The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-01-20

condition oil things by their indscreton, attempt 10
throw the responsibility and the odum upon the per-
secuted object of their injustice
The President appears to have kept an anxions eye
on these matters and to have the Importance OF
endeayoring to disspate if possible those elements
oil discord which We're collecting Hence his soiici-
tude for the postponement of the Bank question.
From careful examination of the arguments of
Mr. Nlangum, we must conclude that he must have
been under the influence of party spirit party views,
or individual malice. II is melancholy truth, that
Tree Governments liable to the influence of party
spirit, and that when this fatal passion takes full pos
session OF the mind il completely stiles every sent-
ment of justice Should the time ever arrive when a
majority Of party seeking the destruction of its
acknowledged head, shall desire to call in question
his honor, In order to heap odium on his admins
tratlon; when few prominent politicians at the
head OF this majority and guiding its passions, shall
desire, from motives of political hostility, the over
throw of President; when the schemes of the dom
inan party or Of its leaders may require of the Chief
Magistrate to disregard constitutional obligations and
adopt asystem of policy in accordance with their own
views; when the necessities Of favorite partisans di
rect the energy of their efforts with the view of in
jurng those who dissent from them, and promugate
to the world their for mpeaching his honesty
of purpose should such disastrous period ever ar
rive, as the history of other free Governments inform
us It may in what manner will the devoted victim,
however innocent, be able to shield himself against
the thrusts and assaults of his political adversaries
1t has been observed by distinguished political
writer, that history is philosophy teaching by exam
pie The political history of this country discloses
to US the fact that in 1909 the Republican party was
conyulsed by discussions and auing purposes When,
from an unfortunate combination of circumstances
and the too ardent zeal of personal and political
friends, the two distinguished Republicans Madison
and Monroe, were placed in competition for the high.
est office in the gift of the American people, and Re-
publicans became arhyed against Republicans with a
zeal, though honest, yet too ardeot, and tending to
dangerous discord among brethren of the same prin
ciPes occasion presented itself for the exercise of
the mild and conciliatory irmness well the deep
designing policy of ambition. The friends of the
county, who had no private ends to crafty ambi-
ton to accomplish, with deep the unfor
tunate collision, and earnestly sought to soohe the
peres of party and to harmonic conflicting preten-
sons but the spirit Of faction and ambition was ac-
tive in exciting the feelings and passions of the peo-
pie. The ultra Republicans erected a standard Of
political authority, like the bed Of Procrustes, inca
pable Of adapting itself to change of circumstances
every thing must be made to contract or expand so
as TO accommodate itself to the ausere and inAexibe
doctrines Of the party. Most fortunately for the sue
cess and triumph Of the principles Of the Republican
party, the views Of the ultras defeated These
two ustrlous men, who were, in their principles their
devotion to their country and magnanimily of soul,
too nicely assimated to be kept asundcr by the arts
and nrigues of interested factions these distinguish
ed statesmen, thus re united in the Government
moved on in the most perfect concord AMI harmony,
devoting with fidelity and assiduy their valuable ser
vices to the important concerns Of the nation in the
administration of the Government upon the sound
Republican principles approved of by the wisdom Of
the nation.
We would ask, what is the condition Of the Wing
party at this moment Is it not torn and lacerated
by diversity of views and conflicting interests Are
not the members of the great Wing party arraycd
against each other Ii be desab that that party
should regain its ascendancy in this nation harmo-
ny and Cancellation must characterize its NOV ements
it must take the ground Of the Republican party in
1909