The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-12-04

and that personal claims to seats in the cabinet VIII
NOT be urged upon the President. We hope he may
he eft 10 his good practical common sense IN tue
selection he may make. He can have no other int
rest than the good of the country and his nenus anu
supporters should he satisfied with the cohciusioh W
which he shall arrive.
General Harrison may be embarrassed IN making
selection from amongst the many able men TO be ound
in his ranks but hope he will not be embarrassed
nv The personal claims and opportunities OF any OF
them No one should wish to 90 into the cabinet but
for the patriotic purpose of serving the country best 10
thai capacty and 10 the President and not to the IN
dyiduas should be left the prerogative Of determining
that question. place in the cabinet coniers no aaa
tionai honor on any distinguished man who may be
selected to fill IT, What new honor would II bring TO
the magnanimous, high minded, and eloquent Clay
What to the sound, able, and powerful webster :
What 10 the pure, talented, and patriotic hives
rant hating Tallmadge7 None, emphatically none.
Why then should the friends of these gentlemen, or
of others equally eminent and equally deserving, de-
sire to embarass the President with their claims.
WHY not leave il to him TO select and then accept
the place az matter ofduy and not TO be sought
In thus treating it, what noble example would he set
TO the country-what manifestation OF pure and IN
adulterated patriotism
In the course of the great contest through which we
have so trumphantly passed, we have been grained
with the good feeling and harmony which have perva-
ded our ranks All former differences and Jealousles
seemed 10 be merged in the common effort to redeem
the country from the misrue which has SO long affct-
ed it. Why should they not yet be merged in the
common effort which ought to be made TO carry out
the principles for which have contended, and 10
give to the country the full benefit ofthe victory which
has been achieved2 We trust they will and we ven
ture to predict that in the termination of this battle
in its commencement, the Conservatives will set an
example worthy of imitation. We extend the right
hand of Fellowship to all with whom have coopera
ted, and hope there will be occasion to Withdraw IT.
1t is by this MEANS and by this alone that the party
can be sustained.
Let il be remembered, that is not the Wings nor
the Conservatives any section of party that has
brought General Harrison into power. But has been
done by the great Democratic Republican party
name broad enough and comprehensive enough to en-
brace all the elements of opposition which have been
arrayed against the ultra Federalism Of Mr.. Van Blu
rem Under that name, and by that party, General
Harrisons administration can be sustained. We look
to il in that sense as Democratic Republican Admin
stration, and to carry out Democratic Republican
principles They are the principles which have been
involved in this contest, and il is name which appro-
prately belongs to all who have supported them Let
us then all chickering's about places-le us smo-
ther all eaouses let us rely the wisdom and
discernment Of General Harrison to appreciate the
merits of ALL and to do justice to ALL and let us pre-
sent to the world the proud example Of great people
performing peaceable and bloodless revolution, and
sacrificing all private feelings and individual interests
on the altar of their common country.