The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-11-06

mics are neither won nor retained nor even rendered
neutral, by kindly retaining them in ofce-they only
work the harder, but the secretly and ever
found most ready 10 return the sow-whenever their
party gains the ascendancy True friends are never
made out Of such Materials but the ardor is dampened
of those of our political faith and thus is the en-
emy let in by the crabbid direlicon of those who
should ever remember that if they fail to vote their
principles, because not administered exactly az they
could wish they are far selfish patriotic and
should never talk of political principles again The
Administration must be supported; he who is not
with me is against me- Mr.. Tyler must say, and ought
to say for is it not matchess folly for mounting
cferous Wing to attempt to tear dow seventenths of
the Wing structure, and then say that he is merely ad
ding buttress? Is it not folly well great po-
litical SIM to leave your Wing President contending
with all the powers Of most facous minority merely
because he and all who think with him, will not give
you the hirtieh point, after having cheerfuy given
you the taoenty-nine? think so.
lhave been close observer of the Jackson Van Bu-
rem party, when it was a powerful and mischevous
'nojority-l then liked them not and greatly feared
them have witnessed their in Congress, and
elsewhere as minority, and, confess, like them
less and fear them far more for certain manifestations
Of wild uHraism have been given by them, which
out Herods any ofther previous darings. Should
that party, from foolish discussions, obtain the
ascendency let those in sackcloh and in ashes
who cast fire-brand into the great Wing party The
more sensible minded PEOPLE with US throughout
the Union; and should they prove recreant to their
truest interests, let the scsmatics mourn over their
folly. But, think know the People-and that the
Wing Party is the legitimate Democracy of the coun-
try, composed out of the sound elements of all the po
ltical schools for the sake Of vrtuous sae and wise
Government and expressly to get rid ofthat desruct
iveness of that utrasm, that radcasm, that pseudo
democracy that had well nigh poisoned the living oun
tains of all public and Of private rule To get rid Of
that incubus the genuine Democracy of the land
in its might and under the Wing flag, achieved a
victory unequalled in the annals of country-al
this cannot be lost by few paper bullets shot by some
discontinued spirits Persuaded, as | am, that the
Wing party is, and ever has been, and ever must be
the strongest, in numbers, still am aware that
this numerical superiority be shown, unh apply,
only when that party is most powerfully excited such
excitement then, fails not to bring them out and their
actual is then clearly shown. This they should
always do, but upon principle, and without any excite
ment. have often ardenty wished that every State
in the Union would make highly penal not to vote,
in the of serious illness for if that were
the Law, the Wing banner would be seen ever floating
and waving its ustrous folds the signal of the true
Democracy Of the land, and gazed on with delight by
all who love law ORDER subordi nation industry, the
acquisition and safety opopery the love and respect
Of foreign nations and in fine, all the goods of peace
ful vrtuous and wise Government As it is radical,
destructive, and false Democracy too often gets upper
most. But is he not even worse than heather who
sluggishy not for his own bright inheritance
Is he not traitor to his country, and even to all his
dearest interests, who enjoying the blessed right of
suffrage will to cast in his vote Is he
not demented, who doggedly says, The Wings have
done wrong or Mr.. Tyler has done wrong TIL never
trouble myself again, to pote" Oh folly past
finding out! Let such persons study the history of
all the Republics of the earth, from that of Palmyra
down to own, and they will learn the instructive
lesson that if they would be permanently Free they
must 0ateh their liberties and exercise all their prvi
lege without ceasing, and never be 1oeary in well
doing.
have thus rapidly glanced at some of the matters
of present position ane of the alleged complaints
against the President; and hope have done so dis
passionately. l am convinced that Mr.. Tyler has
been very hastily, and vey unfairly, and, in some in
stances, very grossly msrepesented and assailed.-
Common sense and ordinary tact and prudence ought
Gin my humble estmation) never to have given to the
light the Wing Protest, made by forty, or more,
gentlemen of Congress-nor a certain paragraph in
Mr. Clays letter to certain citizens of Baltmore-nor
the dissolution of the Cabnet-nor the abuse of
tain Wing presses-nor sundry highly infammatory
resolutions of Jealous friends of future candi-
date for the highest offce-nor, in fine, any Of
those shcismac acts which only tend to weaken our
own strong strength, were only patriotic towards
whole country, as are loyal to avorte
ddate The nert Presidency should have nothing
ohateDer to do with the acts and policy of the exist
ing one; if they be unwise there is no healing med
cament in words and in dssension but must pre-
JUDGE them, far more than they possibly can Mr.,
Tyler and if some of our Wing brethren so
think Of Mr.. Tyler, they should remember that others
think very differently For my part cannot SO read
the matter, save in respect to appointments and
the retaining of certain unworthy persons in Office and
even as to those, the fair presumption ought to be-
that intrinsic and adventurous difficulties not defec
ton from the orthodoxy of oul party were the only
causes Let the motto then, for the future be
d" UNION OF THE WIG PARTY, FOR THE SAKE OF THE
UNION" CORN-PLANTER.
FOR THE MADIsoNIAN.
WHAT WILL BE DONE2