The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-07-03
LET US PREPARE ron THE GREAT BAT



A victory is often secured before the hrsl
blow is struck. great General, on the eve oil
decisive conf CT, musters all his forces IN al
vantageous positions, aud supplies them WIN
effective arms and abundant ammunition lie
encourages The respondent with fair speeches.
reconciles internal feuds, and incites ,he brave
and true to noble deeds by the promise oil pro-
motion and high honors. Nor is this all II
there be but one humble peasant IN the vicinity
who is DESTROYS Of sharing the honors and dan
gers of the conflict, his services are Joyiuly ac-
cepted, for he may prove TO be TELL IL one
of the enemy's divisions, convinced that It's
leader is in the wrong, should abandon him and
Join the opposite forces, in such an emergency
and at such a crisis, the event Is hailed WIN
rapture. In short, great chieftain, on The
Threshold Of mighty engagement, devoles
all his energies TO secure the victory Ai'ef
posting his forces in such manner as WIN ena-
Bile him to bear the shock Of the foe with the
least possible injury-aiter promoting union ana
harmony in the ranks, if disaif, elton exisl-he
then inquiries into the condition OF the loe, ana
loses no time in awaiting himself of any advan-
tage which may be seized from defect OF position,
wrangling or drunkenness in the camp, waver-
ing of purpose, deficiency of arms, &c. &c.
Thus the sklful and energetic general is
often enabled to beat an enemy OF much greater
numbers than his own; and the fate of the day
is frequently decided, by the genius OF the com
--.--~>,, uvIvie tn~ nrst gun is hred.
And so il is in politics. We are now the
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eide The fate of parties for years. The anti
Bank and ant-prohibitory Tariff party, which
is tie Republican party, if united, must, from
its superiority of numbers, necessarily over
whelm the Federal enemy. But if it be not
united on the field Of batile, who can answer Tor
the result2
Shall it be united? That is the question
which should be discussed without a moments
delay. Doubtless every supporter Of Democra-
&c principles will answer in the affirmative.
Doubtless every man who desires TO see the
Republican flag of '9S still streaming over the
Government in future years, is anxious for har-
mony aud union to exist in the serried ranks des-
tined to meet The enemy of Democracy in the
autumn of 1S44.
ton Of all true Democrats, whether the desired
harmony and union can be established, if few
influential presses, whose proprietors have
grown immensely rich on the bounty OF The par
Wand who now aspire to control, in tead OF evin-
cling grateful disposition to serue, their munif
cent benefactors-shall be permitted to denounce
and expel from the party, Democratic Govern
ors, members Of Congress, and veteran editors,
merely because they satisfied that President
Tyler is Republican in principle and prac-
tice, and dare to say so2 IL all those who de-
clare their conviction that this Administration is
Democratic, and express a determination TO
support Mr.. Tyler in 1914, provided he be the
candidate of the party, shall be denounced as
"renegades" and ''apostales"; If all the distin-
guished and unbcmshed Democrats called into
the public service by the President, shall be shot
down as deserters and hurled out OF the camp by
this or that dictatorial editor; if such editors,
actuated y spirit Of Jealousy and intolerance,
shall be permitted with impunity u expend their
ammunition (Which was he'd by the Dem
ocracy9 in firing only on the Republican batta-
lions, regiments, and divisions, who Sc co opera
ton alone can secure the victory in the next Pre-
sidential contest, while The common enemy is
totally neglected, and permitted to select the
most advantageous positions that they may rally
their recently discomft, forces at leisure, with
GU, interruption, and with the cheering prospect
of seeing our "house divided against itself"-we
ask if such conduct be permitted, sanctioned
encouraged by the party, if there is not every
reas o. to believe that the chief Of Federalsts,
Henry Clay, will 90 into the House with colors
flying, far ahead of any other candidate
The Globe has declared that Mr.. Clay will be
the only candidate Of the Wing party, and such
an event has been rendered highly probable by
the recent contentious and quaues among his
enemies. Such being the case, we ask what
would naturally be the result, if one or two in
tolerant presses were empowered (as they have
the di,position) to excommuncate the friends Of
this Administration, and reject their aid in the
approaching conflict However often such
presses may presume TO charge Mr.. Tyler with
the design of building up "third parry it is
palpable to our comprehension that the policy
they adopt is eminently calculated TO force in
to existence the thing they pretend to d p ecate.
For It is Ieduced to certainty that if the friends
of The Administration shall not be permitted 10
go with the party which these editors assume to
guide, they mill not rofe for Mr.. Clay.
But we deny most emphatically that Mr. Ty-
Ter has any desire to witness split in the Dem
ocratic party. We assert positively that he is !
anxious to witness union and harmony in the
Republican ranks aud that he will conuibJte |
all President should contribute, to ensure its
success in 1874
BOTTS' LAST.
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