The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-10-02

1t opposes the reelection of MARTIN VAN buren,,
because
/. No Chief Magistrate Of this Union should re
main in office more than ONE 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 princi
plies and professions of the Republican party.
8 The tendency Of federal action under his adj
ministraton is TO absorb the powers of the State Co
vernments and To eject at Washington despotc sys-
TEN of CENTRALIsM AND CONSOLIDATION.
A. He is the instrument of a party, and not the
President of the Union.
s. He is inaccessible 10 the people--indferent To-
their wants and nteresscontemns their will, by re-
fsing TO acquesce in decisions of the majority-is
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-acng 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 misunderstanding com
plete power the people for himself and dsclaim
ing any duty in their behalf as incumbent on him in
return
6 He wants the whole moneyed power of the
United States vested in him and under his control.
T. He will not agree that the patronage and power
Of the federal executive exercised by him, shall
be either lessened or regulated by law.
3. He wishes the States to surrender their right
to the moneys arising from the sales Of the public lands
g. He has subverted the course Of legislation by
making laws originate with him and partizan Sc
nate; whereas they should originate in the House Of
Representatives.
TO- He recommends national bankrupt law, APP
pcable only corporations that he should possess
an absolute control all the State Institutions and
be able to crush them at pleasure
H. 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 il to de
stroy the credit system of the country hamper its
commerce, to lessen its trade and to depreciate its la
b. He has been in office three years received S75
600 Of the public money, and has accomplished little
else than running the ship of State off the republican,
tack.
IA. He rests the merit Of his administration upon
one expedient which he has failed TO carry and per-
mits paltry question which involves miserable
warfare against 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 a statesman
Is He has never originated or carried through any
Legislative body any law worthy of an en-
nent 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 royalists" to Office,
who steal and squander the public money
10. Considering the prospects of war, and the va
ous foreign and domestic relations and future hopes
of the country Mr. Van Buren,, who, infer from
his conduct wanting either in integrity capacity
is not the for the crisis
Thus every man in the Opposition may give the r.
righteous cause, and unmpeachabe candidates. But
and patronage of the government and led and defe
partzans struggle desperately against We have Il
in minority of the whole People of the Union, tn
increase the majority against him. We meet and
sentaons and expose their falsehoods and calumncs
discerning democracy will acclaim triumph for Lbert
The MADISONIAN is recommended by the \
Of the friends of the Harrisburg nominations
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