The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1837-12-12
From me Fnd rick Tines

From me Frfd rick Times.
THE MADIsoNIAN-In our last paper, we publish
ed short extract from the Madsonian, wherein il
was stated that its subscription list had rapidly in
creased and that the editor would shortly publish his
prospectus for daily paper This intelligence was
more than douby CRAFTY ing to usbecause il brought
to our ears the welcome tidings, that this Nation
numbers among her sons powerful array OF Demo-
Gratis, who are determined 10 adhere TO the sound
democratic doctrines upon which Andrew Jackson
came into power, and 10 repudiate those glaring
heresies of the modern ultraisis, which have dis
eased the Democratic body until IL Is RIPE WITH
DEATH! We can say without hatiery, that the
Madisonian is conducted with superior ability tenn
pered with high degree of discretion-whst It in
variaby treats both friend and foe with becoming
respect Its principles are those which constituted
the tenets Of the Democratic Church from the first
organization Of that party down TO the present period
which the friends of Andrew Jackson inscribed
on their banner when the of prosperity first shed
It's efiulgent beams upon it-and which Martin Van
Buren, laid down as his rule and guide when candi-
date for the high station which he now nils. we
know that the principles oil this much abused paper
have been perverted, misreprcsened and lnanged
by the whole tribe OF utraists from the scurrillous
Globe down TO the petty Meets, which every where
have been pouring out their hereticai doctrines 10
the people, until the Democratic party has become
diseased 10 its very heart But there is way for
the people find the correctness incorreclness
of the nunberess faehoods in relation to that press,
with which the Loco Focos haveinundated the whole
country! That way is 5IforaH Of you rho hare the
adequate means 10 subscribe for iE to read his po
litica articles with attention, free from prejudice,
and then form your opinions. If You will do this,
ourword for it, you will speak of il as we do Do
not condemn paper which You have never read
perhaps never scent is dealing with its editor
justly is shutting your eyes to the light which he
dispenses-andt turning deaf ear to his sahliary ad
montions The fact that the Globe dare not enter
the field of honorable controversy with the Madiso-
man. strong and irresistible proof that il stands
upon the solid rock of unchanged and interchangeable
Democracy. Under these circumstances, then, how
can the man of ample means resist the patriotic duty
of patronizHg that paper-when, seeing the Demo
cratic flag about TO be carried of by triumphant
foe 1t has noby thrown itself into the breach TO res
cue 1t from an impending inglorious fate. Common
sense must admit that Democracy cannot mean one
thing yesterday and another today! Principles are
as immutable as the laws Of Heaven Whilst our
chief Magistrate and our party leaders steered the
good old Democratic vessel in the plain beaten track
which our fathers traversed, the eagle of victory
never failed TO perch on its banner. But false pro-
phets have arisen among us! They have preached
their ilusoIy creed to the multitude until blind in
fatuaion has led eren them aslray and cast the De-
mocratic vessel upon shoals and breakers. These
false prophets the ultrass and radicals who have
sworn determination to the Banking system, and
vowed that our prosperous country should recede
back to hard money barbarism, instead Of progress
ing UPWARDS to increased prosperity and more daz-
cling greatness. They contend for simple hard
| money government which can never be secured I'M
til all the banks are broken-every branch of Anne
rcan industry and enterprise paralized and deaden-
ed, and the property of every man, woman and child,
made worthless by its depreciation These ignorant,
disorganzing theorists would Danish all bank notes
however sound, and all credits however substantial
which unwise, unsound and revolutionary" doc
trines would ultimately fill the country with spurious
shinplasters doomed die on the hands of the poor
and needy. These are not the doctrines which our
fathers preached. They are miserable hereseS
coined BY designing demagogues to overthrow the
Democratic party that they may climb into power
upon the reorganization of parties which must take
place at its dissolution Indeed, the Democraticpar
ty is already dissolved, and the lgamens which
bound il together scattered to the four winds of Hea
ven, unles Mr. Van Buren, re-embraces the princ-
pies which he was induced to forsake. The labors
of the Madisonan are directed to the laudable and
praisewoTthy task of endeavoring to bring rulers
and lawgivers back to the old Democratic ground.
where we ALL CAN UNITE, and become once
more nvincible