The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-06-17
Correspondence OF the Madisonian.
EuzABnrHrowN, Marshall Co., Va,

WoTlu ways IN thls part OF the "Old DOMINION,
and conceiving il the bounden duty of every
well-wisher of his country TO keep the 'organ
at Washington" supplied with such information
from abroad as will enable the Administration
to Judge and act" | have therefore concluded TO
address you this letter for the purpose of "show-
ing up" the doings of certain men, and of
"rending the veil" which clique Of intriguing
demagogues would fain hang around the politl-
cal sanctum Of Western Virginia.
Previous to the late State election, the whole
Of the ''Northern-neck" seemed converted into
political mill-pond, and the croakings which went
up through the green scum that covered its
length and breadth, made the very welkin ring
with the interminable croak, 6 Te-toi Te-to y
Veto M
Oh General Morris, had you but heard the
"doleiul sound" which these ull-grown political
bull-frogs sent up, you would have sighed for
the Immortality of your inimitable Southern
refrain, the whole zest and life of which seem
derived from that toad
OF all parts of the "Ancient Commonwealth, ;"
this, certainly, seems doomed to be the flag end
in politics deemed it specially enjoined upon
him to anathematiZe the President, and here
each pigmy Illuminated his little thunder, swearing
by all the powers Of Jupiter TO avenge his coun-
trys wrongs in manner that would render his
name terror TO the friends Of Veto and Con-
stitutonal freedom for all time to come Bah
such pseudo patriots, one half actuated by the
basest se6shness, while the other half chimed
in partly bee ause they lacked nerve to repudi-
ale Flashlights, and partly because Of an insult
ficient discrimination in matters pertaining to
the public veal or woe. But am DEPRESSING.
Well, matters waxed warm until that great day
which was to see realized all their hopes and
promises-it passed. and the only Visible out
giving of feeling is to be found in the alarm
lngly elongated visages Of those chmerica self
deuded persons who were ready to sacrifice
party, country, PRESIDENT, to their own vile, I'M
haowed purposes Thus has the party which
held the dominion over this Senatorial district
by moe than 800 majority, fallen victims by
their own suicidal hand and thus it should be
whenever worth has an admirer political rect-
tude friend, and interrupted patriotism an ad-
vocate. They have "sown the wind, let them
reap the whirlwind." Political deception was
their aim, political inamy is their reward
For months, aye years, these sef-important
staggering partisans have arrogated to them
selves the whole, sole control over the political
rights and wishes of the freemen of this dis
trict, and especially of this county for months,
these self.constituted Popes over the Wing
church in Western Virginia, have claimed to
sit upon and judge of the orthodoxy of each
and every one who might chance to fall under
their pontfcial dspleasure If one were sus-
pected of lack of fealty-if the faintest rumor
got abroad that he was tnctured with Tyler
protesantism-it he failed to count the requisite
number of beads, and to cry olt save Marie"
when the name OF Mr.. Clay was mentioned,
instantaneous and irrevocable accommodation
was the sure penalty. No absoution could
avail in his case; there was no Purgatory for
him; he was gone, utterly gone. Q mean no
disrespect to the Church by my fgure.) But,
thank gracious, the worst Of the inquisition is
past, and these men,
"Lean, lank, and brown
As is the ribbed sea-sand,n
have been made to feel their nsignfcance, and
have skulked from the arena, real personifca-
tions of whipped dogs.
Indeed, twas most signal defeat ay, a re-
buke, which should, if any thing can teach them
the impotency Of their base and malignant as
sault upon honest worth and well-tried patriot
ism, and their utter incapacity to hold to-
geher as a party while bowling with worse
than oriental servity to political idols which
the good and viruous of all parties have repu-
dated as unsafe, mpracticabe and unconsti-
tutional.
The brilliant conquest Of 1910, served to in
fate many weak minded partisans with idea
of intaibiity. Like Belshazzar of DID, flushed
with success and drunken with the halucina-
ton Of their own invincibillty, they had sought
TO perpctuate, by an unhallowed course, their
present position, and to irown down every obsta-
Gle that might dare be intcrposed to the carrying
out of tavorlte schemes aud like, too, the be-
sotted Babylonian king, they have read, to
their infinite discomtorture, the unerring in
scripton, ".hene, meme, tekel upharsin"
With regard to other portions of the State,
cannot speak; but as for this, assert, with
out the fear Of contradiction, that from 300 to
500 good and true" men stayed away from
the polls at the recent election, determined not
to give the sanction of their names or presence
to the cowardly and unrighteous course pursued
by the party towards the President merely for
the exercise of a Constitutional prerogative-
can tell you, Mr.. Editor, the day is fast ap
proachng-lhe fog of error and misrepresenta-
ton IS hurrying away before the sun of TRUTH
and the good people OF Northwestern Vlr
GINA are beginning to know, TO feel to realise
that their creduity has been imposed upon by
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