The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-12-26
THE REWING STORM.

term so appropriately against the farty Dic'a-
tors, and defeated them. One failure, in re-
volt, generally disheartens and dismays those
engaged in the enterprises but triumph OF The
Peope-firo OF them in succession-is quite the
reverse Of an indication that they intend inglo-
riously TO abandon the great struggle for polti-
cal freedom and supremacy
Parties must necessarily always exist IN our
country Each great man will have party OF
devoted friends. This is not only natural, and
inevitable, but desirable. But that the country
should be divided into ttoO distinct parties, al
ways advocating opposing measres-oPposlng
each other on every measure brought forward Tor
the good of the lohole People, merely on party
grounds-is so palpably detrimental TO the inter
esls of the country, that the community is cali
ed upon by every consideration dear to patriots
and freemen, TO oppose and p IT down such ru-
nous encroachment on the system OF legisla-
lion laid down by the Republican Fathers,
whose only desire was the perpetuIiy OF our
institutions Ii is obvious that, If all important
measures are opposed or advocated merely be-
cause they originate with this or that party,
there can never be any permanency IN our laws
as long as there are party changes. Such is the
dilemma we have fallen into at this time. Such
is the lamentabe condition we have been plung-
ed into BY our ultra party leaders!
Ii is no wonder the country derives no benefit
from legislation! 1t is no wonder that our bust
ness languishes, and that our credit is extinct
If the interests of party are TO be paramount
10 the interests of country-if all legislation is
to be shaped solely to promote the prospects OF
certain asprants to the Presidency, and the re-
ward Of such legislation Is to be the bestow-
ment Of office by the successful candidate-then
we would invoke, implore, 1--WE venture not like
the Globe to dictate) the PEOPLE, (not this
or that PARTY,) to throw aside all other impe-
ments but those that will avail them in POLL
TICAL REVOLUTION, and go forth to the
contest, determined to conquer or die. Mo-
narchy, itself, would be preferable to the des-
potism of an irresponsible, usurping band Of
ultra dictators
Our country has been cursed with the despot-
ism Of ultra leaders for years-men, whose whole
study is how they may most speedily secure
their own elevation, and whose whole action is
based upon such meditation. OF this the honest
and rejecting portion of the community be-
came convinced some two years ago. Without
organization, and at that time deficient in num-
bers, the only available means of striking the
first blo,c at the party dctators, was to use the
opposition party as temporary instrument to
strike down the ultras in power. This, as we
observed in our last number, was the first step
of the People in the great work Of political Re
voluion and Reform Providence seemed 10
sanction their efforts, for most unexpectedly,
Republican President was iven them and under
such circumstances as completely dbsolred him
from, all party obligations. AS was natural (bul
by no means honorable) the victorious leaders
waged terrible war against the emo party Pre-
sident," because he would not permit them TO in
indulge in all the vices practised by the elected
party dctaors. Bound to no party organization,
the President had no party organization bound to
him. The Constitution vested in him mega
the power. which sufficed to prerent the perpe-
tration Of evil enactments, while he could only
recommend the adoption of wholesome mea-
sures, which, in turn, were unceremonously re-
jected by the utras in power. But he was still
sustained and encouraged by the noble band of
Republicans who had overthrown the ultras of
the preceding administration Again this band
availed itself OF a party in the minority TO strike
the second blow at the ultra leaders, whom they
had, in turn, abandoned. BY this time the Re
publican band had increased in numbers to an
extent, of which the dctators, of both parties,
are get wholly ignorant The success of 1910,
and the subsequent events, had brought them
immense masses of recruits from both parties.
But the ncreduous ultra Wing leaders could
not be made to believe that any portion of those
who had acted with them in 1910, could be in
duced to abandon them in 1912, on account OF
their wicked treatment of the President. The
result proved how egresiousy mistaken they
were! In turn they were routed, "horse, foot,
and Dragons" Thus, again, the People-the
honest Republican P,ople-were successful in
over,hrowing mighty host, commanded by ul-
TIA party leaders. This second success was
followed by another tremendous accession to
the ranks Of the true Republican party-a party
destined to embrace two-thirds of the PEG
PIE, and which will do ample justice 10 the
president without party"
The supporters of the President are com
posed of the honest and dsinteIested citizens
who have abandoned in disgust both Of the late
contending and corrupt parties. They behelt
the dc,a,ora bearing of the ultra leaders of thei
respective parties, and protested against it,
They witnessed the furious war against the Re
.,bi;.,, pres;dant hv the ultras Of b,, h n,r,;es
and they abandoned them (his time forever
and joined the Republican standard. The,
have now a chief of their own selection (no
one who assumes the power Of dictalion) ano
hencefnIrh they will possess the ability TO carr,