The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-01-11
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ADMINISTRATION MEETING.

A very large and highly respectable number of the
friends Of the Administration who had assembled at
he capital OF Ohio, from various parts Of the State
met at the United States Court room, in Columbus,
and was called to order by NJ. J. Gilbert Esq, on
whose motion MIR Lownsbcrry, Of Lucas county wa,
appointed Chairman, and j. g. blacoracken, Of Fair
held county, was appointed Secretary.
On motion ot DIR. Thompson, committee of three
persons appointed 10 nominate permanent officer,
Of the meeting. Messrs. Root, of Sandusky, n.
Mclean, OF w arren county and DR. Thompson Of
Franklin, were appointed said committee who, after
a short absence, reported the names of Hon. Joshua
Mills, Of Cuyahoga, as President George y Patter-
son, of Huron, and Gen. w. S. Murphy of Ross
Vice Presdeots aud J. G. Maccrscken, Of Fairfield
and w. w. Hickey, of Licking, appointed Secre
tares
On motion of Mr.. Gilbert il was resolved
mat committee, consisting Of five persons, be APP
pointed by the meeting to prepare and report pre-
ambIe and resolutions. Wbereupon McssIs. n. Nc
Lean, OF Warren county, M. J. Gilbert, of Franklin
county, Colonel Phontz, of Wayne county, II c.
Stoweli, of Lucas county, and James Ryan, OF Ross
county, were appointed said committee.
During the absence of the comnittee a call wa,
made for Gen. Murphy who responded in an eo.
Quent and appropriate manner, being frequently inter
rupled by long and repeated bursts Of applause Al.
ter Gen. Murphy had concluded, Mr.. Mclean from
the COMMITTEES on that subject reported the following
preamble and resolutions, which, being read were
on motion of Dr. Moaller unanimously adopted;
Tue committee appointed to report some suitable
expression OF the opinions objects and wishes of th,
meeting, submit for consideration the following pre-
amble and resolutions
No country upon the face of the earth abounds like
our own in all the elements of wealth, power and
happiness None is so rich in varied and ample nat
uraI resources None enjoys in higher degree the
advantages Of light and knowledge, any equally
with her, the blessings of civil and religious liberty
The sun looks down upon no land whose inhabitants
distinguished for industry and enterprise in
all the legitimate pursuits of men. Surely such
country ought TO be prosperous and happy But IL
is not so. Our countrymen labor under weight of
embarrassment unknown before. Agriculture fails
to reward the Toll Of the husbandman. The manu-
factursr, OF necessity suspcnds his operations. The
great interests Of commerce anguish in almost hope
less inactivity. Thelaborious mechanic is oppressed
in his best endeayors and the hardy aborer seeks in
vain for employment while his children cry to him
for bread. Credit and confidence have Red the
haunts of men. Universal adversely has come oyer
the land The Government ITSELF has seemed unon
the verge Of bankruptcy, and rush menacing both
Government and People This is a strange and I'M
natural state of Understanding the highest efforts
OF patriotism and virtue to fix its and to apply
the proper remedies.
Al peace with all the world, and possessing the
vast means OF prosperity to which we have referred
the difficulties and troubles which now beset this
highly favored land must have been produced prin-
cipally, by governmental misrue ana political mis-,
management Other causes may have concurred--
they doubtless have contributed to swell this tide Of
calamity which has set in upon us-and to aggravae
the condition Of affairs which w. all have SO much
to deplore But the of party spirit al
ways SO fatal to Republican Institutions have been
unquestonably more powerful than all other things in
the production Of the unhappy results. Excessive party
spir ever bent on the attainment Of its own selfish
Objects at whatever expense to the country, mani
tested in the extreme radicolsm Of portion of the
partsans Of the day. and in the equally malign and
dangerous uhrasms Of another portion has regarded
more the success OF party, or ambitious leaders than
the promotion Of the substantial and permanent and
general interests Of the country and the people 1t
has thus too often happened that instead of inquirng
what influence measures and systems of measures
were to exert upon the prosperity and happiness of
the people, the only question was, show they to
affect our pdriyy'
1t is not necessary to any impartial mind that We
adduce proofs in detail of the corrcctnos,of the.
The history of the last ten wears sun
Plies the evidences on every &c, in the failure OF
good measures proposed and in the adoption of bad
ones, to show both the madness Of party spir as il has
existed among and the calamitous effects of il as
we have all been made to feel them il has entered
into the legislation and the government of the coun
try, both state and General, giving tone and drec-
ton TO almost every thing DONE and forbdding much
that the pressing wants OF the country required TO be
done II a measure were proposed, for instance,
however radical however ultra by those assuming
to be leaders, all whom they claimed to lead must
march up to its support with the discipline and firm
ness OF Swiss Guards, and under like pains and pc
nalles too for disobedience Of orders If any under
the guidance Of an enlightened and elevated patriot
ism yentured to exercise his own right of Judgment
listen 10 the admouition of faithful conscience no
matter how solemn the sanctions under which he
acted nor how sacred the obligations he acknow-
lodges he was den unced, prosecuted and abused as
traitor. Yea, and this for the honest Performance
Of constitutional duties
The consequences of all this upon our Temporary
we see and lament The tendency of ali
this TO the subverson of our institutions the de.
struction Of our ife, DOM inducing a melancholy
doubt concerning our capacity for sef-goyernment-
How shall we prove ourselves worthy of the nheri.
lance of liberty )equeathed us by our fathers IL we
break not al once these party shackles and
It's despotic and mIschievous domnioni How other
wise shall we save our beloved country from disas-
er and our Constitution from the ruthless violence
II infatuated partisaus, If cherish not the spirit
Of Cancellation, Of compromise and patriotism which
animated our ancestors, and secured to U.S. indeed
he priceless treasure OF Constitution and form of
government, the wisest and tie best which men
nave known
There is a middle ground safe ground. on which
very patriot may stand. IL is the old and tried
ground on which our Republican fathers stood IL
$ the gr und Of moderation, OF moderate measures
If true Republican prnciples-and, on this our CO.
temporary countrymcn must now stand, IL they
reed the exigeDcles Of the times, and look TO the
,ighe,t interests and safety Of the country On this
road and firm basis, Republicans, heretofore acting
Without concert may meet in harmony and co-ope-
ate with effect for the deliverance OF the country
rom the evils Of the day. 1t needs only that Repub-
leans understand one another and accomplish such
organization as may give effect to their exertions-
The good sense Of the American People, once awak.
med to the dangers Of the crisis, will find the way of
security. They will rally TO the standard Of their
ouniry, maogre the ignoble claims Of party. They
will not sacrifice the enduring interests Of the coun-
ry for iealty to party continue TO suffer UNEQUAL
cd distress for the sake Of advancing any leader
In view OF alf tbese considerations the ca ndld and
'ar'otc mind cannot fail to admire the courage, he
ecn'on, the devotion to principle and the unbend-
ng attachment TO the Constitution Of the country g