The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-07-14

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Ebenezer Jesup Jr. Andrew Jackman,
Peter |. Townsend William w. Kidder
| Charles H. Ring, Benjamin Brown
| William II. Crawford Dr. NJ J. Bailey,
Edward Vincent, Clinton Haring,
William w Gilman Frederick f. Mather,
Francis Tillou James ii. Raymond.
| Aaron SwartZ,
SECRETARIES.
J. Hopkins Stewart, DIR. Benjamin c. butcher,
| Daniel Z. Barnard, Edward Gallagher,
John b. Haring, George f. ii. Youngs.
The following address was then read by Col.
MArHER:-
| FELLOW CITIZENS The present alarming and cri-
teal state of public affairs, calls for the energetic
and united exertion of all who wish the in
terest and prosperity of rising and happy Repub
| lie. The singular and melancholy spectacle is now
presented of country favored with health and peace,
surrounded with every blessing which can make it
Tree, prosperous and happy, and enjoying privileges
social, political and religious, without parallel in
the history of mankind and yet in the midst of these
multiplied blessings 1t involved in accumulated Pc
cunary embarrassments and wide spread distress
| Our public Treasury nearly exhausted and no
sures adopted to replcnsh itour credit at home and
abroad impaired and Frustrated, without single eff
fort to restore and establish it, by those appointed by
the people to discharge that important duty-a large
debt incurred to sustain the necessary wants of the
Government without any means being provided for
its repayment while adopted to squander
the only treasure left to meet the accommodating
demands upon the Treasury to meet the wants of the
public service. When take survey of the scene
around us, we see our commerce paralyzed, trade
in state Of stagnancy the labor of the country
productive, every branch Of business more less
Frustrated, and yet in this state Of unparalleled de-
preston and embarrassment, not single measure
has been adopted during the present protracted
| sion Of Congress to meet the wants and expecta-
tons OF the people
Fort orahl of ma aft
| no blame be attached to the administration Of
President Tyler. More than months ago,
he recommended plan of finance and currency,
which, while it would contribute TO relieve the Trea-
sury, would furnish circulation equal in value to
gold and silver. He also at the same time urged the
| adoption of tariff of duties which, while 1t would
sustain public credit would afford to the manu- actur
| ing interests ample aid He also invited the aten-
ton of Congress most urgently TO the condition OF
public deences, and invoked their active agency
IN giving to the two great arms OF national defence,
the army and the navy, complete efficiency and he
| has repeated to them urgent solicitations that
sures should be ioped to restore the public credit
| and to elevate the standard of public faith"
Notwithstanding these earnest appeals TO the duty
and patriotism of Congress, what have they done?
We answer, they have been in session upwards of
long months, and yet they have done compare
lively nothing A tariff for revenue and the Incl
dental protection of the labor of the country, so
| strongly and eloquenty urged upon them by our pa
rotic chief magistrate has been to this hour totally
neglected No appropriations have been made for
the support of the army navy, whose comfort and
interest deeply and injuriousy affected by this
shameful neglect; efficient action has been had to
| establish the Exchequer or any other plan for the
safe keeping and disbursement of the public moneys.
But the time which should have been devoted to ee
and strengthen the PROSTATE credit of the Trea
sury to animate the dropping energies of the coun.
try has been employed in trivial Objects personal
and electoneerng projects for the next
Presdency-as if the elevation of any single man to
that office is of paramount Importance to the credit,
repose and prosperity OF seventeen millions of free
men
In this contest for supremacy, the President has
been assaed in the most coarse and contcmptuous
terms his motives have been impugned, his actions
misrepresented resolutions OF inquiry passed, whose
| only object was to embarrass the operations of the
| administration, and temporary tariff bill hastily
| forced through Congress with provision annex ed
| wholly alien to the character of the bill, and to which
it was well known that the President could not with
any regard to his honor consistency, give his
sanction. For having declined to unite in giving
away a fruitful source of revenue from Treasury
which has become nearly exhausted, he has been
charged with desire 10 dictate to Congress- when
his sole object is to carry out law of this very Con-
gress the subject Of the public lands. The welkn
is made TO resound with charges of Executive dicta-
ton, because he has not any to approve the
| repeal or the suspension OF an act passed late
September last-an act which If it right to pass
then, it must be wrong to repeal now, when the
Treasury requires the use of every dollar which it can
rirhfuy claim He has repeatedly assured the
country that he would gladly harmonic with Con-
gress in the enactment of all necessary measures If
the majority would permit him; and most gladly
would he approve any bill having for lis OBJ
ject, and the protection of the manufacturing indus
try its incident, which should be presented uncon
nected with matters having sfiilia ion, and which
are only cacula' ed 10 embarrass Executive action.
The position of the President is surrounded with
difficulties and embarrassment, such one of his
predecessors was called upon to encounter. Suspect
ed without cause, traduced and vifed without mea
sure and in tyle shocking alike the charities of
opinion and the decencies of well bred society his
measures condemned without trial and his motives
impugned by those who refuse to understand him,
his consolation is derived only from the recttude
his intentions and he looks for support to those alone
whatever be their party ties who are willing to hear
him with patience and to Judge him with candor-
The country which he has served with ability in
such variety of public stations, and whose highest
trust be is at this moment dlschargng with faith
full and untiring ZEAL will ultimately do him full JUS
tce."
Fellow-Citizens In this state of our public affairs
# becomes to reflect seriously upon the course
proper to be pursued. Congress- instead of respond
ing to the wishes Of the people, regarding the uni
versal expression of dissatisfaction manifested in
cry section Of the Union, still bent upon adopting
measures to embarrass the President Threats have
been frequently uttered and secret meetings held to
devise measures to impcach him for faithfully dis
charging the high trusts reposed in him by the Con-
sttut1n. We owe it to ourselves-to the President
of the nation, and to country and its institutions,
to speak out in terms which cannot be mistaken, of
the disgust which feel towards the majority in
Congress, who, will permit the great interests of the
country to be sacrificed to the shrine of party and
we call upon our fellow citizens of every party who
feel with us that cur country is dsgraced and its
prosperity disregarded by their Representatives to
let their voice be heard in the Capitol, even before
the present long and dsgraccful session of Congress
closes. The public veal, at this crisis, summons TO
lis aid every man who prefers country to party And
where will that summons be more promptly obeyed
than in the Commercial Emporium of the Empire