The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-09-18
TO THE CONSCIENTIOUS OF THE VAN
buren, PARTY.

That there many-very many-ntelligent and
conscientious supporters Of Mr. Van Buren,, who have
advocated his cause from pure but mistaken motives
unprecedented mind will deny. They have been
the dupes of generous confidence in his fitness for
office, which may be termed weakness but should
not be regarded crime. Doubtless these persons
have had the good Of their country in view, and are
now strongly disposed to regret the share which
they have unwittingly contributed towards the evils
which Cypress us, us we are who have advocated the
converse Of Mr. Van Buren's policy. To this honest
and rejecting portion of the friends of the adminstra-
ton venture appeal Has their confidence been
sustained Have their expectations been rcalized1-
Has the good of the country been advanced? There
is no rejecting man Of this class whose reason will
give an affirmative response to these questions. Not
one, who, after calm and comprehensive survey OF
the various interests of the community tracing their
present dcplorabe condition to the causes which are
to be SO easily found in the measures of the present
administration, hesitate to declare that Mr. Van
Buren, has falsifed the pledges made by him. and VIC
lated the trust reposed in him. The universal con-
viction then cries out for a CHANGE We know the
difficulty with which men brought to retract an
error. No power Of conviction is strong enough to
turn fool. But strong minds abandon when it
is demonstrates and patriotic hearts will not suffer
themselves to be scduced by glarng sophistry aid
in punging their country into irretrevabe ruin. We
call then the wise and the good who have hither-
to marched under the administration fag to fall out of
the ranks and leave the ccehoders, the contractors
and the parasites Of Mr.. Van Buren, to fight out the
battle. They will thus escape the responsibility for
such further outrages may be contemplated to pre-
vent the triumph of public opinion. True Democracy
asserts the right Of the people to elect their officers
Every where by tens, and twenties, and fiftics of
thousands the people calling General HARRISON
| from the Cabin to the Council Chamber. Will any
pure Democrat against this universal eection2--
Will he oina conspiracy defeat it by fraud or VIC
lenccl Will he, by oonsenting to such acts bring
| Democracy into contempt, and make it pur-
veyor of individual ambton2 Let those to whom we
have addressed these questions pause and reflect be-
fore the time for profitable deliberation shall have
passed away. The tempest-coud hovers over ALL.
If it cannot be dispersed let hope to escape the
xplosion The people will not submit to be entirely
dcnuded of every right This they have already de-
cared in their primitive assemblies. To this effect
above tno hundred thousand have already pledged
themselves through the ballot-box and twice that
number have contracted the same obligation at the
countless conventions and public meetings throughout
the Union Again, then, say to the intelligent and
conscientious Democrat, who has gone with Mr.. Van
Buren, to this point-examine your Democracy-re-
spect the suerings of your county-acquiescc in the
universal voice of the people and from among
the oficehoders, contractors and parasites who with
brutal instinct, will tear to pieces the hand which
would destroy the corruptions which they feed.