The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-06-02
yEW YORK CORRESPONDENCE.
New YoRK, MaB0, lS4.

Ihave given il TO you as my oppn, that The
200, stupple now going on anwhich Will
divide the Republican family irothe'r oPPo-
:, The next Presidential CONT isa strug-
o,e between the producing and lhpon-produ
zinc classes. A yery short pol'ie retrospect
HAVING reference 10 settled princ'p'wiii make
this obvious.
In the first place, all experience proved II
TO be an established principle IN c'zed soc'-
! ,L., N p,onortion as the prods of the
|, and industry of the workingl>ses aug
-, Oh. desire TO indulge in lhelncipe in
herenr in human nature TO i've WIZ hiahua'
-, incre,ses in the same ratio. hsposition
to accumulate property by mere oui ana sell
mo. without adding anything to lteue, is IN
creasingly developed; hence 'haq IS called
merchants and traders spring up be towns
and vi'lag 5, and TO much gref xtent IN
large cities, and capital accumulate
1t is not denied that the merchor trader
! who stands between the producer hhsumer'
|. g. ,-;----lr - 4 ,A ro-l
/, Oos'"ess transactions, Is useful mgr of So
ciety; and the advantage to the c6unity OF
, capital thus accumulated, is freey .itted.-
but we all know the power md nilue capitaI
ever has, and ever will excrise over pursuit
oil man, and the tendencyit has to sme the
control over his moral hltts, and hhyil and
poltIcal nights. lnsteaIof being cont with
ieglumate means of accumulation. it.ks 6cti-
''cus ''ooes OF increase, combines for purpose
OF influencing Legislation, and procurin,onopo-
hes OF various kinds. Having thetwer 10
command the best hlent Of the csuy. if
dresses out false positions in the mos tusible
and entlcing language, and carries .y the
honest and unsuspesting by its honieAhrases
ana deceptive promises Of great advtape 10
The People. Hence the ruin that has In nro-
duced by the multiplication of bank arlers.
and other peculiar privileges, which unse le-
SlsiaiIon has from time to time created.
Ihe truism, mat power has consht ten
uency to pass from the many to the Nv, has
lis foundation in the fact thai the we,by and
introducing classes are always the lyy and
'ha' IN most countries wealth and power re sy
nonymous. These long admitted truth nred
not be urged, though il is important ,cca. onaIy
10 refer to settled and fixed principles AMI they
're here adverted to as an unerring gud. TO the
ilvsion which this law Of society away. in
LANCER OF producing between the industrious
nd The non-producing classes.
II must be fact well known 10 n ,bo ,,o
lmlIIar with the use and progress & our free
l'lIIuuons, that this principle claimedtbe most
eHous consideration Of the great and god men
mo framed our present glorious Constitution ;
M mat great fears were entertained BY some
'at II was of all others the principle TO be
laraed against as the most dangerous 10 self;
'rles, which took the names Of the Federal
ID the Democratic parties. During the first
GIT years, under the mild and patriotic admin
ration Of the hero and sage, who united all
arts, utlle Inconvenience was felt from party
mt; but no sooner had the modern Cincinna-
5 retired to the plough than il reared lie
ad, and the contest between the PRODUCING
d non-producing classes commenced with
yor. Twill not occupy your space TO continue
'ther our political history, than to refer to the
ntest which in 1900 elevated to the Presidency
author Of the declaration of our Indepen-
nee, and, as it was believed, settled forever
principles upon which alone true R,pub.
could rest-which principles have. in INV
Mon, become so cndeared to the American
ople' that, with common prudence and fore
ht' they must and will prevail as long as our !
sent form OF government shall exist.
let 1t not le forgotten, however, that the old |
en- has never been eradicated, nor can il ever
purged from our system, since, as I have
wn, It arises from The abuse of prircible
TAINTED deep in the human heart. Nothing
ran is perfect, and the love of money.
en- the wise man has said is the root of
wi, IS the imperfecton against which Re
leans have TO contend