The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-11-04

mics are neither won nor retained nor rendered
neutral. BY kindly retaining them in ofice-lhsy only
work The harder but the more secretly and are ever
found mos, ready to return the sowwhenever their
party gains the ascendancy True friends are never
made out Of such materials butt the ardor ID damPened
OF those Of our own political faith, and thus Is the en-
envy let in by the crabbid dreliction Of those who
should ever remember that, il they fail to vote their
principles because not administered exactly as they
could wish they are far selfish than patriotic and
should never talk Of political principles again. The
| Administration must be supported ne who Is not
with me against me, Mr. Tyler must say and ought
10 say for j. il not malchless folly for mounting vo-
ciferous Wing attempt to tear dow seventenths Of
The hg structure and then say that he Is merely ad-
ding buress? Is il not folly, well as great po-
tical sin 10 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 hirtie point after having cheerfully given
you the hseniy-nins2 think SO.
Ihave been close observer Of the Jackson Van Blu
rem party, when it was powerful and mschievou
mojoriiy-I then liked them not and greatly feared
them have witnessed their course in Congress, and
elsewhere, minority, and, confess, like them
less and fear them far for certain manifestations
Of wild uitraism have been given by them, which
out Herod's any ofther previous darings Should
that party from foolish discussions, obtain the
ascendency let lhose in sackcloth and in ashes
who cast fire brand into the great Wing party The
more sensibe-minded PEOPLE are with US throughout
the Union; and, should they prove recreant to their
ruest interests let the sehismatics mourn over their
folly But, Think know the People-and that the
Wing Party is the legitimate Democracy of the coun-
try composed of the sound elements OF all the po-
tical schools for the sake of vrtuous SAFE and wise
Government and expressly to get rid ofthat desrurt-
iveness Of that ultraisn that radcasm that pseudo
democracy that had we'll nigh poisoned the living foun-
tains Of all public and Of private rule To get rid OF
tha. incubus the genuine Democracy Of the land rose
in its might and, under the Wing flag achieved a
victory unequalled in the annals Of our country-a
this be lost by few paper bullets sho, BY some
discontinued spirits Persuaded, | am, that the
81 Wing party is and ever has BEEN and ever must be
the strongest eren in numbers, still am aware that
this numerical superiority be shorn, unh apply
only when that party is most POWERFULLY excited such
excitement then, fails not to bring them out and their
actual might then clearly shown. This they should
always do but upon principle, and without any excite
ment. have often ardently wished that every State
in the Union would make it highly penal NOT to vote,
save in the case Of serious illness for if that were
the law, the Wing banner would be floating
and waving It's usrous 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 property the love and respect
| Al l.. e
full yirluous, and wise Government As it is radical,
destructive and false Democracy often gets upper
most. But is he not even worse than heather who
sluygishy 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 cast in his vote Is he
not demented who doggedy says, The Wings have
done wrong, Mr.. Tyler has done wrong I'll never
trouble myself again, eren TO rotef Oh! folly past
finding out Let such persons study the history of
all the Republics Of the earth, from that of Palmyra
down own and they will learn the instructive
lesson that, if they would be permanently Free they
must patch their liberties and exercise all their pry
lege without ceasing, and never be ,oeary in well
doing.
have thus rapidly glanced at some of the matters
against the President; and hope have done dis
passiona,ely. convinced that Mr. Tyler has
been very hastily and very unfairly and, in in
stances, very grossly nisrepresented and assaiIed.-
Common sense, and ordinary tact and prudence ought
Gin my humble esiimaton) never TO have given to the
light the Wing Protest, made by forty, more,
gentlemen Of Congress-nor a certain paragraph in
Mr. Clays letter to certain citizens of Baltimore-nor
the dissolution Of the Cabnet-nor the abuse of GER
tain Wing presses-nor sundry highly iniammatory
resolutions Of Jealous friends of future candi-
date for the highest Office nor, in fine, any OF
those scismatic acts, which only tend to weaken
own strong strength, only patriotic towards
our whole country, loyal 10 favore
didate The merit Presidency should have nothing
phaterer TO do with the acts and policy of the exist
ing one; if they be unwse, there is no healing medi
cament in words and in dssension but must pre-
JUDGE them far more than they possibly Mr.
Tyler; and, if some of Wing brethren SO
think of Mr. Tyler they should remember that others
think very differently For my part, cannot 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 adyentitlous difficulties not deec
ton from the orthodoxy Of oul party were the only
causes. Let the motto, then, for the future be-
"UNioN OF THE VINO PARTY, FOR SAKE OF THE
UNION CORN-PLANTER.
FOR THE MADIsoNIAN.
WHAT WILL BE DONE1