The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-06-23

ed Us Tor publication. we KNOW not Wnat Ell
feet il will produce on the ultra members OF the
:. mad Congress" but we are sure that il speaks
the sentiments and feelings Of vast majority
of their consltu nts "A rerenue should have
passed. A rerenue should have been secured,
before the land question was discussed. A re-
venue should have been provided at all hazards,
but it should never have been perilled unneces-
sary by any extraneous enactment. Con
gress is MAD, and the People alone can bring
Them to their senses, If Mr. Clay can be
elected by defeating the Tariff bill, hi partlsans
will do ii AT the same time Hey will appear
to be earnest in its favor. In vain will they
attempt to throw the blame on the President,
To The Senate and House Of Representatives.
ofthe United States Of .4mericd
The subscribers, citizens of Baltimore are i'm
relied by sense of their rights and of the obliga
tons of your high trust, to demonstrate against
sures agitated in your bodies, and to dwell upon the
grievances of our country, which are prolonged and
aggravated by the delays of your councils.
This favored empire is now but one strange spec
acle of distress amid the elements of wealth, and is
a mockery to the pride OF power boosted in our re-
sources and intelligence The industry of our peo-
ple-the rich materials of enterprise-terrtories,
fertile in every produc-and in every region inviting
the energies of agriculture, commerce, and manulac
tures-nature uniting with elaborate art to speed the
course of trade and multiply its avenues-a popula-
ton patriotic IN its best import of being sensitive of
the nationahonor and ready for sacrifices to uphold
t-and patient even of smis-govcrnment for the love
they bear to the Republic, and rom their conscious
ness of resistess sovereignty-all these seem una
vailing to quicken prosperity-and redeem us
from the gloom and torpor which follow extnguished
confidence in the active ranks of our land.
The Constitution coners powers equal TO any exi-
gency-and thrifty and spirited people demand that
they may be used; and they appealto the wisdom and
sympathy which they designed TO ilnbody in the LIE.
psIature of their Union Yet in seeming callousness,
Congress moves with no soictude nor diligence no
expedlens adopted or digested for nations re-
let-but the very heart of the nation allowed Ia
sink-while idle debate and partisan haiangues too
often waste the precious time of action.
The interests of the currency deerred-oI at
times only made theme for passionate structures, in
which the pride OF opinion appears to supcrsede all
Cancellation OF views and prudent mlndiulness OF
the public welfare.
The regulation of the tariff Of such vital urgency
for pro vidlng for liabilities and firm sup
pot for our credit is involved in delays and doubts
and is c0nsummation left to the 81 ances and strife
of debate as a remote result and uncertain as to its
details. Movements for rttrenchment OF cxpens. :
are made when the Treasury claims to he supplied to
meet the smallest burdens and such projects
are pressed without any definite data of complaint or
any certainty that they will not trench upon the in
dlspensable means of Government las If by this
tremulous policy, to declare our poverty would I'M
prove credit or to stint the fund for the action OF
/ Government would argue our prudence,
But the most startling innovation IS the attempt TO
reduce our Nayy-to economist our high national de.
fence-to cut off that which is the vehicle OF our au-
shorty and the engine of our most effective power
and this day in the eyes of Foreign Governments
| the index of our strength. What must be the effect
Of thus ordaning our own infImlty by dyesting oul