The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-02-18
From the N. Y. .4,uora
A CANDID CONFESSION-"WHI DOGS.

The editor of the Richmond Whig-one of the
must ultra and most orthodox Wing prints in the
Union-"shoots his DER the house, in the
tice he has taken Of the Aurora and has, we much
fear, "hurt his brother" In copying from our pa.
per an appeal to the people to come forward and
sustain the President in his efforts to the
try from the corrupt hands of the partsans and dem
agogues who fercely and unfortunately as
sailing every measure Of the Administration cacu-
lated 10 restore the national prosperity, after true
Wing sheer (the current coin Of argument with that
party) at the implied hopeIessness of appeal the
editor of the Wing goes on to say:
"And then to sustain sour independent and patri-
tic President in his (TIerculean) efforts 10 restore
confidence and prosperity to the countryW VIII
nobody do that either' Will not Whig dog bark or
Locofoco cat new, in aid of such noble President
thus nobly resolved
We can give little consolation TO the "Aurora ".
We believe the people Of this country have made up
their minds, and that they are predetermined to damn
every thing beforehand that emanates from Tyler
and his man Webster. Were unminged good offer
ed to them from such hands, they would reject it, in
the apprehension that the superficial sugar conceal
ed some drug Of deadly poison
The Wing has mistaken us. Our appeal was not
addressed to the "Whg dogs but to the people
Though not so old politician as Mr.. Peasants we
are not so green as to suppose for moment that a
solitary "Whig dog" would ozark except in obedi-
ence the whistle of its master; even des
rous of invoking any such music TO attend the onward
march of honesty and independence led by Captain
Tyler. We know we'll that the ewing dogs'' all
yclp in the same pack, and dare not wag tongue
except under the beck and call of their masters the
Office hunters and that, whenever one Of them slips
his collar and INDUCES in little forage on his own
account (docs the "dog" Of the "Whlgn take our
meaning p he Is speedily scourged back into the
LEASH and compelled 10 lie close and awn To be re-
stored to favor. II is not with these animals that
the friends Of Mr.. Tyler have TO do. Dasng his
course upon the general good Of the country and an
honest administration of its Institutions the Presi.
dent Of the United States appeals fearlessy TO the
people Of the United States for support-nor does it
sway him hair from his high purpose though all
| the ewing dogs" in the Union are baying at his
| heels.
| But the editor ofthe Wing assumes to speak the
| representative Of the "people Of this countryn-by
which 10 presume he means the rest of the
great pack Of Wing dogs to which he belongs as he
certainly lay very little claim to being consider
ed the organ of any body else and says that they
shave made up their minds, and are predetermined
to damn every thing beforehand that cmanates from
the present administration. Nay, more "Were
| 'nnmingtd good,n he says, "ofercd them from such
hands, they would reject tn We doubt it not In
fact, the "Whig dogs" have alr.ady proved, on more
ton. Their ferocity and maIgnity have already suf
6ciently betrayed themselves. They dare not do
Justice to Mr. Tyler or suffer his measures to come
before the peope-for the moment they did So their
own shallow and false nretepsons and assertions
would be blown to fragments by the breath of popular
indignation They have but one hope-one siake--ln