The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-09-01
TO THE WINGS AND CONSERVATIVES
OF THE UNITED STATES.
EXECUTIVE CoMMrrEE Room,

WAsnISoros, August 25 1870
lhe splendid election results Just announced from
'ne states OF North Carolina, Kentucky and Indiana
gladden. the heart Of the patriot and stimulate him
greater efforts in the service of his country ID these
States, the enemies of the Constitution and Of the
prosperity Of the Republic are annihlated The Des-
iructves panic strickenturn which way they may
their aiirghted vision is startled with the hand writ
ing on the wall" In Alabama, they have barely es-
capped defeat. Missouri is coming TO the rescue
With forced but feeble shouts they exu over Illinois
and rejoice that they have been ableto hold their
own.
Since the nomination Of Gen Harrison the States
Oh Connecticut, Rhode Island, Virginia, Louisiana,
ana North Carolina all Of which voted for Martin
Van Buren, in 1886, have proclaimed in no equisocal
language their allegiance the country and its Con
stiiution
The information which we have received, and which
we continue to receive from the States of Pennsy ANA
New York, Michigan, Ohio New Jersey, Maryland,
Delaware, Virginia. Tennessee, and Georgia is well
calculated to inspire with fresh confidence in the
intelligence and patriotism of the people and with the
conviction that their slumbering vengeance is awaken
ell into life and action ready to lay hold of the pillars
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RUNS of the Constitution and welfare of the nation
and crush beneath its fragments its power-graspng
and infatuated architects.
Excessive confidence in strength is the
only danger TO be apprehended. Let us not rest in
fancied security. Let not repose our laurels so
freshly and CALAMITY won, but rush into the battle
field in quest of new achievements. The enemy is
rich IN the means of corruption, and they will use
them with no sparing hand. mercenary legion of
one hundred thousand ofiice-holders, who fight for
their salaries and their bread arrayed against you
The money OF the people, now in the hands of the
President by his Sub-treasurers, will tickle the palms
| of the purchasabe. A ribad and stipendiary press
sustained by governmental patronage will scatter its
vile trash among you To successfully these
fearful odds against you requires vigorous and I'M
firing exertons Let not fear that our majorities
will be too overwhelming
The Administration and the principles on which it
acts should not only be Frustrated, but Frustrated
e6ectualiy and foreper. 1t should pass its long ac-
count amid the civilizations of immense maorities, and
without the hope ofa resurrection The rebuke about
to be administered should only be severe but as
founding. II is due to the consttutionto the coun-
try-to retrbutiye justice and to postery, that the
political crimes of this administration should be mark
ed with Reproduction deep your suficrings, and
| broad as the Union The hc facet" which the
| people are about to write its tomb should be in
capitals, bold and prominent its derelictons
from duty. Thus written, it will stand through future
ages political memento mori" to any person
who, dressed in little brief authority shall play
the tyrant, forgetfu of the power that made him.
Ia there m the nd xpho
swell with pride and exultaton the brilliant pros
perity dawning on his desecrated country? Or
the 4th of March history with iron pen " i'll in
scribe on her marble tablets, on this day, by the al
most unanimous voice of confdng, abused and
intelligent people, banished from the Capitol the
first American Nero, who laughed at the calamities
with which he had scourged his countrymen, Knocked
at the suerngs which he had created and auntingly
told them that they looked to Government for toe
much"
| Then will the country shake off the shackles with
which folly and madness had bound her young and
vigorous limbs, rise with strength, and press on
ward to her high destiny. And who among YOU will
not, on that suspicious day join the joyous song, and
with honest pride and patriotic exuaton, minge your
voice with the shouts of millions, and exclam, too
have up to this period stood by as idle spectators OF
this fierce conflict now being waged between the peo-
pie and the office holders, let us say, delay longer
lnaction now is dangerous to the Republic. Rally
the side Of your country and prove your love to her
institutions"
We use no hypcrbole when say that she is bu,
one remove from practical monarchy! Give to Mr.
! Van Buren, a standing army of 100000 men, and
your liberties at end Already is he in the pos
session of the entire revenues of the country. The
national purse is at his unlicensed control Think you
thai he will abandon his wild schemes of an over
wrought ambition Think you that he will cease tc
urge upon the consideration Of Congress the monsrout
project Of an immense standing army? Think you
that there is in Congress independence sufficient to
deny him any request No, no" Lay not that fiat
tering JUNCTION to your souls" Who could have been
found the first day of January, 1887 bold enough
to have projected that measure, which had been de
nounced by nearly the unanimous voice of the people
/" disorganizing and revolutionary" cas- subversve
of the principles of the Government from its earliest
history, as enarging to an alarming extent the boun
dares of Executive power, would at this time have
been the law ofthe landl But such is the melancholy
fact The National Legislature furnishes you with
no protection, no guaranty against the exactons OF
Executive power. 1t is the fundamental law of the
party" that the President can do no wrong" His
will the law of "he party" both in and of Con
gress, and woe to the man who dares to oppose it.
He is denounced traitor and renegade.
The sleek hounds of the Executive, thirsty for blood
are uneashed from their kennels, and with eager
scent pursue the object of their hate They ban
quet the mutilated carcase with crmsoned muz-
zcs they return to their master, giving gratifying evil