The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-06-26
THE TUTORS OF DEMOCRACY.

We published, a short time since, paragraph
under the above head in the course of which in
cluded the Democratic Review in a category of
several journals conducted by foreigners, who, we
remarked, were giving lessons TO the American peo
pie on the democratic principle"
The paragraph has been made the subject Of
hyper-critical notice by the New York Commercial
Advertiser and of offensive attack by the New York
Evening Post. ~.-..
We cheerfully copy part of the article of the
Commercial, with the remark that we have no wish
or intention TO do the conductors Of the Democratic
Review injustice. We respect them personally, and
the suboned paragraph will set the reader right in
regard to one of them
4. "Mr O'Sullivan the editor Of the Democratic
Review, is native born American, was also his
father, who is still warmly remembered by very
many of our citizens opulent and popular mer-
chant and ship owner Of this city"
The editor of the Evening Post, whose poetry we
admire more than his Loco Foco- Federal politics,
must needs continue his benevolent labor in manner
following:
"The writer could not have had the shadow of an
excuse for the malignant and atrocious misrepre-
sentation be has put forth"
Foreigners, forsooth, are to be put down and in
suited if they happen to write in favor of equal
rights, or democratic principles. But if more than
half the wing press in the city is edited assisted
by their literary exertions, it is all very WELL and
the Madisonian, and the presses of its kidney, have
not word 10 say"
Now, we think we have had some reason to exer-
else the law of retaliation upon neghbors of the
Democratic Review. Twice at least have they gone
out of their way to give us rap over the knuckes
and prejudice our political integrity. They have
made insinuatipns about our private contracts re-
presented us ain the front rank of the wing press
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popular and liberal reform What we mean to say is,
that, however, much favor may be extended TO TO-
regners resident among us, we, for one, wish not to
be instructed by them in political religion in
which we have been nurtured, unless they are en-
dowed with very remarkable competency in that
respect. Now we think we understand what demo-
cracy is quite well the editors of the Democra-
tic Review, or the editor of the Evening Post The
latter editor may remember the time when he was a
fedcraitst-we have no reference 10 Mr. Coleman,
but to the green hills of New England, where he
knows that ice were democrat in purpuyco gcaitaS
We have no desire to "put down or insult" To-
reignerS and especially if they happen TO write in
favor of equal rights or democratic principles" The
misfortune is, that the journals to which referred
do not happen write in favor" of those rights or
principles, nor any thing like them. Foreigners
will invariably be in favor Of the ruling party, I'M
til long residence has given them an opportunity 10
think for themselves. They are SO now, and the
Hartford Convention never labored for ranker fede-
raliSm.
The Post intimaes that we are partial in our de-
nunciaions We think less oryour imported penny
a-liners than your English radical political writer's
They have unquestonaby done more TO corrupt the
morals Of The cities than half the other causes put
together.
new fort is 10 be erected on the Arkansas river,
at the site OF old Fort Smith, Immediately below the
Choctaw line The government has purchased 296