The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-05-08
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Of America" warning them against the bad eff
fects of having the credit Of the country restoredi
Unhappily for Amos, all these classes have had
too much experience already of the bad effects of
the want of credit - ~
Amos complains that the Republicans '.rude-
ly assailed the late Administration Doubtless
it seemed tremendous, 1t would have been
more gentle have said nothing.
Amos brings in charge against the present
Administration, that it has not restored in full
the prosperity of the country in three weeks
"Plain men, honest men, listen" says Amos,
State stocks are to be brought up to a par'
Could any thing be SO horrible? "Let not
names deceive you. Wolves appear in sleeps
clothing" Yes, we have had good proof OF
that. ". T..n
The old cry of foreign influence is not forgot.
ten by Amos, and he fears that people will yet
cross the Atlantic to "start another coon-skin
chase, with hard cider, log cabin, and every cum
ming and corrupt continuance and appliance
which can induce man to tel a lie or raise
YELL" These savage yells of ''coon skins, hard
cider, and log cabin" are tremendous in the
ears or AnIvs. u ~
Amos says: "We cannot describe the precise
shape which the monstrous project will assume
but sure he is, it will be 'monstrous and tremen-
dous." Amos is fully persuaded that the leaders
OF the party now in power have got some plan
on foot to relieve the country, and this to him is
a great subject of alarm.
One part of this plan, he thinks, is National
Bank. "Debts and banks" Amos says, ego to-
gether. Banks create debts, and debts create
banks" Or, as the boy wrote down in his task
for his schoolmaster: "Lying is a great sin,
Therefore, drunkenness ought to be avoided"
A National Bank, we know, is great sore to
Amos and his friends, and they may be excused
for being little morbid on the subject.
Amos thinks we are about to become nation
princes and paupers, and that the "log cabin"
is nothing more or less than an incipient prison
house This last idea doubtless was suggested
by the caricature representing Martin Van Blu
rem caught in a log cabin, one end Of which the
Republicans had set upon figure four, with
barrel Of hard cider underneath, which tempted
so many thirsty loco-focos to crawl under for
drink, that they sprung it, and caught Mr.. Van
Buren,. General Jackson having heard of his
successors troubles, came to his aid with bag
of Cotton for fulcrum, hickory pole for a le-
YER and worked away with all his ,oeight, but
only succeeded in starting up one corner, just
enough for rat to get out. Van Buren's head
was to be seen at the grated window, with his
finger pointing to the door way, which, it appear
ed, was banked up by an avalanche of CLAY.
This, doubtless, is the origin of Amos's vision
of the Log Cabin prison. We nt-wonder.
Amos estimates the cost Of every loco-foco vote
bought over to the Republicans the last Presi-
Dental campaign at $50, the aggregate Of which
the majority having been, we believe, 140, 00O
was Of course between four and FIVE million Of
dollars. Unless loco-focos can be bought up at a
cheaper rate, Amos thinks National Bank will
be indispensable 10 the Republicans to carry on
this trade in another form, and that nothing can
no wprevent it :" but peal of popular thunder"
This, he thinks, would frighten and deter them.
Amos becomes quite frantic. He says, it is
enough to crush our mountains, dry up the foun-
tains of our rivers, and blast our fields and pas
lures with the barrenness of Sahara p Ire
mendous"
"Farmers of the North and West" he cries,
"planters of the South Would you like to
see ?" ........ .....
But finally, Amos gives warning, that all these
measures will be pronounced and treated as I'M
constitutional and void of obligation. The peo-
pie will cast them off,
"Merciful God !" Amos exclaims, in view of
the prospect before him. 1t is, indeed, to him,
quite tremendous"
Nevertheless, Amos be patient for a little sea-
son, and let us try. 1t is true you are out of Of
flee just now, and we are almost inclined to sym
pathise. But, if you cheer up, and live long
enough, your turn may possibly come round
again. ..r.,.sa, a.. -... .....l