The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-12-14


ton of the House so as 10 throw one third oil the
heads of committees TO one section OF the coun-
try where only one eighth belonged The con-
stituton Of committees so that II the question OF
the recognition of the Black Republic OF Hayu
was referred, il went 10 majority OF non slave
holders2 So that il the question OF amending
the laws OF the United States as TO iugiilve
slaves, 10 prevent any more New FORK and VIZ
ginia or Maine and Georgia controversies. was
referred il went 10 majority OF non-sayehoid-
ers? So that il a question as 10 compensation
for negro killed in the Florida war, or any other
war, was referred, IL went TO Mr.. GIddings OF
Ohio, and majority of observation-disclosures DO
they mean the hue and cry TO exaggerate The
public debt in order 10 raise the tariff, and make
an excuse for distributing the proceeds OF the
public lands2 Do they mean The distribution OF
these proceeds with one hand whilst we were
borrowing money, in the midst OF national bank
ruptcy and distress, with the otherf The mea-
sure to gipe array the proceeds of the sale OF the
public property-or what is worse the payment
of State debts with them--or the making OF IN
ternal improvements, or the education OF free
negroes, or what else the States please, with
them, when the Constitution points out specih-
cally what shall be done with public money, and
for what alone il shall be rased2 DO they mean
the violation Of the compromise act by raising
many articles from nothing or very low tax,
to IS per cent? Do they mean the attempt TO
pave the way for protective tariff? DO
they mean the extraordinary appropriations
from an empty and embarrassed Treasury r
DO they mean the Bankrupt Law, which may
draw country as well as town, farmer and me-
chanc, as well as merchant and trader, into the
federal courts, far from home, with double costs,
for the recovery Of just debts which may in whole
or in part be blotted out forever--at time too
when creditors are anxiousy but willingly wait
-.
get eventual payment from debtors2 Do they
mean the arbitrary restrictions upon the freedom
of debate and upon the free course OF legisla-
ton, both in the House and in the Committees
of the Whole on the state Of the Union Do
they mean the haste and indigestion with which
measures were indecently hurried through,
without deliberation and without debate DO
they mean every thing, in word, which they
did except what they did for the Navy2 Ifthese
are The measures they mean, deny they were
Wing measures-there was nothing Wing in
them or about them-they were what no free
man or lover of liberty, or the constitution or
the country had reason 10 dream of or TO expect
before the election--they were worse than Loco
focosh-and they were the fruits of the Dicta-
torship not of free and untrammeed party of
enlig hlened men, who claimed to be equals, or
thought as equals, or acted as equals, who met
free and deliberated freely in full communion of
ers to a stocked and packed caucus which obey
ed instinctively, and blindly followed wherever
they were led. If to oppose these, and such as
these subjects me to the anathema of the faith
full, am ready and willing to be burned for
hereto, and will gladly glory in the martyrdom !!
IL this is to be the contest and the struggle,
regard il as no holy war, and the spirit which
invokes its devastalions as more horribly fend-
ish than any Destrucuveism ever denounced by
its authors themselves. But am confident its
effects can be no other than their own political
destruction for there is public virtue enough
among free people not only TO defend itself,
but 10 visit its enemies, the bodest and most
powerful, the most daring and desperate, with
condign retribution. The true soveregns are
true TO themselves, and there is an Overriding
Providence as in our fathers days, and there
will be forever to protect the liberties and re-ani
mate the hopes Of the people in this God-favored
land. give you, then, my cordial congratula-
tons, one and all, and as perpetual sentiment
for all Constitutional Republicans" ieverent-
ly propose to you
"God and the Pcoplew
Very truly and sincerely,
Yours, HENRY A. WISE.
To Messrs. Jno. B. Coles. L. G. Harris, H. w
Dawsnn. II Gr.---, T. l.. Wintcnedu, ..