The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-11-17
THE HARRISON EPOCH |

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will form memorable epoch in the history Of
our Government The PEoPLr, thinking and
acting for their own nalienable rights and dear
est interests, have achieved great victory, and
accomplished great good for themselves From
the day of the unparalleled triumph Of the
,PropLE's CANDIDATE the great truth will 90
abroad to the utmost limits of the earth, that
Hise, liberal, and rirtaous seifgorerRment
Is no longer a rision for The contemplation of
theorists, bit a ruth established, illustrated,
and brought into practice ia The country Of
Uashiagtonm The important fact will also he
established and made known to the world that,
none but a truly democratic and really popular
party can ever prevail in this country. Let the
power and patronage Of which they have pos
session be over so great-let their means and
materials of party warfare be ever so abundant
let their course of fraud, bribery, corruption,
and intimidation be ever so systematic and per-
severing-even with all these appliances no par
" can succeed in continuing their ascendancy
oyer the People of the United States, for any
considerable time, il they venture to separate
themselves from the desires and interests, and
sunipaAies Of the People.
The history of Martin Van Buren's admins
tation presents one continued record of outrages
On the public will, and contempmous violations
ii the republican principle. When was there
ryer uttered in any country, Boosting of equal
laws and free constitution, more arstocralc
and anti-popular sentiment than the declaration
Of Mr. Van Buren, in his first annual Message,
that the community looked 10 Government for
too much or the remark OF Mr.. Van Buren's
most intimate and confidential friend in Con
gress let the Government secure for It's own
uses safe currency, and let the people take care
81 themselyes,"-in other words, .no matter
how great may be the pecuniary and CONNER
cal distress Of the people, il the Government
only goes on prosperously.n Let it be remem-
bered thatth was uttered when PROSTATE com
merce-ruined credit-suspenson Of specie pay
ments--the entire absence of the precious metals
a. a crculation-and total stagnation of busi-
ness marked the character Of the tme-when
perfect paralysis had seized on every branch
OF trade and industry when hardy, active and
industrious men found themselves suddenly de-
we're seen going about begging for work, and Tor
the means Of earnine subsistence. The whoie
course Of the Administration has been as much
against the people as was the first declaration OF
the President in his annual Message at thai mo-
mentous crisis What is the consequence I
The people have cast their rulers out; and with
an imperative decision approaching almost to
4 n H. 4 kc IN, oil IN
ture time 10 those who not Of the people, and
not riM the people, yet assume TO GOVERN the
PEOPLE.
General Harrison having been thus chosen by
the people for their first officer, will come into
station and power with this characteristic dstin.
gushing him-He is ONE OF THE PEOPLE There
are in both the great parties that have divided
the country number of men who have present
"a themselves as supporters of the rights of the
people. But many of those who have been most
active and strenuous in thus setting themselves
torhare not OF the people. Individually they do
not choose, and would not like to say, II am one
of the people" They want President whom
they would exhibit as acting ostensibly with in
dependence but who would be in fact puppet
managed BY an arstocracy. Such men, whether
belonging to the Administration or the Opposi-
ton, would naturally, in a struggle for ascen-
dancy, and in order to conciliate general applause
and seeming popular sanction, attempt to rally
retainers by protesting certain political doc
trlnes. But such men not being Of the people
cannot feel entirely rith the people. While one
,"t, being in office, trample with bold face on the
people, the others, giving cold and languld as
,rnt to better doctrines, yet furnish grounds
n apprchend that their patriotism and disinte-
gcsDcdncss might soon thaw in the heat of court
influence
How absolutely and entirely will all these men
~ st aside by President Harrison! He comes
lnlo oIhce BY the general voice of the people ;
ud nntrdmmeied By terms, on lchich party
bark politicians are usually admitted TO place.
~ ind, the mass Of his supporters composed Of
lpcn whose practical politics have been educed
itom the great principles of the Constitution
which our Republican fathers labored and bled
II cstabsh--who have nothing TO do with patry
PERSONAL partisanship- who having the only
Ircognlzed footing the only strong position, the
only ndelible hold on the American people, must
sway the destinics Of this great Republic. Be
fore this new risen sun OF the PEOPLE the stars Of
II ciiques must ''pale their Intellectual fires
Nr time they may exist IN name, but never
p they again have the reality Of power
There afe il this country, at this moment,
reality but two parties-the SPomsMrN and
lIARRs6N REroRNERs. The Refomers
.5.. t,,urnnbpd and after tho fourth nc March
viii be in the ascendancy, under General