The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-01-27

The People, however, seem 10 have taken
the matter with wonderful GOODNESS. 30 long
as their interests, or rights, or opinions were Ho'
attacked or sighted, the dismissal ofone Secre-
lary and the appointment Of aaoihef was mat
ter more likely 10 contribute 70 their amusement
than to raise their grief or indignation Inc
pubic, says shrewd Judge OF human nature
never sympalhises in The sorrows Of VANITY
and, accordingly, all the pathetic e!oquence ana
plaintive warblings Of the retiring Secretaries
failed 10 draw a single iron tear down the stony
hearted public cheek.
But the case is different when the inter-
efls Of the public are attacked and attacked
too, 10 point where no People, accustomed
to any degree Of freedom, ever suffered Their IN
,eresls 10 be assaulted with impunily, or without
taking speedy and signal revenge. II Is then
that we behold The fearful might Of public oPin-
ion. as contrasted with the puny etfrts OF party
leaders TO guide or,estrain IL.
We should have supposed that the pubic
men OF the present day would hardly need al
least so soon, another lesson on this subject.
| When the interests OF the People were made the
subj, ct Of unsuccessful experiment, under the
last Administration, all the exerlions Of its ex-
rerienced and crafty party leaders, backed by
all the influence and patronage OF the Govern
menl, were unavailing to save II from the late
to which public opinion had inexorably doomed
il. Never was party organization more perfect
than under that Administration never were
partisans better drilled or better paid or more
jealous and united but well might they have
attempted to Withstand the fury OF " ocean into
tempest tossed" as the indignation OF the Peo-
pie, reused by blow directed at their vital iote-
rests.
Uader the promise Of remedying the disor-
ders Of the currency, which occasioned this re-
volt of the People against party leaders, the
Wing party were brought into power by the
largest majority Of votes ever known in this
country. Yet The saMe fatal error" OF post
poning the interests of the People until ques-
tons Of precedence among party leaders were
settled, has in few months reduced them TO a
Illuminated and despairing minority. That this
is the true cause OF their late defeats, we have
the frank aud unhesilating avowal Of their most
! accredited organ, the national lnteliSencer
In fact, no party-no coalition of party lead
ers--however formidable from numbers, Gun.
ming, or tact, can bear up against the heavy
weight of responsibility which must rest upon
all who refuse to come to the relief of the coun
try in its present condition. The mass Of the
People have no interest in the aggrandizemen
of this or that Presidential candidate. They
have no sympathy with the ambiti n or vanity
of party leaders-but they have deep and i'm
mediate interest in the regulation of the curen
CIV. and adjustment of the financial disorders o.
the country, and they will not suffer the corsid
Grafton Of these matters Of urgent national i'm
po'tance, to be postponed until few glori
Gus individuals can adjust their respective pre-
tensions 10 the Presidency.