The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-02-27
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CONGRESS-THEP RESIDENT-THE
PEOPLE

Bot little more than one week now remains for
the present Congress to remain in session, and the
people are undoubtedly looking forward eagerly and
anxiously to the fourth of March, whom the political
brawlers at the Capitol will leave for the reracy of
their respective homes. Three months time has
been occupied by our national Legislators in doing
WHAT For the country, nothing and the expen.
SEES contracted are saddled upon people who trust
ingly looked up TO Congress for Of relief
from their present suferings.
Two years ago, when the present dominant party
took into their hands the reins Of power the people
or, at least large portion of the people-reed
upon that party 10 fulfil those golden promises which
were the tasmanic watchwords all through lis bac.
chanaan campaign for power--Economy-
observation-disclosures But what has come to pass
debt has increased in a ratio ten-fold Retrench-
ment it has kept apace with Economy. Reform
from good to bad So the people have been duped
They have had palpable evidence 10 that effect
Were not better times promised us; Yea; by
men, too, who have converted the floor of Congress
into arena for their Vandal warfare against the
Chief Executive OF the nation and every object and
measure Of good to the country. And while thus
time has been expended in vile attempts to 1heai0
| the Nations Chief Magistrate, jeering at his IN
shaken patriotism and scouting his honesty-while
day after day, and week after week of the present
session, has been taken up by these political moune
banks in fighting petty sqQabbles further their own
base ends -the affairs OF the country have been dis
regarded-disress, yea, absolute distress has per-
vaded every branch of society, and actual wretched-
| ness and ruin seem to be staring the mechanical
and producing portions Of the community in the face
So much for the Wing Congress
Prone the mass of the American people evident
ly to that doctrine which is based upon true and
impartial equity, and policy fix d, stable and abid
ing II may rightly be supposed that they cannot but
have been averse, and Numerically So TO these in
sidious attempts Of Congress to defeat and crush that
spirit OF beneficial reform which has, by the prfsc-
yerance Of John Tyler been infused into nearly every
department Of Government. II is fact-and there
can be is Disgusting it-that the patriotic
course which has been pursued by John Tyler is ap-
precaied and approved by the people throughout tho
country. The public mind which has been warped
from the direct course Of truth and Justice by the
"hurra" of party is beginning to be made aNare Of
The true state of affairs, and the reachery of those
who have in their short career cast blight over the
land.
| For the last two years there has been President
OF the people-the ,cioie people--insead of a meru
party and in the hearts Of the people IS planted the
broad basis Of that Presidents popularity FOR to Johu
| Tyler have the people looked the guardian o.
their country from the grasp Of those whose carecl
thus far has been chronicled in nations tears