The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-04-02
PASSAGE OF THE LOAN BILL.

PASSAGE OF The LOAN BILL.
The struggle is past and patriotism has a
last obtained the mastery over partisan. selfish
ness and management. In the result OF thu
vote upon the Loan bill we think we behold The
dawnng of better day, and gather from it thu
promise of brighter times for the Republic
Severed by untoward circumstances from the
political party through the fundamentally o.
which he had been brought into power, the
President found himself at the very onset Of
his career stripped of the aids that usually sus-
tain the occupants of his high station, and
forced to depend for support solely upon the
correctness of his intentions and the excellence
of his measures. twas his misfortune to differ
from those who had been his friends on single
point, we will not say Of policy, but, of conscien-
tious convection, and in doing so, he became the
elevated mark at which disappointed ambition
and maevolent ignorance should discharge their
arrows. Foolish and unsparing as these attacks
have been they have never driven him, for an
instant from his high purpose. Opposed with
the utmost virulence on account of alleged mo-
tives which he never acknowledged, and mea-
sures which had not even the benefit Of a trial,
he has, with frmness that does him infinite
honor, pursued the even tenor of his way, with
out turning to the right or TO the left, in the full
confidence that the time was near at hand when
he would receive the reward of his honest exer-
tons at the hands of grateful country. In or
der to surround himself with the best lights Of
intelligence, he called around him men whose
talents and virtues would do honor to any coun-
try and any age, and, assisted by their councils,
he has manfuly steered the ship of State
through innumerabe perils and difficulties.
Tainted and ridlculed by men who, forgetting
their own self-respect and the dignity of their
high stations, descended to the use Of personal
invective and electioneering slang, he has met
their assaults with the serenity and composure
that belong to recti,ude of purpose, whilst the
shafts projected by unbridled passion, have
fallen blunted and harmless at his feet. Such
has been his course during the war of words
that has been for months waged between the
dscordanl elements of opposing parties, whilst
the country was bleeding at every pore and
calling in vain for help from the only source to
which it could with propriety look for succor.
Passion has had its fullest sweep, and seemed
10 delight with maniacal ferocity in the prostra-
ton and ruin OF generous and continuing Peo-
pie. What was it to the representatives of the
nation if it were left with anempty Treasury
and debased credit. rotten currency and an en-
tire stagnaton Of business, provided the devo-
tees of partisan vindictiveneSs were enabled to
give utterance to the suggestions Of feelings as
discreditable as they were unpatriotc. Reason
has at length resumed the sway and proud
majority of the popular branch Of the Legisla-
ture has wisely, although late, declared in ia
vor of sustaining the government Of the coun-
try without reference to men. This is all thai
has been asked for, and it is right, essential
Ia right lie. the National Legislature do its
duty to the country in furnishing the means O
maintaining the national dignity and honor, ant
then let those who administer the Executiv,
Departments of the Government be held TO the
strictest and most unsparing accountability fol
the manner in which they shall discharge the du
ties assigned to them. 1t is vain to hope that the
responsibility attached to past occurrences will
be charged to the Administration, and that the
People are so besotted by pa sion, or so gnoran
as not to know to whom these things are charge
able. They know full well that, witho ut tn,
means of conducting the public service, tn,
ever gifted and patriotic, can do MOTH ng-
men entrusted with Executive duties, how
Tlammelled and bound down by the want OF
Legislative action, the ministers of the Govern
ment are utterly powerless, and however hunt
liatng their condition may be, they are obliged t
submit Ofthis the People ofthe United State:
are aware, and their Representatives will disco
yer, to their cost, that they, and they only, will
be held answerable.
We may, and probably WILL be told that here
tofore the great measures connected vitality witt
the welfare of the country, have been in cours
Of preparation, and that much has been don
which does not meet the public eye. OF thi
we are perfectly aware, and we are happy t
have it in our power re to state that so far a
some members are concerned, vast deal ha
been effected at the expense Of immense labor
Thus much may, and ought to be said with re
ference to some of the measures before Con
gress, but we cannot excuse the supineness an
apathy which could have suffered the dishonor
ed credit of the country to become by .wor
and reproach, when the preventive was with
in the reach of that body. Was it not enoug
that our State securities had fallen into totl