The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-11-26
Communication.
FOR THE MADISoNIAN.

The present condition of the Wing party of
1910, is source of much surprise to many OF
its members, and of exuaion 10 those who
were opposed TO them in the struggle that re-
suited in the election of General Harrison to
the Presidency and John Tyler to the Vice Pre-
sidency of the United States-but TO The Estate
Rights" portion of the Wings, the disastrous
and now disorsanized condition OF that party Is
a source Of neither regret nor surprise; they
foresaw and foretod, during the arduous politi-
cal contest that preceded the downfall of Mr.
Van Buren's administration, that so soon as the
hurly bury was over, and victory achieved over
that gentleman, they would be compelled by a
due regard TO their own political tenets TO with
draw themselves from their temporary allies,
and TO wage as fierce contest with them, as was
waged by them jointly against MIR. Van Buren,.
What was but prophecy in 1910, malured into
historical fact in lS4l.
Under name that accommodates itself with
wonderful facility TO any and to all political
creeds, and which commits its members to no
particular set Of measures, nor Identifies them
with any particular class of politicians known to
the past history Of our country, and by which
name no one can be held responsible for any po''
tica conduct, the old Federal party, and the
State Rights party, their anipodes in political
faith, united 10 accomplish one common end,
and assumed the name Of 'the Wing party !"
and, under that name, by one successful effort
overthrow the administration of Mr.. Van Bu-
rem, then obnoxious to both.
The old Fed pralists ever rrup n their politi-
cal faith, eager to strengthen the Federal Co
vernment and TO perpetuate power through an
IRE >ponsble majority in Congress, regardless of
constitutional limitation and restraint, struggle
to establish Bank of the United States of I'M
limited capital, with authority TO erect branches
in the States without, and even against, their
consent and who insist that national debt is
a national blessing, and whose tavorite theme
now is to cause the United States to assume the
payment Of the debts due by the different States,
and TO make this assumption the basis OF ma
tional debt whilst on the other hand their new
allies, the State Rights Republicans have at all
times, since the year '96, contended for a rigid
adherence TO the Constitution of the United
States, and deny the right of Congress to char
Ter Bank of the United States with power TO
create branches within the different States and
deny that national debt is national blessing,
and who now utterly repudIate the assumption
of the State debts by the United States. Com
posed of such discordant elements is il not sur
prising that the "Whig Iarty" should have ever
acted in concert TO accomplish any object2 AS
soon, however, as success crowned their effort,
aud victory was achieved, this anomalous party
resolved itself into its original elements; the old
Federaliss on the one hand, and TIE State
Rights Republicans on the other; and no one
who can pretend TO be at all acquainted with
the political history of the Unit States for the
last twenty years, can for moment doubt as 10
which of these two classes of partisans John
| Tyler, the President of the United States be-
| longs-tor no man ha, ever taken more pains
than he has, TO make known his sentiments and
opinions, ON all the topics of leading political
interest in the country
He commenced his political career some
three or four after the expiration of MIR.
Jefcrson's last Presidential term, and was fully
inlbued with, and fully comprehe nded and ap-
precIated The political principles of That father
and founder of the State Rights Republican
party and his steadiast adherence to those
pr nciples, won for him, at period when to
doubt was to damn, the confidence ofhs fellow
citlz n, who for period OF more than 80 sue
cessive years have continued to renew their ru,
in his principles and in his integrity ,confernug on
him In rapid succession, every office that was