The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-07-07

The violence Of the Globe and some other papers
pretending TO be organs Of the Democratic party, IN
their assaults upon the Tyler Administration, seems
10 US 10 be foolish and impolitie. Whatever may be
our preferences 10 the next Presidency-howeyer
ready may be 10 confess the talent the prudence,
he consistency, and the other merits Of MIR. Van
Buren,, we cannot approve OF the course OF some Of
our brethren, who SEEK 10 demonstrate his claims
"by apostolic blows aLd knocks" at honest John.
Such logic can produce no beneficial result and we
regret, exceedingly TO see Il employed. IL will only
embitter old hips-distract the Convention
and endanger perhaps defeat the Democratic tick
ct Tyler has friends, and they daily on the IN
| crease. Among them are men who have battled ioi
the good old cause until their hairs gray men
who nched in adversely or asked for iavors IN
prosperity men who are now, they ever have
been, Democrats and patriots. And Is this time IN
which Democracy can afford TO lose supports Is pa
ralzng abuse of thousands of friends the way 10 pre-
pare for victory over enemy lately triumphant
and still sanguine Certainly not and this Mr.. Baii
knows as well as we.
And what possible excuse have Democratic paper:
or men for abusing John Tyler Ii he was once
against US, and is now for us, IL becomes us to re-
joice, and praise him. IL we have faith in OWL
principles, II we are sincere IN our own professions
how glad should We be that we have made a prose
lyte to Democracy in high place as the Presiden
| tial chair The example of such a conversion il
seen by all-is felt far and wide 1t is a trophy OF
which we ought to be proud; for it shows that the
ruth OF our cause pierces even through the thick
trapplngs OF Office, and wins friend in the very
standard bearer oil our enemy
But il, as all know the fact TO be, President Tyler
has always been tenant of the same political creed
with ourselves II his nomination by the Wings was
lnstigated by low cunning policy their part and
not procured by any base concession Of principle on
his, how much less is the Globe iusiGable in its end
less song Of obi et IL IS true President Tyler
had chance of doing the Democratic party meal.
cuable injury and has seen proper to do them inf
mite good Does he deserve abuse AT our hands for
this We professed TO wish, to pray, that our
country should not be cursed with National Bank
When the ferment of twelve years opposition AT
last came 10 head, and the whig victory of 1910
burst upon us tie ebtament If our dreaded curse
seemed inevitable. But Tyler, brought proyideu-
italy upon stage where he was not intended by men
to be an actor, arrests the blow rebukes The vain
hopes OF those who sought to use HIM
hich knaves do work with dall'd fooln
and gives the desire the great desire of our hearts
Placed in position where it was bis interest TO 90
against us he went for us, manlully, consistently,
firmly. And does he deserve our abuse for this
Can we love our party and hate the man who gave
victory in the midnight of defeat and despair
Can we love our country, and not honor the man
who dared against threat and persuasion, in defiance
of the clogs OF all exceedingly awkward position and
the whsperngs of selfish motives, 10 keep down the
hydra which Jackson and Van Buren, had wounded
rather than vanquished, and The termination of which
we pretended as patriots so much to fear; Our foes
may well hate John Tyler for animosny is more
natural than that springing from thwarted knayerv
towards the cause of It's defeat and modification.
dog is more rabld than the bitter bitten But how
Democrats can participate in such feelings is more
than we can see. Such participation is without
shadow OF excuse and even selfshness itself bids US
to shun it, and to leave to the enemy all the glory of
abusing our friends
The protest which we enter against the course Of
the Globe and some other papers, emanates from
love for truth and justice only and do not wish il
to be construed into more than it means. We, are
uncommltted on the subject of the Presidency, and
will rems in until the convention But pending
that event insist fair play to all the candidates
for nominaton-John Tyler included.