The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-05-07

oficsrs and % place tho great bulk Of the people IN
drfrncsless situation.
IN swanns Of officers, civil and military, who can
nculcutc political tenets tending to consolidation ana
monarchy, both by indulgencies and seyeritleB ana
act spies the free exercise Of human reason
" In destroying, by the sedition act, the RESPONSE
biljty OF pubic serysnts and publ 10 the
ps ople and thus retrograding towards the exploded
doctrine, that the ad nlnisraoIs Of the Government
are the masters and not the seIvsnts Of the people
In exercising power ofdeprsing portion Of the
people Of that representation In Congress, bestowed
BY the G, Institution.
I" In the adorson and efforts Of some, known 70 be
rooted in enmity 10 republican government, applaud
ing and supporting measures by every conttlv'nce,
calculated take advantage the public confidence
which Il allowed 10 be Ingenious but will be fatally
injurious
In transferring to the Executive important legs
latiyc powers; particularly the power of raising ar
mics, land borrowing money without Limitation OF in
tercst
Ia restraining the freedom Of the press, and in.
vesiing the Executive with legislative executive and
Judicial powers, over numerous body Of men"
Eight of the charges said Mr.. r., here made
against the administration OF Mr.. Adams, may
with the same justice be made against Mr.. Van
Buren's. His is the twin-brother, IN every limb
and feature Of the Federal administration Of the
elder Adams. But, said he, am tod by some Of
the retreating Conservatives, that Mr.. Van Buren,
is the President OF our party and we must there
| fore support him. And who is Mr.. Van Buren,
Where are his illusirious deeds? What distn-
guishcd service has he rendered the country? !
did not support him upon the faith OF services
rendered, but on account OF promises made, every
one Of which he has forfeited Arewe 10 sacri-
fee our consciences our country, ALL all for the
purpo Sc Of sustaining this presidential idol Are
we, like the superstitious Hindoes, 10 throw our
selves under the wheels of the car OF Jugger-
naut2
/ We must have a change, exclaimed Mr.. Rlyes.
| Let us rally around William Henry Harrison--a
4 tried patriot, who has noby served hi, country
| in peace and in ware man OF unquestioned in
/ tegrity, Of ample and diversified experience, who
is TO be taken from the walks Of private life,
without bias or prejudice, and who will act as the
| President Of the nation and not OF party Tell
me not, said Mr.. Rives, that he is an imbecie
and granny-that he IS destitute of qualiiica-
ton. Thomas Richie declared, in 1918 and IA,
that he had +" muzzled the Indian war dog, and
stood triumphant on the ruins of Maiden" He
proclaimed him second Washington. ! want
no new light upon this subject. Let us go back
TO contemporaneous history--to the monumental
history Of the Kentucky Legislature-to that OF
James Madson--to the Resolutions of the Ter
ritorv of Indana-to the records of Congress,
and TO the testimony OF Col. Richard NJ John
/ son and Governor Shelby. John son and Shelby
were too brave and magnanmoui 10 attempt 10
pluck leaf from the laurel which encircles the
Hero's brow Mr.. r.. referred TO the schooling
the training, through which G n. Harrl ION had
pa ssed, a, being eminantly calculated TO qualify
him for high Office. Though born of one of the
mo Il di stingui ;hed families in Virginia he had
commenced hi career by descending to tn low
est ranks in the army He had commenced with
the Office of En- sign, and had gone through all
the gradations up to the highest, with credit TO
himself and honorthe country. His civil career,
too, afforded ample guarantee OF a mild, prudent,
and wise admin 'tration OF the Government.
! There is no man in the nation, said Mr. r., who
La had more varied carcer-no man who i
b tier acquaint d with the domestic and foreign
relation Of hi Government He posse les la
| MT and g MUS of a very high order. He ha
one talent at which all Of his enemies ac-
knowl dge--tho talent of an honest man. Ell c.
him. exclaimed Mr.. r., and we shall have i
III r rogues nor royal 4 in ofics. hi hone ~
viii flee fom hispresence. He will CLEANSE tn
Aug an Stabla.
| But heii an aboi'ioni5t, SAYS hi; revars.-
| Mr.. r. CARED emf hatcallv. that there wa no
man in thi country who had done so much to
buke the fell pirit OF abolitioni ;m G neral
| Harrison. " han III Missouri question arose.
which Mr.. jeff on said arou 'ed him like a fire.
| bell in the night, who, enquire MR. rushed to
| the extinqui shment of the flames with more
/
quence of hi friendly course towards the South
on this occa sion, General Harri on was carrica-
4 tured in the streets Of Cincinnati as leading a
band of negroes TO Missouri. But. repeated
Mr.. r., no other di tingui h man in this Union
has taken such high ground upon thi question
as G neral Harrison. He ha gone tothe extent
of maintaining, that the very di cussion of the
subject in the non-slav holding Stat IS wa vio-
lative of the spirit of III Constitution. Mr. r.
/ hsra n 8,
viot pseches, a, showing conclu iyely hi o.
thodoxy on this question. II al 0 cited va
| rious other PROOFS Of Gen. HIS soundness on
the slave question.
/ But, said Mr. r.. the true question before The
country IS o. TO the manner in which the Elk
ecutive Department Of thu Government should
be admin tercd. The subject Of the Tariff the
Bank, and Internal Improvements. cannot fairly
be brought into the grs at issue which il soon 10
be decided by the American People But even
were they pending questions, Mr. Van Buren,
was obnoxious TO all the charges which could be
made against Gen. II. Upon some of thom-
especially the Tariff he was far more objection
able than Gen. II. Tell me not, said he. that
Mr.. Van Buren, was instructed to vote for the
Tariff of 1923. ! have it from authority which
has obtained my implicit belief that these in
| structions were procured by Mr.. Van Buren, him
self But he needed no Instructions as his vote
LOT the lailn Vi ~, cohclusNeiy proves. Ii
never has been pretended that he was instructed
on that occasion. So in regard to the Bank,
Mr.. Van Buren, was infinitely more objection
able than hi competitor. What sort Of Bank
does he want? "A great Government Bank to
be administered exclusively BY himself, his Off
GERS and agents.
Mr. r. next gave brief sketch Of the lives
of Gen Harrison and Mr.. Van Buren, contrast
ing their public services, and showing conclu-
sively that Gen. Harrison was sup arior TO his
competitor in every point of view: Gen. Harri-
son was private citizen, had mingled for wears
with the great mas Of the people, and conse-
quently was intimately acquaint d with their
wants and wishes. Mr.. Van Buren, on the