The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-09-07
From The Hartford Patriot and Eagle
.TIP AND TY." GOLD HICKORY"

After the experience Of the last IL years, il must
be obvious to old in politics. that safe and
certain calculations be made for the future. La
thai time, have Jackson enjoying the most
unex ampled popularity, and thep IN vain soliciting
Congress to remit fine imposed by New Orleans
Judge, for act which conlessedly saved the CITY,
We have another President snaiched away by
death just the duties of office had begun to press
upon han. We have third carving out nobly
and eariessly his prime ple- and for that deed draw
lug down upon his head the of portion of the
party that elected him. We have patty flushed
with victory, suddenly bereft of all its hopes, and
conpleteysplh asunder from stem to stern. We have
office seekers COMPOUNDED, and the thousand
hangers % Of the wing party utterly nconsoable for
that all tilar shouting and song singing was all in
vain.
The reason for all these unexpected changes in po-
ltcal affairs is TO be referred to general
the proalgacy Of political men. Fittings are not as
they USED to was" There has been vast falling off
OF political honesty within few years past We
boldly and unhesitatingly pronounce the Tppecanoe
campagnof lS40 the most prohigate scene record.
we say tiat the enthusiasm of that memorable time
was Manufactured for the OCCASION and not the spon-
taneols eutpouring of popular feeling. The event
bears US cut In our assertion If it had been other
wise, the Wing party would have chung to Tyler as
the very embodiment Of their avowed principles and
nave bore out his antbank doctrines by their hearty
support -Four vetoes in rapid succession would not
have been called FORTH if the Wings had not prefxed
the title Democratic to their old name thereby cheat
ing very many into the belief that their doctrines had
undergoH great and beneficial change since the era
Of jefferson
we hare no patience left when we recall this dis
graceful sene. What business had old federalists
with the designation democratic once so heartily de-
sPsed What right had they to suppress their prin-
cipes to deceive the people
The seem is If the leade Of that day man
Tested now any computations for the base part they
played-if hey were not still engaged in their neia
rous attem,ts to break down an Administration
which they cannot control, we should have some
hope, that arepetition of the scenes of lS4O would
not be seen gain in this country. But the abuse of
John Tyler or honestly ma ntaining his old repub-
can principles is proof positive, that the disease of
dotcal deTavity, has seized upon the vitaIs Of the
ant-democr,tc party in this country, and that while
life lasts, It will not relax its hold.
But II scheering to find that from the bosom of
the democracy, men like jefferson, Jackson and Ty
ler will spring up in time of need, to maintain the
Constitution These all " took the responsible
ty" of carrying out unaduterated democratic princi
pies into Practice Their lives and history are set
up, as prominent way marks, along the progressive
experiment of self government now being made in
this country. They stood up, and with giants
strength defended the glorious Constitution of our
country, when it most violently assaiIed by de-
cetiul, Infatuated foes We cannot indeed calculate
In what form, opposition to the liberty of America
may next come, but safely calculate that in
every time of peril, defenders will be found Such
men as John Iyler-faithful found among the faith
iess-msuilied amid deceit and perfdy-firm in a
corrupt age-such men redeem our race from whole
sale MANY, and make us yet hope for poor hui
nanity.