The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-03-05
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The dTtlCle DclCW Will oS iS"N y
with interest Ii will be seen that the WIZ
calls himself Wing, and 1t Is TO be res'e''e
that the great body of Wings do not ag'ee WIN
him in opinion We insert the arucles oi po'n
Democrats and Wings, and care not which 'hey
are. or NAV have been, so they support the Al
FOR THE MADISoNIAN
Every generous and soundy thinking mind cannot
but deplore that the exalted office IN the GIT OIL
the American People, is yearly becoming an OBJECT u
less desirable attainment than formerly. he haPpy
and useful enjoyment of that office, must depe"a Co
sentally upon the confidential and harmonious 'e'"
ton between the people and their Chief Mss'"a'
but if the people are stimulated by ambitious ieauei
to interrupt that confidence and harmony, not oh'y
the happ ness of the office is greatly married. out I've
utility necessarily much lmpeded. 49,
As an old-fashoned politician, Of more Pril''''
and purer days, cannot bat deeply lament WV
sent partisan aspect that Is attempted 10 oe
on the nation, and equally admire the Paf'o'' an
homes, equanmity maintained by the fresoeh' In 'he
midst Of the arrows which are shot around, ana al
him. mot by The people a, large, buO by discontinued
aspirants of various kinds and by lndsceet Poiili-
Clans each class looking less to the present good oil
the .ctols than to the future emoument OF the Jelr'
| am also, sufficiently od-fashioned, Mr.. Editor,
greatly to admire the position recently taken by Inc
MAD,soNIAN, that there should no0 be recognised
but two parlies-the ADMINISTRATIONS, and the OPPo-
oN,-this is sound in patriotism, and is common
sense in political morals for, let ask what Is
Administration constituted for by the people,
but to make fair, undsturbed, and honest trial OF
such measures the new President, and an enhght-
ened Cabinet may deliberately advise! IT the hounds
of partisan warfare to be let loose upon every
measure, actual OF contempated-if these are TO be
assailed even before they called into being, and
vexatiously aspersed when existant if the worst mo-
tives to be gratuitonsy imputed to them-lf the
minds of the people are to be industrousy poisoned
and every imaginary evil e1aggeIated-if the sound
est reasonngs made appear as sheer folly the
most pure and carefully deberaed plans ale pro-
nounced to be crude, impracticabe, and hasty-lf,
finally the of Government are all to be as
sailed and stopped for the purpose OF exciting
preudices that shall operate favoraby for the OPPOSE
ton (be they the Denis. the Whgs) at some future
day, l. for one, will to warn the people
that this is not patrotic-bu is antl-consttutlonal,
nnti-political, anti-socia and antimoral.
W even ocuiy, 40 ooo" WV"
done, that Mr. Tyler was not elected President of the
United States, by the PEorLE He was elected, If
we have Constitution that means any thing. The
people did vote for John Tyler Vice President
and for John Tyler as President, upon the happen
ing of certain event explicitly named in the Constr
tuition. That event did come to pass; and ana again
sufficiently old cushioned to express my respect and
confidence in that GoD which called the Peo-
pies choice into actual operation. To my mind there
is something anti Christian, well as anti cons'itu-
tona to deal with that event in the coarse, abusive,
and vulgar terms in which it was met, so soon,
as the thought oas concerted that his Administration
might prove peaceful, honest, and beneficial as to
awaken the gratitude of the nation IN his behalf,
and thereby excite willingness to continue him as our
Chief Magistrate for another 1t seems however
that the very thought of such event, reused all the
hostile feelings of certain class for be it re-
membered that this abuse showered down upon
the new President long before there the slightest
manifestation that the thought in has mind
No one can say that Mr.. Tyler, eight months ago,
gave to any human being the least cause to believe
that he thought of the Presidency beyond 1874 but
as opine, the people have thought for him, and will
continue so think stronger and stronger every day
and why, among OLner reasons! lie reply Is OUNl-
Gus. A generous nation will perceive in all this two
things; first, that his opponents have in their inds-
Greet anxiety shown their own dement's and second
H. the Administration, by their equanimity and desire
to harmonise the nation, have shown their trustwor
thiness, and have disproved the numerous ISLANDERS
cast upon it. Doubtless, this Administration, like all
others that have been, shall be, has commit
ted mistakes of policy and of fact but, are their
skill and patriotism and industry to be therefore for
gotten, or rather wholly denedi and will some er-
rors or even strong differences Of opinion justify
we're abuse and relentless opposition to sound nea-
s1,res? think not We all know that the nation has
been strongly agitatedhat it has been long, and is
now greatly suffering and that individual distresses
cover the whole land. We therefore, also know that
the people need repose that every healing medical
mept should be applied; that generous confidence
should be reposed in the Administration; that its
measures should be tairy tried and that idle refine
ments should not be magni6ed into things of impor-
lance. Every true lover of his country also knows
that the Opposition should not vexatiously hunt up
every possible, every imaginary, every ingenious ar
gument that may disparage measures, which, if not
fautess still far better than Observation-Disclosures
better than those of the Opposition and far better
than Bentoniansm and Claysm in any shape in
which they have yet been manifested.
1t seems to be calamity necessarily attendant up
on Republicanism that should have parties; but
is voluntary and wholly Fictitious evil that
to ourselves Whenever we convert party discus
sion into rancorous and partisan warfare
warfare reckless Of consequences unregardful of the
peoples wants, indifferent to the judgments Of sound
reasoning querulous and suspicious to the motives
of those in power, abusive and disngenuous to
their political and even personal character and,
finally, checking perpetualy the wholesome current
of legislation and of Executive action for some re-