The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-08-05
From The Republican and argus
THE SEAL OF CONDEMNATION.

ty curses of The people of this country 1t Is such ne
| now controlling the action OF Cons res Deep
and LONG are the impfecaons that are poured form
upon then,-not by Democrats aione-not 10y The par
ty pressno by any political gathering or panty pahu
but by honest Wings, 10y sincere Democrals--by
patriotic of all classes, politics and professions
The Democratic presses the strictly neutral and IN
dependent presses have echoed and rechoed the deep
toned anathemas of a suffering community, hpon TINS
unprlnciped ofal assembiges that has ever coz
vened together since America took her station among
the nations of The earth. So Infamous has been tue
conduct and OF this band Of CynSpirators that
the ultra Clay presses have been forced 10y the
deception indignation of the people, u deal out some
ltte of their hhteiigent thunder upon those whom
they secretly cheering on III their uhhnlinwed
course. But we thank our God the day Of fettibu-
ton is fast approaching, when tins reckless ana IN
priuclplcd band will be forced To bend their stubborn
necks to the overwhelming weight of public sent
nent, and fly Tor shelter lrnnthc indignant irowns o
abused constituency into the deep recesses OF eer-
nal retfacy-to be remembered only To he cursed
and their names to be mentioned only in connection
with namy and disgrace and linked with those oi
retches Of the most desperate character. The fol-
loving, from the Philadelphia Evening Journal, "a
neutral Wing paperD although severe, is just and
well deserved aud i, but the PRONUNCIATION OF The
real sentiments and fee ing Of every honest, inteh
gent patriotic individual from the Sabine To the new
boundary lne at the Northeast
"a desperate struggle for the 'loaves and fishes is
the mast udious feature OF the times. The spirit OF
venay, that has been starved out OF our broken ana
empty banks to have taken up its abode IN the
halls OF Legislation aud the Departments OF Govern
ment. The battle for the spos OF office, once de-
cried as infamous, has been egaised by the practice
OF those who, IN oden times, cried out shame upon
the Gothic creed OF Vandal horde OF blood suckers,
ho would make the noble institutions OF free coun
Try prey TO factions and reduce the qualifications Of
Government to the most expert in fraud, the most I'm
pudenl in slang, and the most daring, adro in in
trigue. Driven fron the banks, whose naked bones
deride even the jaws of famine to scrape scanty
| meal these vultures now flock around Government
screaming for crumbs IN the Custom house, croak
ing their death liberty amidst the members Of
Congress- who devote their days and nights to the UNI
holy work of"P President making"
Never has this country felt the curse of office
hunting till now when it testers with rotenness the
seats of legislation. Never before has this PERM
cous lust cast off all shame, and avowed its obscene
passions in the high places Of the nation. Up to this
time, the abect baseness of the vice has been cloth
ed in decent drapcry and tolerated. because not
avowed-and not only concealed, but dlsclaimed as
charge allied to treason fraught with di.grace and
shrunk from if loaded with the infection of nfa-
my unto death! Now, what contrast Now, we
hear men who once summed it they would the
charge of 90 theft or 60 murder'-boldly proclaim
that they have converted the halls of Congress into
shambles for the purchase and sale of offices Pros
tituting the character of the Representative-per-
vertng every function of their constitutional duty
by turning their powers to the destruction OF our lib
critics and rights Congress proclaim to the world
that they continue in session. not to legIsate-not to
the country, and afford relief to the people
but to g make a Presidentn To secure Offices for
themselves, their friends and their families They
avow the reason! They glory in their shame
They defy the People. Let them beware, how far
they carry that defiance.
PRESIDENT MAKNG.-In what page of the Consti-
tuition the Members Of Congress invested with the
right and power to make President! or to prevent
the People from the Just exercise of that--their eX
| elusive provocative; We never saw-never heard of
such clause. But, on the contrary, their duty is
strictly confined to making laws for the general bene.
fit of the People, while the solemn duty is imposed
on the People, IN their sovereign might and majesty,
mass, of making the President! Shame, shame,
on such nefarous usurpation!
Congress What is Congressi The servants the
representatives, the agents of the people. How dare
they usurp on the rights of the people; How dare
they depart from the special object of their creation
How dare they neglect to provide for ''the general
welfare" and leave the people to all the anguish and
misery of social chans, which they might cure in one
week by wise legislation, at least mitigate to devote
| themselves to what they have no right to NEEDLE with
President-making' We speak on this subject boldly
! earlessy, without reserve. We express only the
honest indignation which burns in the bosom of eve
ry free republican, at the reasonable misconduct OF
a factious, selfish and prostituted Congress- who
glory in the shame, dscred and ruin cf their coun.
try, because out Oh tilat shame, and that they
hope and calculate to make President What has
it indeed come this, that desperate faction shall
deliberately take possession Of the halls of Congress
there to remain until by the torture and rack Of So
cal misery, they force the people to foreswear ther
honest convictions of the fitness of candidates, anC
| adopt President of their dictation, Is this the
scheme rank with treason to the people Is this the
liberty for which our fathers fought and bled' |.
this the virtue, patriotism and wisdom Of the twenty
sixth Congress If So the people will look to them
selves for safety and they hold the power to pun
ish their perfidous servants In their hands the,
will select time and place to make these traitors Il
their trust accountable for their crimes Crimes
Yes
We say crmes-crmes of the deepest die that :
Congress of the servants of the people can commit
crimes for which, in France, Napoleon would dis
perse them at the point of the bayonet-and in Eng
land Cromwell would bring them to the block
and for which an enraged American people may We
visit them with them with signal vengeance The
extremties of suffering may exhaust the patience O
the most for caring people Congress met to devils,
relief for the country. They were elected for tn,
purpose Demagogues in both houses protested the
power and disposition to grant relief TO a distressed
people. But demon in the shape of ambition ar
rested their proceedings. They were forbidden Il
grant relief, which would deprive them of the pow
er to make the next President They were com
manded to keep the country in torture for three
years-and thus force the people, by misery by tn,
pangs of anguish and the groans of want to choos,
the man of their Debating What punishment coul,
be too great for such perdious servants for sucl
reasonable, cruel, heartess despicable conduct =
We can imagine none.
But where is our proof In the boastngs of thes,
traitors of the people. Read their ultra faction.
journals listen to the threats of ruin and their shouts
of triumph the ruins of the land look upon an
empty Treasury beggared nation, blasted credit
defenceless coast naked harbors an exposed from.
tier, an idle and impoverished people, mechanics dis
charged, our merchants plundered, spoliations una
toned for the public insulted the country convulsed
our trade languishing, commerce extinct, manufac
lures neglected and breaking up FORCES without
fires, and whole people standing idle for want Of
occupation-because Congress must make Presi
dent and because that President must have his tbron,
created out of the heartpangs and heart-blood of IN,
American people! Will the people bear this Lee
the shades of our fathers answer.