The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-01-21

GEsrLEaES: beg you 10 remember that you
have constituents, for whose welfare you have been
selected TO advise and act that you were expected
10 be agents for their good and that you are under
solemn obligations 10 seek, chiefly II not solely their
benefit and prosperity. To them you amenabls
for the manner ia which you act, and for the mo-
tives by which you act IN your public capacity, as
legislators Of the Republic. day OF reckoning
with them will soon come They VIII call you TO
strict account. They not Indifferent 10 The IN
terests OF character of the nation. They not IN
sensible TO the resources the capabilities or the des
tiny of this growing country. They believe our PIT
yileges and capacities great and t'a II must DC
imputed TO neglect, TO seshness or 10 party spirit
If We remain IN state OF embarrassment aud coniu-
sion, for a long period yet TO come.
You have been selected from the mass OF your lei
owmen, to provide, by wise and equal laws, for the
benefit and Improvement OF the whole, And you
have had opportunity sufficient To accomplish the
work required You have been IN SESSION, aud IN
the public service, nearly seventeen months in TWEEN
tythree and yet, strange to reflect, you have ac-
compshed but very little. The Tariff of last Au.
gust is almost the only important labor done for the
public and for the Government. With patriotic
views, the little good performed might have been
finished In two weeks.
You may say that il was difficult to persuade ma
ority TO unite any of the great measures proposed
and by deemed the best, if not absolutely
tial. This may be apology for some delay and
for occupyng time than seems TO others entire
ly necessary But did this state Of things call for
honorable concessions, for amicable compromise, for
greater efforts at union, and merging OF all minor,
and especially all personal affairs, In paramount
stions relating to the welfare and prosperity of
the United Stats' IL one two members have act
ed disgraceJd part, and been personal in their re-
marks, or concerned TO applaud their personal
friends and to abuse their political opponents than
was proper or hon ,rable, warrant is afforded Ia
others to engage in the vtuperative contest and
thus waste the time of Congress, and convert the
Legislative Hall into place BETTING gladiators
blackguards TO exhibit their vulgar talents. Would
il not be far more commendable "to overcome evil
with good than to return evil for evil and railing for
railing?"
There still remains for you six or seven weeks, IN
which, if you have the patriotic will and purpose,
you may do some good for the country. And let me
tell you that the people, your masters are anxousy
watching for some symptoms of returning good sense,
and honorable, philosophical efforts to redeem your
characters in the eyes Of the world. They may, IN
deed, Judging from the past almost despair. They
have again and again been disappointed within fifteen
months past They have looked for relief but none
has been granted They have expected prosperity
but oyerw he lined with Continued endorsements.
fatal emba 90 could not have more palsied the In
terests o. commerce and navigation A blighting
mildew could not have decreased the profits OF
agriculture. The people are bleeding at every pore
and paleness is gathering every countenance.
your personal ordinations and Presidential quarrels
for six weeks, and resolve true patriots, that your
country and your constituents shall receive your en-
tire concentrated AID devoted energies, Tor the sta
bill and responsibility of the Government, and, if
possible for the redemption of your own characters
before the drama closes the third day OF March
approaching