The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-07-08
THE UNION.
OF JACKSON HALL

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Williams and proceeded TO Jackson Hall
In the Hall, the meeting was organized by me
amendment Of John Boyle, esq, as chairman, anu
lanes r. Adams as secretary.
Rev. Henry sicer offered up the following aPPro-
pirate and impressive prayer
God of our fathers the source OF being, ana oil
Ill our mercies We como before Thee with humilia-
ton and gladness on this another Anniversary VI ou'
Nations independence.
We offer TO Thee uneigned thanks Tor tha
wise and powerful Providence, under the auspices
of which this nation for seventy years mas oeei
highly distinguished, both politically ana religious
ly: that Providence which brought our fathers sue
crssfuIly through the Revolutionary struggle, ma
king thirteen down-trodden colonies to become thif
teen independent confederated States
While we own Thy kindness TO US as men, as
eitizens az members OF Christian natlon-whlle
we praise Thee for civil freedom and religious oerty
and for the numberless blessings which distinguish
us AZ a people, we confess that our personal anu
national sins render US unworthy OF Heaven . MGR
Ces. -. A.,
Inspire us with sincere repentance, and with true
6,ith towards our Lord Jesus Christ; and let CON
yiction peryade the public mind throughout "'s,
great Republic that Righteousness rraiteh nation,
and that "sn Is rtprOaeh 10 any people n &c pa
fame swearing, Sabbath breaking, duelIng, anu
every SPECIES OF vice. fall into disrePute everywhere
in our country that this nation may become az e'o
waited in the scale OF moral excellence, as she - W
that ofcvil and political existence
Almighty God we beseech Thee, at this juno
tire in our National affairs, TO give wisdom 10 our
counsels efficiency plans, and success 10 our
arms and while the "area Of freedom" Is enlarged
on this continent let the cords which bind the con-
federacy be continually strengthened, so that our
physical and moral power may continue to increase,
and our liberties be perpetuated long as The sun anu
moon endure.
To that end, we pray Thee to bless call that are
in authority in this government-the President OF
the United States, both branches Of the National
legislature, and the Judiciary. Give TO all that
wisdom which is profitable to direct, that IN al
things God may be glori6ed, and the nations veal
advanced: that the career Of our country may lie
onward to her high destiny: and that each star adj
ded to our political galaxy may increase Its brit
liancv and demonstrate more and more fully 10 the
world the glorious success Of the experiment OF sell
government now being made upon tins continent
so that the liberties and happiness Of this Republic
may prove a blessing and beacon igh' 10 all ma
tons. 49,
Our Father in Heaven hear US, and when thou
nearest forgive and bless us only for the sake OF
the Great Redeemer to whom, with Thee, and the
Holy Ghost, be praise and glory everlasting
Amen.
Mr. c. p Sengstack chairman OF the committee
Of ARRANGEMENTS announced TO the meeting that the
commute had received letter from Messrs Blair
e. Riyes, which would be read by its secretary.
The letter of Messrs. Blair e. Rlves was then
read by Mr.. Heart, and was as follows;
To . Democratic association Of Washington city:
The democracy of Washington have selected
well the anniversary Of our Independence as the
day for the Inauguration Of Jackson Hall. place
devoted TO the maintenance of the cause bequeathed
to the democracy of the Union by the las. OF inc
revolutionary patriots may well claim the auspices
of the 4h Of July in its dedication
When General Jackson attained the presidency,
the principles Of the democratic party had not only
been abandoned by the government, but had been
BETRAYED and sacrificed by the chiefs to whose con-
duct the cause had been 'intrusted by the masses
While the form Of the government was retained us
regular action continued, systems had grown up
within it subversve of the principles IN which It
originated. 1t began as a popular government: IL
had become a government OF classes. Inc VIII OF
the people was at first represented IN II. Inc VIII
of banking corporauons-of JOINT STOCK conlPa'''es
of fundhoders-of spectators looking to the Iegs-
laton Of Congress for acquisition, whether through
tariffs charters OUTLAWS in internal improvements,
or other egmate expenditure, superVened: Mr..
Jefferson separated himself from the cabinet OF
Washington when he became convinced that Ham
ilton's party had succeeded through the medium OF
anational debt the funding, the banking, the tariff
systems "to draw over the substance as they had
already done the forms of the British system
When he saw arrayed against the democracy 1.-THE
executive, (meaning the department. the judiciary
two out of three branches OF the legislature-al
ofIicers-al timid men who prefer the calm of dspo
tisn to the bosterous of hberty-Brush mer
chants and Americans trading on British capital
spectators and holders in the banks and public
funds-a contrvance invented for the purposes
corruption and for assmating us IN all respects Il
the rotten as well as the sound parts of the British
model" Before he resigned his station IN the cab
met, by letters and in conversations with our frs
President he warned him Of the change in progress
Touching the tendency Of the bank, he told him tina
he (Mr. J. and his friends held the 40 or II pc
cent annual profit paid to the lenders of the PaPe
medium taken out of the pockets Of the people
who would have had, without interest, the coin 1t il
banishing; that all the capital employed IN pape
speculation is barren and useless, producing, Tx
that on gaming table, accession to itself, and
Withdrawn from commerce and agriculture where
would have produced addition To the common mass
that il nourshed in cities habits of vice and idle
ness, instead of industry and morality; tkatIt ha
furnished eHecual means of corruptng such portion
OF the legislature as turns the balance between tn
honest voters, whichever way it is directed that tn
corrupt squadron deciding the voice OF the egsla
ture have manifested their disposition to get rid {
the limitations imposed by the constitution on tn
general legislature, Limitations, on the faith
which the States scceded to that instrument;) thu
the ultimate object Of all this is to prepare the wa
for change from the present republican form
government to that Of monarchy, of which III
English constitution is to be the model that this VS.
contemplated in the convention is no secret, becauS
its partisans made none off To effect it then ws
impracticabe; but they still eager aftt
their object and are predlsposing everything for 1
ultimate attainment So many Of them have got mi
the legislature, that, aided by the corrupt squadro
of paper. dealers who at their devotion, the
number a majority in both houses OF all the mi
chiefs objected to the system of measures befo
mentioned, none is affecting and fatal to ever
honest hope az the corruption Of the legislature.
was the earliest of those measures, IT became Ii
instrument for producing the rest; and It will he II
instrument of producing in future king, lords an
commons, or whatever else those who direct 1t ma
choose"
This pregnant passage exhibits the embryo
that colossal power which Hamilton engrafed {
our government, and which has given birth to Il
interested classes that ever have been the stay
federalism. Through them it approached pc
feet triumph over the government, when all that f
with the first Adams rose with the second
The election of Mr. Jefferson over the elder Adam
, only enabled the great champion Of popular 90
h emmett to arrest the supplanting system viii
Hamilton had put in notion the debt was assum
and funded: the bank chartered; the protective AZ