The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1837-12-19

| by the inqusitorial Clique without trial, without a
hearing, and next publicly impaed by the Censors
of the Globe and, finally, his severed head sent
by the herads of the Evening Post to all quarters
of the land to brighten the people into submissive
acquiescence TO Loco-Foco Despoism. Can these
things be, and overcome us like summers cloud
without our special wonder2 2" No. The people in
the late elections have-and in the future will per-
form the part ofthe reused Lion.
Excuse this freedom of thought and expression--I
| am one who wears manacles.
MASSACHUSETTS, Dec. -, 1887.
DEAR Sin II most heartily wish that had the
power and talent you possess of welding the pen,
would not then have delayed writing you oflener,
and bidding you God speed in your noble enterprise,
but also put my shoulder the wheel in assisting the
overthrow of the principles of the floating scum"
party, Ga name recently given to the Loco.focos
| by the learned nomenclator Of the Richmond En-
quirer.) think the course you have pursued, and
still continue TO pursue with much spirit and zeal
and argumentative persuasion, will be responded TO
by great majority of the republican party, sooner
later the wholesale attacks of servile by autho
rity" presses, to the contrary notwithstanding. My
only desire is that you continue to support true dem
ocratic republican principles, without regard TO
only, and never be driven from your high position
by the of federalism, the grossly abusive
slang of the floating scum" party. have noticed
the bitterness, yea the gaul and wormwood that the
Locofoco presses have manifested toward you since
the election in the State of New York. But you are
not alone in their denunciations-a little Spartan
band ofrepublcans, called by their opponents Con-
| servatives" who number among them such men as
Rives, Tamadge, Mason, Legare, Garland Smith
and many other distinguished republicans, who have
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and who even now advocate the same doctrine that
the undivided policy of the democratic party in
| "a and '35-men who are now denounced traitors,
rcaegades political apostates, deserters from the
| publican ranks and for what? Because they have,
not unlike patriotic fathers been bold enough TO
resist measure which they sacredly believe will
prove destructive to the best interests of our country
| And here were l about to write an article for the
press, would recommend to the careful attention of
the Gobs and its affiliated presses, the following
toast it being the 18th regular toast at the Milford
| Mass celebration in 1888.
"The Democratic Party-Fidelity to its friends
and its principles, will secure the consistency Of the
| first, and the triumph OF the latter"
| Now, these long-tried and faithful friends of the
Administration, who have proven true and constant
through every adversely, who have given security
for their Facility by long years of labor in the repub
| lican ranks-men who have ever been distinguished
for their talents and defence of the principles of the
great democratic party, and have proven their fdc
~ and devoedness under no ordinary trials, are now
denounced as deserters from the republican ranks,
accommodated from the democratic church. be-
cause, forsooth they continue to advocate the policy
of Jefferson and the republican party from s9, down
to this day. Will the course the Globe is now pur-
suing secure the consistency ofthe friends of the dem
,h.t Of tic
say no. and if this is to be the policy of the Admir-
/ istration, to cram down the Threats of dissenting
brethren, measure that they honestly and cons Glen
tiously believe to be Iunous to the republican party,
totally incompatible with republican form of Go
vernment "to bring the public treasure much nearer
the actual custody and control of the President than
it now is, and erposc it to be plunderedbya hundred
hands, where one cannot now reach ito change
the entire practice of the Government from 1889,
down to this day." repeat if this is to be the policy
of the Administration it will break down all free
dom of speech ard of the press, drive all ndepend-
ent democrats from the Administration annihate
the party and as a matter Of course, cause dis
tinct party organization" A distinct party organ-
zaton say for the democrats of near half centu-
ry will never consent TO unite with the Loco focos,
or Federalists and if there be third party, the Lo-
cofocos will form that party, for real friend TO
repubicanism, and who has spark of the love of
country at heart will consent TO adopt the
tangled doctrines, as now advanced and advocated
by that party.
BY the way, speaking of the new organization, l
think you have been misunderstood, or wfully mis-
represented, by attrbuting to you the reasonable
project of starting third party" have carefully
read the article in your paper, headed our princ
Piles, and designated by the Richmond Enquirer, as
the Conservative creed and discover no init
nation of an endeavor 10 create third party nor
does it sanction or approve of federalism in one
ota, but proclaims democratic republican principles
throughout as maintained and proclaimed in your
prospectus The only Objectionable feature in that
article, to my mind, is the terms applied to the two
great antagonistic parties, Conservative and Des-
tructive. Let Democrat and 'Federalist be applied
to the two great contending parties, as now known
all over the world although Conservative is synony-
nous with Democrat, and Destructive with Federal
list What is there in namel you may ask reply
there is tobc sure, no virtue or sweetness but Demo
Gratis are plain men, they wish for no high-soundng
titles-would rather be called BY their old tried and
faithful friend Democrat" in contradistinction TO
the Federalists, who have gone the whole voca-
Try Of names, and applied 10 themselves more