The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-03-25
From The Boston Times.
CONGRESS AND THE COUNTRY.

The presens crisis liz affairs, both foreign and
domestic, is gloomy and discouraging as to create
anxiety in the most unreiectng mind. The failures Of
several financial institutions, following each other in
rapid succession the prostration of public and private
credit the embarrassing dstrus created by these cir
cumstances amply Justify the feeling which pervades
all classes To add to these embarassments at home
our relations with a foreign power whose resources
are vast and whose means of doing mischief
mensurate with the will TO nfct it, are becoming
cry day more and more involved. The frontier dis
turbances, the boundary question, and that OF the
right of search each individually presenting many OBJ
stacles to successful diplomatic negotiation are now
pressing all at once upon us We have not, we have
never been, among the ranc-makers We have re-
garded the wisdom of our statesmen the ability OF
representatives the vast and undeyelopcd resour
of country, with hope and confidence, as the
means Of extrication from pressing difficulties
yet we cannot, if we would, Disguise the fact that
look upon the condition Of country with great
and serious anxiety. In one point we have been most
wofully deceiyed-ou confidence in the patriotism
and integrity of socalled representatives of the
people has received woful shock. In the halls Of
legislation the clamor o: sef-neres and party feel
ing has drowned that popular voice which should
qe the outbreaks of faction and address itself to at
tentive All the measures for relief which have
been laid before Congress for impartial consideration
and decision have been weighed, not in the golden
scales of Justice but in the false balances OF party
prejudice. The promises held out to the people have
been unblushingy and shamelessly broken, and the
public money squandered IN useless ana dlsgraceiul
chickering's.
These sins of omission and commission have at
length aroused The People, who will not stand idly
and amely by and wi ness such derelicion OF duty,
only to arouse to action when the foe is at the gate
portion of the citizens of New York, dsclaining
alt party feeling, have held a public meeting, the
count Of which give to-day, to express their manly
and independent sentiments in tones which cannot be
mistaken. This movement is An honor TO New York,
but il is only the beginning of the end" Let the
citizens of Boston follow the glorious example let US
all unite as one man, and tell our representatives. in
Cor press that our wants and honest rights are no
longer to be trifed with that sophlstry cannot blind,
nor proc rastination sati fythat action-promp en-
ergctlc and decisive acton-can alone redress our
grievances and preserve in unsuied purity the honor
Of our nation Let every town, every village, every
hamlet our territory send forth its voice to swell the
general demand and our legislators to a sense
of duty.
Though our pro, poets be dark enough, thank Hea-
ven they are not desperate Our country possesses
undeveloped resources, which are adequate to any
emergency, and we have Chief Magistrate
whom we fully believe to be as patriotic and in
corruptibe as he is firm and unyieldIng We believe
that President Tyler aims solely at the welfare OF this
country, and that the measures he proposes for relief
are dictated not only by sound policy and judgment,
but by the purest and most enlightened patriotism On
the part Of Congress demand patriotic surrender
Of all party views honest resolution to devote all
their powers to the urheIance Of the interests of their
country an of the spirit of forbearance and
Of compromise unity of purpose and untirng ac-
tvity Let them but listen to the voice Of conscience
the voice of the people-and we may then hope for
restoration of national prosperity on a basis
which shall certainly insure its perpetuity.