Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-09-30

[shous Of meuiment "Oh yes, certainly echoed the
pary you did not say you 10 favor you only
commended il to the serious consideration Of Congress- and
that is all that we will do"
Well in 1910 the party got out President 10 lead them
but they had candidate in that they designed elect
1874. They took up Martin Van Buren, and he expected
he was going to be President He wrote certain letter
against the annexation of Texas "Rehtn said the party
youe right y and leading LocofDco paper in Ohio said
that that letter would getMr Van Buren, five thousand votes
in Ohio. But, after all, Mr. Van Buren, not dominated,
and they took up James H. Polk. He had written letter
annexation. Again the party obedent " lust So" said
heyi right twill expand the OF freedom" Laugh
ter The President said that annexation would bring
war no fear oft would be peaceful annex ations effect
ed without the shedding Of one drop of blood" " We knew
it. said the party; always said so The President in
formed Congress that the Mexcans had shed American blood
upon American SOIL "We knew IT," cried the party we
said would TO that" The President told them that
Texas extended from the mouth to the of the Rio
Grande ITO be sure il does cried the party Then he
wrote them that he had conquered Santa F and that the pro-
vince belonged to Mexico. Certany what valuable
quest said the party. The President told them in
sage that il was in Texas We know il said they. He
told them in the message that was In Mexico eyes"
said the party and you conquered it." The President de-
cared that right to Oregon up $40 4V "cear and
unqres ionable." Yes, said the party; f th,Iewas
just claim, this is just and you give up you will
sink SO deepno namy that the hand of resurrection cannot
reach you The President gave it up five and half de-
grees, down to 1872 ssJus so said the party; "you have
done wisely we don't want it; give it up England ii
justly belongs to her"
Thus appeared that instead Of the President being guided
by the will of the people, the President led the opinions Of
the party this way and that way, just he chose This is
indeed sorry picture, but is too highly coored and
is true to the life.
In departing from their old paths of Democracy, the party
always into extremes. II seemed if they could
strike any medium In 1928 they carried protection
to the utmost extreme they for overriding the thing
entirely; now they against all protection rothing
would do but free trade. So with the banks He removed
Ra, ubara
placed by law, and placed them in the banks promising
give the country better currency and saier depository
''To be sure, said the party, :" much better currency"
But, afer the President said the banks all corrupt,
they must all be destroyed "Down with hem," echoed
the party, t'they all corrupt" Thus Mr. F. had
known them stop any point of moderation, but always
to drive from extreme to another At moment they
went for the highest tariff the they for free trade
One day the President took the public money from the Uni
ted States Bank because safe in its vaults the
next day he put il in the vaults OF the local banks and told
them to loan freely to the people and the banks too the
hint and loaned till the country mad with speculation.
10 supply the vacuum occasoned by the fall Of the National
Bank the State Legislatures chartered between five aud six
hundred local banks in years. In Mr.. F.
State they created ten banks session because the
President recommended it. But United States Bank
chartered by Pennsylvania and continued TO issue papers
did ali these State banks and together they flooded the
country with bank notes like the leaves in autumn Thus
they induced the peope-lued them-tempted them--to
plunge into speculation I'll the country overwhelmed
WIN ueD linen ne issued his specie circular AMI covered
the whole land with distress and ruin. What had been the
condition OF the country in 1929 We had the best
cncy in the world and manufactures lou-
shing, the farmer got good prices for his produce the
chant made fair profits his capital the aborer had good
wages and ell went smoothly But what had been its
condition when the party were driven from power and the
people gave the Presidency to Gen. Harrison The whole
community with debt and bankruptcy,
kes were destroyed, the Government itself bankrupt
time of peace, the country in debt and ruined All,
yes every othose fair monuments of prosperity erected
by the wisdom Of republican fathers, laid in the
dust and wretchedness followed in the train And when
the people had cried to the Government for RELIEF RELIEF
their President wrapped himself up in his dignity, and sad
The people ask for too much from the Government lie, the
people take Of themselves and the Government will take
Of itself" So the cries and prayers of the people
UNDECIDED.
But the Wings then came into power and petitions almost
by the carload, dumped down your DOORS praying
for protection The then Wing Congress, being part Of
the people, and having with them heard their
suppicaon and granted their requests by restoring the
country the policy first adopted by Washington and carried
out by Jeerson Madison, and Monroe and which had been
laid in ruins by party calling themselves Democrats and the
peculiar friends of the dear people. Laughter
The old republican policy bsing restored 10 the
country by the Wings il fast emerging from its de-
porabe condition, and the people satisfied, when in
1885, the Lococcos having Of the Gov
ernmen they repealed the tariff Of 1912 and enacted that
1916. Apd, now, where again One hundred mil
lions Of dollars in debt and nothing show for it. Mr. F.
asked by what authority had the tariff Of been repealed
Had the people asked for il Not at ALL There had not
been dozen petitions praying for the repeal Of the tariff Of AZ
Mr.. HAMPTON. Not one.
Mr.. FISHER. The gentleman says not On the con-
tray, petitions by the wagonload came up demonstrating
against the repeal But in despite OF the Of the people,
the peopeobeyng Democracy did the very thing the people
petoned against They proessed be great lovers Of the
people nothing equal their devotion. But not one of their
looked to the good of the people All that
for the good of the people unconstitutional with
them Their Subreasury collected the people their gold
and silver, and paid IL to ofcehoIers II made the
wages Of labor the price of produce better. But the
Bank Of the United States did, not only answered the
purposes Of the Government for Treasury, but reflected
benefit upon the people, by giving them sound and uniform
currency Our fathers had thought the constitution
created for the benefit Of the people, well for the Gov
but these Democrats seemed think that whatever
benefited the people directly against the constitution
The United States Bank gave the people good currency
and unconstitutional the protective tariff benefited our
farmers and mechanics against their rivals abroad and
that unconstitutional the tariff OF 1912 protected the in
Of the people, while the same time il provided the
Government with all the money needed ar than the
eerade stem did !; but they found out that this all
unconstitutional The distinctive difference between the two
parties appears be this the Democracy so called think
the constitution made for the Government alone whilst
the Wings think il made for the benefit Of both.
And now, said Mr. F., all ask did ask was to
continue the and policy adopted by our ackno
lodged republican fathers. And he sad party, the Wings
had opposed single Of the present Locofoco
party long it in accordance with the measures of
the Republican, party Of former times bot only when they
departed FROM and laid violent hands them had they
opposed them. And all the Wings ask to return 10 the
good old republican policy Of first Presidents down to 30
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