The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-03-04

in the genuine spiut OF ruth, aud men, uue T"
his flag, had the magnanimty TO announce MS
determination ON the 9th OF September 1882
so rub out aud begin dgaia." (c)
The determination announced on the 9th
September, 1899, and this Recommendation ON
the 9Th of the same month, as seen IN The
Richmond Enquirer OF these dates, were soon
followed by republication in the same gazette
of the speech Of Madison, 10 1871, against the
constitulionality and danger OF The lncorpora-
lion of the Bank OF the UniIed States, and by
republication OF his celebrated report OF looo'
entire and complete. This frank and manly re-
currence TO the fundamental principles oil the
Virginia school was as il should be, and was
not lost on the good people of this Ancient Do
minion. The sceptre OF political power which
for short season had changed hands, soon re-
turned 10 those so long accustomed TO WELD A.
II is truth only which the People at large desire.
II is wholesome political food for which they
anxiously wish
We are an inquiring People-(says Jeherson)-
and If the people left to themsel,es-to the ex-
ercse OF their own unbiased judgments, they VIII
generally 20 light; or If they commit mistake one
demagogues and sycophans loose among them,
seeking Offices and places and nine times In ten they
will go wrong; and when they once go wrong, II
will be the interest Of such men to keep them so,
that they may keep their Offices and places"
MACON.
FEBRUARY, 1874.
VIII the Richmond Enquirer please inserl2
(e) Ycs sir if fundamental principles be the rule of
action II is assuredly of the first consequence that
we should make frequent, very frequent, recurrence
TO them. 1t is IN GREAT hsDrRrisG ciRcUMsrAkofs
THAT THESE PRiscIrLEs SHOULD BE OUR GUIDE we
may sometimes, in the hurry aud pursuit OF parlic
usr good, and of favorite object, forget or over
look them but il is our duty, the moment we are
admonished by friends foes by conscience or by
accident that haze abandoned principles, Il Is
our inperious duty instantly 10 retrace oW steps mere
! /, no other safety"
"THE FREEm.S's VlGILAsr TOTAL Abstinence
SOCIETY" held their regular meeting at the Medical
College, on Friday evening, the LIST inst.
The meeting having been called to order by the
President Of the Society, Mr.. George Savage, the
following preamble and resolutions were presented
! by Mr. Henshaw, and unanimously adopted by the
Society;
Whereas the late affecting dispensatfon OF Divine
Providence whereby the nation has been bereit Of
some OF its most valuable citizens, society OF some OF
its most estpable members, has filed our minds with
feelings of the most profound awe, and touched our
hearts with the most poignant grief, Therefore,
Resolred As the opinion Of this Society, that tins
startling and awful event imperavely calls for pub
lie recognition of the Almighty hand by all public
bodies and by every society, as well as individually
| by all classes Of men in our community.
! Resolred, That deeply and truly symPalh'ze
with the heart stricken families Of the deceased, in
the overwhelming calamity which has befallen them
| On motion,
Resolved, That the proceedings Of the Society up
on this evening be published in the several papers OF
the city
The Society, on motion Of MIR. 'Cammack then
adjourned.