The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1843-09-25
THE TRUE POSITION.


John Tyler" 10 consequence OF the recent
meeting in the Park to protest against the pro-
ceedngs of the Syracuse Convention. IL
charges many who have received the favor OF
the Administration, with having now betrayed
il by coming out openly for MIR. Calhoun, &c,
and gives vent TO quite bitter invectves against
them because of the emulation with which the
friends of Mr.. Clay hail their doings
Now we would remark that the Plebean,
(savc the Globe) should be the last paper in the
Union to object to others, whoever they may
be-, giving pleasure to the Clay men. Why the
articles in The Plebean, and other prints OF the
same blood, have been furnishing aliment for
the CLAW men for the last twelve months. The
Claw men have sroed under their tongues as a
tack, of few Democratic prints on the Admi-
nistraton Those attacks have bee II their daily
bread in politics, and the Clay editors have
given ready responses TO the sayings and dolngs
of the Plebeian and its brothers. Indeed their
attacks on the Administration have all been re-
produced, with great guslo, in tie columns OF the
Courier e. Enquirer. the Louisville Journal, the
Baltimore Patriot, Richmond Wing, &c, &C.;
and no,s the Pebeian is Mortified that any body
should do anything that can give pleasure to
the Clay Wings! Does the Plebeian suppose
the People so stupid as not to see through lis
subllety? Does it believe that it will not be IN
derstood as saying "hat no opposition is to be
made 10 its own peculiar clque?" Because the
Calhoun men, who seem, truly, to have COM
posed tie meeting in the Park-for the Aurora
declares sit is not to be disguised that the great
strata among the mass were the trends OF >. y.
Calhoun'-.ook ground against the lilendS OF
Van Buren,, forsooth the Plebeian must cry out
that thew gave cause of exultaton 10 the clay
Wings, and that the cause Of Democracy Is IN
danger!
Now, we have nothing more 10 DO with the
friends of Mr.. Calhoun than with the trends OF
Mr.. Van Buren, but we presume that neither
of those prominent gentlemen VIII direct lher
friends to cease their efforts at the bidding OF the
friends of the other Still the Plebeian is IN
terrible passion because Mr. Calhoun's friends
will not grolnd their arms.
We repeat what we have SAID more than
once, that The Administration has nothing to do
with the fac,ons-it desires to have nothing TO
do with them-for il stands upon the broad prlncI-
pies of the Republican faith. 1t cannot leel
sympalhy with personal facllons--it has not
made, and will not make, common cause with
any mere personal faction-lt VIII labor Tor
pR1NorPLE-share all its measures by principle
and claims the support OF the country wholiy
upon principe-high, commanding principles
the principles which brought Jefferson into pow
or, and which have been almost copsecrated by
the example Of most of his successors. III It's
friends shall see a departure from these prlnc-
pies, in the course Of any one of the factions,
they will not be the true friends oil Democracy
if they do not protest against 1t. But they
should 90 into no alliance. They are strong
enough TO act in their own name, and n them
selves, and should act by and for themselves
We take it for granted that, as ."ihe strata" OF
The great mass that assembled in the Park were
Calhoun men. the friends Of the Administration
have seen and actually acted on this policy. Ii
any Of it, profesSed friends have deserted IT.,
the shame is altogether theirs, and we reJolce
that they have thrown off the mask. II there
be a crime more detestabe than all others, II Is
that of hypocrisy and, instead OF IamentIng
that any hypocrite has torn off the mask, we re-
ioice at it. Let him stand forth to The gaze of
mankind, TO be desPised and scorned. IL he
betrays one man, he will another, and none
will or can trust to his professions.
We have no word of discouragement for any
friend of the Administration. There is nothing
10 the signs Of the times to discourage HIM IN
his onward course We tell our friends that
there are daily and constant accessions offriends
10 the Administration 10 every quarter-its pros
poets were never more suspicious. Traitors
there NAV be, and doubtless are-but let their
example only stimulate to greater 6rmness-,et
the hypocrites be turned out Of their ranks and
expelled from among them and let there be no
amalramation with any one of the factions
but union with all, when they shall have uni
ted for the good and lasting safety of the coun-
try.
The Administration has pursued steadily a
course of IMPARTIAL conduct between the dl pu-
,an,s for the Presidency; the friends of Messrs.
Van Buren,, Calhoun, and others who have been
named as candidates (by the by there ought to be
no candidate for The Presidency,l have re-
ceived equal justice at its hands-and we repeat
to our friends the admonilon contained IN 'he
saving, "every,hing for The cause-nolhlng ior
men," as impressively applicable to the 'imes'
and worthy to be specially noted by them.
RArusuRN-The Commercial understands thai
this individual whose term expires in the hrst week
of October will be restored TO his civil rights, by
pardon, some few hours previous 10 the expiration o
his five years Imprisonment, We have heard j
rumored that he will return to Buffalo, and take
charge Of one of the large hotels in that place =
Others say that he will go into the practice of medi
cine, for which, we are informed, he is fully compe
tent hav0g been The assistant OF the physician of thu
pr son during most of the time he has been in con
inement, aud he has thereby acquired a more thar
ordinary insight into the varied ills to which the hu
man frame is subject,-yM Y. ,awra