The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-05-26
From the Boston Mercantile Journal.
BEWARE OF DEMAGOGUES.

1t is with much pain that those of our citizens who
are truly attached to Republican form Of Govern
ment, who able to appreciate the blessings of the
Government which we now enjoy, and who would
sacrifice much to secure the perpetuity of our insu
tons, have witnessed spirit of anarchy prevailing
and increasing in different parts of the country within
the last few years. An Impotence under the
strants of just laws-a disposition to disregard order
in society, and to let the passions take the place of
reason and JUSTICE have been manifested to alarm
ing degree of late and call mperativey for correc-
tive in public opinion. DEMAGoGUEs have exercised
too much influence in sOciety-prejudices have been
strengthened-the ignorant have been misled-false
and dangerous principles have been inculcated, and
base attempts have been made by ambitious but de-
PRAYED politicians to gain popularity by seeking to
ray portion of the people against another Intel
lec uncontrolled by the moral feelings, has been
ercised for the basest purposes and the effects are
beginning to be in the prevalence of disorgan-
zing DOCTRINES and deficiency Of respect for the
constituted authorities which augur the approach of
evils of magnitude, and wise and good men to
doubt at times, the permanence of the noble Consti-
tuition under which we live, and which is wisely
framed to the rights of all, being based the
power of the people, and must be supported by know
ledge and goodness.
We believe that principal cause of this extension
of Jacobinica principles, is the virulence of party
spirit, which has ragged through the land for the last
dozen years. to extent which has been seldom wit
messed in any countryand il has too often been the
case that the public press and popular eoquence,
have exercised their tremendous influence in rousing
the passions of men, in expressing sentiments at war
with truth, in bowling to erpedency, and counting po
pularity, instead of acting according to the dictates
Of conscience and enlightened understanding.
We would fain hope that the virulent hostility be-
tween the two great political parties will now cease
The good of the country and the acetae of the People
require some attention from the General Government
and our citizens. "'The good of the party" should
no longer be the watchword, and ambitious men who
avow doctrines which they despise, and state false
hoods for facts for the sake of decevng their hear
ers or readers in order to gain popular favor should
be treated with the scorn and contempt which they
merit And after ALL the great principles of the two
All are in favor of the Republican Constitution
which protects the liberty the property, and the lives
of aall profess to be friendly to the just admins
tration Of the laws of the land, made by the Repre-
sentatives of the Peope-all profess to approve OF
good order, and feelings of deep interest in be-
half of the great body of the People, wishing to en-
tighten the ignorant, reform the vicious, and ameo-
rate the condition of the poor and the suferng-all
profess wish to promote education, oppose selfish
and aristocratic doctrines the one hand and aught
which leads to disorganizaon or tumut on the other
We repeat there real for cherishing these
bitter feelings of political strife, which are engender-
ed for their own aggrandizeme by unprncipled
men--who would willingly "play the fiddle while
Rome was burning" if it would contribute to their
own interest or increase their power notoriety.
Once again we say, BEWARE OF THESE DEMAGoGUEs,
from what quarter soever they may come!