The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-05-26

We had hoped that the course OF our paper was
such as to leave no doubt on the minds of any who
read il to what views are on all the great mea
of the party and the policy and particular acts
of the men who at The head Of the State and Ma
,onal administrations. II is matter Of regret to
find that we were mistaken in our supposlon. The
keystone and the g Reporter at Harrisburg, lew
days ago, and more recently the Madisonan," nave
made out lists Of the Democratic papers and CLASH
fled them as for and against Governor Porter. Ia
each and all OF these papers false position is assign
ed to the " Morning Post" We have before alluded
T., and corrected the mistakes misstatemenls of
the Harrisburg papcrs--the Madisonians article now
requires q few words Of explanation.
That journal sets the I" POST down one OF the
papers who support the administration of Governor
Porter" or in the language Of Pennsylvania polit-
clans, " Porter paper" This, as we understand it,
implies complete devotion to the State administra-
ton and indicates that disposed to sustain ITS
acts right wrong" Such, at least, is in this re-
gion the definition of the policy of Porter paper,
and readers we'll know that It does not meet our
case But while We have no desire to be class, with
the Porter papers," neither have we any ambition
to be set down among the "anti-Porter" papers Of
the 90 keystone" stripe, We have not permitted our
selves to become the instruments of any set Of po
cians and have steadily resisted all attempts to force
US from independent position, into one either hos
tile or subseryient TO the Governor.
If we believe that any particular act Of Governor
Porter was anti-democratic in itself, calculated to
been prompt and fearless in denouncing It, II, on
The other hand discerned, in any measure of the
administration, desire to advance the public int
rest, and carry out democratic principles, have
given that measure hearty support and it has af.
iorded us more pleasure to sustain an officer elected
by the democracy, than il did to denounce him.
1t has been our aim TO print an independent paper;
it is our pride that we are bound TO no clique de-
voted TO no master" As the editor Of democra-
tic Journal seeking TO maintain the integrity and adj
aIs
would be false TO duty if we iorbore to denounce,
in the most emphatic manner any elected by
the party, who pursues breaches mea-
sure, which we think injurious to the people, or
doubtful in point of sound democracy Nor shall
we ever suffer personal ill-w petty prejudice to
prevent from awarding just praise to every public
servant wi hen think it merited.
Such has heretofore been practice-and so we
intend TO go We leave to others the tasks of
sailing with undiscrimlnating bitterness, defend
| ing with adulation, ,pery act Of Gov. Porter's
administration. Ptst,Ug Daily Morning Post.
! The Post errs in saying We made out list
we merely copied one from a Pennsy lvania pa
per. Bot the Post has made out a good case.
Its position, as defined, is high-toned and liberal
We may venture at all events, we thinl :"
| buchanan papers.
/ And we may add further, that the Post could go
further and find a worse man for President
We say this candidly, although it has been our
10, TO say some hard things of Mr. ID. of which,
however, we repent.