The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-06-19
LIGHT IN THE EAST.

We take pleasure in laying the subjoined
Prospectus before our readers 1t will be
seen that an effort is to be made, and an eff
fectual one it will be, we do not doubt, to re-
vive Democratic Republicanism in Maine.
Locofocoism has well nigh extinguished its
lights in that State, or supplanted them by
smoking and heathenish torches. There is
scarcely the faintest resemblance at present
perceptible, between the Locofoco journals of
Maine, and the Democratic Republican jour
nails Of 1899 The ARGUS" published at
Portland, seems to have forgotten its early
associations, abandoned true Democracy, and
wand cred after the doctrines OF Canada, Gu
ba, Great Britain, and other foreign and ar.
b,rary governments. We are glad that steps
are to be taken to correct this and we feel
great confidence that the Eastern Argus,
Revived will do great service in this behalf,
and plant itself upon the ground it formerly
occupied in the glorious days Of Republican
success. This confidence is increased, by
the fact, that the old publisher Of the Argus,
Mr.. Berry, is engaged in the effort to re-es-
tablish it on its ancient foundation
THE EASTERN ARGUS
REVIVED.
We address the understandings OF men not their
We ask their support, from love Of prncple-not from
hope of spoil
Very many citizens Of Manc who have IN days pas,
been liberal patrons Of the EASTERN ARGUS, and adj
r AZ aA(r onffh tho ,nItr
Of administering it, that rerc supported by tina. paper
honestly believe the Eastern Argus Of the present day
to possess very little resemblance to the Eastern Argus
of former days, beyond the mere title
In vain does look to its columns for either the
shirt or principles that distinguished them in the days
of JEFFERSON, of MADISON, and Of JAcKsoN--in 1906
in 1912 and 1929. Even the names Of men, that now
figure in the except objects Of oboquy, not the
names that were known to its patrons in oden days. or
only few years since; but they are like unto the
measures and principles supported by the Argus OF the
present, day. Of very modern introduction for the
part.
And why is it ,husl Are the old democrats of 1906
all--all gone hence,to ..M
The undiscovered country, from whose bourn
No traveller returns =
And is this equally true Of the democracy Of 1921
Can il be true moreover Of those Of more recent times
who were foremost the fight beneath the banner OF
the Argus well through the struggle for Mr. CRAw-
roRD's election, asfor the election Of Gen JACKSON to
the Presidency
No;-h is not so The Argus Of former days is not
in the Argus Of the present day. and why should
expect those who represent in person the principles
Of the former and were consequently identified with it
before the world to be the tuteary patrons and favo
rites Of the latterthe being unlike the other
In former days, the Eastern Argus did not yield its
principles and its consistency to the miserable and de-
grading plea, thai cn amsances hare changed and The
paper ,cas forced 10 change also! plea, which every
person, on momen,s thought, will discover to BIO
adapted any stage Of either moral political corup
ton Was such easy virtue in former days cardinal
characteristic Of Argus democracy, and recognized by
| Democrats! Were THE PRINCIPLES of the party,
ploriousy denominated THE REPUBLICAN pARTY--that
rallied the tocsn Of the Argus thus elastic aud ex
Bile in olden days.