The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-05-18
PLAYING INTO THE HANDS OF THE
ENEMY

ENEMY.
We must persist in cur belief that the course
of the Bentonian politicians is not destined 10
parry. How the party is TO be benefited by tn.
articles copied in the Federal prints from the
Globe, and in the Globe from the Federal prints
we confess surpasses our comprehension. How
Mr. Benton's war against the Treaty; the
Globes denunciation of The President for ap-
pointing Democrats TO office, and of the Demo-
Gratis themselves, - as renegades and apostates,"
for accepting office-we say, how such line OF
policy as this is 10 increase the strength Of the
party and ensure success in 1914, is problem
which we acknowledge our inability to solve.
II, by copying into the Globe the Federal
abuse Of the President for dismissing Van
Rensselaer, from the Albany Post Office, it will
win Federal votes for Mr. Van Buren,, then why
should not the Globe denounce the President
for vetoing the Bank bills also2
If, by savagely assang the President for APP
pointing Democrat TO the War Department,
the friends Of Buchanan, Calhoun, Johnson, and
Cass, in Pennsylvania, can be driren 10 support
Mr.. Van Buren,, why then - but we do not be-
lieve it, We believe the Bentonan Destruc
tves, finding it impossible to establish their iron
rule, are now bent on the destruction of the
Democratic party. If this were not So why
should they strive so perlinaciously to place an
impossible gulf between every friend Of the Ad-
minlstation and themselves Why should
they term every Democrat who supported Mr..
Van Buren, in 1910, a renegade and aposlate"
for being the friend of Mr.. Tyler now2 VIII
Democrats, so denounced, be lik ly 10 go back
10 Mr.. V. b. If we remember rightly, Mr.. "
B. bad not such superabundance of friends in
ls40, as 10 be able to spare few hundred thou
sand and still secure his election in 1874
We put it to every honorable Democrat to say
if the Globe is not ridculousy Inconsistent, 10
say The least Of il, in its incessant abuse of Mr..
Tyler, if it desires 10 be believed when it as
IT not strange that all the Globes broadsdes
should be fred at man whom ii persists in say
ing has no friends Why not play its discharp-
es on the common enemy-Clay and the Anne
rcan System
If it were true (bu, it is not) that Mr. Tyler
is "a President without plry," yet he would
necessarily WELD a tremendous influence in
1874; how then can it be good policy in the
Globe 10 denounce the Presid, mt and all hi,
fnends2 IL may please the Bank Federalists TO
assal the President; but the Globes assaults
will hardly cause them TO prefer Mr.. Van Buren,
10 Mr.. Clay. 1t may also please the Federalists
TO see the Globe turning its guns on its own
party but is ii probable the renegades," as the
Globe terms all the Democratic friends Of the
President, who are thus fred upon will vote for
Mr. Van Buren,
We repeat that we can attach no other mo-
tive TO the course Of the Bentonan De,tructiye,,
than an unworthy desire 10 ruin the Republican
Party because they cauDot rule il. Last fall,
when State after State were exhibiting Repub
Ican victories, the Democratic journals through
out The Union concurred in doing justice TO the
President. Then the Federaists were in des
pair. But nor, since the Bentonian Desuuc-
tlves have resolved to wage a systematic war
against the Administration, the ftieuds of Mr.
Clay are plucking up courage for the Presiden-
tial conflict. They think, and with some color
OF probability, that if Mr.. Van Buren, is TO be
the candidate, and the Globe and Mr.. Benton
persist IN protesting against his receiving the |
support Of the friends of the Administrator |
then, and In that event, he will not be more sue
cessful than he was in 1910.