The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-12-26

| the People in his own section OF the country were
not likely to misunderstood his motives, or be
excited by his opinions, however much they
may have questioned the accuracy OF his Judg-
ment on the subject Of slavery. Bur the case
is wholly different when the interference comes
| from abrosd-from section which processes TO
regard the slavery of the South as operating IN
juriously on lis own interests, asd which there
fore must be aetuated by selfish, If not a hos
tile feeling
| II is not improbable that IL this Abolition
movement and nii-savery feeling had not been
excited in the North, and encouraged and slim
ulated, until the South is op, nly threatened
with :. resislless SURGE" many of our inhuen-
Iial Southern citizens might have professed
opinions on the subject Of slavery SINH ar Ia
tn Sc of Mr.. Jefferson, and something even
might have been done towards emancpa lion.-
But now, that section is arrayed against section.
there can BE- bur one feeling in the Souih on the
subject as there ought TO be but one feeling in
the country at large, if il were threatened with
foreign war or foreign interference. Mr.
Adams admits that the course of the Abolition
isis has tendency TO "relard the coming Of
that blessed day for which they all sigh" Ma
ny think that il has added 10 the rgors of slavery,
Ii has PROFESSIONALLY at length brought on cr
sis, and compelled the South, in self-defence, to
make stand, from which it would be impossi-
BILE for il to recede, without furnishing signal
triumph TO the Aboltonists, inspiring them
with fresh energy, and augmenting and precipi-
tating the resistess surge"
But in what has the tendency of Mr.. Adams
own course differed from that of the Abolition
isis? Who has done so much, and labored so
ndelalgably and necessarily as he has done, 10
produce excitement the tendency OF which
must necessarily be to one side or the other, and
unquestionaby is not on the side Of the rights,
interests, and safety of the South? He has at
least acted as trumpeter, and assembled troops.
On which side will they be likely to fight ?
as The New York Plebean take. exception
TO our remark, in reference to the endorsement
of the, villifcaion of the Globe by certain polti-
cal managers in Baltimore, that an election was
soon to be held in that city. Now, if defeat
should be the consequence of "repelling' the
friends of the Administration, we are decidedly
of the opinion that the blame will attach to
those who repel," and not to the repelled."
And so throughout the Union. Nor can we be
censuIed for reminding those ultra gentlemen,
while they are in the act of 50 repelIing" the
Republican friends of the President, that they
may soon require their aid at the polls. But if
the Plebeian means that the Republican friends
OF the Administration must put up with insul,
and contumely, and then submissively obey the
commands Of their reyilers, we think it will be
mistaken in It's calculations as to results
The Plebeian intimates that the Presidents
friends in New York intend to submit without
murmur. We doubt not some who have pro-
fessed to be friends of The President, in New
York, will not only vote with those who have
abused him outrageou,ly, but, if it be necessary
TO prove their devotion TO Z" the cause,n helm
10 abuse him. We uust there are not MANY
SUCH We tslst that bu, few, in New York, or
elsewhere, who have professed to be the Pres-
dents friends, will sanction by their votes
the unjust course pursued by the peculiar friends
of Mr. Van Buren, towards the President.
Mr.. Van Buren, will never have il in his DOW.
er to-reward or punish any one 1t is true the
party fell with himn-but il would fall with him
thousand times And so, if he is determined
to run again, we have no objection. He would
hardly claim fourth trial in lS4S-and thus we
would be rid Of him and Mr.. Clay too. We
young men can look forward TO a grand rally of
the regenerated Republican party in ls4s.