The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-07-21
THE UNION.

man, and seems 10 be perfect IN all ITS depart
ments. Its principles, as announced in the ad-
dress, are orthodox, and we trust its career will
be brilliant. We give some extracts from the
editors address:
''We retired from the Press the termination OF
a seven years campaign, in which all will acknow-
ledge every inch of ground was disputed with zeal
and industry worthy OF good cause, and secure IN
the conviction that in change in the Administration
all the pledges and promises made to the people for
the adopuon OF salutary measures OF reform would
| be promptly and faithfully realized. What have
been the results of that great and important changer
The Wing party stood pledged To restore conf
dence and prosperity to the country, to introduce
sound and wholesome systems in the currency, to
support national industry, and to reestablish eco
nomy, order, principle, and good Government and
the jubilee was to commence on the 4th Of March,
lS4l. Where is the fulflment of promises made and
so often repeated to the American people? Where
is the revival OF our commercial prosperity where
| is the settlement of all any of those great and
exciting questions which the Wings promised to adj
just TRANQUILITY, securely, and satisfactorily! Two
months legislation would have accomplished all those
Objects and yet approach the termination of the
present Congress and nothing of consequence set
tied. There ,xsts at present state of affairs hh-
erto unknown in this country.
The army and navy appear to be abandoned by
Congress-the workmen are discharged from our ma
val stations in critical state of our foreign relations
the necessary and usual supplies OF the government
greatly reduced, and many cut oil entirely, tae
! great measures demanded by the condition OF the
country are suspended, and apparently combined
effort to embarrass the successful rogress OF legsa-
ton is made with no other vew as we can conceive,
than to manifest opposition to the Executive, and sa-
crice him, together with the best interests OF the
country while he is at this tme and ever has been
willing and anxious to cooperate with Congress IN
carrying into effect every sound constitutional uea-
sure required for the safety and prosperity OF the
! country and while every member Of the Cabinet is
actively employed in the faithful discharge Of their
respective duties. All these difficulties and enbar-
| easements grow out Of personal struggle for pow
er-an ill neutrality-suspicious., and ruinous system OF
President making, abandonment OF pri cipe Tor par
tisa,ship and personal aggrandlzement
How iolg will the people be willing to submit to
such condition of things The Congressional cleo
tons the ensuing fall will answer the question, and
those who torgetful Of the obligations they owe
the country will hear public opinion expressed IN
manner that will leave DOUBT OF the result. In
| this position find ourselves. The Wing party
appears to be crumbng to pieces in every direction
1t seems to possess no adhesive properties, and can
not, in its present temper as we conceive, be kept
| together any longer. The question will be asked
and has been asked already, on what principles will
you establish your new paper' We answer on the
old Democratic platform: the old Republican party
| which elected Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe
and carried the country through every trial and
vicssitude safely and trumphantly. 1t is useless
| III,
govern all that remains to be done is to impar to it
sound discreet, and healthy action Many Of that
party there is doubt have ultra views but the
| great mass honest-they to be influenced by
reason-by conviction, by principles and justice; and
| they are the last who will abandon the country
or its free institutions With this arty, to which
we have always avowed our devoted attachment
we shall stand on broad, honest, democratic grounds
We shall not be the advocates of high Protective
Tariff nor National Bank, nor of permanent Ma
4, Nnhf 70 nf nh.,lrs
| Veto Power.
| In relation to a National Bank whatever may have
been predictions in its favor (and we never
made that question an open issue before the peope)
recent developments of fraud and pecua ion nvov-
ing the loss OF immense capital, and pungng thou
sands into rretrevable ruin, have determined the
| American people to oppose any future attempts to
charter such instit Ition We do not believe that
a National Bank made up principally of private CAPT.
tai, and with general power of loans and discounts
will ever again be established in the United States
Our support of the present Administration will be
founded on the following cardinal principles and
measures:
l. The general inciples avowed in the annual
Message of the President upon which our intercourse
with Foreign Nations is to be conducted
2. The strict maintenance of the public faith in the
State and General Governments, and the nviolabili-
ty Of all contracts.
3. Tariff for revenue corresponding with the
| economical wants of the Government, with dis
country.
A. An Exchequer plan for the safe-keeping of the
public moneys and the equalization of the currency
founded specie basis, and competent to assist
changes.
Millions who bound to this country by no ma
tional ties, nevertheless take deep interest in the
permanency and security of our Republican institu-
tions and see, or imagine they perceive, in vio-
ence of party spirit our divisions and dissentioIs,
the germs of dlssolu ion and 1t is notorious that
far rejecting and intelligent men hare yet
fde ace in the Government hopes of it for the fu
ure that confidence and those hopes rest the Ex-
ecuve far more than on the present Congress. While
so many members of Congress Willy the President
and the Administration, and many partisan presses
follow this bad example, it is the President, il is the
Administration, it is the general manner in which
Executive duties performed, is the character of
the measures which have been recommended by the
Executive, which mainly upholds whatever Of respec
liability and character remain to the Government
This is truth which cannot be denied the whole
world will at this moment acknowledge it, and the
people feel it. Wearied and disguised with six
months of useless contention and bitter recrimnation
and reproach within the walls of the Capitol, they
have some soace in the consciousness, that the Ad-
mnistraon adheres to the nt utions of the country
with honest patriotism, and sustans with steady hand
all the public interests con6ded to its charge To al
lay the bitterness Of party to repress the unchasten-
ed aspirations of ambition to unite the honest and
the able, to the adoption Of sautary laws and
TO promote the happiness and prosperity of the peo
ple is the dirty, and should be the efforts of the Anne
rican press and exertons shall not be wanting to
bring about desirable state of things.
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