The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-06-09
AN APPEAL TO THE PEOPLE.


actuated by sense of duty, we shall continue
to plead the cause of prosecuted and slandered
Executive Amid the din OF a thousand as
saults made on us by our eager foes, We shall
still continue to speak to the People Perhaps
the storm of wanton vituperaton may abate
from WEAKNESS perhaps our foes may be
seized with conviction of their error--perhaps
the current fpublic opinion may chan &c to turn
against them; but, come what may come, even
if we have to occupy the forum " solitary and
Alone" in defence of the Administration, yet,
as long as God permits us TO use our pen and
tongue, we will still plead the cause OF an upright
and abused Administration. five are surrounded
by nothing but stocks and stones, still our tale
shall be told. We will give vent to the feel
ings of our breast, even if our tones are DOOM
ed to die upon the air without an echo. Per-
haps some honest man may be convinced of The
justice of our cause, and tell the tale to others,
who will communicate it to the rest. Thus
we have hope, and therefore we will continue to
utter the sentiments of our heart to the last.
We will not be driven from our purpose by
the base and malignant fabrications of unpriR-
cipled slanderers, whether in Louisville, New
York, Philadelphia, or Washington. We plead
not for ourself-we have enlisted in the cause Of
our country. We are but an humble citizen, it
is true yet we believe we are honest. We feel
proud that we are a native American citizen,
and we love our country because our GRANDPA
Their devoted his fortune and his sword to the
cause of Liberty in the Revolutionary conflict,
and our father bled on the field of battle, in
the last war; fighting hand to hand the enemies
ofhis country.
We feel that we have right to speak boldly.
Whether we are listened to or not, still we shall
speak on. Our vindictive enemies shall not de-
ter us by imbittered personal assaults. They
may call US weak" "ignorant," dishonest"
"dshonored,' y &c knave," C scoundrel," and
"liar" but we will not be beguiled from our
straightforward course, to enter the arena of
ribaldry and blackguardism, to the neglect Of
higher and hoier duties. And we consider it
truly high and holy duty, as the advocate and
organ of misrepresented Chief Magistrate, to
exert all our energies to dispel the mist OF error
with which his enemies are striving to encom-
pass him. The honor, welfare, and fame of the
nation are at stake and while we are battling
in such cause would it become US to turn
aside and repel every petty personal attack
made from their hiding places by cowardly ruf-
fans? No. Ours is political war, waged
against demagogues, and such it shall continue
to be until the victory is won. The People
will bestow the chaplet on the victor.
The majority of the present Congress is ar
rayed against the Executive branch of the Go
vernment. We ask the People to review the
acts Of these rival branches of the Government
since they have been in power. What has been
done by each to merit the approval or condem
nation of the country2 Congress, with the ex-
ception of some three months, has been in ses-
sion ever since John Tyler has been President.
What has it done for the People? The coun-
try was plunged in the deepest distress when
the Representatives Of the People assembled to
legislate in their behalf Has the country been
relieved by their acts? They have had, and
still have, the power to pass any law they
please in three days How many beneficial acts
have been passed? 1t is true the Bank bill was
vetoed by the President. But what man, Of
any party, will say that the stock could have
been disposed of? Who will say that this
would have been measure Of relief? But, be
this as it may, why have the Representatives of
the People not passed some other act demand
ed by the public exgencies
The special advocates of the Wing majority
in Congress may plead its cause We are
rather the defender of the Executive than the
accuser Of Its enemies. Then what has the
Executive done2 We will undertake to show,
Of thot toft woo
tive, unconnected with, and independent of, the
action Of Congress, has been EMINENTLY sue
CEssFUL.
1st. The stand taken by the Executive in the
Mcleod difficulty, though assailed as usual by
the unrehecting partisans of ambitious dema-
gogues, proved in the end TO be the only proper
course to avoid in future serious collisions be-
tween great nations, growing out of the petty
acts of mschievous individuals, any of
whom, from mere wantonness, otherwise might
involve their respective countries in war at
pleasure. The correctness of the principle laid
down is now acknowledged by all.
I'd. The exercise of the veto power. The
wisdom of this act is to be decided on by the
People. The justification of the President is
in his conscientious conviction of duty We
hope to be able soon to give his opinions on the
subject over his own name. But it is certain thai
the Bank could not have gone into operation il
the bill had been signed. We rely with conf
dence on the appreciation of majority of the
People, when their opinion of the act shall be
fairly declared.
Sd. The Creole affair. Who will deny that
,ho cton taEoD in this M otter bu the EyeCuiive