The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1843-07-17
FOR THE MADISONIAN.
The REASON FOR THE ATTACKS UPON
THE PRESIDENT

iHE hEASON FOR THE ATTACKS UPON
/ THE PRESIDENT,
II Is well known that, in politics as in war
the object OF the adversary can be the better ac-
complished by first putting to flight or dscom-
fling the individual to whom his fellow-cilize ms
or followers look either to lead them from dan
ger or to conduct Them to victory This truth
was exempted before the President first exer-
clsed the Veto power
Although many Of the arrogant leaders who
are now loud in their denunciations did not d..
recty promise to give to him their support in
the event ofsuch a contingency, they expressed
Tor HIM the most friendly feelings, as if they
were eager TO proclaim for him in advance, and
break the iron shackles of party which so strong
Iy bound Them
| General Jackson, notwithstanding the bitter
and relentless warfare waged against him, pri-
vately and politically, vetoed Bank bill and
the result was that he was triumphan.ly sustain
ed in the ensuing election.
majority of the people of the United States
upheld Mr.. Tyler In his course, and many and
grateful were the thanks which he received
through the Democratic press for resisting this
attempted encroachinent upon the Constitution,
AS was 10 be expected, The President grew ra-
pidly into favor and popularity an instance Of
which may be seen in the solitary fact that, at
that time, there was but one press which boldly
declared his policy generally but many sprung
into existence immediately after his Veto became
public; and others, already established, were
not tariy in avowing and supporting the princi-
pies by which he was governed.
But was not long before lew Of these very
champions Of Democracy, notwithstanding their
former laudatons, hastily set to work, as if sud-
denly aroused from Rip Van Wrinkle slumber,
TO undo that which in an honest moment they
had performed, and 10 destroy the popularity of
the President
1t may easily be perceived why this sudden
movement was projected aud developed. Ii
was not because Bank bill was not signed, and
all the evils which its opponents feared placed
In situation to follow in its path o no the
reason lay deeper the heralds of the ultra por-
ton of the Democratic party feared the popula-
rity Of The President; ii sfood in the aoay of
the reelection of their defeated Presidential
candidate! IT MUST THEREFORE BE DESTROYED !
And forthwith all the artillery of these Swiss
soldiers must be put into immediate action, and
notes of alarm sounded by The trumpeters to
arouse the Democracy to what their few and
exclusive conservators and friends conceived to
be imminent and impending danger! Presto
All at once the President was Federaist, and
every one connected with his Administration
nal nd R,rtT -
pretended apprehended danger to Gomez Why,
mirabile dictu, from the very man, who, :" soil
tary and alone" in defiance Of the threats of the
Federal leaders themselves, but true to his con-
victions Of right aud his oath of office, acted
upon the high and elevated principles incucated
and enforced by our Republican fathers!
1t is not enough that the friends of National
Bank should now assal him, but the opponents
of such an institution have joined arms and
standards, and make the attacks jointly, under
the plea, as avowed by the Philadelphia Forum,
that "two men having common enemy, are
more than half friends I" Thus is the Presi-
dent between the two FIRES and singular as it
may appear to men of sense, the Intelligencer
says that he is a Democrat, and the Globe in
slss per contra, that he Is FederaASt But
how can he be both2
| The fight progresses as if, as in the case of
the contest OF antiquity, the battle is TO be won
for the People by few combatants selected
from the ranks of the two great hitherto bitter op-
posing armies.
Mr.. Tyler must be something more than
either of these organs would willingly ad-
NIT, else why do they busy themselves like
tiny heroes, to bind the strong man with throngs
of straw? However, as something about a
coalition" has recently been admitted by one
who, in this matter, was a principal actor, il
may perhaps account for the course of certain
people who may, judging by their actions, be
struggling hard TO find the path that leads to
their first lone and their original principles a.!
G.