual before you, for the purpose of inducing
| the people of that ancient and honorable common
wealth. to give their sufrages so best, to sustain
| MIR. Van Buren, in power.
But the people Of Virginia, true to Virginia where
ever attempts were made overawe their honest
| fdence, they rcbuked them Yet what did Mr. Van
| Buren, do Did he leave the insoent official mental
in miserable obscurity} He who was filling up the
columns of Ritchies Enquirer with abuse of your
/ humble scrvant-he who was only inferior before
(here n p Tallmadge cried out "a clerk in the Trca-
sury deparment'D to increase this inierference-he
was taken up, and from Sl4Oo clerkshiP IN some
obscure department, where he had duties but 10
promote the sinking fortunes of Mr.. Martin Van
Buren, he was promoted to the high and dignifed
office of Under Secretary of State. (Cres of Shame
| shame |"
Fellow citizens, need recall your attention to an
other instance without parallel, of government pre-
tending to decent regard for popular opinion in the
exhibited of Amos Kendall your late postmaster
general of the United States, laying down his Office as
confidential adviser of the President in the prvy
Gil and become writer for miserable party press
(Here stentoran voice cried out, And all for one
dollar !" laughter)
Yes all for one dollar And not only; for
knowing full well that he and his master have i'm
povershed the people of this great nation that very
1 few are able TO pay dollar And if not, club, and
give US quarter piece" For the one thing need
full in the eyes of this administration is, to subscribe
to the Extra Globe"
Well what do YOU see One of those public ser
wants availing himself Of the confidence which his sit
uation gave him. growing up into familiarity with the
various deputy posmasters, writing letters which were
virtual commands calling upon their eay to the
party to procure subscribers for its Zone thing need
full !" Yes what do they tell you my republican frlendsl
| Why that our farmers and mechanics must have, as
" the one thing needfu," the Extra Globe You may
do without tea and sugar and the comforts of life to
which you have been accustomed from childhood, but
the thing needful, without which you cannot do,
is subscribe quarter Of dollar to this Extra Globe,
and through il support the administration of Martin
Van Buren, daughter and cheers
Now, have you seen the rebuke with which high
minded President would have visited nstlnctycy any
erierencc with such vital privileges Then to bring
i, to the test OF Mr. Martin Van Burens admission Is
this another attempt 10 annihilafe the vital Prlnc
Piles of Democracy and To wrest from the people those
precious privileges Of choosing their representa-
lives and submit that privilege to the control of the
President ofthe United States hmselfl Il this repub
licanism, is il dcsposm and tyranny, ay, md mon
archy itselff Loud cheers, and cries of " 1t isl
NV friends have not time to dwell on all those
things but there is demonstrated act OF this
administration which cannot in justice To this
sion omit TO notice. mean the attempt OF the Pres
dent Of the United States through his Secretary of
War after having obtained possession OF the public
purse To obtain unlimited control over these sound in
stutons OF our country faithful TO the traditions of
the usurpers Of all other countries TO take the sword
in time Of peace from where the Constitution has pla
ced IL and put that too in the Puny grasp of your
Executive Majesty! l. this republican democracy or
Is il despo,isml (Chccrs, and cries lie can't use
sword a--n himD
| How does this square with Mr., Van Burens dcfin
ton OF repubhc know miserable attempt has
been made fellow -czens TO quihble Mr.. Van Buren,
out Of this measure b,d az in RAIN He j. the egt-
mate responsible author u this extraordinary consp
rscy which has rsen up these latter days Of degcn
craey which has rsen up ~ this free, Republcan
Government ~ America crush the liberties ~ the
i People
Need tell you reading intelligent nfec,ing men,
a. YOU are what the lsneamrnts u thus bold and
daring plan Of military usuTs'ion 70 control me con-
sttttonal towsr over the militia Of the States time
OF pcsce which the Constitution has reserved 20 the
States them.~lsss1 recall ID AIiule 20 the annual
$3.50. - az. G.e.~f.vy 49, W. Mr. ponneft which