The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-08-27
MIR. ADAMS.

country's good. What does il matter 10 him
who has offended his vanity, or disappointed his
ambition, when the deep and thrilling interests
OF his country are at stake2 How cheeriully
and magnanimously he lays all private and sell
fish considerations upon the altar OF his coun-
try; and, in the eager and ardent desire to pro-
mote its highest and most permanent good, does
he forget that he has ever cherished personal
animosity, or that he has any private revenge to
crafty How elevated is such position
How magnanimous such career How great,
how venerable such man
What pleasing duty would it be TO pro-
nounce MIR. Adams such man. Such fame
it was within his power TO secure, and to in
scribe his name upon the brightest records of his
country's history as the wsest of her statesmen
and the most generous and magnanimous of her
benefaclors His walks might have been on the
high mountains of his country's greatness,
whence he might have beheld and not mingled
in the storm and the tempest that ragged below.
His might have been the sacred duty TO have re-
buked the Storm TO have hushed the angry tenn
pest.
Not so with Mr.. Adams. Virginia had given
another Republican President 10 the Union. 1t
was enough for Mr.. Adams that Virginia had
defeated the House of Braintree, that her JEFF
ferson had defeated the elder Adams, and that
when the defamer of Jefferson, and the au-
thor Of dusky Sail" was candidate for that
high Office, John Randolph, and the whole pha-
lanx of the Democracy of the Old Dominion,
came to their country's rescue against him. Ii
no bargain between him and the Lord of Ash
land were to be consummated, the long cherish
ed animosities and nveerate preJudlces OF
Mr.. Adams would still be excited against Vir-
GINA Republican President, and his trembling
hand and his agitated frame would be seen on
the arena of fierce debate and angry discussion;
and the phrenzied and maniac violence of bitter
ly disappointed ambition would proclaim that
all the high attributes of the statesman and the
patriot were lost in the angry passions and the
unappeasabe prejudices of the mere man and
the bigoted and vindictive Federalist.
The Old Dominion has ever raised her voice
against the Federalism of Braintree, and hence,
if President Tyler had been as pure as an an
siton of Mr.. Adams. In opposition to the Pre-
sident, he can war against Virginia. he can as
sail the Democracy of the Union, and he can
seek to carry out the memorable bargain be-
tween himself and Mr.. Clay.s
In the struggle of the Democracy against the
opposed by the elder Adams, as, in the present
struggle, between Federalism and Democracy,
John Tyler is opposed by the younger Adams.
Thomas Jefferson, the great Apostle OF human
liberty, sustained the same relation to the great
Democratic cause that Mr.. Tyler now sustains ;
and, in after ages, the name of John Tyler will
be proudly associated with that of Thomas JEFF
ferson.
1t will be his happy lot to re-unte the old
Democratic family. Mr. Clay, when he fell
like Lucifer, drew with him many an honest
man from the Democratic ranks and, from
parating on some question of policy, and per-
haps of comparatively minor Importance. The
courage and independence of the President in
planting himself on the broad Democratic plat
form, has presented desirable opportunity for
a full and cordial reunion of all the branches of
the great Democratic family. Such an union
cannot be resisted by the House of Braintree
and the Lord of Ashland. Before it Mr. Clay
must fall and with him Mr.. Adams and old
Federalism.
Then let Mr.. Adams rave-let him raise the
voice uemulous with age and in maniac despe-
ration appeal to the God of battles--let him pour
out the boarded bitterness of long cherished pri-
vate griefs and the offensive venom of long dis
appointed ambiton-let him be the fierce mas
ter spirit in scenes OF mad and Jacobin confu-
sion and violence, in which desperate and tur-
bulent ajority forget the high dictates of the
duty, the solemn obligation of patriots, and the
loud and thrilling cry from an embarrassed and
suffering People and remember only the one de-
mon purpose, and obey ONLY the fell and
cruel command Of the one fierce and Unsuitable
desire REVENGE! Let Mr. Adams, now in the
evening Of his days, bow down before this dark
and furious deity, and away from the altar Of
shrine away from the wisdom, the gravity, and
the influence of venerated age-let him pour
out before her the meet and acceptable offern 9
Of angry violence, "a nking bitterness, fend-like
hate The Presidents position is that of his
county's good, and his panoply is the conf
dence of a virtuous People.
THE BALL IN MOTION.
The People are rousing from their letha roy