The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-08-01
From Noahs Epening Star.
TO MY OLD DEMOCRATIC FRIENDS IN
TAMMANY. ,

You may remember when in 1877 we ran up tn
Buckla flag, we had but eighteen men with Us IN
State we opposed Dewitt Clinton, on the grounds
that he had opposed the war; and run against James
Madison for Inc Presidency, and in three years we
carried the State Where was Martin Van Buren,
al that time With the democracy--withth the War
party-with the M4dsonans3 No such thing. lie
was hanging on the skirts OF Mr. Clinton, and here
let me remind you that hanging on the skirts oi
eminent men has been The peculiar feature ana Sc
cret of Mr. Van Buren's advancement he was
elected to The Senate as Ciinonian; he moved IN
the Convention to have Clintons nomination as GQ-
vernon made unanimous; he hung closely TO his
skirts until he saw The current setting agains' nun,
when he dropped off and tackled himself to The skirts
az Tompkins, and when Tompkins retired, he got
hold Of The skirts OF Roger Skinner, Periey Reyes
and Silas Wright and ciambered into the Senate oil
the United States, much 10 the annoyance oil that
disinerested politician, Col. Samuel Young In the
Senate he held on 10 the skirts OF Rufus King until
he got introduced TO good society" de then took
hold of the skirts oil Crawford, and when poor
Crawford lost the election OF President, and John
Quincy Adams succeeded he made two or three
grabs a, his skirts, but Adams wore spencer and
Van Buren, missed his hold, and he settled down
quietly in the Senate looking round 10 see whon nc
could mex! ride, like the old man Va 'ne s.ory o. ON
bad the sailor. AT length when II was reduced TO
certainty that Andrew Jackson would succeed, he
crecped by degrees near him, Tor the old Chez was
afraid of Van Buren,, and finally he succeeded In
geuing him by the button, and IN Tins way GOV ih'o
Eaton Kendall and Blair and finally through their
inlercesSionS and efforts he crawed into the Generals
breeches pocket and he made him his successor.
Having lost the old Chief, and having no skirts but
his own TO sustain him, he fell to the ground as every
BODY expected he would do. A man who rode INTO
power on every mans shoulders found his ankles 100
weak to sustain him when left 10 stand alone lou
never had confidence in Van Buren,, my old Demo-
cratic friends and you were ever anxious to keep
| him out of Tammany Hall, but you could not pre-
vent it-you were in majority, and that was sum
cien for him. and he sprang in the midst OF you ne
found you united in principle and faith you were
| friends of the general and state administrations as
long as those administrations supported the constitu
ton and laws, as long they were attached to the
Democracy-were friends the happiness and pros
perly Of the people, and no longer. You held 10
the accountability of public agents-that The ohices
were the property Of the people, that fidelity and
economy were to be leading and governing princi-
pies Under such flag he found you triumphant
and successful-united, honorable, powerful, ana
patriotic. Did he leave you in the enjoyment OF Tins
| high and honorable popularyl Not so--he wanted
10 use your influence 10 answer his own ends, and
he commenced regular system OF operations through
agents in his nerest-and the hrst ana nosl impor-
| tant move was to have every measure which he
could not carry principle, brought 10 The test OF
party and thus converted your honest and patriotic
influence with the democracy of the country into an
instrument to effect bis own objects and designs and
one by one disguised the sound and tried men OF the
party who lett Tammany Hall, and were succeeded
BY band Of Office holders in his interest As
Tammany was thinned OF their old and honest
friends OF those not be made tools and instruments
of he introduced the aggrarians, the English radi-
Gals, Fanny Wright men, Trades Union, Spittal-
field weavers nfdels, &c. &C. until their principles
and practices, their conduct and measures were so
utterly at variance with liberty, law, and justice,
that in amomentof righteous indignation and honest
irmness you turned The whole concern out Of Tam
many. This was an act worthy Of your bes, days
| it won the appreciation of the whole democracy.
The loco focos vowing eternal hatred towards you,
came to the Wings and asked permission TO vote
their ticket They had this privilege with perfect
understanding, however, thar their doctrines could
no, be recognized could their principles obtain
any influence.
When the election went against Van Burcn, he
set his agents 10 work TO bring back the repudiaed
and rejeced loco focos to Tammany, and instead of
your guarding the portals with flaming sword, you
allowed them to come in, and hey hare nor possession
Of Tammony Hall Had you kept them out and
gone into an honorable minority Tor two years, the
whole democracy would have united in triumph at
their old head quarters, As 1t is, you have one duty
LETT. The loco focos rule in Tammany, you must
submit to them; they will make up their own ticket
Jet them do so icithoM your aid or cooperation, and
etthem carry IL fLhcy Do not to supporta sink
ing cause which you cannot save, counenance and