The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 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.
Il is the necessity Of carrying out some great demo-
cratic principle OF governments that moves the Amerl-
can people to action, and because demagogues mount
this necessity and ride il hobby, they vainly INA
CINE that they leading the way and that the peo-
pie are following them as guides. These fsatished
folks never their error until they are len IN nope
less minority do they see il then, many of them,
for they generally take to cursing the people as stupid
doIts unfit for selfgovernment.
The vast popular movements which have distin-
guished our career as nation, and which have thrown
So many really talented upon their backs in their
attempt control or direct the will of the people I'M
der the mistaken idea, that they were the levers oil
public opinion, fully exempes the truth of these re-
marks.
Mr.. Adams the elder undertook to chalk out a line
of political faith for the people, contrary to the pene
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 republcansm
No man was found mad enough for long period "a
repeat the experiment of the elder Adams, until his
son was foisted into the chair of state by combina-
ton Of his friends with those Of Mr. Clay The young
Adams and his prime minister sat out with the IN
tent of welding public opinion for their own use ana
behoof but the people rose en- mdsse and made JACK
their chief magistrate, in vindcaon OF the popu
lar will which was thwarled by Mr.. Clay and MI
Adams.
Mr. Van Buren, next made the next attempt upon the
creduIiy OF the nation in the hope that he could
control the popular will-but he was most mlserably
deceived for the whole nation leaped up from Its
ethargy 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 laboring under the deluson that the
people are 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 h. deceive the peoples they
set up false gods an bid the people fall down and
Worship they enter into combinations with each other
to enbarras, and, if possible, desr the adminlstra
ton OF Mr. Tyler they have published new crteds
for the of their followers; thy represent the Pre-
sident to be the worst of nen-in fine, all the ele-
Of violence talsehuol and crime set in mo-
ton PROSTATE the Chief Magistrate of this great
people
They imagine that they control the will of the
nation, that they direct its intelligence, its ener
ges, its power, they would the actions of child to
promote purely personal views. But one and all o.
them will be wotulIy deceived. The masses imbued
with The true principles of justice and right will rise
in their might, and vndcae in the person of their in
suited and wronged Chief Magistrate the great doc
rines of democracy and crush to death beneath the
vast heel of the popular giant the pgmles that woult
turn the destnles Of the nation to the advancement OF
the interests Of set of ambitious demagogues