The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-06-11
IMPORTANT. ADDITION TO THE POLL
TICAL VOCABULARY.

MISUNDERSTANDING the thing that is not-in-
pudent, mendaeious political story telling assuming
that falsehood uiteted with bold front and pcrna
cousy adhered Ia, is just good the truthlakng
il for granted that the people are infinitely gulible
and that lie is not the less efcacous on account Of
its heing exorbtant, charging upon political oppo-
neni the very act Of which the Kendaizer is himself
guilty in more aggravated form-iaughing to scorn
the idea Of political reetitude virtue and regarding
politics as mere game, the of which are false
hood and calumny and the end is spos
BucHANANIz- reducing the wages Of the labor
ing poor--cuttng down prices which have hitherto
afforded rich reward To the farmer, mechanic and
aborer for all their toll the real standard of the
hard money despoiisms OF the old world-pursuiny a
policy which enhances the value of money and depre-
ciates the price Of every species of property and in
dustry, which overwhelms the debtor portion Of So
ciey with ruin, and compcls them to work double the
number of days double the amount Of produce,
TO sell double the of property to discharge
debt than required at the time such debt was
contracted-a policy the whole tendency and design
Of which is TO make the rich richer and the poor
poorer-delivenng speech in legislative assembly,
avowing this odous doctrine and insisting that il the
prices of labor be reduced to the rates Of conpen
saoa paid in Europe Chat to say six pence per
diem) it will cover our country with blessings and
benefits discovering, after profound silence Of
more than one month, and after public sentiment has
been aroused at the avowa Of such fagitious princ
pies that the author had been misreprcsented by
of the friends ofthe poor who opposed to these unjust
propositions strenuous resistance at the time they
were adyanced-skulking from the responsibility of
sentiments plainly and unequivocaly stated and avow
ed in public assembly and afterwards attempting to
disgrace high minded and honorable opponent whose
only offence consisted in bringing the nature and
character of such sentiments to the notice of the
try Such is the modern process of BucHANaN-Iz-rNo
word which should pass Immediately into the Eng
fish language, and should constitute one Of the pro
minent vocables Of the political press.
This business of cutting down the wages Of the
aboring poor with all the concomitant circumstances
can only be adequately expressed by that compre-
hensiye, significant and pregnant word BUCHANAN
Iz-iNG When inventions discoveries are
made and new elements or principles are applied IN
the arts and sciences the ordinary pursuits of life
it is often necessary TO invent some new word term
phrase to express such discovery process element
or principles. Now the business of covering
try with blessings and benefits by reducing the
wages ofthe aborng poor is certainly new dscovc-
ry and should every where he dcnominated the pro-
cess Of BucHANAN-Iz-INo: we shall then have a trio
Of words, all Amcricanisms- Gerry mandering-
Kendalliz-ng- Buchanan iz-ing-cach expressive of
vile principle which should be held up TO the
and derison of the American People.