The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-03-26
From the Baltimore Sun
THE NATIONAL CRISIS.

IL il be true that there is tide in the affairs Of
men, which taken al the food leads on to fortune
il must take IL he true also in respect 10 the MAR,
of nations. lfhs be So TO US that national
prudence requires at this time that We of this coun
try should look TO il about these days that We uu
ourselves in a condition to take advantage ofthe flood
tide That the national tide now offers AN opportu-
nifty to the statesmen of country To put the Unit
ed States bark afoat, seems clear. We have all The
elements of prosperity among ourselves, aud are in
the practice of commercial intercourse with all the
nations OF the earth; and yet the flood tide Of coniu
SION Is IN upon US, in the shape OF dlsordeed cur.
rtncy and of deranged and interrupted business
This Is certainly true Of the country at large though
local confidence has a vigorous existence in many
places, IN tins city among others; but il may not be
denied, nevertheless, tina, the tide Of adversely has
ovcrtaken the nation; else, why should be- deemed
necessary TO use strong legislative exeons to sustain
its credit
This, then, is just the time when the bold adyen
turous and skilfulnaygator, may mmortalile himself
by putting out 10 sea IN the bark Of State, and con
ductng her safely into the harbor of prosperity The
time is opportune. Our national legislature is IN ses
son. and we have an Executive pledged TO no party
nor TO any interest that of the whole country !.
Mexico has nsulted and abused questions of great
moment-of weghty import-are in condition Of
argument between us and Great Britain; aud II
seems US that no better opportunity could possibly
occur, for letting the whole world know the position
which we both determined To assume and able 10
MAINTAIN, among the great family of nations than the
present. III inc CONDITION OIL our domestic affairs
also, wide field IS opened to the statesman whose
ambition seeks first his countrys welfare, and next
ms own honorable fame, as consequence Of his pa
trioic agency in It's advancement Win, then, our
Government in its legislative and executive branch
es, see to II that the present opportunity pass not
improved Will they look TO the great interests oi
the country, and see that they angush not, die,
SO FAR at least as they may consttutonally cherish
them' VIII they see TO it that the credit OF tile
country suffer not IN their hands, the means OF lis
maintenance being within their competency TO pro-
vide I VIII they take care that relations with
other countries shall be- such to maintain at once
the honor and the Independence Of this
We want no "enangling alliances" with any other
country and least of all with the members Of the Eu.
ropcan conspiracy called the holy alliance i and we
trust that those who now, by the will Of the people;
guide the destines OF this country will the
ship OF State, that she shall sail clear Of all the dan
gers that must result from nautical compromising
with the "powers" referred to. Our domestic re-.
sources are vast and various and our national policy
should tend To their developement, Our relations
with Great Britain Of very critical character.
Questions pending nice, delicate, and difficult OF
adjustments and II behooyes to look well to 1t, that
they he not settled in way to compromise our ma
tional honor or independcnce-no, not by the
slightest degree of ndirccton. We shall ask nothing
but what is clearly right and submit to no manifest
wrong and if those now in power desire to at
serve their country and win lauTels for themselves,
they will straightway set themselves to work to put
he domestic affairs of the country in order far
is competent for them to do So and to act upon the
foreign difficulties in way to the national
spIlt.