The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-12-04
From tie ~. Y. Times and Sta
THE NEW CABINET.

| The speculation already a1oat amongst some of our
cotcmporaries as to the formation of Gen, HARRISON s
Cabinet must he our apology for again alludng to the
subject II has appeared to without intending to
censure the course impugn the motives of others,
that there is indecaey in making this the subject
| of newspaper discussion
We have Just come out of the hardest fought battle
ever known in political history. II has been a
mighty contest for the supremacy Of the people over
executive power-the result is Just for the
gratulatons Of the friends of freedom throughout the
world IL is glorious trilmph of principle, and every
man who has contributed to it, may look with pride
upon the part he has borne in achieving such signal
victory. OF Mr.. Van Buren, we have made ex-
ample which will have the most salutary influence
upon the present and future generations. 1t will teach
all future demagogues that the will of the people is
supreme executive dctation and that all attempt
ed usurpatons of the powers of this government will
he put down by the silent but potent influence of the
ballot box 1t will also teach public men in our egs-
lative halls to do their duty to their constituents and
their country, in drng which they will be sustained
| by the people.
The result of the recent election in this State and
Union is in fact revolution to re-estabsh the prin-
clpes OF the government which have been subvcred
under the practical operation of Mr. Van Burens adj
ministratona revolution performed in the peaceabe
mode pointed out by the Constitution, not one of force
and hoodshed, which would have been required under
| any of the old governments in Europe. No event
| since the adoption of the Constitution compare
| with this in magnitude and Importance The civil
revolution Of 1900 sinks into insigncance by the side
of It, The alleged usurpaons and the concentration
power in the Executive of that day nothing
compared with those of Mr. Van Buren's time. The
| federalism of John Adams has been cclipsed by the
| ultra federalism of Mr. Van Buren,. He has bascly
tramped on the pure principles of Washington, and
set at nought the democratic republicanism Of Jee
son and Madison. II for the purpose of restoring
those principles that the people have risen in their
| might
"To hur from their seats of oppression and pride
| The men who the rights Of the people defcd"
With this restoration ofthe principles ofthe qoycrn
will also be restored the business and prosperity
of the country. BY this great revolution the founda
ton Of public confidence will be laid so broad and so
deep that it cannot be shaken by the efforts of
INSCRIPTIONS demagogues.
Such being the objects and consequence of this
great contest remains TO the fruits of the vic
tory, and to carry out in practice the principles for
| which we have been contendng. We trust these will
not be sacrificed by any gnobe scramble for office or
| spos. In the commencement OF this great contest
there examples Of sefsacrfcng dey oton to the
cause OF the country worthy Of imitation that the
battle is fought and won Messrs TaImadrc and
Rives and their noble compeers in the stand they
took put every thing like individual interest at hazard
Tor the good of the country They left a dominant
and triumphant party, because they could not submit,
to executive dicalion, support measures and
doctrines which they believed destructive of the
estdntcrests of the country They resisted all the
aurements of Office and the Establishments of power
they could have received the highest stations within
the gift of the executive if they would have consented
to become his tools instead of the representatives of
the people ofthe sovereign States which sent them TO
Washington. But they felt that they had "a country
to serve well as party TO obey They therefore
left proud, and supposed, an invinciblc ma
jory, for an uncertainty, and as many thought
hopeless minority In this common cause of the coun-
Try they have combattcd side BY side with the other
noble spirits of the land till victory has perched upon
standard. AS they could not be seduced by office
to support Mr. Van Buren, in his usurpations, so nei-
Their will they present any personal claims for place
under General Harrison, which will in any manner
emharrass him in securing to the country the fruits Of
the victory which has been gloriousy achieved
We hope their example may be followed by others,