The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1843-10-12
MATTERS AND THINGS.

speak more OF ourselves than has been our
won't. To the ridicule which has been at
tempted to be cast upon US, in the inquiry so ex-
tensvely made-because Of our advocating and
sustaining this Administration, and defending
the Chief Magistrate against the vile SANDERS
which have on all sides been uttered against
him-of 'who is John Jones ?n we have re
manned entirely silent We left the Knockers
undsturbed in, the full enjoyment of their ex-
ceedng great wit. In taking charge of this pa
per- we presented to the public synopsis Of
our political principles, and pledged ourselves
TO the support OF a certain course Of policy and
measures. We have not departed in any degree
from the pledges given. In despite of all man
ner Of oboquy which has been attempted to be
thrown upon US, we have steadily pursued our
course, and We shall continue to do so TO the
end. To those, however, who are over-anxous
TO know something of our course in the political
world, prior to assuming present posi-
ton as editor Of this journal, we have 10 say,
that we and our fathers before us have been Re
publicans of I" the straghtest sect" While we
did not approve many of the measures and
much of the policy pursued by the last Admin
isration, we, nevertheless, because ofthe mys-
terry which hung over the future, preferred to
bear existing evils than to fly others that mig ht
be worse. We, therefore, supported Mr.. Van
Buren, for reelection in 1910. In casting our
sufraee for Mr.. Van Buren,, we did not deem it
either becoming or proper to attempt within the
small sphere of our huence, the paper we edi-
ted was neutraD to deract from the well
earned fame of General Harrison. We could
not but recollect the thnll Of JOY which ran
through our bosom Chen but a child) at the
annunciation to the junlry, during the last war;
of the brilliant victory obtained by that gallant
soldier over the common enemy. We saw in
the bloody field of Tippecanoe, evidences of
hardy and inhexiole courage on the part of the
commander, which entitled him 10 be placed in
the front rank Of brave men. We saw after
wards, in the overthrow of Proctor and tie
capture of his army, by one of those bold and
almost unpractised movements, which denoted
high military talent, enough to satisfy the coun-
try that it had not within its borders a truer or
more devoted patriot. We voted against him
when the day of election came, because we
y AIRED that his politics were TOO much hinged with
Federalism. Our fear may have been unfounded.
He was removed from among US too soon 10
enable him to deveiope his line of policy, and
we have deeply and sincerely regretedit.
All eyes, upon General Harrison's death, We're
TUNED to his successor. During the contest Of
1910 no voice had been raised against him by
both parties he was regarded as an unhinching
Republican Of the old school. His celebrated
speech against the Bank, in 1919, was quoted
o. all sides. In Louisiana extracts from that
speech loere printed in the form Of Bank notes
and circulated among the People, The re-
markable fact was presented for the first, and
only time, as we believe, in the history of the
world, of a man run for the second office in the
country, in the midst Of the most violent poti-
cal agitations, and yet remaining wholly unas-
sailed either personally politically. BY the
Democrats he was regarded as Democrat aud
often, during thar contest, did the expression
fall from the lips of Democrats if Mr.. Tyler -
name was at the head Of the ticket we would
vote for it," In Virginia, no Vice President
was nominated against him, it being, we pre-
sumo, esteemed sound policy to throw the
whole contest between Mr.. Van Buren, aud
General Harrison, and not TO hazard the State
by involving in the contest the merits of the can
didates for the Vice Presidency. BY this rltse
we firmly believe the mesgre majority Of 1900
was obtained for Mr.. Van Buren,.
Mr.. Tyler's opinions on all the agitatng poll
teal questions of the day were well known. 1t
was not believed that he had departed, in any
one instance, from the strictest principles of Re-
pubcanism and yet it doubted whether
he woull not have to yield his well settled OPT
Mons to the Federal phaanx which had then
possession of the Capitol.
We were 10 comparative retirement in Balti-
more; but when saw him marching up to the
vindication of his long-cherished opinions wi b
a firm step AID undauned brow-when we saw
him prepared to encounter the fury and wrath Of
a dominant party, and to stand alone, if need be,
in the defence of The principles in which he had
been reared, and to the advocacy of which he
had devoted his life, we resolved, at all hazards,
10 Tlace ourselves in a position to vindlcate his
course, and to sustain his Administration. We
believed ben as we believe now, that il was
the duty Of the Republican party OF the country
TO rally TO his Adminislration-we believed then,
as we do now, that such a rally would, at this
day, have confirmed that party firmly in pow
er as il was under Mr.. Jefferson-we believed
then, as we do now, that " OLD VEro," "a be
has been called would have challenged the sup
port Of every State in the Union And we ex
press the OPINION upon mature rehecIon, and
with reference 10 the occurrences now daily
trauepiriuu around ne haf I'M re- Is but me man
WIN re-unite tue Republicans of 1927 aud
lead them TO vctoiy-and that man is JOHN
TYLER.
We trust now hat the veritable John Jones
Is fully understood, snd that the inquiries con-
corning him have been satisfactorily answered.