The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-03-05
THE MYSTERIES OF THE ENQUIRER,

In the Enquirer of the Sd Of March, there is
an article headed 4" The Mysteries Of the 4Hadi-
soniun" That article is elected by some com
ments Of ours in reply to an article in the En-
quirer, in which the editor says: " We suspect
Mr. Tyler will find it much more difficult thing
than he is aware of to establish third party In
this country" In reply to this, we stated that
no such line of policy had been adopted either
BY the President, or his friends; that the Presi-
dent and his friends knew that there could be
buttwo parties in the country-an Administra-
tion party and an Opposition party. This we
now repeat; and we think that the Enquirer's
criticism upon what we said, is not just, and
that Mr.. Richie himself, upon reflection must
see that it is not. What does Mr.. Richie him
self say? He says: 1--WE hold that the Re
publicans act upon one broad system of const-
tutiona principles-the Federal party upon the
opposite These are the two great political par
ties Of the country-and not the friends or OPP
ponents of the Administration" Well, allow
it 10 be as Mr.. Richie supposes-that there can
be but two great parties, the Republican and
Federal party--will not the respective individu-
ais. composing these two parties, array them
selves either on the side Of the Administration
or in opposition to il, depending upon the ques-
ton whether the Administration be Republican
OF Federal in their estimation And do not
these Republicans or these Federalists become
necessarily either administration men, or OPP,
position men2 This, it seems TO US, Mr.,
Richie cannot dispute; and, if so, is il not en-
phatcally true, as we stated, I" that there can be
but two parties in the country-an Adn,inistrd-
ton party and an Opposition partyW In
theory, what we say is true-strictly rue-while
IN practice we are willing to admit it is not
strictly So There will be many, very many,ex
ceptons from this general rule by which the Re-
presentatives Of the people, and the people them
selves should be governed and it is but too Of
ten, and too fatally the case, that We find ndvl-
duas either approving or condemning an admin
istration under the influence of sinister uielps,
and not trying il fairly by its principles
and measures: and for this truth, may we
not appeal to Mr.. Richie, and to every can
did man in the country How often does
it happen, that we find individuals, on the one
hand, whose political opinions, according TO MIR.
Ritche's doctrine of Republicanism and Fed
eralism, are as wide asunder as the poles, acting
together and either approving or dlsapproving
an Administration and, on the other, indivldu-
ais, Of the same political opinions, severing-
some advocating and some opposing the same
Administration. There might be cited innu-
merabe instances Of the kind and the recoec-
noEt ha ad, ar tha I'm will nj,
him with a greater number than it would be
proper in an article like this to attempt
One instance is furnished in the case of the
able editor of the Enquirer and the distin guish
ed Senator (Mr. Calhoun from South Carolina
they both belong to the same political school
the Republican, State-rights, strict construction
school Mr.. Richie was the supporter of the
Administration, and of almost every act Of the
Administration, of that great and extraordinary
man, General Jackson-while Mr.. Calhoun op.
posed the same Administration, and almost ev,
cry act of it. Was the Administration Repub
lican or Federal aud who po,latised from,
his faith, Mr.. Richie or Mr.. Calhoun? w,
are sure that neither was an apostate; they
both believed they were right but both coult
not be, according to MIR. Ritchie's theory,
their political principles were the same Tn
amiable Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Blu
chanan) and the proud, dictatoraI, and self
willed Senator of the Union, coming from Ken
lucky, belong to the same political school, tn
Federal-but when have they, before now, bee
found acting together, either in support Of, o
IN opposition to an Administration Certan
not for the last twelve years. The Senator Q
the Union, and Mr.. Benton, Senator from Mis-
souri,, profess to be antipodes in politics; tn
one, Republican, Democratic; State-right