Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1844-09-07


ed through life. I mean no imputation on
their motives or patriotism. | doubt not
that the old Federal party, in the lead Of
which stood the elder Adams, were as
deeply and sincerely convinced Of the ne
ccssity Of the Alien and Sedition laws, as
the present is that ofA Bank Of the United
States, with other measures equally latitu-
dinous, along with the aboliation Of the
Veto power, whereby to convert the Cow
eminent into mere majority machine-to
make it the Government Of single nation,
instead Of what it is, apolitical compact be-
tween free, sovereign and independent
States, by which % much power, and no
more, has been granted to a common Agent
Of all the States, - they esteemed to be me-
cessary for the promotion Of their mutual
happiness. No; to them have nothing
to say.
If have received their support at any
time, it has been, not from attachment to
me or my political principles, but from
some supposed influence which | might
bring to bear, as secondary agent, in adj
vancing their purposes. All the obliga-
tions which | have received for such rea-
sons, have been more than countefbalanced
by the untiring opposition which | have en-
countered at their hands since attained
my present station, and the constant and
unmitigated abuse which their leaders have
poured out in . torrent upon my head; de-
signed, as | verify believe in the first in
stance, to drive me from the Government;
and in the last to overwhelm me with ohio
guy and reproach. But have a right to
address myself TO those, who, like myself,
co-operated with them in the contest Of
lS4O-who were, and always had been,
the advocates Of the principles Of the old
Republican party-whose strenuous efforts
have always been directed to preserving
the compact of Union, unbroken and invi-
olate-who have sustained at all times the
principles Of the Republican party Of 1893
-9-who have participated, from time to
time, in all Republican triumphs-whose
fathers were victorious over the elder Ad-
ans in the election Of Mr.. Jefferson, as
they themselves were over the younger in
the election Of General Jackson. To this
portion of the Wing party Of 1910, ! feel
that ! have full right to address myself;
and ! now seriously put it to them TO say,
whether any exception Of good to the coun-
try which they had formed in the election
OF General Harrison and myself to the Pres
idency and Vice Presidency has been dis
appointed? Many Of US had been thrown
into opposition to General Jackson during
his last term, having voted for him upon
his first and second election, because Of Ger
tain doctrines put forthin his Proclamation,
and because of certain measures which fol-
lowed that celebrated State paper. Our
opposition proceeded from no spirit Of fac
tion, bu&from what we esteemed it to be.
a sacred regard to the high and essential
principles Of the Republican party-and
regarding his successor as in great de-
gree identified with what we esteemed as
errors in General jackson s administration
orr opposition was continued to him. The
state and condition Of the country alec seem
ed to require change in the general Admin
istration. Have you been disappointed in
the reform which you promised yourselves
by going into that contest? You demand
ed rigid economy to be observed IN the
public expenditures. Have you in this
been Disappointed You required account
ability on the part Of all public agents.
las it not been fulfilled? Let the fact
that defaulter has become almost unknown
for the last three years answer the ques-
ton. You asked that course of policy
should be adopted which should purify and
reform the currency. Was the currency
of the country ever in better condition?
Let the rate Of the Exchanges between all
parts Of the country answer the inquiry
Has the day ever been, when the curren-
cy was sounder or the rates Of Exchange
lower? You sought once more to put the
m schanical arts in active operation, and to
relieve commerce from the blight which
had fallen upon it. The first has revived,
and the last has unfurled its sails, which
now whiten almost every sea. The par
alysis which had fallen on public credit, to
an extent so great that the poor snm Of
SIS, 600, 900 Of Government stock was Of
fered to European and American capital
lists without our being able to find for it
purchaser, has passed away, and well
supplied Exchequer gives evidence not
only Of the expansion of trade, but of the
stable basis on which rests the public cred.
it. The very stock for which no bidders
could at one time be found, now readily
in the market an advance Of fiji
teen or twenty dollars in the hundred. In
the meantime submit Il to you to say,
whether the principles Of the Republican
party have not been closely observed in all
that has been done. Did those principles
require that we should recommence new
cycle Of twenty years, the predecessor Of
which Bank Of the United States had full
filled in 1886? Beginning by increasing
The arrangements OF business for years,
attended in its mid career by comparative
then resorting to efforts by all
its large means to force recharter, and
ending its existence amid the curses and
Of the many it had ruined
Most Of you had, like myself, through all
lime, pronounced the Bank to be unconsti-
Iutiopal. Had your opinions on tins sub
Jet undergone . change in 1870, and did
you contemplate that General Harrison and
during the whole contest
avowed our opinions to be un hanged in
hat respect, in numerous addresses to the
public,-would Be deserving Of denuncia-
ion if either of u should refuse to periure