The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-11-10
THE CONSERVATIVES.

Honor and glory TO the unchanged and unter-
r;6ed democracy Of the land The Conserya-
lives of the Empire State have covered thein
selves with glory and the whole country win
gladness, filling the air with the songs OF Joy
and triumph They left their party in the hush
of It's power and the pride OF It's strength ana
raised their arms and voices against executive
usurpation, dctaton, oppression, and tyranny.
Armed with conscious rectltude and truth, they
defed the vengeance of an executive who tole-
rated no dissent: scorned the power oil party
therefore omnipotent TO destroy, and with an eye
fixed on the welfare of their country and the pre-
servaiion Of her free Institutions, they dashed
into the contest with an energy that never ial.
tered. with a confidence that never wavered and
with an uncompromising resolution TO bring
down executive misrue and restore the supre-
macy of the Peoples WILL or perish IN the at
tempt Their early efforts IN the great cause OF
popular liberty and the restoration OF the govern
ment, were looked upon with Jealousy and doubt
by their Wing allies and, for time, the UNI
changed democrats stood between the fires OF
| two great parties common object Tor the shots
of each They maintained this position unds-
MAYED directing their powers with an undevl-
ating and certain aim upon an apostate Federal,
and Ihen) State Administration, regardless
alike Of open enmity and secret hostility. Their
stand was taken with more boldness, IN posi-
ton more perous, and has been maintained
with more hrmness, throughout longer period
of time, than in any instance OF the kind on re-
cord and their generous and noble daring has
been crowned with a most complete and trium-
plant victory Well have the Conservatives
merited the often repeated comparison of their
stand and exertions, with the gallant defence
made BY the SPARrANs at the pass of Thermo-
pya They have contended against ar army as
numerous as that Of Xeryes and with numbers
as disproportioned, they have successfully re-
sisted, and finally routed the federal loco-foco
barbarian host
Mr. Van Buren, was indebted TO the Conser
vatives of this State for his election to the Pre-
sidental Chair and when he abandoned his
professed principles, betrayed their confidence,
abused his trust, and disgraced the government
of the country, THEY DIsGRAcED HIM.
Ii is their most gratifying reflection, and their
proudest boast, that Mr.. Van Buren, and his
Federal loco-foco party, may trace his and their
complete overthrow directly and unequivocally
to the work of Conservative hands.
Let us review the canvass, and see the handi-
work Of the unchanged democracy First, in
geographical position, stands redeemed Maine,
with her eleven votes s'for Tippecanoe and Ty
Ter, too" To the Hon. +. 0. J. Smith and his
Conservative allies, is all the honor and glory of
this great conquest to be ascrlbed Next stands
Connecticut, whose conservatives were among
the first to raise the banner of the country, and
first to bear il aoft in undisturbed triumph-early
to gain and faithful to maintain the true Repub-
lican ascendancy. Next stands the Empire
State, with her prostrate once all-powertul, Al
bany Regency, her cast of, double rider, Gov.
Marcy, and her apostate, ungratefu Great Re
jected, Van Buren,. She stands, and for ever
viii stand monument Of the untilnchlng zeal
and untirng industry of her devoted conserva-
tive sons. Here we have 'the bright particular
star" in the conservative galaxy. The Hon. N.
P. Tallmadge and Hon. John G. Clark, first
among her public men, and first among all pub
lie men for untiring and devoted exertions and
unbemshed patriotism, with numerous body
of men in private life, equally brilliant in talent,
exertion, and devoted love of country-here
stayed the food tide ofdesruction that rolled over
the land in lS39-here maintained the ascend
ancy of the 'tstar of our country''-here gave the
first and the last blow that have laid low the
spoilers.
Next stands redeemed Pennsylvania, just res
cued from the grasp Of despotism, by the hands
of her noble Conservatives. Next stands Old
Virginia, the mother of men with the Hon.
VIM. G.. Rives and the Hon. James Garland,
rushing with the Conservative standard into the
ranks Of the enemy armed with the principles
of her Jefferson and her Madison, and driving
the counterfeit, spurious democracy out OF her
republican domain. Let the warm plaudts of a
delivered people, make glad the hearts OF her
faithful and untenifed defenders
Virginia sustains her 'Tppecanoe and Tyler
too" Charles city, the place of their birth, gives
them $50 majority; and Albemarle county, the
residence of Rives and James Garland gives a
democratic republican majority Of 1877.
Next stands conservative North Carolina,
conservative Georgia, conservative Louisiana,
conservative Tennessee, conservative Ohio,con-
sentative Indiana, conservative Mchigan--hl
ing up the measure of the peoples triumph. and
fixing the seal Of popular reprobation, lasting in
fanny, and burning disgrace, upon an apostate,
reckless, selfish, and unprinciped federal Adm-
nlstratlon.
Let the people rejoice, for their deverance
has been accomplished by their great exertions,
aided by conservative hands. In this fierce con
test the ''unterfed democracy" have been the
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