The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-09-01

rests hs head upon "silk and damask satin covered
pillows !" and his feet upon "silk and damask satin
covered ottonans" is surrounded by the appliances
Of ssssa hrury and can only be approached by per-
mission OF an English porter And this is our demo.
cratic President or, as he has been appropriately
s,yled, Ems DEMOCRATIC MAJESTY
| Gsu. Harrison az home
| And now 10 10 North Bend, there you viii SEQ a
,lain substantial, but somewhat time worn, country
Mue hau.e, surrounded hy the usual appliances OF .
,a,m such rs barn sheds on, houscs, garden, iruit
,se-. ~, Enter this hospi,ablr dwelling, and you
viii no welcomed hy tall plainly dressed, soldcrly
hacking lriaon. whose face " marked by time and
,haueh hu, whose eye aiill speaks mind unimparcd
enl spirit unsubducd The frank, unassuming,
sssy manner IN which YOU accosted, assures you
iAa, suu arc Ia the presence Of gentleman OF the
uus tspabiiodn stamp, and the welcome you receive,
hearty and transformations in words than in
manncr-puts you al your and makes you feel at
ancr as Il you were At home. And this is Gen. Har-
rson. who is beloved by his neighbors because he is
their friend and counsellor, and syampathizes with
them in their sorrow and rcoices with them in their
prosperity
The Choice.
And now sir, you can Judge for yourself, which Of
these two individuals is most democratic, most
likely 10 sympathize with and be the friend OF the
people. Ask yourself, or allow ask you, which
Of the men whose portraits have here taken in their
respective every day dresses, and al home would you
prefer as personal friend and to which would you
90 for sympathy, counsel and assistance
| Capas, That question is soon answered.
| Col II. Then, without hearing your answer, let
me recommend you to support him for President,
whom you would select for your friend.
| Capas. Then must abandon my party.
Col r. And suppose you do will you in that case
abandon your country?
Capas No On the contrary, begin to think |
should far my little influence and example might
90, be rendering my country acceptable service by
such course. But IT is no easy thing, Colonel, as
you well know, to make up ones mind to abandon a
party with which he has always acted and join those
whom he has long been in the habit Of opposing, and
even sometimes speaking harshly of
| Col X. True but in proportion to the reluctance
you have to overcome in thus changing your course
is the merit of taking that which your honest
convictions and judgment tell you is right
Mr., CapiaS resoires 10 abandon Van Buren, and
support General Harrison.
Capias So feel and think and therefore, after
no little reflection and after taking much pains 10
satisfy myself in regard to facts, hare DETER
MINED TO ABANDON MR. VAN buren,
AND SUPPORT THE OLD GENERAL
must confess have heretofore supported the and
measures of the party no, from conviction that they
were the best but because they such the party
supported and dreamed of sitting up MY udg-
ment against orders and discipline. But ! am
determined hereafter to do my thinking as well as
voting; and in doing this, feel that am freeman
in fact as well name. There thousands, am sure,
that advocate the of the party not because
they approve them but because they think they owe
allegiance TO it. and must 90 with it in all cases but
could they know how much selfrcspect feels
who has broken the letters that thus bound him
tally and bodily they would make declaration
| of independence, and become freemen.
Col r. We want no stronger evidence that thou
sands and thousands are breaking the ties which have
heretofore bound them the selfstyled but falsely
styled democratic party and rallying under the
banner of HARRISON and REFORM, than the
result of the elections in Louisiana Indiana, Ken
lucky, North Carolina and Alabama. Everywhere
/ The PEBBLE are rising In. rebellion against the
present Administration, and their coming is the
ing of mighty multitude which no man can number
Mr., Van Buren, may call upon his standing army
of ofiice-hoders for help, but what they do As
well might they attempt arrest the tornadoto blow
back the sweeping blast with hand bellows, as to ar
rest the political storm that is rising, and will
soon hur the would-be masters of the people from the
high places they have disgiaced The distant rum
bling of this storm is already heard at 'the White
House. and its inmate well knows what his fate must
be when it comes, come il will
Capias. But Mr. Van Buren, may have hopes OF
reactions and put his trust in "thc sober second
thoughts of the people"
Col r. These what he has most reason to fear
He has been weighed in the balance and the sober
second thoughts of the people pronounce him want
ing" Let his fate be warning to all who affair
power, and attempt to retain it, by any other means
than AN HONEST DEVOTEDNESS TO THE
BEST INTERESTS OF THE COUNTRY