The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-10-14
FOR THE MADisoNIAN.
TO THE WING PARTY OF THE UNITED
STATES-No. l.
Review Of the Manifesto of the whig mem
bers oil Congress. the statements of the seced-
Ing members of the Cabinet, and the events OF
the late extra session of Congress.

the iate-eXtra session of Congress-.
There are peroda in the transactions Of every
country, as well as the hfe Of every indy dual vh
seli-examna,ion becomes he duty ofthe highest moiat
obligation, when the admins ration mus, resort r com
ISOLATION to the rec,tude ofits s,res nd hon al
pealot the people cannot fail to gage their sytahs
by which individuals led Ia paiticipae IN Tho IA
tunes Of each dher. The Presiderr uf The I'M "a
States, under these impressions, is nerher insensrh
10 these advantages nor to The duties of is p,cnl,r
situation The Wing party have but fccesty AZ il
were, accomplished great political revolution; nav
have adopted measures Of import nee To Ia. conn,
Try; the volume OF their political history lies oncn AZ
glance TO every eye. The policy rufsucd 10 ~,
Chief Magistrate, therefore, whatever has been 4,
It's foreign well as It's domestic relations II isnps
sihe to conceal and il he difficult, 10 n43stake -
If the ass rtion that has been his policy Ia
the interests OF the countIy, be doubled the tfout-
are at hand. Ii the assertion, that it ha. been thr
policy OF the President 10 support the doctrines at rc
Wing party, be doubted, the proof will be exhibited
IL the assertion, that he has manifested disposition
TO act IN decided resistance To The Locoioco Marty be
called in question: the proofs will be- found In no III.
chives OF the Government Whatever may have
been the trials OF his pride and his foriiudo ~lut.
ever may have been the mputations upon his fdc ~
| and his honor, il will be demon srat,d in he ,,ur5
that he has, throughout the " hole contest and ast
all the political changes which have occurred SINCE
his elevation 10 power, and the parties II at are nt,
ed IN the contest, he has ntexlby adhered 10 thc
principles which have characterized him through III,
and strenuousy sustained all the mea ur,s of III.
Wing party, with the exception of the one the a.
bishment of Bank of the United States
IL Is natural that the enemies of the administrator
should be vigant in detecting It's errors and exps
ing it, abuses and when we consider the sul,u,t Il
prize which rewards success tins career of yi,iac
and exposure we must pardon little txagreraiion l
the iraiity Of ambition. But with al tn, toieien.r
u Is sui diihcult 10 account for and impossible "a FIT.
uy the sprll IN which large body of the Whir pattv
nave thought proper to assa the conduct The Chief
Magistrate. We do not know whether we are more
prudish than others in matters of political morafy
% we cannot help wishing species Of RESISTANCE
winch appears TO us an illicit mode Of warfare some
'hng analogous TO carrying false colors and which
as such, ought to be discouraged by all of whatever
political party OF percussion, who wish tor fair and
serious discussion on points which the party have
deep interest in understanding
10 put arguments in tho mouth Of a political adver
sary for the sake OF answering and relutng thrm-tp
npue TO him errors Of reasoning deducible from ia
conduct for the sake of afterwards exposing the ah
surdny of that reasoning, and condemninr that con.
duct founded upon il, arlices OF eoquence far n
themselves and sanctioned by the practice u the abe.t
controversial writer's But To a.. ume the very p6fb IN
the person Of your adversary and in that isgu - to
Tess IN ms behalf sentiments probably as foreign 10
feelings as they certainly inconsistent with his
character and prejudcia TO his interests is unfr and
uncsndd not to that adversary alien bot TO all those