The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-08-22

| has so few. Like Governor Dickerson, those
who were his friends he casts of, and then
permits them to be insulted and abused after
wards.
PROGRESS OF CONSERVATIVE PRIN-
| CIPLEs IN NEW JERSEY.
We have before us the first number of the
Hunterdon Gazette, published at Fleming
ton, N. j.
This paper was, until recently, neutral
paper in politics Its present proprietor and
editor, JOHN 8. BRowN, Esq, in his address
to his patrons, avows his political principles as
follows. He says:
It will most naturally be inquired, what will be
the politics Of The Gazetle1 Upon this subject, we
shall take firm, decided, bull moderate stand and
endeavor 10 support Il with manliness, dignity and
| fearlessness We profess TO be Democral--an old
fashioned Democrat--and to hold the pure Demo
cratic doctrine of our fathers--of such men as JEFF
PERSON and PArRIcK HENRY. We profess to follow
no man or set Of men, and to be no mans man; but
to be an independent Democratic Republican-who
believes in the will Of the people, as expressed
through their lawful representatives.
The editor then makes quotations from JEFF
ferson, among which he said, he was mol for
a multiplication Of officers and salaries merely
70 make pariisans." From Patrick Henry
he quotes the following:
eve object" says PATRICK Henry, ito the i'm
mense patronage of the Executive because il places
in his hands the means Of corrupting Congress--lhe
i Navy and Army-and Of distributing, moreover,
throughout society," band Of retainers in the shape
of Judges, revenue officers, and tax gathers-which
would render him irresistible in any scheme of am
bi,on that he might mediate against the liberties Of
list when the sword and the purse were given up from
the people Unless a miracle in human affairs shall
nerpose, no nation ever did or ever can retain its
liberty after the loss Of the sword and the purse"
These, says the editor, were the doctrines
Of the great fathers Of Democracy forty and
fifty years sincc-the men TO whom we look
back as the fountains Of Democratic Repub-
licanism. He follows with quotations from
General Jackson, and from the report Of the
committee in 1896, on Executive patronage,
of which Messrs. Benton and Van Buren,
were members, and declares his full belief in
the following declaration contained in it.
Says that report
"We must look forward to the time when the
nomination Of the President carry any man
through the Senate, and his recommendation can
carry any measure through the two Houses of Con-
gress when the principle of public action will be
open and avowed-the President wants NM VOTE and
want his patronage Iriu rotc as he acishcs and he
aciH gire The office ImisA What is this but the Go
vernment of one man? and what is the Government
of one man but MONARCHY I"
The editor in conclusion says:
"Such are our sentiments, and such, we think,
the opinions Of most Of the citizens of the United
A. g
We believe Hun,erdon-the cradle Of old fashioned
Democracy-will support them, and In supporting
them will u.s."
We do not doubt the result will prove that,
such are the opinions Of a great majority of
the people of the State of New Jersey, famed
in the annals Of our revolutionary history, for
the many battles fought on her fields, and the
number of her heroes the old federalism of
her Senator Mr.. Wall, the present right arm Of
the administration, and his destructive policy
in that State notwithstanding.
We wish the Gazette all success
ANOTHER "JERsEYMAN," IN THE FIELD.
The "Jerseyman" ofth l5th inst. published
at MoRRIsTowN, Nj, the residence of Gov.
Dickerson, has the following:
i eve have been decred by the Regency and their
understrapp RS as leaning towards the Wings. This
we peremptorily deny-we have no interest in their
success, but precisely the reverse. Every reader
knows that we fought them inch by inch under every
name they have assumed, and no man in his sober
senses--no man unless he has turned traitor TO his
party at some former period-no man unless he
wishes TO sacrifice fellow being to elevate himself
| on the runs-none but an apology for man, would
utter so foul SANDER. The open and bold course
we have pursued is solely for the purpose of ele-
waiting the Democratic party TO its former proud emf
nence has become sadly deterioyatcd BIZ adopt
ing arorite OF opponents thereby casting
stigma upon ,chieh fear IL IS Too late 10 rcnorc.
In pr, scouting this Herculean task must neces-
sary lay facts before the public-stubborn and as
founding acls-thaiour readers may Judge for them
selves whether we have been vifed or not, and
whether these facts do not fully justify us in purs
ing our present We are anxious and willing
by selfconstituted censorship of the press, and
with that community we submit the case Next
week we shall commence the exposition.
In our paper Of the 18th, we published an
extract from this same paper, which stated,
that if Mr.. Van Buren, did not come forward
and disavow all sanction Of the assault made
on Gov. Dickerson through the columns of
the official, .New Jersey ,could be Conserra-
lire TO man.
We wait with anxiety to read the promised
exposition Of 'siubborn and astounding facts,