The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-05-23
INTERNAL DlsCoRD-WAR WITH ENG
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Would TO heaven that every American would
reflect calmly on the present condition Of their
common country! II is time for serious con-
slderation, II is time TO test the existence Of
that lofty and dsinterested patriotism which AMI
mated the brea is of our fathers in the hour of
gloom and peril
We hope, we trust, the Rhode Island difficult
~ is disposed OF. But we do not know it. There
is a class Of demagogues that will do any thing
for political capital. There is likewise class
ofmen, Gf men they may be called,) whose fa-
natica principles in relation to the proper struc-
ture Of governments are paramount in their esti-
nation TO all other earthly objects. And there
exists third class of human beings whose main
object is universal disorder, misrule and destruc
ton.
The first class are Systematically drilled to
take advantage of every temporary excitement,
and turn the popular prejudice against some po-
litica opponent Truth, justice, and the Con-
stltution, are all equally disregarded by these po-
litical bloodhounds They are urged on by nm
bilious leaders, who avoid the public view, I'M
til some rash movement has been crowned with
success, and then they step in and claim the vic
tory. But if their scheme fails, they remain out
view In the recent mob excitements, got up
apparently TO sympathise with the people of
Rhode Island, We can distinctly see the foot
prints of the demagogues. The main object
was to excite the fury of the populace against
the President. They hoped to arrest the rapid
progress the Chief Magistrate was making in
the affections Of the People. They strove to
roll back the tide of popularity setting in favor
Of the Administration. 1t was the work of only
some half dozen demagogues who had nothing
TO expect from honest John Tyler" Their
articles succeeded in getting up large meet
ing. They did not read the Constitution and
the laws to the People, which explicitly set forth
the duty Of the President in cases of insurrec-
ton. They assembled those who were not fami-
liar with the provisions Of the Constitution
And finally, they succeeded in getting up
shout for the nsurgent leader, Dorr! But
Dorr has fed, and these very people who were
thus inveged by the demagogucs, will in the
end vent their curses on the heads Of their be-
tayers.
The second class are Abolitonists. The
insurgent chief being member Of that hellish
fraternity, they hoped 10 strike a blow for their
monomanac principles. "Human rights" they
conceive to be nothing less than the privilege Of
all men, white and black, to abolish constitu-
tons and laws at pleasure, and were they to
triumph, the tearing down and setting up Of Go
Ia of
pins
The third class are neither Wings nor De-
mocrats. They attend all the meetings.
Their names never appear in the papers. Their
clamors are heard only at night-which they
make hideous. They will condemn or approve
any thing that promises sport or profit. They
would as soon burn the Capitol as brothel.-
And such band as this is used by the enemies
OF the President to make it appear to the world
that the Democracy disapprove Of the conduct of
The Chief Magistrate in unfolding the Constl-
tuition and Laws And is it possible that MIR.
Senator Allen, Cambreleng and vanderpoel,
could make use of such instruments to strike a
blow at one who had never injured them po-
litically or personally But it will recoil upon
the strikers. We have assurances that the real
Democracy Of New York had no part or lot in
the proceeding. The honest hard working me-
chanics did not join in the cry of 'crucify him p
Many Of them were there, it is true, but they
were merely lookers-on. They would have as
sembled in equal numbers, to witness any other
extravagant exhibition. If Messrs Vanderpoel
and Cambreleng had circulated pacards stating