The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-01-30
THE BRITISH JOURNALS.

sitIon ABUSED win equal NHuieuCe poth ~
home and in England for the same thing,
namely, the unhlnehlng and rigid patriotism
aud jealous efforts which he has eyneed in en-
deavoring 10 sustain the purity of our inslilu-
tons, aud the credit of our Government, IN
every act of his Administration. The allied
organs of ultraism al home, but echo the fierce
attacks of Tory organs in England. The Lon
don Times, the organ OF the high Tory party IN
Great Britain, remarks
we have seldom had occasion TO peruse docu-
ment in which the feebleness OF the Individual by
whom il is promulgated, and the iobles of the peo-
pie TO whom il is addressed are more conspicuousy
displayed than they IA the last message OF The
President of the United States. To assert that the
American States I" under their free and wise insu
tons are rapidly advancing towards the consumma-
ton of the high destiny which over-ruling ProvE
dence seems TO have marked out for them"-that
~ the Americans have government the strongest IN
the world because emanating from The popular VIII,
and firmly rooted in the affections of great aud free
people, and uhose Edey 10 IFS engagements has ssfpef
been and that the name of General Jack
sou was placed, by l. defence Of New Orleans,
amongst those Of the greatest captains OF the age
is TO prove ke smile throughout the civilized earth,
and To speak a tone which is the ludicrous,
because it is conlrastet with the humiliating facts
which this pompous discourse cannot altogether
conceal contradict. With some few exceptions,
there is hardly IA paragraph in this message which
does not convey some arrogant assumption very Ill
suited to ths pres Mt condition OF American society
! and American credit; and, however reluctant we
may be TO pass severe or uniavorabie judgment on
the concerns of our friends on the other side OF the
Atlantic, II is impossible to withhold the expression
OF dissent fr III many Of the propositions lald
down by President Tyler for the edifcatlon of the
Congress and the nation"
1t is not at all remarkable that The idea of the
success of Republicanism should be so exceed
ingly dstastelul to the feelings of the miserable
tools Of corrupt aristocracy, who deem il the
most ecsatic happiness TO enjoy the wages OF
subservency, by licking the very sores Of legal
ised profligacy and tyranny al home. No doubt
the President of the United States feels very
deeply, this bitter comment of Torysm on his
message to the two Houses of Congress There
can be no question but that the Chief Magis-
lrate of the Republic, by the combined efforts Of
ulraism al home and Toryism abroad, will he
driven from his strong position, as the guardian
Of Republican institutions and The good faith
and honor of the Federal Government Is il |
not strange, however, that ultra federal and ultra
ocoioco new spapers here, should be engaged in
furious war in concert with high Tory news
papers in England, against the President? Are
the People Of this Republic willing to engage
in similar contest with The President, because
of his having eXhil tied in his late message, TOO
much american policy too careful and cautious
an. adherence TO the spirit of our Republican
institutions, and too strong desire that the |
honor and good faith OF The country should be
INDICATED aud sustained We beg leave
TO say TO the conductors Of The Times"
that we are fully aware. of the cause of
the adherence which they evince towards
our great aud rapidly growing Republic; but
neither their senscless ana hemas, nor the eff |
forts Of kindred spirits here, can impede the pro-
gress of the Government towards It's high des-
t!ny for one instant. In less than century it
will have no competition on the face of the
earth and when the British power shall have
cTumbled into dust and ashes, the Union of these
free States will grow gre and stronger with |
time. The Times finds food for abusive remarks |
in the declaration ofthe President, rha the Ame-
rcans have Government the strongest in the |
world, because emanatng from the popular
VIII, and firmly rooted IN the affections of |
great and free People and ThoSe fdelity 10 its |
engagements has ncrer been questioned - and |
In the fact that the name of Gen. Jackson was |
placed, by the defence Of New Orleans, among |
those OF the greatest captains of the age. Who |
has ever questioned the fidelity of this Govern
ment 10 It's engagements At the close of the |
Revolutionary war the national debt was up
wards of two hundred millions of dollars In a |
few years after the termination Of the war Of In
dependence, so disgraceiu to the British arms, !
all these Liabilities wire iqudat d aud at this |
day, this Government does not owe a dollar TO |
any person or corporate body out of the limits of |
the Republic. If lhick-headed Tory Eng |
lishman cannot understand the nature of our
confederation, neither the President nJr the Go
vernment is TO blame. We are aware that a |
systematic effort among the Bank spectators,
swindlers Insurers and brokers in England and |
on the Continent, among whom the Rothchilds |
stand most conspicuous, aided and abetted bv |
honorable gentlemen of the same complexion at
home. prevented loan of two millions, autho-
rzed by our Government, from being taken
The foreign allies opposed the loan under the
idea that the United States cannot exist indie.
pendenrly Of the aid of European capitalists, and
that this Governm mt, by being denied all such
aid, might be finally driven into The position of |
assuming the State debts--a conclusion which
shows the confidence those very persons have in
the good faith and ability TO pay its debts. ever
exhibited in all It's engagements by the Federal
Government and the allies at home have gone
into the contest with the hope and expectation
that the present Administration might be bro
ken down, and men who would act in strict
consonance with their views Of policy, might
be placed in the first offices OF the Government
II will not all do. The resource, of the conn