The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-08-22
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y,
A SUBSCRIBER.
August 10Th, 1912.

August 10Th, lol2.
Mr.. EDITOR: After leaving Baltimore passed
somewhat huuiedly through to this most far famed
and deservedly celebrated watering place My stay
in Philadelphia and New York, although short, was,
nevertheless, sufficient to enable to form cor
rect estimate of the state of public sentiment in those
two great commercial emporiums of the country
The state of public sentiment much such as
described in my late letter, existing in the city of
Baltimore but the demonstration particularly in
New York as you are already aware, in relation TO
the last great and decisive of the Executive, was
more manifest and oserpowering The citizens pro-
claimed their admiration of the patriotism and the
fxed determination of the Chief Magistrate in carry
ing out the great principles of Republican Govern
ment at the mouth of the deep-t oned cannon.
New York let you, sir, is not SO far
welded to party OF to the destinies of any man. or
class of politicians, as to be willing withhold for
Interior purposes that support and confidence to the
acts the principles and the of the present
ADMINISTRATION to which they may be justly entitled
The manner in which the late Veto Message
ceived satisiactoryit convincing evidence of
the truth of this position. 1t was convincing evidence
of the truth of another and not less important one
that the inhabitants of New ork too intelligent
too Discerning to mistake, for one moment, the
real object which the majority of the present Congress
had in in passing the BILL ostensibya Revenue
bil)-which the President has deemed it his duty
return with his objections. Knowing the views of
the Executive freely and publicly declared bill
purporting to be a Revenue or Tariff bill was con-
coced, with the objectionable clause of Distribution
| superadded, with the intention, if not the avowed
purpose, of producing, in one particular just such
| result has TRANSFERRED and anticipated
But, in another particular, the expectations
of these "eGgy-burning" Wings of the Bolts
| school have been answered. The public in
dignation which they expected raised
| in opposition to the Executive is no where to be seen
felt, or heard against that eminent patriot and states
man, who, knowing his duty to himself, his country,
and the Constitution hesitaed not to perform but
that Indignation has been raised and justly excited
against those who have been legslatng with especial
reference to the embarrassment of the Executive in
| the proper discharge Of his constitutional duty
against those who would lose sight of the great and
permanent interests of their countrywide would
leave the Government without repenue and the country
without tariff, that they might accomplish that
which was shadowed forth in the celebrated Coffee
House letter.
embarrassed-when the General Government was
not compelled to resort to loan to meet the pressing
| claims upon the Treasury-when there was an over
flowing sur plus which could without detrment
to the public interests be distributed among the States
might, if ever have been in favor of the policy of dis
tributon but now since the whole aspect of things has
changed since the whole circumstances ofthe country
| have become changed, she has DESIRE embarrassed
to some extent although she may be- in the prosecu-
ton of her works of internal Improvement to the
General Government give away this fruitful source
of revenue, while she is at the same time compelled
to borrow resort to additional taxation in order
to carry on the Government.
am gratifed, r, to be enabled to inform you that
have evidence sufficient to satisfy my own mind
| that the people of this State are resolved to act
and think for themselves, untrammeled by party
tactics unterrcd by the mandates of the politica
demagogues who have heretofore held sway and who
would if they could continue to control the political
destnies Of the State. The great file leader of the
"effgy burners never had any popularity in New
| York.
| There are about 5000 strangers at the Springs.
| The public houses are well filled. Among the Wis
tiers Messrs. Vanderpoel and an Buren, (second
son of the ex-Presdent. Johnsons brass band con-
strains. The Legislature is in session at Al
bany, dstricting the State.
OHIO.