The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-04-15
gressnen. On their heads be the CURSE
WASHINGTON CRY, April

To Mr. Carroll Mason and others of Lopdon Co,ntp Va
GENTLEMEN: Your polite invitation of the 9th
instant, inviting me to participate in discussion
which is to take place at your Court House on the
18th instant, has been received. 1t would afford me
very great pleasure, l assure you, to exchange
political sentiments with you on that day. and add
my feeble efforts in behalf of cause that is no less
important to institutions than interesting to our
countrymen But am sorry to say, that circum-
stances over which have control, forbid my pre-
sence. The fathers of that cause are placed on
loftier emlnence than wealth or title can beso w. -
for their long, disneresed and valuable services and
their names are now circulating the whole e1-
tent of civilized society, and will be borne down to
posterity in characters of everdurng remembI ance
1t s for TO preserve the legacy which has been be-
queathed-to see that no innovation or oncroachment
is made upon the strong holds of our freedom and
rights-to insist that federalism does not control the
politics Of country for the benefit of England and
far in lies, to preserve protect and defend
the Constitution" The result of the late Presiden
tia election proves at the capacity Of the people
for selfgovernment. Then it that their ''sober
second thought called into exercise, and the
issues in, oved demanded the prompt and Jealous &C
ton of the Republican party. The scenes of 1870
the dsgracefu and degrading means employed by the
opposition instruments of SUGGESTIVE appeals
solemnly made to low passions aud prejudices, were
lessons that could not be forgotten. Therefore it was
tina, rirtue and intelligence pronounced solemn pro-
test and the Republican party, firmly united, deter
mined to demolish that theatre upon which had been
displayed the darkest features of the human character
Attempts at justification have been made by the
Wing party, and desire manifested to throw kind
of imposing morality over the dark deeds of that
campaign. But what has the recent election proven,
The sober instgation of principle, together with a
consciousness Of right, rendered the 4th of Novem-
b,r, 1874, day of high and solemn gratuation.--
The people, by the ballot box swore oath, "s
lent but Deep that abuses should longer be endur-
ed, and by majority OF 10000, declared their de-
termination that there ought and should be a reform
in the Government. There is interval Of re-
pose, and we have the proud consolation of knowing
that all schemes for managing the finances and con-
trolling the monetary affairs of the nation, thereby
conflicting with the express provisions oc the Con-
stution are alike PROSTATE with their friends. This
is indeed gratifying after the Heterogeneous which
attended the election of Gen Harrison. The re-an-
ne alton of Texas that great truly Anne
rican, about to be happily consummated and brough,
back again as a dismembered limb of our Republic.
The cause is doubly stronger than any tina, has ever
occurred in the history of nations, and appeals in
voice Of truth too loud to be mistaken. Texas is
certainly rghtful government, founded upon the
,ciH Of the people, and who question, as such its
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