The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-08-15

time offers facilities for effecting the exchanges
of the country Surely, while scheme which
claims these attributes remains unconsidered,
| Congress cannot relieve itself OF the re-
| sponsibility of wilfully stopping the wheels of
| Government and designedly continuing the dis
tresses of the People. Here is no subject for
sensiblllty or wounded feeling. lfthis be passed
over, it will be done on full deliberation and Of
| set purpose. The Veto of the 40 Revenue bill"
leaving the act of 1888 in force, secures distrbu-
| ton at whatever Inconvenience to the Treasury
| The vacuum thus created must hereafter be
| filled up, and as the Wings agree, from duties
] on imports. These arise from the commerce
and intercourse of the country, and these again
| are promotedby sound condition OF the currency
| Can not then some atonement be made, INSULT
cient though be, for the loss ofrevenue both from
imports and from the lands by granting that aid TO
individuals in all departments of life which the
Wing party made so peculiarly their care, and
TO grant which they so often pledged them
| selves2 To them this duty peculiarly, but not
exclusively, pertains. The Democratic party
have always claimed to he keenly sensitive to
the wants OF the People, and have proved them
selves ready to render relief when constitutionay
| competent to do so. They freely admit that they
owe deep debt of obligation to the President
for preserving their principles in the admins
traton of the Government. Can they not, at
least, yield him their confdence2 They are
bound to do much-every thing within the limits
of the Constitution, to relieve the country in
its present difficulties. They are well aware
that serious doubts were entertained by the
leaders of their own party whether the indie
pendent Treasury bill was not too restricted for
useful application. This is certain, that the
enemies of that measure, in order TO render it
odous, stript it of many the attributes original
ly assigned TO it, the retention of which would
have assimilated it, in many respects, TO the
Exchequer scheme. This scheme is not deemed,
by its authors, as restricted TO the form and
style in which it was presented. The Secreta
ry, in reporting il, expressly states that he anti
cipates alterations and notifications, in order
to adapt ii to the views of Congress. He can
didly admits its possible imperfections, and in
vites Congress to remodel it TO suit themselves.
And will they do their duty if they leave so inl-
portant a measure Zone claiming, at least, such
valuable attributes, and received by the People,
on its appearance, with the deepest interesD I'M
examined True it is, committees of both
Houses have reported on il, and prepared bills.
But will this satisfy the People2 VIII they not
look for an effort at legislation? Will they hold
Congress excused for Withholding relief to the
Government and the People, because the Presi-
dent does not fully agree with the majority of
the two Houses as to the expediency of a Bank
and Distribution, both of those measures long
| contested in the country, and denied TO have
the approval of the People These are ques-
tons each man must answer for himself
Though the voice of patriotism may be I'M
heard amidst the stern demands of party dcta-
ton there will be terrible retrbution for the
acts of commission and omission of the next
ten days. Many in The present Congress will
regret too late, that, in the strife Of party, they
have sacrificed the public good to supposed par
ty expediency. They are, however, assured,
by high Wing authority, that the political death
Of the vast majority will be thing Of course.
But is there no future life in politics as well as
in religion? viii not the disappointments Of
constituents, and the reproaches of conscience,
follow the offender into private life, and keep
him there 1t must be so, if there is Gas be-
lieve, and ever hope to- beleve,) redeem
ing virtue in the great mass of the People
which will purify the political atmosphere, and
ultimately do themselves justice. The tempus
penitentioe is indeed short, but not TOO short for
! efficient action.