The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-07-16
Communications.
FOR THE MADsoSIAs
VAN BUREN, MARINE BAND, DISTRICT
BANKS, AND THE LEVY COURT

| FOR THE MADIsoNIAS
VAN BUREN,, MARINE BAND, DISTRICT
| BANKS, AND THE LEVY COURT
There is a rcckessness and an apparent want of re-
Election in the conduct ofMARrIs Van BuREs, which
indicate alncompe.ency for the situation he holds
That he has never done any thing for the good Of his
country must be known to every one; but that he
might be induced for the sake of his character 10 act
occasionally, at least, for the public benefit was be-
lieved to be possible by many of his opponents
They have, however, been egregousy disappointed ;
and the President of the United States is found 10 be
cold and selfish being utterly regardless Of all that
may conduce to the prosperity Of the people who
chose him 10 preside tem-and deaf to their re-
peated murmurs and complaints Their eyes are now
opened TO the sefshness, haughtiness, and imbecty
OF his character and the madness and infauation TO
which he has been given over and they are resolved
to hur him from the seat of power he has disgrace
fully filled All that the future historian will be able
to record of this man, may be contained in single
line, that he lived -disgraced the high Office to
which he was elevated, during the four years he
served, and died not only unlamented but condemned
by his countrymen." His narrow soul took pleasure
IN what ne thought would infict punishment ON the
Wings OF this District fol- despising him and abhor-
ring the principles Of his party by refusing to allow
them the use of the band of music attached to the
Marine Corps, which had heretofore been permitted 10
earn few dollars whenever they could and COMPEL
ing them to attend Loco oco celebration near Alex
andra, on the 18th of July last to their modification
and disappointment This manifestation of part par
TALLY in President is calculated to produce no other
feeling than contempt and scorn; but what must be
tba f,aIiv Sc g si..
he and his partsans rule with rod of iron at their
late miserable attempt to infct vengeance in
habitans for exercising the rights of free
men, by destroying their banking privileges, and at
tempting TO reduce them to the condition of serfs
The act was not only cowardly, but detestsble; and
the base and degenerate who voted for
it should be hurled from the places they disgrace and
branded with infamy. II was coicardiy because
there was not one among them that would have dared
to breathe such thing in the State from which he
came where It was known to be contrary to the will
OF his constituents Their responsibility to the pco
pie of the District, makes them bold in doing wrong
when they think they can do il with impunity -and
daring in wickedness when they are bound only by
the tic ofhonor and duty Did not some of these men
wish the destruction Of the banks that they might be
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honorable debts they had contracted in them and to
whom this favor extended save them from pub
lie disgrace and odium Are there not some of them
indebted in large sums to those who have furnished
them and their families with board and lodging, and
have not the banks afforded them accommodation to
save them from being turned out into the streets Is
there not one Senator who now Il 800 to poor
and industrious woman for supporting him and his
family during the session. and has one of the banks
lent him S4OO to prevent him from being, as he de-
to be, cast upon the commons2 These are the
men who have made upon the District banks (!
Heaven help the District when such creatures are
sent to rule them But to return to the pettifog
| ger who presides the nation shall not
speak Of his in closing the doors Of the Pre-
sdents house on the 4th Of July contrary the Gus
tom of all his predecessors but will give another in
stance Of his utter disregard of the interests of those
who have offended him by their fearless independence
| Washington County has a Levy Court consisting of
| seven members, who have, heretofore, always been
distributed in such manner, in regard to locality
to promote the interests Of the whole county But
this whiskcred' President, instead of consulting
their wishes paying the least attention their in
terests has left the ,choe county East and South of
Court and although the one who recently died was
from beyond the Eastern Branch, and strong appl-
cation made to have his place filled by his brother
residing in the neighborhood by the inhabitants
ofthat very large section of The county, Mr. Won Blu
dsregarded their wishes and placed of his po
litical parsans, living Georgetown in the Court
to represent apart of the county this scarcely
visits and who lives at the distance of several miles
from it This outrage has been rcckcssly perpetrated
by Martin Van Buren, from utter disregard of the
interest of the people and in direct opposition their
expressed wishes. Has he the folly to suppose that
men possessed ofcommon sensibty, will look upon
man who thus acts with any other feeling than that of
contempt and adherence The people of the Dis
trict have good dctest him and his party and
topray for their expulsion from the seats of power they
have disgraced
GRACIOUS.
FOR THE MACEDONIAN.