The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-09-04

prved Of Natures fair proportions the bold impos,or
covered his defbrmy with silver veil and hoisted
broad white flag upon which was inscribed In words
Of sunshine, Freedom TO the world. tioiaihg OUT
the aluring promise that he would set Tree
This fettered world from every bond and stain,
And bring its primal gorics back again.
he drew millions of devoted followers TO his banner,
And after he had prevailed upon them TO sacrifice
then souls and bodies bis unhoy rites he raised the
veil and instead of disclosing the promised visions OF
heavenly light, exhibited his foul lineamenis in grn
ming mockery,' exclaming to his wrelched victims
There We wise saints behold your light, your star,
Ye would be dupes and victims, and yc are.
May the honest deyotees Of hard-money currency
take warning from the example Of these voluntary VIC
tins of daring mposture and avoid their fate They
here behold their fate accurately prefgured II they do
not rise up and resist the scheme OF imposure which
have attempted to expose.
Ii is easy To read the future history of the country
il the schemes of the regRing dynasty not defeated
by The people Anarchy is the highHoy 10 desPofic
poioer whether il be banking political despotsD
When the Bank OF the United States shall be destroy
ed the currency will be thrown into such derange
nent and colusoa that the country will be prepared
10 submit to any National Bank rather than endure
the prevailing evils Then me Administration lriH
come forward IN that spirit Of improvement Of rhich
he President speaks, wih their grand scheme u a
political Bank founded on he checks and balances
Of this Government
fear, Mr. Speaker, that the lessons Of experience
are lost upon nations No people have been more Sc
yeely schooed by this teacher than the people Of the
United States have been upon this subject. And
reflect upon present condition and prospect
without recurring TO the fate OF the Italian, who pos
sessng strong robust constitution, sacrificed II to
the ampering of experimental quackery. His epitaph
was brief and contained an instructive lesson ="
was well would be better ! am here May IL
be the painful QHee Of The historian 10 inscribe
The same trarning epitaph the mighty ruins ot our
national prosperity!
~ fear sir, that re hare not sufficiently realized
the Importance Of sound and stable currency. All
our civil institutions combined not more important
than this, a guaranty for the secure enjoyment OF
the rights of property In vain do we boast OF our
laws and the incouuptlble purity of our judges as
of protecting property if you take away the very
substratum upon which the whole superstructure must
rest"
1t would seem indeed, sir that, in losing all hope,
you had parted with all respect for your countrymen,
when you could commend such consummate dellbe-
rate audacious mposters, to their confidence You
have torn the silver veil from the prophet, and his
hcinous exposure stands exposed And what is the
punishment you propose-what terrible example will
you make, signal warning to all betrayers OF their
kind lou have Written IT. or II could not have been
believed You would have your countrymen your
equals the hope of the world again fall down before
the idol your hands have stripped, renew his al
ia and multiply his temples! Thus, sir, would you
have wronged, cheated betrayed people, the dupcs
OF an Imposture, unpudent, monstrous, and auda-
cous not to be surpassed in the gloomy history of
the worlds supcrstitions--thus would you have them
vndcate their self respect and this the vengeance up
on their betrayers-incense and crowns all honor and
glory Your present counsel to your fellow country
but too well attests the deep sincerity OF your be-
lief that still the id0tdfrous and predesttned
pictins Of imposture" 1t is only too evident that you
have adopted the dismal faith that public virtue is
phantom and liberty dream--that the Republic Is
already at end aud you have abandoned it, in der
spar to its destroyers. As citizens and men we can
alone retain respect for your character by supposng
that you have lost all respect for Upon this
principle alone can reconcile your honesty with
your adyce--thc counsel of honest man. to put
faith in knayers, trust mposers and to with
the highest honors exposed fraud 80 imposture,
srous, impudcnt and audaciousW Sir, this counsel
necessarily supposes that the Republic rotten to the
core-and if it not, and it were adopted it would
make it So You may be assured, sir that you have
put too low estimate upon your counrymcn and are
too Respondent for your country. he Republic is
not yet rotten to the core Y our fellow citizens
yet capable of government. They are yet the
proper prey of inpostors They not yet disho-
nest that they cannot be dshonored by doing honor
to dishonesty, and glonfying g monstrous mpudcnt,
to reverse the good old maxim that honesty is the
best policy and make their chief ruler the standing
witness of their shame They will yet write upon
the front of our beautiful Presidential mansion,
permanent inscription
"THE RESIDENCE OF THE GRAND IMPOSTOR-|
THE FIT RULER or DEGRADED PEOPLE, BORN TO BE EN-
SHAVED AND PREDEsTlNEp TO DE puPED"
CRAWFORD