The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-09-11

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II opposes the reelection Of MARTIN vAs buren,,
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l. No Chief Magistrate Of this Union should re-
main IN office more than ONE TERM.
Every prominent act Of his administration has
not only hampered the interests and prosperity Of the
country but has been an open violation Of the prnci
plies and professions Of the Republican party.
s. The tendency OF federal action under his adj
minlsraon is to absorb the powers of the State Co
yernments and To erect at Washington despotc sys-
TEN OF CENTRALIsM AND CoSsoLIDATioN
lie is the instrument of party, and not the
President of the Union.
5. lie is inaccessible To the people-ndiferent 10
Their wants and interess-contenns their will by re-
fuslng 10 acquesce in decisions of the maiorityis
selfish IN his views, and sectional and partial in his
action-entertains estimate of human nature so
low that Is degrading fo upright citizen to accept
an Office at his hands-actng upon the principle that
the people are corrupt and that every man has his
price bringing the patronage Of his office in conflict
with the freedom Of their Notwithstanding COM
pete power over the people for himself and dsclam
ing any duty in their behalf as incumbent on him in
return.
g. He wants the whole moneyed power of the
United States vested in him and under his control
Z lie will not agree that the patronage and power
of the federal executive exercised by him shall
be either lessencd or regulated by law
). He wishes the Staies surrender their right
TO the moneys arising from the sales the public lands
9. He has subverted the course of legislation by
making laws originate with him and partizan Se-
nate whereas they should originate in the House OF
Representatives
10 He recommends national bankrupt law APP
pcable only TO corporations that he should possess
an absolute control over all the State Institutions and
be able to crush them at pleasure.
II. He wants an Executive Bank, and power to re-
the exploded and runous practice of deprecia
ed Government paper money.
IL The tendency Of his recommendations is to de-
stroy the credit system of the country to hamper its
commerce, to lessen its trade, and to deprecate its la
Dor
b He has been in office three years received @75
600 of the public money and has accomplished little
else than running the ship of Stale 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 miserable
warfare aganst'the State Banks to engage his whole
mind and occupy his time proving him to be contract
ed in his views and incapable of the comprehensive
and magnanimous policy of statesman
10 He has never originated or carried through any
legislative body, any law worthy of en-
inent statesman
l6 He has done nothing at any time worthy of the
gratitude OF the people to entitle HIM to ask them
to overlook the pledges of his predecessor, and give
him the office of President for two successive terms
II, He appoints rogues and royaists" to Office
who steal and squander the public money.
IS. Considering the prospects of war and the VA
rious foreign and domestic relations and future hopes
of the country, Mr. Van Buren,, who infer from
his conduct, is 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 del
partizans, struggle desperately against We have Il
in minority of the whole People of the Union tn
increase the majority against him We meet and
sentations and expose their alsehoods and calumnes
discerning democracy will acclaim triumph for Lbert
The MADlSONlAN is recommended by the y
of the friends of the Harrisburg nominations
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