The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-09-01
Mr.. PARKER'S LETTER.

Mr. PARKER'S LETTER
This well written production will commend itself
to attentive perusal. 1t is calmly expressed yet
impressive There is no superiority of diction; yet
every subject he touches nothing left unsaid that
is essential to clear setting forth ofthe point
From the Nepark Daily Adr. Aug. II.
The signature TO the following letter cannot fail To
secure for II an attentive consideration. Mr.. Parker
is among the oldest and most distinguished citizens Of
n. Jersey and has been influential and honored
member II the Administration party from the begin
ming He of the Representatives of the
State in the oath and 25th Congress, and must be
supposed to- be entirely familiar with the important
topics upon which he has felt constrained by the
traordnary circumstances of the country, to express
his sentiments 1t will be that the letter is reply
to an invitation to attend the late Convention of the
independent treemen of Warren, Sussex and Morris
counties at Stanhope. The Committee have handed
II TO us for publication,
PERTH AMBoy, Aug. Is, 1910.
Gentlemen-l regret my inabi ity to be present at
the contemplated meeting at Stanhope the l3th
agreeaby to your invitation.
The course of the present Administration consider
utterly at variance with the principles and professions
with which Gen. Jackson was elected President The
protection OF our manufactures against foreign compe
tition and their consequent increase, so essential to
agricultural interest and our independence
tlOn, mas Defn aNOWcuy abandoned; ana the pOncy
of those who would have nufed our happy Consti-
tuition is made the substitute Instead of putting
mechanics and manufacturers upon footing with
foreigners by tariff or tax upon foreign productions the
ayowed policy of the party in power would to be,
reduce the wages of free labor this republic the
lower standard OF subjects of the kngy governments
OF Europe and thus to make both equal in poverty,
with utter hopeessness of lettering their condition
The public lands, the property of all the States,
likely to be given away, political boon, by
| m N
ton wishing To subserve partial and sectional Inte
rests The share Of New Jersey in this rich inherit
ance, for the requirement Of which SO much of her
blood and treasure expended danger of being
! surrendered and abandoned forever Mr. Calhoun,
who has offered the half for the promise of pay
ment for the other, by States which cannot con-
ro compel to pay US is likely to be oubd by those
who would surrender the whole The acquisition of
fund due to New Jersey, sufficient to enable her to
make internal Improvements, for the benefit of her
people, and for the education of her children, is in
danger of being lost or given away 10 answer party
purposes, and to promote policy that will if carried
into effect, destroy her prosperity.
The credit of the country essential to Its prospe
rity it is to individual is assacd by your Gov
ernmen which ought to be the protectors and guar
dams Oft both The credit of those States which have
incurred debts for the construction of roads and canals
to improve and facilitate the operations of agriculture
commerce, and manufactures has been assailed wan
tonly and unnecessarily the floor of Congress
where they were entitled to look for confidence and
support
The Banks in which the pupc money was depo-
sited and which they were instructed by the Govern
ment to lend for the accommodation of the merchants
and manufacturers have been denounced for obeying
their instructions by the same party which issued the
order and appauded the Executive at the time.
The speculations of individuals in real estate and
public lands have been denounced, by men high in
office and members of Congress who were themselves
borrowers OF the public money from the Banks, and
spectators themselves in public lands. The Banks
have been denounced as anti-republican and danger
Gus TO public liberty by the very men who have ere
ated large majority of all the Banks now in exist
ence, and many OF whom now govern their opera
tons,
To answer the purpose of the time the Great Sea
of New Jersey--the highest evidence in law, and en-
titled 10 full faith and credit wherever il is exhibited
has been set at naught by party men for party pur
poses thus atording precedent trust never to b,
iolowcd) for disregardng all law and the forms o
law set by those who ought TO be the guardians and
projectors of law and orderin the community.
II 1t were necessary to add to these would state
that plan for keeping the public money denounced
by those in power in 1884 anti-rcpublican tend
ing 10 put the public money under the control of the
President, and not of Congress, as increasing Execu
i've patronage, and subversiye of the liberty of the
people, has been for three wears pressed upon Con
gress by the Executive and though thrice rejected
has been at length carried and fixed upon the coun.
try, by an union with, rather the dictation Of
faction which has long since declared war upon oui
HdpiN tohHtiuuOn ana undertaken 10 estimate lts
value in base coin.
But one man, friend to Gen Jackson's Admins
traton IN 1891 IN the House of Representatives voted
for resolution TO inquire into the expedency OF
adopting the system, which has now received the yot,
of every member of the party in power in both Houses
| of Congress.
The change is wonderful Is il owing to the fact
pressed upon Congress by the President that all the
monarchs and kings in the old countries keep theiI
money, wrung without law, by arbitrary taxation
from the mouth Of labor in vaults and safes so that
the people can have use of III Is the President OF
this tree Republican Government to be assimlated te
kings and emperors L. it to be rule for our Repub
lican Government that laws are 10 be made here to
regulate our moneycd concerns like those which pre-
vail M countries where subjects and the slaves
of arbitrary power
The Grand Seignor, the Dey of Algicrs, and the
Prince Of Hcssc whose subjects sent over in the
revolution TO cnsaVc us, may Keep their money in thi.
way, but that is rule for rccmen and no fit law
I for free country.
Among the professions with which Gen. Jackson
came into power were determination (ayowed) Il
destroy the monster party the retrenchment of unne-
ccssary expenses the reform and correction of abuses
/ N the Government, the detection and punishment Of
dctauli"rs-with other evils not necessary to enume-
rate The appointment Of members Of Congress "a
office by the President particularly denounced as