The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-02-18

the Revenue at Swansborough, North Carolina, piee
Martin Frazure, deceased.
RoBERr BEscuEsEI, Receiver Of Public Moneys
for the district Of lands subject to sale at Opeiousas
Louisiana, nice George M. Smith, deceased
The following communication taken from the
last New York Evening Post, shows plainly
enough that The dclaiorial spirit of the ."impe-
rial Globe" does not pervade the ranks of the
Republican parly.1
THE ADMINISTRATION.
There are many considerations connected with the
present general Administration, which should temper
party feelings and command the gratitude OF reflect
ing citizens. That the weight Of these considera-
tons will be acknowledged when the heat of tempo
rary passions shall have subsidized and the prejudices
of the times have yielded to sober thought and unb
assed Investigation, il would be folly TO deny but it
must be source of regret and wonder 10 magnani-
nous minds, that at period of political history
singularly marked by the predominance Of reason
justice should be silent when alone its DEGREES
avail Persuaded that the truth must triumph, that
| no suffered from frank acknowledgment
of credit justly due, that the strength of the Demo
cratic party has not been created, and is not to be
sustained, by mean and ungrateful policy, the wri-
ter would feel little seisatisfaction if he could hest
tate to regard the President and his adherents in
candid and manly manner.
All recollec what gloomy prospect lay before the
Democracy, when General Harrison was chosen to
the first place in the Republic by majority unpre-
cedented in any previous contested election. They
had little TO fear from the personal integrity of that
gentleman, but every thing from the measures that
might be forced upon him. Both he and Mr. Tyler had
been selected solely grounds of policy the one
without regard to his opinions; the other, notw it'll
standing them. Each of them had expressed senti
menls agreeable to large classes Of the people, but
variance with those of the Wing partisans. 1t was
on this very account that they were nominated 1t
was through these classes only that the party could
succeed. 1t was, therefore, ndispensably necessary
to conciliate them and it was thought that when
they had done their work. they could be safely
OIL their interests disreg arded their reasonable ex
pcctations disappointed. The first part of this scheme
had already been consummated by success and to
| accomplish the second nothing wanting, but that
those who had been set up to act as automatons
| should submissvely fulfil the part assigned them.
1t was not given to General Harrison to live long
enough TO show how far he would have acquiesced !;
but upon his few official acts, and his plant tenn
permanent, 1t is perhaps justly predcated that he
would not have wanting in facility I'm the
meantime, the Wing leaders had thrown off the mask
and boldly avowed their real intentions All the pro-
jecs which had been invented BY selfish interests and
the graspng spirit of speculation seemed the point
| of being promulgated as the law of the land AL
ready was the tremendous engine of official patron
age at work. rivetng and banding together the h. te-
rogenous materials of which the party was composed
and it was rapidly acquiring strength formidable,
not merely TO an opposing faction but to the interests
/
All, repeat it, will recollec with what sad feel
ngs the Democracy at this PERIOD looked out on the
prospect before them. They saw but little hope
that when party so numerous come to be fortified
by the exercise oil patronage, ii could not be shaken
until afteepeated assaults through long protracted
seige They saw that the great principles which
| they themselves proiessed, were doomed TO delay
| that they might indeed, never become the rules of
conduct in public affairs. They saw, at the very
| time when the terrible effects of an unduly expanded
| he nitv tIc
seeds oil the same evils were to be planted again that
when the opinion was gaining ground, that trade it.
self provided for the only safe and equitable regla-
! ton OF the currency dangerous expedents were to
be adopted 10 dstot the nature of things and favor
the indolent at the expense of the industrious that
when the nquities of the old bank and the corrupt
ing influence Of such institutions had become evident
another was to be imposed upon the nation to exist
through long series Of years, poisoning public mo
rails, and defeating the ends of political liberty
| Al this juncture Mr.. Tyler succeeded TO the Pre-
| sldency. His course awaited on the one side
with anxious silence, on the other with careless con-
hdcnce. He soon exhibited determination 10 fol-
| low the dictates of his own reason. He refused to
submit to the dctation Of the Wing leaders, and
they were involved in utter confusion Their ruin
Gus projects were thwarted, and they turned up
the President with hatred and denunciation, be-
he had ventured to exercise those honest quail
tiles which, during the canvass, they had applauded
for political effect The country, however, thus
happily saved from the worst calamites that threat
] ened il. Men who before had fallen into vices in
compatible with liberty, into supine neglect Of pub
lie interests, carelessness of political rights and in
sensibility TO reasonwbo had abandoned themselves
to the direction of selfish partisans and the excite
ments Of hollow defamation, of a sudden, see
ing their usual guides confused, led to relec-
ton, and induced TO task their to what
| the public interests demanded. The consequence
was that in the few months Il at interviewed before
the following general elections, democratic princ-
pies made greater advances than they had done IN
years previous. Many who had upheld a National
Bank gladly and properly pronounced it an obsolete
idea. Opponents of protective tariff sprung up
der the very walls Of the manufactures nay Their,
were not wanting then within those walls that either
admitted the equal rights of others, convinced
themselves that their interests not promo
ted by such an expcdient. Wi equal rapdity did
the friends Of distribution, and of bankrupt law
not restrained and not including corporations dimn-
ish in number. In every quarter the democracy pre-
vailed, until at length the maority which had usher
ed in the Wings was not only swept away, but bal
anced 10y commensurate majority on the other
side
| To rightthnking men, nothing could have been
more joyful than the change thu, suddenly wrought
gloomy scarcely TO be relieved by hope
now gave place 10 full of the most encouraging
objects. Measures which before had been inGef-
nitey postponed, were made Of speedy
consummaton, and the justest principles of govern
mcnt we're established on the solid foundations Of
truth and reason not TO be shaken by those petty jea
lousies and selfish interests wbicb-such is the i'm
peri, cton OF human hature-are continually inring
| ing upon true patriotism.
II Is well to look back upon these things the re-
Prospect may do something for the of justice
lie who, in view Of such important events, can re-
gard those through whose agency they have been ef
fected, with other than the most grateful feelings
must possess uncomfortable obduracy. 1t appears to
me that they have conferred inestmable benefits up
OIL the country, and that they deserve at the hands
Of all upright citizens, high praise ard respectful
consideration. Surely every man mete out TO
them this measure Of credit, without abaling his
own personal preferences independent views Ex-
amples of public virtue will he extremely rare, if
they to be rewarded only by silence or nvective
The truth is that the administration of John Tyler