The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-03-26
From the Boston Times.
CONGRESS AND THE COUNTRY.

The present crisis in our affairs, both foreign and
domestic, is gloomy and dscouraging as to create
anxiety in the unreecting mind The failures of
several financial Institutions following each other in
rapid SUGGESTIONS the prostraon OF public and private
credit the embarrassing disrust created by these Cir
cumstances, amply justify the feeling which pervades
all classes 10 add to these embarrassmentS at home,
our relations with foreign power whose resources
are vast, and whose of doing mischief
mensurate with the will to inct it, becoming
cry day more and involved. The frontier dis
turbances, the boundary question, and that of the
right Of search each individually presenting many OBJ
stacles to successful diplomatic negotiation,
pressing all at once upon We have not, we have
never been, among the panc-makers We have re-
garded the wisdom OF our statesmen, the ability of
representatives the and undeveloped resour-
of our country, with hope and confidence, the
means Of extricaon from pressing difficulties
yet we cannot, if we would, disguise the fact that
we look upon the condition Of country with great
and serious anxiety. In point we have been most
wofulIy deceived--our confidence in the patriotism
and integrity of so-caed representatives Of the
people has received woful shock. In the halls of
legislation the camor oc sefinterest and party feel
ing has drowned that popular voice which should
quel the outbreaks of faction and address itself to at
tentive ears All the measures for relief which have
been laid before Congress for impartial consideration
and decision have been weighed, not in the golden
scales of justice, but in the fa balances Of party
prejudice. The promises held out to the people have
been unblushingly and shamelessly broken, and the
public money squandered in useless and dsgraceful
chickering's
These sins of omission and commission have at
length aroused the People, who will not stand idly
and tamely by and witness such derection of duty
only to to action when the foe is the gate
portion of the citizens of New York. disclaiming
all party feeling, have held public meeting, the &C
count of which give to-day to express their manly
and Independent sentiments tones which cannot be
mistaken. This movement is an honor to New York
but it is only the beginning Of the end" Let the
citizens of Boston follow the glorious example, let
all unite man, and tell representative in
Cor gress that our wants and honest rights are no
longer to be trfed with that sophstry cannot blind
nor proerastnation saiiafy-that acton-prompt,
ergec, and decisive action-can alone redress
grievances and preserve in unsulled purity the honor
| of our nation Let every town. every village, every
hamlet in territory send forth its voice to swell the
| of duty
! Though our prospects be dark enough, thank Hea-
ven they not desperate Our country possesses
undeveloped resources which adequate to any
emergency, and have Chief Magistrate
whom we fully believe to be patriotic and in
corruptibe, he is firm and unyiedng. We believe
that President Tyler aims solely at the welfare Of this
country and that the he proposes for relief
dictated not only by sound policy and judgment,
but by the purest and most enlightened patriotism On
| the part of Congress demand patriotic surrender
of all party views honest resolution devote all
their powers to the furtheIance of The interests of their
country exercise of the spirit of forbearance and
of compromise, unity of purpose, and untlrIng ac-
uvity Let them but listen to the voice of conscience
| the voice of the peope-and we may then hope for
restoration of on, national prosperity, basis
which shall certainly insure It's perpeuty.