The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-12-01
From the Fredericksburg (ya. Recorder.

We not Of those who contend that % all is fair
in politics - nor yield assent to the democrat
izing doctrine, which seems to meet with so much
favor at the present day. that the moral turpitude of
sin is any the less, because it happens TO be a poll
tical SIN. Judging from the lax morality of modern
politics, and the easy virtue Of many dern poll
tcians the idea would to prevail by far too gene
rally, that the Almighty had made some lnvidous dis
tnction in favor of some political partisans, by which
they could perpetrate with impunity thousand deeds
any of which would consign any one else to the
deepest perdition. The day was when the Roman
Pontlf could retail ndulgences to sin; but in modern
times, men of all parties, instead OF troubling
themselves TO trouble the Pope run on, as reckless of
all moral obligation as though they held license d.
rect from the court of Heaven.
But we hope the time will come when the people
will demand Of SUCH their certificate Of immunity
Then, and not till then, may hope for radical
reform in political morals for the many evils
arising from an unbridled indulgence of party zeal
will never be eradcated, while men allow the cir
cumstances in which they placed to palliae in
any degree the violation of moral and religious obi
cations.
ia the nature of the case, we irrevers-
BILE fate by which politician is compelled to be dis
honest and unfair. The trlte, but yet true MAXIM
that "honesty is the best pocy"-may apply to him
well as to any other; and, nine out of ten
whatever temporary advantages double dealing
dsingenuous course may secure-t will be found not
only more JUST and more wise, but more expedient
to Intervene with every political scheme the pure
morality of the gospel
Mr. Adams letter to his constituents gave rise to
these reflections, and a thousand Others with which
we will not trouble the reader present Speaking
of Mr.. Tyler, he says That duplicity was his
eradicable vice, had long had reason TO suspect but
extremely reluctant to believe. Long before he
had been thought of a candidate for the office of
Vice President of the United States, had read let
ter from the late Henry Lee to him, charging him
with that pollution Of the heart in other transactions of
his life; upon ttstimony which 1t was not easy to
withstand"
Mr. Adams says this-and yet, in ls4O this
Mr. Adams was found in the very first platoon OF
the Federal phalanx, shouting the praises of this
same Mr.. Tyler Where his political honesty
He had every reason to believe, he says, that
Mr.. Tyler utterly unworthy of confidence;
yet he presents us picture in which the sub
lime and the ridiculous most intima ely blended
the picture of a man who had once stood first in
the confidence of his countrymen, lending all his
energies TO elevate another whom he thoroughly des
psed-directly to the second, and indirectly to the
first office in the gift of the people
But Mr.. Adams is not an isolated example of the
morality of 1910. We may look nearer home. Mr..
Bolts, every body knows, of the most active
and INSCRIPTIONS agents employed in the cleya-
ton Of Mr.. Tyler, TO his present position But no
sooner did the latter refuse to do the bidding of
the Richmond representatve--tothe sin of support
ing in whom he had no confidence, added the
factious folly of publishing TO the world his own dis
grace From the history of the last two years, let
politicians learn 10 be honest.