The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-11-17
From The Eastern Argus Repired
THE NEXT PRESIDENT AND THE NEXT
CONGRESS-

As TO trhen the new President and the new Con-
gress will begin to act for the people only give
il opinion that time should be lost after the
4th of March, in commencing do the things that
necdful on their part We think evidence should be
forthwith given by Harrison and his supporters, that
they have been sincere in what they have been preach
ing, viz that the government is bound TO provide
ways and for the enterprise and industry of the
country to more hestir themselves, and assuring
10 them therein appropriate reward The currency
of the country, with its kindred interests demands the
first, and the earliest attention Aud that months
may not pass away uselcssly 10 the country than can
be avoided we believe the President could not do a
wiser popular and acceptable act than at the
earliest day after HIS Inauguration that the then un
finished Congressional elections will admit of it, TO
call together PEOPLES Congress, TO institute
such OF relief the condition of the country
demandsconniDg the business OF the session TO that
single object until II shall have been attained,
As To what could thus be done, imagine, that
law repeating the odious Subrcasury, hard curren-
cy Jolly of Van Burenism, and bringing back the 90
vernments collections 10 the currency which has
oil, times been made use of by the government until
Mr. Van Buron's reigH,--that is TO gold and SILVER
and the bills Of the specie paying banks would Of it.
self ht load from the shoulders Of now disabled
and discouraged industry equal to changing the whole
aspect OF business IN the country II would nj once
restore public confidence IN the banking institutions
OF the country, and make the people feel ii these
sources OF currency I've regarded MS worth re-
forming Il defective instead of being marked victims
of destruction.
ln the second place we think that IL the local hank
system u not deemed equal 10 furnish enough OF cur
rcncy and that which good for the purposes of both
the government and the people because OF the shatter
I'll condition 10 which Mr. Van Buren's policy has
reduced them, the new Congress should feel itself
called 90 enlarge tse facilities Of both government
and the people for obtaining the requisite supply in
quantity and quality, BY device % which national
legislation may ccnstlu,ionay have recourse.
In the third place, think that il u due 10 the
la rtlta conttlon Of thntsanfls and hnniFeda of
thousands, perhaps, of fellow citizrns whom
the tornado ~ Van Burcnism has swept with It's
crushing and cnr-ing Influences that the earliest
possible prfIod system OF Bankrupt laws should
he enacted q free from il bondage the
aggregate ~ individual and national talent and energy
which otherwise must b. lost To both their p-cSsors
and the country
We know not that more than thee lsw sim,lr acts
viii he nrcslrl Ia addition the utter population
which they will embody ~ the whole Van Buren, Do
hey 10 bring the pcopls ~ TIA. country once more up.
% ireir re The prasTsriy II the pcople to be
stored, not much ~ schstBcs ~ Legislation
hy taking ~ The nsd thai hts hsrn imposed upnn IL
~ Mr. Nsn Rurens nsw sehrmss The whole labor
viii CONSIST ~ restoring The coantry the static aa
bttete - ela and well fisd tsiisry n B. true the
President has Individually Iisreusan tssk before
h'm Of disIAaring rua -iarns ~ ploht ard fus, M
msroas unworthy orcarant.--os a so,ns have t.ee-
tously teTus NJ wark FL casting 90, lss,l. from
The body II NJ E9teFamFnt Ih,. hosessf -
matter ~ seturiy fuurs mors than ~ n1n.silais
teet - Tho suasng snj hnnr-s ipaasfy 81 The esoa
ny md ~ It's Safk - high responsibility and
care he n,srs hsIasrsnr ~ . had asfseet oos uha
has shu-sd b. irust ant perverted M end. ~ NJ. 80
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,he AlEnintmssi ~ athsssaf xp-.f mstltariea. and
ianhipl msn-shsi ths daeuiss ne snxisty snd ~.
pon-inlft atlsss We thick kDa~ 80 as4i -
that will iraasnes prestsnt Iinrfiaaa ~ shs.s st
tor snd although ~ mas 80 - 4 : natural ~ Nlh
be human hAiafs e A. ~ lairsernt esHaisai
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