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

Il opposes the re- election Of MARTIN VAN buren,,
because
J. No Chief Magistrate Of this Union should re-
main in office more than oSg TERM
2 Every prominent act Of his administration has
not only hampered the interests and prosperity Of the
country, but has been open violation OF the princi
piles and professions Of the Republican party.
3. The tendency of federal action under his adj
minisraon il to absorb the powers Of the State Go
vernments, and to at Washington despotc sys
tenn Of CENTRALisM AND CnSsoLIDAnoN.
4. He is the instrument of a party and not til.
President of the Union
8. He IL inaccessible to the peope-indifTerent tc
their wants and interests-contemns their will by
fuslng to acquesce in decisions Of the majority
selfish IN his views and sectional and partial in his
actlon-cntertains estimate of human nature 50
low that Il Is degrading oI upright citizen to accept
an office Al his hands-actinG upon the principle that
the people corrupt and that every man has his
price bringing the patronage of his office in conflict
with the freedom of their Notwithstanding com
pete power the people for himself and disclam-
ing any duty in their behalf incumbent on him in
return.
g. lie wants the whole moneyed power of the
United States vested in him and under his control
Z He will not agree that the patronage and power
Of the federal executive exercised by him shall
be either lessened or regulated by law.
=. he wishes the States to surrender their right
TO the moneys arising from the sales of the public lands
O. He has subverted the course of legislation by
making laws originate with him and partzan Sc
nate; whereas they should originate in the House OF
Representatives
10 He recommends national bankrupt law, APP
picablc 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 depreca
ed Government paper money.
~ 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 depreciate its la
Dor
49, He has been in Office three years, received s75-
600 of the public money and has accomplished little
else than running the ship of State of the republican
tack.
IA He rests the merit of his administration upon
cxpcdient which he has failed to carry and per
mlts one paltry question which involves a miserable
warfare against the State Banks to engage his Who'll,
mind and occupy his time proving him to he contract
ed in his views and incapable of the comprehensive
and magnanimous policy of statesman.
Is He has never originated or carried through any
Legislative body, any law measure worthy of an EN-
nont statesman.
gratitude of the people, to entte hr, to ask them
TO overlook the pledges of his predecessor and give
him the office of President for two successive terms
II. He appoints "rogues and royasts" 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 Burcn, who we infer from
his conduct wanting either in integrity capacity
is not the for the crisis.
Thus every man in the Opposition may give the
righteous cause, and unimpeachablc candidates But
and patronage of the government and led and def
partizans, struggle desperately against us We have
in minority of the whole People of the Union, II
increase the majority against him We can meet and
sentatons and expose their falschoods and calumncs
discerning democracy will acclaim triumph for Liber
The MADISONlAN is recommended by the
of the friends of the Harrisburg nominations.
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