The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-01-07
FOR THE MADIsONIAS


Ma. JosEs-I am Yankee, and was born under
the Administration of George Washington, and Of
course have breathed the American air under every
Administration. ! can look back with generation
upon those who in active public life in my boy
hood, who had suffered perils by and land, as
well also as among false brethren and when COM
pare the lives of of that age with the present
generation who either in power are striving 10
gain power can almost adopt the language of one
of the old world, and say, 80 that my head was
water and mine eyes fountain of tears" But
moment of reflection will dispel dependency, and
when we look abroad among the People-the real
ProrIr-who are the source of production and pow
er, all doubt and dismy vanish.
When fisherman casts his bated hook into the
ocean to draw tierefrom its rich produce-when the
agricuturast puts his seed into the earth with a
prospect Of crop-when the pioneer goes into the
wilderness and strikes up his clog cabin and clears
piece Of ground-when the lumberman, the brick.
maker the lime burner, and in fact all who labor
take hold Of the implements of their several callings
although they operate in different ways yet their OBJ
ect is the same, to get living by the sweat Of the
face.
When we reflect that these separate classes are in
fact but class, and that class a majority Of the
People, the greatest wonder that they have suffer
ed themselves to be imposed upon so long.
The doctrine set forth in the inaugural address Of
President Harrison that government ought to be adj
ministered in such to produce the greatest
good to the greatest number is the true principle -
and any thing that goes TO initiate against that doc
trine, ought TO be denounced as political heresy
II this rule should be adopted, we should see par
ties very differently arranged from what they now
are. And if the whole machinery of party politics
could be exposed to public view we should not see
what is declared, President without a party, but
we should see the two conflicting factions imbodied
in party without head and the operating class
es of the People surrounding the President, as the
other party, and constituting two-thirds or three
fourths Of the People.
Now how is it, that one-fourth Of the People arc
able to lay burdens threeourtbs-liye out Of their
labor, and yet keep them quieti
1t IS because the machinery of party politics is not
understood. II is because interested factions have
seized the public press and have forth their doc
trnes to suit themselves, and those doctrines are re-.
ceived abroad as the principles of the People
Then the great scourge upon the People is, that,
by the present arrangement of the press the People
residing in different sections Of the Union who have
the same feelings and interests are kept asnder and
made to act against each other because the different
factions, acting in concert but with different profess
sions, have thus far been able TO set people against
each other, who ought to act together.
II you ask laboring man in Maine, what he has
right 10 expect from the Government, and what his
wishes arc, he will say-that each public officer
be required TO earn his salary-that useless debates
in Congress. be suppressed, and that the members be
required 10 labor instead Of wasting their time in