The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-09-12

DIVISIONS or THE PARTY.


Now, that the ascendency Of the democratic party
Is evidently endangered, We begin 10 hear more con-
ciiatory language employed towards those members
Of the parry WHO felt Il TO be their duty " oppose me
SublreaapIg schcnae5 Harmony, union, cuncart,
nav break from The lips OF those who but Yesterday
in the pride and insolence u anticipated success
could see nothing in their Dissenting brethren but
desrroni rTeaehery, hostility in disgHise and all The
blSeness OF perhdy, now they are invoked TO lay
aside all divisions all party distinctions and unite In
common effort 10 overthrow tiie common enemy
With what feeling arc these appeals made what
atonemens has been made TO the feelings OF those
patriotic men who have been abused slandered and
denounced IN the most opprobious, vindictiye tersT
what PREPARATION has been made 10 their injured
names none whatever, and yet the very men who
have heaped these SANDERS and opprobrious ephels
uDon them now that they about 10 sink call upon
I,t6ese sencupced ana abused men to come to the
Irescue They will hy To- the rescne Of those sound
democratic principles which distinguished the re-
publican party In Its pristine and paimy days; but
they will not ai,epptto sustain those new-iangled
destructive dogmas which are now sought 10 be in.
erpolated into the good old republican creed; they
could as soon hns of incorPsraiingt the Alcoran OF
Mahomei into the Holy Bible, We veniure TO say
hat the Conservatives m Virginia will be found
upon all occasions yae 10 theiIeoupIy, to the repnb
ican party and sprineiples and TO themselves. Has
not our representative In Congress voted uniformly
in strict accordance with the most rigid doctrines Of
the republican party, and yet beclqse he voted
against the SubtreasnIy which, in 1884 thought
BY The men 10 be iseaaa itntionai aniyep,bli-
can distinguishing and revolutionary, they proclaim
him TO be enamy in disguise traitor and de-
ser,er and say that they will sustain Whig in pre-
ference 10 him. and yet If a wbig who honestly APP
proves his course has The maghanimity 10 express
II, they dsnounce him pt once and say he is rhg
The proof IS not in the vote which he has given
the sentiment which he has expressed, bot wing
has approved IT, as ii II were impossible for honest
and patIiolic men TO think alike upon any question
We appeal 10 our Sub-trcassyy brethren in MAT
spirit Of Kindness which the recoeclions Of By gone
days can but inspire 10 eIamiae the spirit and tenn
per with which they have asSailed our representa-
tive and see whether the excitement and heat OF
party feelings has not betrayed them into error and
| prompted them 10 do him great Injustice. To the
intoleran and bgotied Of course we say nothing, for
We know how vain would be any appeal 10 their
| justice or their magnaniinitv..
| Who is responsible for those feelings of aliena-
lion which now distract and divide the democratic
panyl, What is the question that produces It The
| Sub-ireasuIy scheme.-Who proposed that scheme J
| The President and some Of his friends. Who COM
| menced the system of denuncaiion and abuse which
| has produced so much alienatiop1 The press sus-
tanning the President particularly the official organ
| yet those who neither proposed she measure nor
| entered into system Of denunciaion and abuse,
are charged with dividing The party because in their
conSciences they thought the measure dangerous and
| inexpedient and would not support 1.-THE course
| Of Mr. RiVes and MIR. Garland was courteous and
respectful 10 their Subirsasury brethren, but they
have come in for the fullest portion of denunci aion
and abuse. We call upon our correspondent w c.
and friends generally TO weigh well these facts
and considerations, and ask themselves whetherthey
or Mr.. r. and Mr.. G.. have the most 10 complain of,
and what atonement ought to be made TO insuted
| and outraged feelings. We speak with entire con-
| fdence when we say that neither Mr. Rives or Mr..
Garland will ever be driven into the support Of the
Sub-treasury scheme, or Of national bank from
any consideration, and that they would suffer any
sacrifice political or personal, which their oppoSt-
lion may invoke. We should be gratified to see
better feelings and greater harmony prevail, bnt we
canno, expect TO see high minded and honorable men
tamely and quietly receive the ash and spanieike
lick the hand that infics it, Charlottesville Rep.