The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-07-21
THE COALITION.

There some men whose minds are so con-
s.iiuled, that they are eycrmore giving bnth To
"gorgons and bydras and chimeras dire"
Such is the character Of +. p. Blair. Coali-
lions, nspracies, plots and intrigues are per-
peluaIly dancing before his eyes. This may
arise from the fact, that he, himself, is so IA
miliar with these instruments OF corrupt men,
as TO be in the condition Of The thief, 'who
thinks each bush an officer" In his paper Of
the goth, he has long article to prove that Mr..
Spencer is in coalition with some one or other,
and all for the destruction Of Mr.. Van Barren.
And il has been often minated that the Pres
dent himself was lending the powers Of his Of
fee in order TO accomplish the same thing.
Now, once, for ALL we desire il TO be under
stood, that every such ascripton is false and un-
founded. The President has entered into no
coalition, aad cannot be induced to use the
patronage Of the Government to advance Mr..
Calhoun, who has been Indicated by the knop-
ing ones as his favorite; or Mr.. Van Buren,,
or any one else. He will not thrust himself In
as an arbiter between the People and their free
selection. II is but natural that he should de-
sire to place 10 Office his own friends-men
who have the independence to defend his mo-
tives from assault, and to aid him in the admin
istration of the Government. Farther than
this he has not gone, and will not knowingly
go. II, when surrounded by difficulties Of an
appalling character, Mr. Tyler entered Into no
coalition with any o2e 10 win support-if,
when assailed by mobs and threatened dali
ly by anonymous writers with assassi-
nation, he made no bargain, he would
scarcely do so now, when the nation
su ,tains him in his past c. ursc, and his
growing popularity calls down upon him the
uuceasing biinssgate Of the great agent of the
Clay and Adams coali ion, in the person of f.
p. Blair. We will not deny that the leading
press and leading friends Of Mr.. Van Buren,
have done enough, in their daily course towards
the Administration. 10 call forth from the Ad-
minis,raiion press severe structures, but we and
they have forborne. We have stood entirely on
the defensive, and there we shall continue 10
stand If Mr.. Van Buren, shall be the choice
Of the People for the Presidency, be il SO in
Gods name. But we have a right to expect
that he and his friends shall keep their hands of
of US. We have made no assaults on him, and
would gladly be at peace with ALL Tie Ameri-
can Sentinel is right-unity and concord il the
ranks If the Democracy are essential 10 ensure
success, and we shall not easily be led to dis
turb it,
In conclusion, we say once for all that The Ad-
ministraton will throw itself into the scale of
no one OF the aspran,s. To do so would be an
act OF political suicide Nor shall the tanning
of the Globe, or any other rabid press, whether
speaking under orders or not, lead us TO make
war upon any one of the candidates. "A fair
field and an open sky 10 esch,n and, according
to the old Scotch proverb, "De take the hind
most"
What we say We design as well for our
friends as our foes. The President will, we
are sure, 60 into no coalition. The Offices of
the Government, when vacancies occur, will be
conferred upon those only who are best qualified
TO ad him in administering the Government,
and who will honestly and sincerely cooperate
with him in so doing He belongs to no
clique, no personal faction, but to the country !;
and his efforts are directed singIy to the ad
vancement of lis glory and prosperity.