The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-10-03
From the Philadelphia Ledger
KEEP THE BALL ROLLING.

KEEP THE BALL ROLLING.
We perceive that Indignation meetings" to de-
nounce to public Reproduction the insult offered 10
the country, in the person OF its Chief Magistrate IN
presence of the representative of foreign nation,
are multiplying throughout the country. One has
already been holden at New York, another here,
third in Boston, and fourth AT Baltimore. We are
glad of this, and hope that this leaven will leaven
the whole lump, that this infection will spread till
the whole people become infected They cannot I'M
dergo better affection. We wish to see what We
probably shall see, expression of feeling upon
this subject in all parts of the country, by those who,
seeking nothing from the Government but security
for their rights and protection IN mindng their law
full business, cannot be suspected OF any selfish OF
sinister motives. Should such expressions OF ieel-
ing be confined to politicians, or rather mere
political traders, who regard an adm nistraton only
dispenser of office, who strive to make fresi-
dents and Governors under no other inducemeht
than the expectation of salaries and emouments,
true patriots will regard them with more respect
than they do the ISLANDERS, the yuperations, the IN
dgnities to lawful authority that uttered for the
same purpose. When body of men collect round
a wine table to insult the President Of the u. s., or
round gaows pole TO hang or burn him in efigy,
they inspi no higher sentiments than contempt and
disgust IN all advocates of rational freedom In no bet
ter light can any honest and intelligent mind regard
any manifestation of indignation at such disgraceful
proceedings, by body OF political hacks who mer'ly
seek their personal profit or elevation, and who would
commit the same outrages upon others whenever they
thought that such conduct would serve their own
purposes But spontaneous expression OF censurc
from the people, from those who have no personal M
terest in election beyond the safety Of their rights
and the prosperity of Their country, and whose only
object is to maintain the supremacy OF law and VIM
dictate national honor, must command, among The
wise and the good Of all countries, respect for its mo-
tive, though it may challenge none for its mode
Therefore hope that such demonstrations as those
which we have recently witnessed, will multiply I'll
they shall have peryaded the whole country. we
hope that the people of every CITY, every borough every
town every county will follow the example already set
four Of the cities, till majority of legal voters IN
the Union shall have proclaimed to the world, In
tones Of generous and manly Indignation, that their
Chief Magistrate, whoever he be- whatever be his
virtues his faults, shall not be nsuted with imPu'
nifty We hope soon to hear from New Orleans,
Charleston, Savannah, Mobile, Richmond, Cincinna-
ii, ST. Louis Buffalo, Rochester, Pittsburg, Albany,
Salem, Portsmouth, Portland, Bangor. Let every
city, great and small respond to The voice already
uttered; and let every town JOIN in the patriotic
chorus; and thus let all proclaim that viii Ameri-
can citizens justly value their freedom, they also
know how to guard the honor of its official represen-
tatiyes
L. is business Of insulting constituted authorities has
already been carried quite far enough and demands
rebuke severe enough to prevent its repetition
If such proceedings tolerated, Government can
not be maintained for vain is the attempt to NAM
tain any Government without force public respect
Under despotsm, the rulers may be utterly con-
tempbe in character, internally dcspised by every
honest man; yet supported by standing armies,
preiorian guards always in array against an unarmed
people, it may be able to maintain It's position. Such
was the Government of the Roman empire during
the reigns of its monster emperors. Such was the
Government of the Turks during the reign OF the
Janizaries Such the Government of France
during the profigate reign of Louis XIV. But when
the people free, and able to meet successfully any
hireling force of the Government, in England,
free and without any hirelng force to meet, in our
country, popular respect is the only tenure by which
any administration any authority, can maintain itself
during its legal term. And will public respect for
authority endure, if it be daily treated with indignl-
ties by assemblages or single individuals. The tram
ston is short from want OF respect to want Of obedi
ence ; from outrage by individuals to outrage by
mobs from outrage by mob to total anarchy On
ore day a President Governor may b. nsued by
toast bottle of wine; the next he may be
burnt in eAigy, Mr.. Tyler has been; the next
he may be assaulted, for the purpose of personal in
dignity, as General Jackson was on the next he may
be assaulted for the purpose of assassination as Gene
raj Jackson AT whatever point be the beginning,
it viii soon reach the last extremity, if allowed TO
proceed.
And who shall give the rebuke to such outrages'
Who shall apply the restraint, and check this head
long course to anarchy Precisely those upon whom
the ndignity must ultimately terminate-he people,
the masses the sovereign porer those by whom and for
whom government is instituted and rulers appointed.
The law is their will, the voice of their sovereignty,
and rulers are appointed by them to proclaim this
voice. Hence any indgnity to rulers the opponents
OF the lac, in other words of the popular ,cH, is
ndlgnty TO the people. To themselves, then, do the
people owe the prevention of such mjgnities and
prevention can only proceed from punishment when
ever they occur. Then, gross Indgnity has
been offered to the people in the person of their high
est ruler, we trust that they will proclaim their
OF the lndgnity in terms and modes that shall prevent
any future outrages upon their sef-respect
OF ali people, Republicans under the most inn
perative obligation to protect lawful authority from
insult They alone possess the rights which God
gave to all men, They alone stand up and say
that they own master, in theory and practice, but
the Supreme Ruler of all. They alone occupy the
elevated ground for which the Great Ruler designed
all rational and moral beings. And will they permit
Indgnity to the only Government that can claim the
warrant of reason reveaton The subjects or
sfares of monarchy arsocracy who have national
pride, sense of national honor, will regard as per-
sonal insult any want of respect to their rulers.
Shall republicans, who of all people have the most
broad and solid foundation for this high sentiment,
alone fail to exhi it Let it not be said of Repub-
licans that they have not serespect enough TO guard
from indgnity the lawful opponents Of their own
will let the people speak out, and convince mankind
that they not indifferent to their own character.
From the Richmond Enquirer.
The Wings ard latering themselves with the
hopes Of the divisions of party, and the contests