The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1843-12-20
THE DAY OF JUDGMENT.

THE DAY OF JUDGMENT.
The Enquirer assures us that it never sub
milted to the "despotic WHIP of the Globe
Then we may be permitted TO remark that the
similarity Gifts course amounted to "remark-
able coincidence )" for during the past year they
were both continually croaking peace, peace"
whenever other presses were disposed to discuss
the claims of some other candidate than Mr.. an
Buren,. During all the time they were preach
ing union" and "peace" the party machinery
was actively, but silently at work. And now,
when they suppose insufficient number of dele
gates have been bagged to secure Mr.. Van Blu
ren'S nomination, they continue to preach
"peace," "union," " harmony" concession"
and SUBMISSION TO The decision Of The COnren-
tion We should Ike to know arhen it will suit
the Globe and Enquirer to permit the claims Of
other candidates to be discussed.
But the Day Of Judgment has arrived and
these presses must " answer for their deeds -
If Mr.. Van Buren's nomination has already
been arranged by foul means-and it could be
by no other-lhen the cry of depart ye," &c.
has been pronounced in the hearts of the Peo-
Mr.. Van Buren, and all his adherents are DOOM
ed to be ''cast into outer darkness" When a
President candidate is repudiated by the People
at the polls in this country, arty managers may
contrive 10 get him nominated again, but no in
genuity, no trickery, can ever put him back in
the Presidential Chair 1t never has been done
in the United States, and it never will be done.
nj ;,oI,
all who voted against their candidate in 1910
that they were drunken-mad fools.
The Enquirer will insist that we are mad
just the kind of madness, we grant you, which
ragged in lS40-though not in us-and which
will hurl MIR. Van Buren, so far from the Pfesi-
dency, that he will never seek it agan-nor the
shattered parry him.
The party does not belong TO Mr. Van Bu-
ren--why should he strive TO hold il forever 2
Why not let one Of the other candidates-ans
one Of them-have chance? Why not per-
nit the Republican party to enjoy the novelty
the freshness, the enthusiasm of new leader 2
If Mr. Van Buren, runs again, thousands will
vote for the sold Harry" just TO witness the
novelty Of his election. The election of MIR.
Van Buren, would be no novelty. Ii would be
stale, flat, and Improbable" But it is impos
SibLe.
Calhoun, Johnson, Cass, Buchanan, are all
too old to wait twelve years on Van Buren,
and Benton They will all be dead, or too old to
run in 1856; and hence, if their friends were
compelled, by the application of the party
screws, to support Mr.. Van Buren, in 1874, ma
ny Of them would do it with reluctance
amounting 10 wish that Clay would succeed
For Clay is committed fifty flthoms deep for the
"one term," and no Wing can succeed him.
Those Republicans can wait fur years-but
none of them twelve.
If Mr.. Van Buren, could be elected, Mr.. Ben
ton Would, TO a certainy-fur he has more of
the 6fe OF g MUS, to light up an enthusiasm, in
his little finger, than the former has in bis whole
body.
Presidents hereafter. Wig Presidents
will be made by shous. The show of 1914 will
excel that Of 1910, as far as 40 excelled the
second election of Monroe. What show would
Mr.. Van Buren, make beside Mr. Claw A fat
sheep TO lion
But to be grave. The Enquirer, in comment
ing on our article of W Wednesday, says:
i" We told that Mr. Van Buren's friends have
repealed the assistance of Mr.. Tyer's friends I'VE
surely have never done itno more than we have re-
fused 10 supper, Mr. Tyler if he should be the non-
nee of the Baltimore Convenion-And after all v hat
is the plan Of the campaign which the Madisonian is
to pursuel He will not support Mr.. Clay Oh no !
bot he will help him almost as essentially by drawing
ca Mr. Tyler's irends from the nominee Of The Com
vention. Where is the mighty difference in the result
You do not give Mr. Clay your voles--but YOU take
them from MIR Van Buren,, the only man who can de
feat Mr.. Clay-Mr Clay, who has avished ten tines
insult upon Mr. Tyler, than all the friends of MI
Van Bureh-end who would PROSTATE even Jederso.
nan principles, TO which Mr.. Tyler processes to be
devoted is this t. act like man or like statesman1