The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-08-19

| governa emit A member Of this committee imprecates
| Executive counteraction by putting the whole coun-
try, stripped and scourged, to the torture of tal who
can longest bear the aRonles OF destuiion-thus po
soning the very wells of public sentiment arousing
ruthless revolutionary couDteraclon nthe people are
not wiser than some Of their Representatives. Party
an element and help Of PATRIOTISM may he prost'ued
| TO anarchical discussion. The undersigned trust
that revolutionary views not common IN Congress-
as we feel that they not acce table 10 me
| people
IL is not for this protest To explain enforce the
| Executive objections. Letting them speak for them
selves vindcate rights and deprecale
| wrongs by Congress. Without obectng to any CEN
| sure deemed proper by the frustrated ma
jonty-any appeal to the peoPIe-we should spare
them this protest, but for the character, temper and
tendency of the couneracton ncted not so hurtiui-
ly the Chief Magistrate on republican inslitu-
tons The present proceeding, with all its angry an
tecedenis and violent results, is without example,
without warrant, and ofev example.
The deplorable condition OF the Treasury Of the
u nted States is notorious; not only without money,
but, as has been said, without law for raising IT, be
| Presidents exposure of this penury is Illuminating
truth which unrelenling opposition wrings hon hnii
| TO justify the repeated mscalled ve'oe-, also wrung
| from him by the same per,inacious oppos lton
complicated scheme of in many particulars, high pres
lmposl calculated revive appeased dissenson
and perpeuate indispensable discomfort, forced through
Congress by memorable legislation Carried by maJo-
nty of If all had been present. of but four as
it was returned by the President with objections,
| for reconsideration The House of Representatives,
which ought TO be thankful for the opportunity OF 1t,
urns upon him with indignant denunciation he Is
threatened, and only threatened, with impeachment,
anal by false analogy 10 the memorable affair OF Eng
lsh ship money, Is told, contrary to the genius and
the letter Of mild laws, that his head ought to be
brought to the block. Discord is proclaimed as the
order OF the day. Cancellation is said be Disgrace
full, and concession out of the question. The under
signed ater themselves that these arebut hasty ebu
Iiions through the safety valves of free Government
hen appeal to battle is menaced, we cannot believe
that the battle Of boodshed civil war is contempa-
ted, but presume nothing worse than conflict by the
ballot box, the cartridge box The columns of
this Capitol and of the public press albums, magazines
and various other repositories of the ardent tempera
ment hch betray. itself in such appeals, may ex-
cuse the suggestion that possibly, they are intended
neither for the cartridge box nor the ballot box, but
mere for the band box. During the nearly twelve
months Of ksome and inglorious ssion OF this Con
gress TO the great annoyance OF the community, APP
peal to passion have been much more com on than
to reason BY the eminent mover OF this committee,
of the great subjects of delberaton have hardly
been spoken of-banks, ex,hequer, finance, bank
ruptcy tarif-upon any and all OF which his wisdom
and perence might have afforded edifying discourse
es while all the minor topics of personal party and
especially Presidential evaporation, have never failed
to be vexed with impacable and interchangeable agita-
ton.
II has been said in the course of indignant ha-
rangues that there is not only money, but law
higate King Of Great Britain, collects revenue with
out law. Party wish did perhaps beget mistaken i'm
preston to that effect, to which mere professional
opinion gave color But mature consider ation and
the true philosophy Of Interpretation, satisfy the I'M
dersigned, and they believe the most distinguished u
sts of the country that it is uDfOunded apprehension
to think that Congress ever could have intended, by
any act or omission, to leave Government without all
ment for its subsistence. This important question
will be settled by the Supreme Court of the United
tote in xUhOm he with he prea
of the American people, without distinction OF party
repose confidence The aspersion of that tribunal,
inferred from English history, is not only un just dis
paragement, but inaccurate historical recollection
Even the twelve judges of England never did, has
been said, unworthly submit to royal dctation, but
many Of them although their tenure of office, sala
res, and perhaps lives, depended on the Kings plea
sure, marnully resisted his rapacious will In the
United States, the public money, which the President
is audably anxious to raise by law through the ord
nary means, could not be employed in his profgate
indugences, in war or other offensive application,
and we trust that the Judges of the Supreme Court
of tho United States, in no way dependent on the
Executive, whenever they come to the solemn adju-
dicaton of this vital question: will deal with it they
did at their late session with another which, proba
bly,, provoked the unjust mputaton on their recti-
undertaking this question of mpost, as they did
that of slavery, with integrity and independence.
The undersigned hope they will come to the conclu-
sion, which all lovers of their country must desire,
that, instead Of deserving capital punishment the
President is entitled to the thanks of dispassionae
for anxiousy enforcing the law concerning imposts.
Nor will we omit this occasion, while indicating
that Court, for expressing grateful Acknowledgements
to it, for having contrary to many prepossessions by
Independent Judgment, sustained the most delicate
provisions of Union against the clamors and pre-
JUDGES of negrophilism. Finally, the undersigned
are assured that whatever the Court does they will
not leave, has been strangely imagined they must,
the determination of this great question of law to the
arbtrament of juries. There is hardly juror IN
the country who does not know that property liberty,
and order, best ed by maintaining that
venerable jurisprudence which, in civil cases. leaves
to uries only questions of fact and refers to Judges
questions of law. The undersigned have fear of
the Judiciary. They dread no veto dctation from
President. They are not alarmed by crises of par
V. American republican annals continued Sc
res of formidable conjunctures without detriment
the republic, antagonsm without commotion, State
and individual conflicts without civil any I'M
wholesome catastrophe. The charitable ballot-box is
always at hand, with inestmabe relief, to vent ali
passions We are happy to find that portentous
committee, the offspring OF Indignation, proposes no
fatal act but its proceedings will go out in harmless
| explosion Eloquent invectve, angry denunciation,
phppics of speech and print, nfict no fatal Blows
the solid buwarks of this great empire, which adj
steadily in greatness, increasing in population
production and power rejoicing in peace and plenty
while antagonist parties and ambitious individuals,
struggle for its honors with fierce but harmless re-
elimination Republican government would else be
bere of its rational attractions, and manly support
the noble excitements of free press, free Speech
and universal suffrage admirable substitutes for the
sagnant tranquility, frivolous recreations, and dread
full energy of despotsm. Let the batements of this
Capitol continue to rock with sautary agitation Our
reliance in the majestic strength and serenity of
| sovereign people.
| The undersigned cannot believe that Congress will
adjourn without enactng law for revenue. They
will not afford the President so great triumph The
public distemper is SO easily remcdiable, that those
| in power answer to the community for
longer failing to apply the remedy. The minority is
not responsible, the President nor even the SEN
ate The House of Representatives is exclusively
the national purse bearer. BY the majority of that
House should be annually repenished and arranged
its receipts and issues the report of the majority