The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-09-04

II opposes the reelection Of MARTIN VAN BrREN ),
because
!. No Chief Magistrate Of this Union should re-
main IN office more than ONE TERM.
2. Every prominent act Of his administration has
not only hampered the interests and prosperity of the
country but has been open violation Of the princ
Piles and professions Of the Republican party
$. The tendency of federal action under hisSad-
ministraon Is to absorb the powers Of the State Co
sernments, and to erect at Washington despotc sys
TEN of CESrRAiIsM AND CONSOLIDATION.
4. lie is the instrument Of a party and not the
President Of the Union.
B. He is inaccessible to the people-indferent 10
their wants and interestscontemns their will by re-
fusing 10 acquiesce in decisions Of the majority-is
selfish in his views, and sectional and partial in his
acton-enterains estimate Of human nature so
low that il is degrading fol upright citizen accept
an office at his hands-acting upon the principle that
the people are corrupt, and that every has his
price, bringing the patronage of his office in conflict
with the freedom Of their notwithstanding com
pete power the people for himself and disclaim-
ing any duty in their behalf incumbent on him I'M
return.
6. He wants the whole moneyed power of the
United States vested in him and under his control
of the federal executive, exercised by him. shall
be either essened or regulated by law.
5. He wishes the States to surrender their right
to the moneys arising from the sales Of the public lands
3. He has subvertcd the course Of legislation by
making laws originate with him and a partizan Sc
nate; whereas they should originate in the House of
Representatives.
10. He recommends national bankrupt law APP
pcabe only to corporations, that he should possess
absolute control all the State Institutions and
be able to crush them at pleasure.
H. He wants an Executive Bank and power to re-
to the exploded and runous practice of depreciat
cd Government
IL. The tendency of his recommendations is to de-
stfoy the credit system of the country to hamper its
commerce, to lessen its trade and to depreciate its la
Dor.
10 He has been in Office three years received s75 j
600 of the public money and has accomplished little
else than running the ship of State off the republican,
tack.
IA He rests the merit of his administration upon
expedient, which he has failed to carry and per-
mts paltry question which involves a miserable
warfare against the State Banks to engage his whole
mind and occupy his time, proving him to he contract
ed in his views and incapable of the comprehensive
and magnaniinous policy of a statesman.
ID He has never originated or carried through any
legislative body, any law worthy of an en-
inent statesman.
10 He has done nothing at any time worthy of the
gratitude of the people, TO entte him to ask them
overlook the pledges of his predecessor and give
him the office of President for two successive terms
IT. He appoints "rogues and royalists" to office,
who steal and squander the public money.
1s Considering the prospects of war, and the va
rious foreign and domestic relations and future hopes
of the country, MIR Van Buren,, who we infer from
his conduct wanting, either in integrity capacity
is not the for the crisis. =
Thus every man in the Opposition may give the r,
righteous cause, and unimpeachable candidates But
and patronage of the government and led and de fe
partizans struggle desperately against We have IL
in minority of the whole People fthe Union, as tn
increase the majority against him We meet and
sentatons and expose their falsehoods and calumnes
discerning democracy will acclaim triumph for Libert
The MADISONIAN is recommended by the Y
of the friends of the Harrisburg nominations.
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