The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-06-15
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silly ioreseen and their end easily foreold lover of
monarchy, who opens the treasures Of corruption, by
distributing emouments among devoted paItizans may
at the time be approaching his object, and de.
luding the people with professions Of Republicanism.
He may coniound Monarchy and Republicanism
by the art of definition. He may varnsh over the
dexterity which ambition never fails to display with
the plancy of language the seduction OF expectancy,
or the prejudces Of the times And he may come at
length to asow that extensive territory that OF
the U. s. only be governed by the energies OF mo-
narchy that il cannot be defended except by stand
ing armies and that il cannot be united except by
consolidation
Measures have already been adopted which may
lead to these consequences. They consist
In fiscal systems and arrangements, which keep an
host of commercial and wealthy individuals embodied
and obedent to the mandates Of the Treasury;
In armies and naves, which will, on the one hand
enlist the tendency of man to pay homage 10 his fell
ow-creaiure, who can feed OF honor him; and, on
the other employ the principle of fear, by furnishing
imaginary instructions, under the pretext Of preyen
tive JUSTICE
Ia swarms of officers, civil and military, who can
nculcaie political tenets tending consolidation and
monarchy, both by ndulgences and seventies and
act as spies over the free exercise Of human
In restraining the freedom of the press, and invest
ing the Executive with legislative executive and ju-
dicIal powers, over numerous body of men
And that may shorten the catalogue, in estab.
fishing, by successive precedents such mode Of
strucing the Constitution, will rapidly remove ev-
cry restraint upon Federal power.
Let history be consulted let the man of expert
ence reflect nay, let artifces of monarchy be asked
what farther materials they need for building up
their fayorite system2
These are solemn and painful truths and yet we
recommend to you, not to forget the possibility Of
danger from without, although danger threatens us
from within. Usurpaton is indeed dreadful but
against foreign INVASION if that should happen let
rise with hearts and hands united, and repe the at
tack with the zeal Of freemen, who will strengthen
their title to examine and correct domestic measures,
by having defended their country against foreign ag
gression.
Pledged as we are, fellow citizens to these sacred
engagements, we yet humbly, fervently implore the
Almighty Disposer of events to avert from our lpnd
war and usurpation the scourges of mankind to per-
init our fields to be cultivated in peace; inst into
nations the love Of friendly intercourse TO suffer
youth to be educated in virtue ami preserve
raty from pollution invariably incident to habits Of
war TO prevent the laboreI and husbandman from be-
ing harIassed by taxes and imposts; to from
ambition the means of disturbing the Commonwealth;
to annihate all Pretexs for power afforded by war;
to maintain the Constitution and, bless nation
with tranquility under whose benign influence
may reach the summit of happiness and glory. to which
we are destined by nature and natures God.