The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-03-22
CRITICAL NOTICES.

York, 1842.-The above is the title of pamphlet OF
n pages which has just made its appearance, pur-
porting have been called forth by the crisis" OF
the times. Publius" has certainly much TO learn
before setting up regular practitioners icentate
prescriber of remedies for all the s that Govern
ment is heir to. As yet, should take him to be
| mere quack-a Thompsonian in finance, who would
eign steam the country to death under the regimen
Of another National Bank.
What glorious Universal Yankee nation we
to be sure not the slightest commotion
in the moral, intellectual physical world-not q
"crsis' in the financial, commercial or POLITICAL but
that host of protecting spirits spring spontaneous
from the midst of the people, like Minerva from her
fathers brain, armed, capa-pic to do battle for their
country's cause prescribe remedy" which can
not fail to prove rcal blessing to Mothers "sooth-
| ing syrup to the nation
But to Publius and his remedy, hear him" The
only question before the people for many years past,
has been the settlement of the currency, and to
complish that important object by putting down the
Sub Treasury system and substituting National
Bank was the end and aim of the exerons and hopes
of the PEOPLE" Does Publius" dare to presume
that the issue Of the glorious campaign Of lS4O by
which wong put down and right reinstated, was
made upon the question of Bank no Bank ?"-
1t is the most miserable twatle of the day that
no more the question than was " War or no War"
with England. Perhaps in New York and some of
the other larger Atlantic cities such idea may have
been entertained by few deeply designing politi-
clans but how was it all over the large middle and
western States among the strong armed, hard-tsted
yeomanry 2" What said the Address of the Vir-
ginia Wing State Convention What said that of
Ohio of Indiana, Of the congregated hosts at Tippe-
canoe, Dayton, Fort Megs, ay, and of Bunker Hilla
These questions commend to the consideration
Of Publius and trust, hereafter we shall hear no
more of such vile reflections as the Wing party has
been betrayed" This is entirely too late day for
ultraism in finance and politics combined, and if we
not most egregiously mistaken, we think the
People will put VETO upon it more emphatic and
enduring than has, could ever be done by the one
man power" We opine that Publius" and his
visionary co-workers for National Bank, will find
easy task to convince the country that the late
struggle was decisive in behalf of such institution
and we endowed with the spirit of prophecy
would venture to predict that in less than twelve
MONTHS instead of finding the popular mind infu-
enced by the miserable cry" the Wing party has
been betrayed" to find majority of all good and
true ralIying around the betrayer" the standard
of their hopes and eager for the time wien they will
be able to give conclusive demonstrations of their
attachment to his principles and his In
cuson, will give one word of advice to all such
thinkers Publius"-bepare Of the poisoned
chaice.
MoRRIsoN's STRANGER's GUIDE To WASHINGTON
Of the many excellent books which this enterprising
publisher has thrown before the reading public,
deserving of greater commentator, and none,
venture to say, will afford general satisfaction
than the one bearing his name above.
To strangers visiting the metropolis, there is
greater source of annoyance and Inconvenience than
to be made conversant with public edifces-.he
distances, as tho eccentric genius of Roanoke, was
wont 10 call it.
1t is true many minor publications, similar in cha
racter to the under consideration have from time TO
time, made their appearance, but like Congressional
Directories seemed endowed with vitality only for the
season which give them birth. In this "Guide how
ever, we have something more enduring. Its full
though succnct description of all the Government
buildings, its beautiful representations of Mt Yer
non, Alexandria, Georgetown, the Little Falls, Bla-
densburg, Congressional Burying Ground, &C., &c,
all the finest steel engrayings render it far superior to
any similar work ever before published in this meri-
dian Its Typographical execution is beautiful, while
the admirable views of the Capitol the Presidents