The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1843-11-02
REPLY TO A GEORGETOWN DEMOCRAT

REPLY TO A GEORGETOWN DEMOCRAT.
Ma. EDITOR: perceive from communica-
lion in the Globe, dated "Georgetown, Octo-
Der 30. ls43," over the signature of " GEORGE
TOWN DEMocRAT," that exceptions are taken to
communication published in the Madisonian
over the signature Of " ScRurAToR," which did
not pretend TO give report verbatim of the
proceedings of the meeting but merely the sub
stance of what passed. yet the imagination
of the writer is worked up to such pitch that
ob-gobiins stare him in the face and he fancies
that the meeting was claimed as one in favor of
Mr.. Tyler by me. Such was not the fact, for
in the very beginning stated that it was 1" to
make The necessary arrangements for the re-
ception Of the Hon. ALEXANDER DUNCAN. mem
Der elect TO the I'penty- Eighth Congress, and
to tender to him a public dinner in behalf Of
the Democrats Of Georgetown" Every man
| in the country knows that Doctor Duncan pre-
fers Mr.. Van Buren, for the Presidency, so far
as he is individually concerned; therefore the
heated imagination" Of the writer makes
him very incorporate and causes him to lash
very severely some of his own personal, and
| | presume political, friends, by using the fol-
lowing language: $50 far from this being
the case, they hold not one principle in COM
mon Nth the SPAWN of hard-cider Wig
gery' Of 1910!
Now let me ask this sagacious writer, who
wishes to make mountain out of mole-hiil,
if the " SECRETARY" which presided at their
| meeting, is not conxert from the "spa1on" of
this "hard- cider" Whiggery, which he affects
to hold in SO much loathing and contempt7 If
so, what an unpleasant position he must occupy
TO be thus denounced after having asked for
giveness of his political sins and admitted to a
full communion at the same political meeting
with "GEoRaETowN DEMOCRACY" who would
one from among the assembldge 0f'
Black spirits and white, blue spirits and gray
This rise acre in political economy takes
exception only to the closing remarks of Mr..
Radcliffe, therefore all are left to infer that the
rest is correct according TO his fanciful ina
ginotion.
The statement which he gives Of Mr. Will
sons remarks corroborates, in substance, with
my statement, so far as the facts of the case are
concerned, for he admits that Mr.. Wilson said,
"that he aras Of the opinion tha. Mr. Tyler
acted the part Of an honest man in his course
in relation to the distribution Of the land
fund.-" Let me ask this iastidious GEORGE
TOWN DEMOCRAT if he is not aware that the
as bait for entrapping the indebted States in
to the support of Mr.. Clay, and compel The Co.
vernmenl to increase the Tariff to make up the
deficiency which would be distracted from the
Treasury by the distribution act and thus, upon
granting presumed relief TO the States raise the
ways and means by which Bank OF the Uni
ted States was to be put in full blast? If he
admits this position, then these measures are
concomitants and one cannot well be separated
from the other, for they are all Federal mea-
sures and, if Mr.. Wilson did pronounce Mr.
Tyler an "honest man." as is admitted, he
must have embraced all these measures.
Mr. Wilson'S particular objections to the re-
were-that they evaded the Land Distribu
ton, the Tariff" &c. and only committed
themselves in favor of Bank, which he would
discuss at some other time. This is the true
state of the case
He says: The bomb0st 1cih phich the
latter part Of The communication abour,ds in
reference to the Constitution, John Tyler. and
the Vetoes, found place nophere bit in the
heated imagination Of the 1orifer" This a
"GEoRoETowN DEMOCRAT" knows to be untrue.
because John Tyler, the Consultation, and
the Tetoes," were mentioned not only once but
half dozen times and, after Mr.. Wilson had
concluded his remarks, Mr.. TiPPETr followed in
explanation of his views Of the Constitution and
the concession which was necessary for its final
ADOPTION the manner and mode of amending it
until it suited the People of the United States
These things must be fresh in the recollection
of a "GEonoETows DEMOCRAT" unless his
imaginative" is greater than his 'percep-
| tire" faculties which has enabled him TO find
the difference
"'Twixt twecdlcdum and ,weedlcdee"
! duly appreciate the motives by which he is
actuated and if he thinks that he can play the
pimp and spy, and at the same time profess
| friendship foi me individually, which will enure
TO the qualification of bis aspirations, he is at
perfect liberty to profit by such glorious exam
pie and, if sel6shness constitutes his Demo
crazy, he may, for me, enjoy all the honor with
which it is associated, and stand "recfus IN
curia," and not "recti an ctvid," in reference
TO his "poiitical prediiections." ! wish him
and the party to which he is attached to stand
before the world with " clean hands," j. e.
"rectus IN curid," and ultimately triumph with
| the man who is the choice OF the Democracy,
aud who is the imbodimenf of their principles
| am not disposed to question any mans motives,
but when feel con ,cious Of the uDmanly spirit
which acluated this enlightened and erudite
GEoeoETowN DEMOCRAT" ] cannot refrain
from expressing myself in language not to be