The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-08-13
FOR The MADIsoNIAN
TO THE DEMOCRACY OF THE UNION

for ldlers to look on with uncOncern, or TOR tral-
tors to falsify the charts. Patriotism and honor
require every man on board to be up and doing,
and the heart that beats in selfshness is UNI
| worthy of the breast of an American citizen.
| The writer of this communication is Democrat
of the deepest dye. He prescribed by General
Harrson's Clay Cabinet for his politics solely, and
sent forth upon the world without acopper, to admire
that liberty of speech which was secured to every
American citizen by the Constitution of his country
and grow fat upon the East wind public sympathy
The talents which the Almighty had given him, how
ever, better than Office fees, and honesty and
perseverance, brought their promised reward. No
one, therefore, can accuse him of improper mo-
tives in making this appeal to his Democratic coun-
trymen.
A short time since and the universal Wing party,
like the hordes of Scandinavia, overran the country
and placed their leader in the chair of state This
being accomplished, the individuals who had joined
for one common measure became different in their
tastes and opinions the Goths and the Vandas.
Promises made to God and the People were forgot
| ten, or, if remembered remembered only to be
broken issues were made, never presented to
the country and principles that had been discarded
like old coats brushed up and restored to favor
While the first symptoms of approaching anarchy
were being developed, General Harrison was called
to his dread account by the King of kings, and Mr..
| Tyler became President. The death of General
Harrison was fresh signal for the disafected to re-
volt. The eye of the man who had previously kept
the leaders in awe, was cold in DEATH his memory
had been carried to the archives of the past and his
voice, that might have reproached the unprincipled
with their villany, was silent as the grave.
When Mr.. Tyler entered the Presidential mansion
the days of mourning were not over-the tears for
the dead yet trickling down the cheeks of the
mourners, and the public press teemed with lamen-
tatons.
| A few weeks passed away, and the new Congress
together the bidding the departed president
The representatives were fresh from the People, and
the old Cabinet fingered around the skirts of the
| Executive.
The representatives found themselves in fearful
dilemma. Never was there such body of men as
sembled together under the guise of friendship,
met in the Capitol at Washington the 3Oth day of
May ls4l. Every claimed to be the yard stick
of his party, and those who did not up to his
lnotches were read out of the political church.
1t was soon apparent, that without King Caucus
|
of the universal Wing party therefore
together night after night and after log-roling
and making faces at each other for weeks, the
plan of operations was adopted, and then those who
scarcely knew who they were, why they were
there, ascertained what Wing principles were, and
proceeded with the aacrity of flock of vultures to
tear the carcass of betrayed and wounded country
Mr.. Tyler, however, never attended these mid
night meetings. He had no understanding of
truth-no new reading Of the Constitution to guide
him. He, poor man, was deemed by the legislature
to be instrument to carry out their will and
pleasure, sort of political tee-to-tem, and those
whose motto was throw conscience to the De vii,
believed that he would follow suit
But alas for them, Mr.. Tyler turned out trump
He could neither be bought frightened, nor coaxed.
He placed his foot upon the Constitution and said to
faction, as with unhalowsd steps it approached the
holy altar, to mar its beauty" In the name OF the
People of the Union / forbid"
This was q terrible blow to the hopes of those who
had determined to make the end justify the means.
Mr.. Tyler was pronounced to be traitor His Cab
met went off like platoon Of recruits in night
And the writer of the celebrated coffee house letter
boldly declared his intention to g head him or die"
The Fiscal Agent vetoed The Fiscal Cor
poration was vetoed and Notwithstanding Mr.. Tyler
signed every other bill which the Wings presented to
| hirn-and some were bitter myrrh, doubt-he
was declared to be Judas Iscarot, and the quasi
Wing party committed suicide, cursing his conscience
and traducing his acts.
The breaking up of the old Cabinet, however, did
not produce the startling effect in the country that
was anticipated by the dsorganizers. 1t was nine
days wonder and then the ecreant advisers were for
gotten. or if remembered, remembered only for their
strange narratives which contradcted each other and
threw doubt upon the history Of the times.
The Wings then met in convention, where
proxies were represented than found in Rhode
Island at the vote upon the Peoples Constitution, and
proceeded with due solemnity to illuminate a bull
against the President and his conscience-a docu-
ment which never equaed for its want of temper
and style, and one which, but for its honorable au
thors, would have been left to stop rathole bro
ken pane.
Congress- at it's regular and appointed day, again
assembled in the Capitol, where it has sat ever SINCE
and where is likely to sit long the Treasury
has the ready money to pay the per diem President
Tyler this session, actuated by the purest motives,
found it necessary and proper to recommend repeal
of the land distribution section Of the temporary tariff
of the extra session. This another crying sin.
For this he was be condemned at all hazards and
here the Wing trumpeters thought the American PEG
pie would say amen. But alas for them A few
faint echoes from spectators and spendhrifts alone
came upon the ear, and then died, leaving the 81
lence around more terrible than it would have BEEN
had cry of disapprobaton echoed along the CONT
| nent and died away in the distance.
The first five months of the session were spent IN