The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-11-30

PoL1ricAI DHxEas Some OF the politicians ara
busy employed in getting up poIi'ic.I dnne 10 their
fssortes One u 10 preparation IN Tennessec, FOR
Mr. Bell the late Secretary, and another has bssn Of
fered Ia this city, 10 Mr. Stevenson the returned Min
ister We do not quarrel with any politician ior din
ing OUT, and should be ungencrous Coz dolng 4 With
these gentlemen when they have secured chance isr
dining home for short least; nsiihsr DO
make any distinctions among political parties who
choose 10 spout polisics their vine sad bnndy
but objec, 10 this whole business OF public dinners
TO distinguished" politicians; promotes Diemper-
ance in drinking, intemperapce IN feeling, ntemper-
ance in talking intempersnce IN thinking, and iniem-
perance in action and Of all these wansiss" We Md
little TO choose leads TO all the resi; when DIS
ungoshed gentlemen" assemble At public dinner.
they iciH drink and drinking in one place leads TO
drinking in others, and sets evil example. Washing
ton - mandatory Of drunk ards made BY crmes,
and when great became drs nkards, great men
sometimes do, little much disposed 10 hollow,
II not 10 quote their example; these crimes promote
intemperance 10 feeling their invaIahe object II 10
praise one man set Of men and abuse another; and
the feeling excited BY the praise and censurs j. az
gravaled by wine, I'LL one becomes shameful aduaiion
and the other infamous SANDER Men thus excited
60 away excited for years Afterwards for they CONT
their aduistion and SANDER show their conss
tency. Here Is intempeIance ia both feeling and
talking. This goes forth, and 10 believed by many
who did not make allowances for the stimulation
which caused H. and are led 10 think Unexpectedly,
and afterwards act intemperatey. We should have
fewer mobs and burnings in efiigy, il distinguished
politicians uttered fewer violent sentiments over the
bottle.
But what connection be discovered between
politics and animal APPETITE Cannot (" distinguished
men, proclaim their opinions without the aid Of eating
or drinking? The use Of such things is TO sustain
life, and not TO furnish materias for thinking Ii
political party comes before the world With maniies
to prepared in public meeting assembled for discus
sion, We may trust il generally as sober expression
Of views, however erroneous in fact doctrine. But
when speeches and toass before the world from
dining table, what assurance have for the sobie
~ of the speakeHl And ii they are drunk. what i'm
provement does intoxcation afford 10 their mental
powers And what concern has this intoxicatio
guttony with human rights the only legitimate OBJ
ject of politics Do they keep sober9 Then they
may just well give their views from some other
place, and thus refrain from an accompaniment beset
with temptations and fraught with evil example. DO
they become excited Then their excitement should
destroy all confidence in what theytcl Let pub
lie opinion demand divorce Of appetite and politics
and abolish this vile practice Of getting up partisan
dinners Men devoted to such appetiies no, the
best guardians Of human rights Phil. Ledger