The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-06-27

Van Buren, tells the "stout old Federastsn OF his
party that he does not participate in the senseless
prejudice against them but ON the contrary, that
their federalism is, al the present day" the
passport 10 his confidence, q
But why particularly at the present day? The an
swer is obvious. Gen Harrison, who has always
been sound, undertaking Jeffersonan Republican,
had been recently put nomination for the Presiden-
cy The honest democratic portion Of the late friends
Of the Administration, alarmed the Development of
Mr. Van Buren's principles in his pcrtinacious
adherence to the Federal Subreasury and other kin
dred measures were fast ralyng under the banners Of
the Hero of Tippecanoe and the Thames. He found
Il necessary therefore to supply this drain from the
ranks OF his party by beating up for recruits in the
suburbs, and summonng stout old Federalists' TO
his relief He tells them in effect, that now is the
time and now is the hour and that whatever he
may have thought in long bygone day. he will
now at the present day" bes,ow upon them his par
ticular confidence and favor.
The publication in the Democratic Review, was CO.
temporaneous with the demonstration made by the Ad
ministration upon New England and other manufac-
turing States, attempting seduction of the capitalists
into its agous design Of reducing wages and prices
to the level Of prices throughout the world BY re-
ducing the wages ofthe aborcr to ten day. the
cost of production to be brought down to a COM
petition with that of Germany and other Subtrcasury
hard money countries; and what was thus taken from
the wages ofthe laborc to be added to the profits
of their employers. Mr.. Van Buren, supposed that
the votes Of the producing aborng classes could be
controlled by those capitalists who employ them and
that by securing the latter through the temptation
held out to them, he would also secure the support of
the former in the approaching election, Mr. Bucha-
mans famous speech, this subject, was delivered
on the very day the above article from the Review was
put IN type This, perhaps, IL but coincidence
But Mr., B. being of Mr.. Van Burcn's !" stout
old federalists the coincidence becomes somewhat
striking II shows that they were aboring together
for the attainment Of the object and by the same
means The object to be accomplished was, to
strengthen the and increase the power of the
Federal Executive, that il might be welded for the
benefit of his friends and Federal Loco-foco allies
and be perpetuated in their hands. This was to be
done by the establishment Of the Subtreasury scheme
the consequent reduction Of wages and prices, and
breaking down the spirit and independence ofthe peo
pie and thus establishing practical despotism over
them Mr. Buchanan's jesuistry was supposed TO be
best adapted to the purpose Of drawing the manuac
turers into the scheme and he was therefore chosen 10
lead off; whilst the Presidents Journal was TO endorse
Mr. Buchanans antiquc.F federalism" q as a fording
ne safest ground for political confidence" The high
contracting (conspiring) parties commenced the per
Torrance of their mutual duties and obligations on III,
same day, as dates show
Seeing Mr.. Van Burens household organ dis
courslng such sweet music in praise of antiqu,
federalism Of the distant journals Of the part,
have felt il their duty rather their privilege to Sc
their pipes TO the same tune. The Augusta Age thu
leading Van Buren, paper in Maine, forthwith comes
out with formal wooing address to the ''moderat,
fedcralists = seeming take it for granted that Their,
are yet federasts lcft in Maine, who do not al
ready belong to the Van Buren, party The article
itself is amusing enough. Were it not too long We
would copy il entire for edcaton. Now the Age is
published in the town where that stout old federal
ist Reuel Williams resides and is his especial organ
edited, as we understand by near relation of his
| Mr. Williams never having used the term democracy
or democrat, but with derision and scorn, till within
six or seven years last past rejoccd TO find that
he had changed none of his principles and could not
be charged with Inconsistency in joining the Van
8uren democracy, that being nothing else than anti
war, anti Madisonian federalism in disguise His
sincere qualification at the discovery is plainly visible
IN the address referred to- 1t commences with re-
ctal Of the charges and abuse with which the federal
loco foco press has been teemng against Gen Harri-
| son--charges Of mbecity, cowardice, of having no
particular responsibility Of character" of being an od
granny &c After the rehearsal Of these matters the
writer proceeds to observation-disclosures they esteem
and admire Mr.. Van Buren--thinks it impossible that
they should dislike politics not TO such
degree that they will incur the responsibility of
eectng General Harrison in his place" He plainly
intimates in his wooing address to the federasts
that they will find MIR. Van Buren's policy more con.
genial with their federal principles, than would be
General Harrisons. He to apprchend that
General Harrison may not call to his aid in the Go
vernment such stout old fcderastsn as Buchanan
Wall, Hubbard and their friends but would prefer
the services of statesmen possessed Of republican prn
ciples and finally tells them to ponder upon these
matters, and carefully decide whether it is not safest
for them, as federalists to vote for Mr. Van Buren,
This affectionate cxhortation and willy and foxy
intimation Of Mr. Van Burens federal principles fur
nishes pretty fair proof of what we have some recent
demonstrations Of that the honest Democrats OF Maine
are fast deserving his standard and raying for Gen
Harrison; and that the only hope of he party in
Maine depends upon their being able to interest in
their behalf the sympathes of those whom that paper
has been in the habit of stgmatizing old federal
ists And further proves that the party cry against
federalism and its pretended horror OF its principles
was hollow, heartless hypocritical, and, Mr. Van
Burens Democratic Review says, senseiess bias of
prejudice against federalism, in which is so far
from participotins,' that it looks upon ii rather as
presumptire eridence Of true integrity, manhness
and patriotism ; and pronounces IL an honest faith