The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-09-21
correspondence or the ssadi.oni.n.

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KEsrucxs, August 81, l84a.
sm: The present u AZ important era In the polif-
cal condition Of our beloved country. The aspect Of
things portend that great troubles are at hand.
The two great Leading parties have kept the coun-
try in constant fever for many years, until many Of
the friends of liberty have become seriously alarmed
and begin To apprchend dissolution of the Union.
The honest and unaspiring yeomsnry Of the country
have suffered themselves 10 be led by partisan polit
cana to sacrifice their own interest in order to ele-
vate 70 oce some great leader Of their respective
parties.
II is seldom found, that individual belonging to
tho working class of the community, presumes to
appear in newspaper to vindcate their rights, and
sound the alarm of impending dangers. That crisis
has arrived which makes it indispensaby necessary
that they should be heard speaking through the press
is the opinion of many ; and, therefore, have ven
tured to make few suggestions in your valuable pa
per, touching of the causes which have brought
on the troubles which now afiict the nation, and if
possible to point out a remedy.
The Lexington Intelligencer' of the 18th inst
says, that Principles and not Men" is the watch
word of demagogues with which they have ever
strven to deude the unsuspectng into the support Of
their own selfish, and oftentimes unprincipled ends.
And concludes the same article with the following
words
"The motto of the great Wing party is, Prin-
cles and Men, Wing measures and Henry Clay"
The motto, as quoted from the Intelligencer" SO
unqualified expressed in favor Of Mr. Clay, to
indicate that many Of his imprudsnt friends have be-
come desperate and Incorporating, Henry Clay
or no Presidcnt,-Clay measures or perish COM
merce" appears TO have fastened upon the minds of
the phrenzied dolizers of this one man."
MIR. Editor, am decidedly of the opinion that such
is not the feeling of vast number of the Wing party
in the United States-no, not Of thousands of the
Wings of Kentucky. Many have sickened, and are
beginning to tuin with disgust from the party srifes
which have been engendered for many years past
which have bewildered the People Of this great Re-
public, and caused thousands and tens of thousands
to prefer 4" Men to Measures"-ther own destruc-
ton to he success Of opposite party But, sir,
the signs of the times warrant the belief that
the working part, and business men of the communi-
ty, about being aroused from the spell which has
long beclouded their minds, and which, if not
thrown of, must terminate in the uprootng of the
institutions of our country.
That MIR. Clay is man of talents and has been in
strumental, as statesman, in accomplishing some
good for his country, no intelligent man will deny
1t not my purpose in this address to say whether his
policy be good bad, true or false But will say
that he is too dogmatical, he is the extreme
ofpolitcs which unhappily separates the great family
of this Republic. Therefore, it is impossible for him
to calm the agtaed state of the country which threat
ems its destruction.
The same may be said of some Of those in the De-
mocratic ranks 1t is not at all probable in the pre-
sent disturbed state of affairs that any man. whose
predictions entirely inclined to the side Of
politics, can administer the Government successfully.
He cannot break up that partisan fever which RACES
in every part of the country And if he cannot do
that, he is not the man who is qualified to make
peace say peace, for that should be the object Of
all good men now and that sir is the object of this
address.
The common people of the country, if they would
have tranquility and confidence restored, must turn
about from their partisan leaders, and, in spirit of
compromise, take stand be,oeen the two extremes
Fellow -countrymen, what shall now be done to
restore harmony and bring about union of the two
great parties' The is easy Make
choice of that man. and adhere to him, who, without
regard party inf renee, either on the one hand or
the other has shown determined resolution to ad-
minister the Government to the best of his judg-
ment, with an eye single to the good of his country
Where shall we find that man The answer to this
question is equally easy John Tyler is the man.
He it who possesses the qualifications to effect
this great and desirable object.
Let the tillers of the soil, the mechanics, mer-
chants, and all who wish well their country, pause,
and take sober second thought frown out OF
countenance party chickering's to give credence
unless upon good evidence to the charges and nsnu-
ations made that may be made against the Presi-
dent and his Cabinet, and come up to the rescue and
by thus mutually celebrating each individual using
his influence in cultivating disposition among the
people to make peace, institutions may yet he
preserved, and our countrymen once more safely in
dulge in repose, and become prosperous and happy.
A KENTUCKY MECHANIC.