The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-08-11

II opposes the reelection of MAarN VAN BuREs,
because
l. No Chief Magistrate Of this Union should re
main IN office more than osR TERM
2 Every prominent act Of his administration has
not only hamPered the interess and prosperity Of the
country hut has been an open violation of the prncl-
plies and professions of the Republican party.
g. The tendency of federal action under his adj
minisraon is TO absorb the powers of the State Go
vernments and to erect at Washington despotic sys-
TEN of CgNTRAI.isM AND CnSsoIlDArIoN
a. He is the instrument of a party and not the
President of the Union.
g. He IL inaccessible Ia the people--indiferent TO
their wants and interess--contemns their will by re-
fusing 10 acquesce in decisions of the maorty-is
selfish in his views and sectional and partial in his
action--entertains estimate of human nature so
low that il is degrading fo an upright citizen TO accept
office at his handsacng 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 Notwithstanding com
plete power over the people for himself and dscaim
ing any duty in their behalf incumbent on him in
return
6. He wants the whole moneyed power Of the
United States vested in him and under his control
7. lie will not agree that the patronage and power
of the federal executive exercised by him. shall
be either lcssened or regulated by law.
g. He wishes the States to surrender their right
to the moneys arising from the sales of the public lands
O. He has subvcrted the course of legislation byl
making laws originate with him and partizan Se-I
nate; whereas tLcy should originate in the House of
Representatives.
10 He recommends national bankrupt law, APP
pcabe only to corporations that he should possess
absolute control all the State Institutions and
be able to crush them at pleasure.
H. He wants an Executive Bank, and power to re-
sort to the exploded and runous practice of deprecat
ed Government paper money.
IL. The tendency of his recommendations is to de-
stroy the credit system of the country, to hamper its
commerce. to lessen its trade and to deprecate its la
Dor.
l3 He has been in Office three years, received 1915,
600 of the public money, and has accomplished little
else than running the ship of State of the republican,
tack.
a. He rests the merit of his administration upon
cxpcdicnt, which he has failed carry, and per-
mts paltry question which involves miserable
warfare against the State Banks to engage his whole
mind and occupy his time proving him to lie contract
ed in his views and incapable of the comprehensive
and magnanimous policy of statesman.
10 He has originated or carried through any
legislative body, any law measure worthy of an en-
inent statesman.
l6 He has done nothing at any time worthy fthel
gratitude of the people, to cnttle him tOask them
to overlook the pledges of his predecessor and give
him the office of President for two successive
H. He appoints "rogues and royalists" to office,
who steal and squander the public money
IS Considering the prospects of war, and the va
rous foreign and domestic relations and future hopes
of the country, Mr.. Van Buren,, who, infer from
his conduct is wanting either in integrity capacity,
is not the man for the crisis
Thus every man in the Opposition may give the r
righteous cause, and unmpeachable candidates But
and patronage of the government and led and def
partzans, struggle desperately against We have Il
in minority OF the whole People the Union tn
increase the majority against him We can meet and
sensations, and expose their alschoods and caumnics
discerning democracy will acclaim triumph for Liber,
The MADISONlAN is recommended by the
of the friends Of the Harrisburg nominations.
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