The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-05-24
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The common mistake among politicians is, that
they are the people, that they go, SO go the peo
pie, SO go the masses.
Past history has shown the utter fallacy OF this
opinion but still politicians will not take heed.
1t is the necessity of carrying out some great demo-
cratic principle OF governments that moves the Ameri-
can people to action, and because demagogues mount
tins necessity and ride il hobby, they vainly ina
CINE that they leading the way and that the peo-
Pile are following them guides. These sefsatisied
folks their error until they left in hope
less minority; do they see them many Of them,
for they generally take to cursing the people as stupid
doIts unfit for selfgovernment
The vast popular movements which have distin-
gushed our career nation, and which have thrown
many really talented men upon their backs In their
attempt to control direct the will of the people un-
der the mistaken idea, that they the levers OF
public opinion, fully exempes the truth of these re-
| marks.
Mr.. Adams, the elder undertook to chalk out line
of political faith for the people, contrary to the bench
cent principles of democracy, and he fell in the effort
The nation made grand rally and placed Jefferson in
power not through any merit of his own but to carry
out the doctrines Of repubcansm
| No man was found mad enough for long period to
repeat the experiment of the elder Adams until his
fosted into the chair of state by combna-
ton of his friends with those of Mr. Clay The young
er Adams and his prime minister sat out with the IN
tent of welding public opinion for their own use and
| bchoof but the people rose masss and made Jack
their chief mag srae, vlndcatlOn OF the pOpu-
lar will which WAS thwarted by Mr.. Clay and Mr.
| Adams
Mr.. Van Buren, next made the next attempt upon the
creduy of the nation in the vain hope that he could
control the popular will--but he most miseraby
deceived, for the whole nation leaped up from its
lethargy and invested Harrison with the mantle OF
| power,
| Mr.. Tyler is now the President of these United
States and throws himself upon the people for sup
port, not upon politicians.
The latter class of persons at the head of the two
ultra parties laboriag under the delusion that the
people with them, believe in all they say, hold the
doctrines and ready to vote for then for
any person whom they may designate They are
moving heaven and earth deceive the people, they
set up false gods an bid the people fall down and
worship; they enter into combinations with each other
to embarrass, and, if possible, desr the adminstra-
ton OF Mr. Tyler; they have published new creeds
for the of their followers they represent the Pre-
sdent to be the worst of men-in fine, all the ele-
ments of violence, falsehooJ and crime set in mo-
ton 10 PROSTATE the Chief Magistrate of this great
people.
They imagine that they can control the will Of the
nation that they direct its intelligence, its
ges its power, they would the actions of child, TO
promote purely personal views But one and all of
them will be wofully deceived. The masses mbued
with the true principles of justice and right will rise
their might and vndicate in the person of their in
suited and wronged Chief Magistrate the great doc
trines of democracy and crush death beneath the
vast heel of the popular giant the pgmies that would
turn the destnes Of the nation to the advancement OF
the interests of set of ambitious demagogues.