The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-05-18

fice-holders, and to prevent the appointment Of
others by the President, for the sole purpose of
keeping up the old party organization
THE ISSUE.
The plain question is, will the People Sustain
the institutions of the country, by UNFOLDING the
powers of the Constitution of the United States
The Constitution declares that when Presi-
dent dies in office, the Vice President shall sue
coed to the Presidency. God has ordained that
this power of the Federal Constitution in the
death of Gen. Harrison, and in the accession OF
Mr.. Tyler, should be brought in decisive opera
ton. The time has now arrived, when, in our
Judgment, the Constitution Of the United States
is TO be in one Of its most essential faculties, an
unhappy failure, or when the People in the ma
jesty of enlightenment and virtue, are TO rise up
in substantial defence of the wisdom of our Re
publican Fathers, and in protection Of their gov
eminent and liberties This is the plain ques-
ton; politicians may blink it, and endeavor with
ad captandum arguments and issues to distract
the public mind from its calm and healthful con-
temptation; but it is the paramount, the solemn,
the rbing, the awful question which the
investigation and public thought to this momen
tous subject, and wes shall watch with beating
heart the course Of public sentiment on it.
Mark attentively the course Of events since
the politicians ascertained that Virginia Repub-
lcanism is not thing to be bought and sold in
the market since they have come to learn that
an honorable man can make none, save Vi
cious distinction, between private faith and pub
lie duty. The people cannot fail to have re-
marked that owing to the Presidents position
g without party" and the position of the Pre-
sldent's measures in Congress piM party,
that these selfish aspirants for the Presidency
have been enabled to create and to wage con-
slant war on the part Of the Legislative branch
of the Government against the Executive
Now for the truth Of this assertion we boldly
and earnestly charge,
First, that the second Bank bill, and the en-
tire course of action upon it, both precedent
and subsequent, was resorted to by means
Of the Procrustean Caucus, to embarrass the
Executive, and, as consequence, to force it
into helpless submission to the Congressional
dictatlon of a majority, or else to break its pow
er completely down, or to force resignation on
the part of the President
Secondly that there is an obstinate course of
refusal persisted in, on the part Of the Congress
politicians, even to canrdss any ofthe measures
which the President has recommended to Con-
gress for the relief the country under the vain
expectation Of forcing their extreme and soul
less measures upon the country in its accumu-
ating load of distress and phrensy.
Thirdly. that with the end Of accomplishing
purposes of conspiracy against the peace and
harmony of the country, under the fixed inten-
ton of destroying the Executive power, that at
tempts have been made to postpone the granting
Of necessary supplies to the Government, by
which the interests of the People in the Govern
ment can only be subserved.
Fourthly, that a systematic design has been
manifested, in refusing to confirm the nomina-
nations of the Presidents apoped friends, with
out cause, to force the Chief Magistrate to APP
point his enemies to office, or else to exhibit the
spectacle of President without the power of
administering tie Government through his
friends.
Filthy, that systematic design has been ex-
hbited which if the country does not under
stand, it should know, to break down the official
organ of the Government, with an intent that
the Executive should not enjoy that privilege
which is not denied to the meanest criminal,
OF a hearing by the grand jury of his country
men.
These and other charges we make against the
politicians Of the Legislature and which, in
subsequent articles published in this paper, we
will prove; and we end these remarks with
an observation which will follow as corrollory
from every number which we shall write on this
subject, that if this great and solemn expert
ment on our institutions fail, we have nothing
TO look forward to, save an ohgarchy now, and
whenever the event may again happen.