The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-05-03
THEY ARE COMING!

Let Benton and the Globe rail on! Let Man
bne and destroy the Madisonian Let Mr.
Clay still call the President sweak, vacillating
and fathless." Let Bolts and Stanly have as
muchrope as they desire. Let those in office
promulgate their SANDERS in the Philadelphia
and New York scurrilous sheets. Let the Penn
the thousand operatives (democratic operatives
too) who we've dependent on Tyson's office
Let the Abolitionists Loco Focos, and Federal
Bank Wings combine to drive the P. esident in
to retirement Let them unite to break down
the Administration. Let them all do their
worst-we oppose them all with the innate, in
bred patriotism Of the country with the Sword
of Justice grasped by the bone and sinew Of
the country. The Mountain boys are rising.
Read the following
From the (K) Vindham COUNTY Democrat.
SIGNS OF THE TIMES.
Ii augurs well for the times that honesty Of purpose
though separated from good policy claims forDearance
and respect 1t speaks volumes for mans integrity
and strength of principle and for his superiority TO all
extrnsic advantages when he has the moral courage
deliberately and firmly 10 rerace mistaken steps
concede contested points, from conviction that they
| are inc pedient or untenabe. The who does
this in the private walks Of social and domestic
life has hold upon our confidence, which calumny
attacks in vain. and though we may reasonably cal
culatc that he who is faithful small things will
be so over greater, admiration and confidence
increased when we sec him pursuing the same honest
and independent in stations of high official
dignity the representative and agent of others He
no stand the gazing stock of nations, while his
opponents are casting his discarded policy and for
sAken schemes in his teeth with every possible aggra
vaton and still outfide the storm with firm and fear
| less purpose, isa mdn--an honest man, 4" the no.
blest work of Cod" Such are the men whom the
people will trust-who draw out their confidence
without asking permit of their will But don't mis-
take us not speaking of those politicians who
vccr gradually TO their interests the popular voice,
moving sideways and sliding adroitly from point
| of compass to another Neither have any such
| respect and encouragement for another class, who
raise for TO blind the eyes of their compeers the
real size position aud distance of things, or fiddle
their inteects and lower Their standard of honor to
secure a majority before they venture their opn
schemes. No, such men lack not only integrity and
good principles, but are condrdS, and we should be
sorry see them held up for national suflrage but il
they are let our Democratic mortar try whether they
I've not men Of Clay! President Tyler has shown
us that lie belongs the first class of patriots His
honesty in recommending the repeal of the Distribu
ton act vouched for in the rmncss with which he
vetoed the fiscal pet; and as the Wings rail at him
the Democrats have found additional cause to regard
HIM as an honest man, anxious to MAINTAIN the honor
and benefit the country. As for Mr.. Clay his retire
ment looks very much like retreat; but perhaps he
has only turned on, TO grass to be in preparation fol
the coming harvest