The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-12-09

We copy the suhjolned article from the Bal
tmore Sun of Tuesday We trust, nay we
knop il will receive the attention of our readers
1t is the language of truth. There can be no
partisan dishonesty in the sentiments expressed
by the editor. He is neutral in practice and
interest-in iatcrest, because his labors have
been crowned with more success than those Of
any ultra partisan editor--in practice, because
he was conscientously opposed to all the violent
and disorganizng doctrines and erpedients Of
reckless demagogues.
Truly ''the crisis" has arrived, and we are
about to enter on 'new era" There will be
rejoicing in our land, land toe long the
The arm of a protecting Providence is round
US still. Though we have wandered far from
the paths Of our fathers, yet the same Power
that made US great nation will still preserve
us from destruction. We have great cause 10
be thankful.
the world is full of evidence of the position that
traordinary times produce extraordinary men--men
equal to whatever may be the exigency Of the period
We do not mean to say that such men do not always
exlst, out Simply Deinn IN existence, they
produced called forth by The necessity of the oc-
casion; and this has occurred often amongst our
selves that the religious feeling peculiar 10 the whole
people ofour entire country, whether regard pro-
essed religonisls or not is usually found to attribute
the raising up of any great public beneacor to the
watchful care of benign Prov violence over a people
and their institutions, raised up and established as
the fathers of the country believed by His great and
wise agency. To people thus disposed, it could not
fail TO be evident for time past, that crisis had
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country and its government, which required the best
talent wisdom, iirmness and honesty for its manage
ment Political parties had run mad ambitious lead.
ers ultra in their views and opinions, AID rabid in
their mind and conduct, had earfully increased and
multiplied; doctrines wide apart and opposite as
the poles, enforced truth by pen and tongue
and type in every possible way, on every nceiv-
able occasion, and in every manner that could be de.
ylsed The country was, in fact, made drunk
with large and repeated draughs of partisan politics.
and reeled and staggered ike inebriale For this
condition she indebted two gren, parties slrug-
Cling for supremacy, not to speak of local and other
MINOR political subdivisions. These all ofthem WITH
their Ieaders and presses, live by agitation, and lose
if their existence, at least their vigor in polti
cal calm hence their convulsve struggles, similar To
those OF contending gadiators and with apparently
little regard for their country But their strife has
been over-rucd by superior power and we think
il will be found to have been overruled for good
and wise, and benefcent ends We applehend, and,
we think, not without some show OF least OF reason
that tho days of ultra parlisanism numbered in
this country If not forever, at least for and
that alone will be something gained, whether
pIished by President Tyler, or by any else. His
amented predecessor very distinctly iDtimatej his in
effect this desira bic object and bequeathed the
execution of his purpose TO the present Incumbent
and think We may venture TO pledge President Ty
Ter in advance of the fact to the faithful execution OF
the thus committed to him as "in driicUio NOR
tie" by General Harrison. We have heard time and
again about ",he peoples President" "the Pres-
dent Of the people, and not Of party and many
other similar descriptions Of the thing; but we
are much mslnken-and we think we have good
to beiiepe that motif the people of this
country do not discover the fact in brief space OF
time that Providence has given them in the person Of
John Tyler, what they have often called for and
sighed after, true peoples President" and not the
President of parry. His first annual Mes
sage which we expect 10 receive and lay before
our city readers to-day viii he the first item
Of evidence in addition to that already before the
country 10 sustain our views OF the officer inferred
from the character Of the man. refute opinions