The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-04-07
From the ~. Y. Sun
LET NEW YORK SPEAK.

With deep notification and disgust, We read yes
terday, in the Washington papers, the reports Of the
vulgar harangues we cannot call them debates which
occupied the House of Representatives on Monday
The country suffering from one end to he other-the
Treasury bankrupt-the honor and credit of he ma
ton nsbed-the noise Of rising around US
the people appealing to the patriotism of Congress for
prompt ac,on-and yet another whole day wasted in
bitter and vIndctlve dlatrlbes against President Iy
Ter The whole sitting devoted to the fulmna-
tons Of Gentry, Rayner, and Lane And what did
they say Not solitary word IN reference to the
bill which was aominalty before the House-the Loan
Bill From all the language that fell from them, one
might with greater suppose that the PROPOSE
ton actually under discussion was to hang the Plesi-
dent or to burn him at the stake.
Some vehicles Of faclious party spirit have the auda
city to call these ebutons of savage anImosty to-
wards the head of the Government eloquent and pa
triolic. Shame such degraded party subserviency
For eloquence they par with the illusions of
the fshwomen of Bllingseae; and tor patriotism Be-
nedict Arnold gave exhibitions Of that virtue equally
deserving OF commentator.
Eoquence indeed! away with such perversion of
language. 1t is impossible. Cicero himself would
have appeared inspld with such cause as these
are engaged m. No man can be eloquent IN giving
vent to mere partisan malice, in efforts to keep down
the honor of his country, and the welfare Of his fell
lpw-men for the purpose of mpshng the sinister
objects OF selfish ambition. Mo- to be eloquent in
such govellIng work this is beyond the power Of
angels. He only be eloquent who deeply
and sincerely feels the truth and justice of what he
utters-~ no rises above 'the st-ruy puddle of fac
tious conles for oice-who throws from him all low
and selfish PASSIONS aud devotes his whole soul the
SO id wefre of his country and the happiness of his
race-yho pours
"On abused by fasehood, truths power
In words lnnorta-not such w rds as flash
From the fierce deDagogue's minimizing rage
To madden for moment and expre:-
But words which bear The spirit Of great deeds
Winged Tor the future"
When oh when shall we hear such words, and on
ly such, in The American Congress When will
that body ELI vae itself the firm and dgnIfied sta nd
which it ought to occupy before the world
But we are wandering from subject. Without
stopping again to describe the distress brought upon
the community, and the dshonor up the nation by
the factions conduct of certain cliques in Congress-
and the pable inactivity of that body earnestly
appeal to the Leg stature of our own State now in
sesson to utter It's potential voice in this emergency
There ale times W hen all party distinctions should be
sunk In order 10 promote the paramount Interests of
the country. In our opinion such line has Low
arrived The President in his recent special mess age
has held out he "ove branch" he has suggested
those measures which the common sense of all
OF all parties must approve in this Crisis and he has
invited a cessation of patty warfare for the accom-
plshment OF great good To our common country. This
is the only Irue-the only paccable-the only patr-
otto course that can now be pursued If the Empire
State will, through her Legislature, give uterance to
the sentiments OF the people, and that too with una
nimty the moral influence of the step could not but
be sautary and powerful
In the matter of the public lands, Of the tariff and
all other topics presented in the Presidents message
the State of New York has greater interest than
any other State in the Union Let her therefore lead
the way in the noble sacrifice of all consideration but
the welfare of the whole nation. Let her unanimous
ly accept the invitation of the President to throw
aside party prejudices, and unanimously sustain the
measures which the crisis demands for the honor OF
the Amer can name. Other States will follow the
noble example. Public opinion will thus be imbodI-
ed and rolled upon a recreant Congress with volume
and force which cannot be resisted When the crisis
shall be passed. the caames which threaten the
country averted, it will be enough to return
again to the contests of parties and factions.