The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-02-14
THE STATE OF PUBLIC OPINION.

o,r attention has been casually d'recteu ~
the following editorial remarks IN the bal"'ho''
Clippers paper which, we believe as 's' a.
has any leaning in politics, is disposed 70 'a'o
The Whig cause, but belongs 10 that Pofoo"
The press which can afford TO rehec, the sem,
men,s Of the mass Of the People "''nou' u'.'N
ing that every liule incurs'on 'n'o 'ne '.
Of truth will be punished BY the loss Of suo''''
hers. or withdrawal Of patronage
"csnno. members Of Cong rcss be INDUCED 20 con
..,,,,l.,. the condition OF the country WIN VIC =.
aS pstrio,s. aud with the hearts OF patriots
adFs for is relief Or will they continue 70 nes'e
heir duties. and to snarl like dogs at each 2Rter
the termination Of the sessoo' Tbe s, s, 6y AZ
reduced within the co@Pf66ey have moi he E.ssn.
Holmes o. ooa. therefore, that they are free from
tell YOU lsAEhty. Call on the Democracy, and say
uve.&e Tor that once, and endeavor with all your
Swer, before this Congress closes, to do something
to hold out hopes for the future and their answer
Is, the responsibility is others and we cannot act
And the result was that the Executive could not act
because he was not Congress Congress could not
because was divided into par les and parties would
not act because they were President making; and
while they were engaged in The question whether a
Northern Southern MA. q, hA -aisAa a. A.
Presidency, the Government, which was to be pre-
sided over, to bo left decayng and decayng I'M
I'll the sceptre would not be worth welding when
This IL true to the letter, and less disgraceful
than true. Both parties iathless to their trust
and bid fair in their battle to resemble the kilken
ny cats, by leaving nothing worth contendng for
The most fearful consequences are to DC apprehend-
ed from this incessant and nscerate party struggle
for it is TO be feared that not only will the
and the honor OF tho country be sacrificed, but that
our republican institutions may also be overthrow.
Less causes have produced greater effects in other
countries, and when men become so devoted to arty
n to see nothing right ia their opponents and nothing
wrong in themselves they are prepared for any ex-
tremity, even If it be substitution of despotism
for a republican system Of government"
We have extracted these remarks of the Bal
timore editor, not because they contain any thing
new, or which we do not see every day in our
exchange papers, but because they are well ex-
pressed. and apply seasonably in support Of the
comments which We have recently made on
some editorial articles in print of different
description, which appears suddenly disposed 10
be more lenient TO Wing Congress than the
Wings themselves.
We believe that there is not an independent
press in the country-and their name is now
Legion-which has NOT continually been reiterat-
ing the same sentiments since the close of The
extra session nor is there an intelligent man in
the community, who needs any further evidence
to convince him that the sole object of con-
gressional movements at the present day is Pre-.
sident making
This fact is only little clearer now, at the
termination of the session, because the Presi
den'-makers hive been compelled more openly
to expose their first maneuvre in the accom-
plishment Of their pans-which is, to clear the
road to the succession, by making the present
Administration obnoxious TO the People They
know that the People are as naturally disposed,
unless they have some strong motive TO the con.
uary, to support an existing administration, as
they are to respect their Government, and the
laws and constituted authorities of their coun-
try. The first object, therefore, of these tao,
ticians, is 10 destroy, if possible, the respect and
attachment which every good citizen, and we
might say every decent man in a free country,
is disposed to feel for those who are Iightfully
The great body Of the People have no fondness
for the mere game of President-making-a game
which is played at their expense, but OF which
the winnings are appropriated to cunning few
They must have, or be persuaded that they have,
some serious and specific causes Of complaint
against a government or administration, before
they can be excited 10 its overthrow.
The one party failed to accomplish this pr-
mary object by means of clamor, denuncalon
and brutal invective-by manfesloes effigy-
burnings, aud threats of impeachment. They
met with no sympathy or encouragement among
the People, who chose quietly to form their
own judgment Of the conduct of the Executive.
The ul'ras fboth parties finding now that they
have common interest in destroying the gene
rous confidence which the People have yielded
TO Chief Magistrate surrounded BY unprece-
denied difficulties and embarrassmen,s. and
tainted with his defenceless condition, seem
determined to effect their purpose by directing
a combined blow at the People themselves
They have made up their minds to ob.truct
and prevent all truly national legislation, in the
hope that public indignation, instead of being
scattered and lost among numerous offenders in
Congress, will concentrate itself upon the Pre-
sident and Administration. They are willing
10 run the risk Of the dreaded responsibility
among themselves, Of which they think each
""" s""'e "a" oe ."si'y ooihe OF eYaded, IN
the belief that they will be able to torture the
People into an impatient cry for mere change
Of administration.
In this calculation they rate the intelligence
OF the American People as on level with tina,
Of the mobs Of European ciiies-or even "a lou
rs that Of the brute creation, who can be ooad.
ed TO blind and aimless wrath without bay.
ing the capacity to discover the source from
which their persecution springs
The President, in casing himself, "witbout
party" upon The support OF the People, has
evidently formed better estimate of their mn.