The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1843-07-10

THE GLOBE Us. JOHN TYLER.

The violence of the Globe and some other papers
pretending to be organs Of the Democratic party il
their assaults upon the Tyler Administration, seem.
TO us to be foolish and impolic. Whatever may be
our preferences as to the next Presidency-howevel
ready we may be to confess the talent the prudence
he consistency, and the other merits of Mr. Var
Buren,, we cannot approve Of the course of some Of
our brethren, who seek TO demonstrate his claim:
by apostolic blows ard knocks" at honest John
Such logic can produce no beneficial result; and we
regret exceedingly to see it employed 1t will only
embitter old dships-dstract the Convention
and eDdanger or perhaps defeat the Democratic tick
et Tyler has friends, and they daily on the in
crease. Among them men who have battled fol
the good old until their hairs are gray mer
who never nched in adversely asked for fayors in
prosperity; men who are now as they ever have
been, Democrats and patriots. And is this time in
which Democracy afford TO lose supports Is pa
ralizng abuse of thousands Of friends the way to pre-
pare for victory over an enemy lately triumphant
and still sanguine? Certainly not and this Mr. Blair
knows well as we.
And what possible excuse have Democratic papers
or men for abusing John Tyler? If he was once
against US, and is for us, it becomes us to re.
Joce, and praise him. If we have faith in our own
principles, if sincere in our own professions
how glad should we be that we have made prose.
yte to Democracy in so high place the Presiden-
ial chair. The example of such conversion is
seen by all-is felt far and wide. 1t is trophy OF
which we ought to be proud; for it shows that the
truth OF our cause pierces even through the thick
trappings of office, and wins us friend in the very
standard bearer of our enemy.
But II, as all know the fact to be, President TYLER
has always been tenant of the same political creed
with ourselves fhis nomination by the Wings was
Instgated by low, cunning policy their part and
not procured by any base concession of principle on
his, how much less is the Globe ustifabe in its emil
less song OF obi ct 1t is true President Tyler
had chance of doing the Democratic party meal.
cuiable INJURY, and has seen proper to do them inf
mite good. Does he deserve abuse at our hands for
this? We professed to wish even to pray, that our
country should not be cursed with National Bank
When the ferment of twelve years opposition at
last came to head, and the wing victory of 1910
burst upon u.s. the entailment Of our dreaded curse
seemed inevitable. But Tyler, brought provden-
TALLY upon stage where he was not intended by men
to be an actor arrests the blow, rebukes the vain
hopes OF those who sought to use him as
ga tool
Which knayes do work with cad fooln
and gives the desire the great desire of our hearts
Placed IN position where ii was his interest to 60
against us he went for us, manfully, consistently
firmly. And does he deserve our abuse for th S /;
Can we love our party and hate the man who gave
us victory in the midnight of defeat and despair
Can we love our country, and not honor the man
who dared against threat and persuasion in defiance
of the clogs OF an exceedingly awkward position, and
the whisperings of selfish motives, TO keep down the
hydra which Jackson and Van Buren, had wounded
rater tlan Vanqusneu, and me termination Of which
we pretended as patriots much to fear? Our foes
may well hate John Tyler; for no animosliy is more
natural than that springng from thwarted knavery
towards the cause of lis defeat and notification
no dog is rabld than the bitter bitten But how
Democrats can participate in such feelings is more
than we can see. Such participation is without
shadow of excuse and even selfshness itself bids us
to shun it, and to leave to the enemy all the glory of
abusing our friends.
The protest which we enter against the course of
the Globe and some other papers, emanates from a
love for truth and justice only and do not wish it
to be construed into more than it means We are
uncommitted on the subject of the Presidency, and
will remoin so until the convention. But pending
that event we insist on fair play to all the candidates
for nomlnation-John Tyler included.