The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-01-08


him, tina, be is Dsmsers ia daily I'ss and pr'ei'ee
Have we any evidence o, stonemsns ios h~ NUMEROUS
political sin.' 80 tar fom't he eisiss 10 be restored
wh eli his .ins upon bis brad. uns1pi4'sd and un-
r~peniing Just as he was STATE quo s"ts se''1"' lie
thus place. hinssf 10 an attitude Of ingra'itude to
the party, and Of insult and defiance TO The People
We shall next examine his claims upon the eoun-
"THE GREAT WEST"
From TIE Old Domirion
THE NAVY YARD.
"Let justice be done, though the Heavens fall"
In come ion WITH OF rather in continuation Of, the
remarks in our last paper, desire 10 call the at
tention Of those in authority, rather those who
have the power TO remedy our evils, TO the situation
of this Yard aud compare with the other Yards OF
the Union. Located We are, nearly IN the centre
OF our extensive seabosrd. with the finest and most
capacous roadstead in the world, with genial eli
mate and an open channel ut s Of the year,
and depth Of water which will allow the free
egress and ngress of vessels Of the largest class and
capable Of being strongly and securely fortified, Gas
we now are,) Congress early saw the importance Of
the POSITION and secured il for the nation For long
series Of years. there has been constant and steady
run Of work, giving assurance that the policy OF the
Government was permanent, and the towns, Norfolk
ana portsmouth, IN Oruer cOnIOrm 10 tndt Poucy,
gave up their advantages OF commerce to others,
and our sous, following in the business Of
their fathers, prepared themselves for the work
Of the Navy Yard, and tttled for life, having
formed lies which are inds,olube, and which
prevents them from leaving their homesteads. Until
this two three years past, indeed such thing was
not thought Of The President knew our position,
and sympathized with Us and when suspicion whs-
pered II In his presence, that would be broken up
he at gave his assurance that SO far as in his
power lay, the evil should be prevented. He, We
all know, has done every thing that could do 10
which we now sunerng-but without success.
liz directed the fragments to be gathered up and sold
TO keep our men employed until the present session
of Congress- when he certain, from the loud pro-
LESSONS of the men, who would be in the ascendency
Of their ron TINE PEOPLE, that the odious wing
restrictions would be takeI oil from appropriations
now lying idle in the Treasury. In his annual mes
sage not fogelul Of his promises, he brings the sub.
Ject Immediately before Congress-tbe Secretary Of
The Navy urges it in his report-the Committee Of
Ways and Means take IL up report bill and urge IFS
immediate passage-but cold and hcartless majority
give il the go-by, while hundreds in destitute
condition There the facts DO they not feel that
peoples indignation will fall such hcahlcss in
difierencel DO they not know that the authors OF
such accumulated evils will be visited by the
Of the suferersi
We know that it is favorite idea with those who
in the enjoyment Of the honors and emouments
Of Office, to look upon the complaints of their consti-
tuents, the grumblings Of the d,saected and ad-
wise them to be patient, and lot pork out their
lief as though they were not the agents sent there to
do the biddings Of their masters. The great error
has been with Us, that in adopting the English form
Of Government in all but the name adopted, also,
all the principles Of policy which guides Englands
Legislators, and " Goldfish aristocracy," as MIKE
WALSH could call them, when they get into the legis-
latye halls, feel though they lords, and that
the people who put them there we're serfs, and they
act accordingly But warn them 10 beware how
they trAmple ON the Peoples rght-thcy have com
menced their career in the present Congress, in such
manner, as has aroused the jealousy of the People
they have, in the arrc gance OF great ma jorty
set at nought the known will of the Peope-et them
if they can, retraoe their steps, they will be visit
ed with a more terrible overthrow than that hich
hurled the Wings from power Let them do what
the poet recommends, and they may yet succeed
BE Just, and fear
Let all the ends thou aimst at be thy country's,
Thy Gods, and Truths
But we are running from our intention, which was
TO show the situation Of the Yard and the Mechanics
OF the Yard. Here we have on the stocks four ves-
ses The .Ntlc York, "a, which had better be broken
up than comprehensive 81 Lnrreaos which Wing
Congress ordered TO be launched and which stop
ped on the stocks by that Congress, just she
ready TO be let into the water--whch was loss To
the country Of some fifteen or twenty thousand dollars;
then have q ste mer on ihc stocks, out Of doors
rotng, al loss 10 the people Of some hundreds Of dol
lars day; then the yamb Torn on a very lnse.
cure foundaiion the very suspeDding Of operations
which, vas at the expense Of al least five thousand
dollars 10 the Government, and what she will lose
otherwise, by being exposed to the weather in warp
ing, and roiing, and rusiing, cannot tell. These
two lat vessels, or items Of political ecOnonp must
be set down to the present Democratic House Of Re
presenlal'es ss they have neglected to provide the
means for their completion or rather we should
\. fused IL, elax
Wing structure, for the same reason ii created,
because the President Is anxious that our mechanics
and workingmen should have employment through
The prescn, winter; and they fear he viii gain credit
thereby
SO much for the Yard, to say nothing Of the great
amount Of stationary property which suffering for
want oil repairs, painting, &c that ought TO be mmc-
disteIy applied. We have hundreds Of mechanics
and laborers among u.s. who walking about
win theu hands IN their pockets, looking with the
hopelessncss OF despair upon the slow approach
OF want and wretchcdness to their wives and
little ones or they stand by the old ship Constitution
and see The sailors bunglIngy performing work on
which they should be employed or they loiter on
he banks OF the river and hear the sharp rattle Of the
hammer and the dull sound OF the mallet, as they
isll upon their work, which was formerly executed
IN the Navy Yard but IL is now transferred to the big
snip Pennsyrdnia, ~ be manu- fscturcd by Naval APP
prentioes and old Sailors
Is It for this, We ask again. that Norfolk and Ports
moo, gave up the proud position they might have
cupied among the commercial cities OF our Union il
they bad never been cursed with this Navy Yard
Was II to produce this state Of things that mil
lions OF dollars have been expended upon this Yaid
II was then would il have been better that il had
been thrown in the sea. We tell Members Of Con.
grcss. that the eyes Of suffering, outraged people
are upon Them, and VIC urge them TO do justice to
those who arc suffering through their faith in the
Government
To the people OF Portsmouth and Norfolk we say
again. meet IN your primary, sovereign capacity; pre-
sent your grievances, and pEMsNp RGonsss, from
those who have TO promote their own ambitious views,
brought these grievances upon you.
Rnss IN ALBAMA-Tbe Postmaster a, Tosca,oo-
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