The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-08-14


II opposes the re election of MARTIN VAN BuaEn,lI
because llc
|. No Chief Magistrate Of this Union should re-lI
main in Office than 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.
3. The tendency of federal action under his adj
mnstraon is TO absorb the powers Of the State Coil
vernmcnts and to eiea at Washington despoc SYST
TEN of CENTRAIIsM AND cnssoLIDAuoE.
a. lie is the instrument Of party, and not thelI
President of the Union
g. He Is inaccessible In the people-indinerent toll
their wants and ntercstsconemns their will by rel
fusing 10 acquiesce in decisions of the maiorityis
selfish IN his views, and sectional and partial in his
ncuon-entertains an estimate of human nature sol
low that II Is degrading ol upright citizen accept n
an Office at his handsactne upon the principle that
the people corrupt, and that every has his
price bringing the patronage Of his office la confcte
with the freedom Of their notwithstanding com
pete power the people for himself and disclaim-
ing any duty in their behalf as incumbent ON him in
return II
g. He wants the whole moneyed power Of the
United States vested in him and under his control n
T. He will not agree that the patronage and power
of the federal executive exercised 10y him shall ~
be either lessened or regulated by law. in
= lie wishes the States to surrender their right
TO the arising from the sales Of the public lands
.. lie has subvercd the course of legislation, by
making laws originate with him and partizan Sci
nate whereas they should originate in the House OF
Representatives. H.
TO- He recommends national bankrupt law, ap-Il
pcabc only to corporations that he should possess
absolute control all the State Institutions and
be able to crush them at pleasure He
H. He wants an Executive Bank, and power to re-
sort to the exploded and rnous practice Of deprecat
ed Government paper money.
he nf pbatia 10 In dali
sroy the credit system Of the country, to hamper ts
commerce. to lessen its trade and to depreciate its la
Dor. II
I3 He has been in office three wears received &75 II
600 Of the public money and has accomplished little
else than running the ship of State off the repubcant
tack
IA. He rests the merit Of his administration upon
expedien which he has failed to carry and perl
mits paltry question which involves 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 magnanimous policy of a statesman.
l5 He has never originated carried through any
legislative body, any law worthy Of an en-
nent statesman He
10. lie has done nothing at any time worthy ofthcl
gratitude of the people TO enttle him to ask them
TO overlook the pledges Of his predecessor and give
him the Office of President for successive terms Id
H. He appoints rogues and royalists" to Office,
who steal and squander the public money. liz
LA
ls. Considering the prospects of war, and the va
foreign and domestic relations and future hopes
Of the country, Mr. Van Buren,, who, infer from
his conduct is wanting, either in integrity capacity III
is not the for the crisis. !"
Thus every man in the Opposition may give the re
righteous cause, and unimpeachablc candidates But al
and patronage Of the government and led and defer
partizans, struggle desperately against We have tn
| in n mi oft he VIII off ne as 10
increase the majority against him We meet and
sentations and expose their falsehoods and caumnes
discerning democracy will acclaim triumph for Lber,
The MADISONIAN is recommended by the
of the friends of the Harrisburg nominations.
TERN
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