The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-10-02
THE poIICY or PEACE,

sionp The sagaciou' editor OF that Journal
knows all its danger The unkind feeling excl
ted by criminalion aud re-climinailon must pro
The belligerents OF liner house 10 cease their in
le,tine quauels. lie laments, while he acknow-
lodges the insensate conduct Of these political
asprants.
For our own part, we never could understand
the philosophy of Jehu's answer TO the messen-
ger from the opposite party, who came Out TO
inquire The cause of Jrhu's approach IN seem
ngy hostile attitude. :" Is tpeace Jehu 2" aud
Jehu answered, A" What hast thou to do with
peace Get thee behind me" II appears TO
US, Jehu might have conducted in more gen
emanly and polite manner without compro-
missing either his position or his principles.
The one might have been better Defined" the
other no less vigorously asserted by more con
ciIiatory course.
Every one has something, has much TO do
with peace, who has not forfeited his clam TO
the rejection OF society and its laws. Peace Is
The natural state of man his happiness and
choice. He who violates this primal law and IN
fringes upon the repose and quielude of social
life is an outlaw, rebel, and should so be
treated.
In politics, no less than in the social order, the
tendency Of mems minds is 10 peace. Aqua
ZION is always unnatural, and proceeds from
causes, which, on investigation, will be found TO
arise from the criminal conduct of The govern
ors, or the credulity Of the governed, whose
otherwise sober judgment has been violated by
designing knaves. Ii the fault is chargeable
upon the Executive or Administrative powers OF
the Government, some specific malieasance,
some derelicIion of duty, detection OF corrupt
motive in inqutous action, some accusation, or
some probable surmise, can easily be adduced 10
justify the agitation of the public pulse. Ii no.
hing of this kind can be- found then ,he Fictitious
turmoil the unwholesome distuI bance The unna-
tural exciteme nt--must be attributed 10 those sell
fish and callous politicians, who strive first TO de-
ceive the popular mind, and then 10 make il sub
servient to their unhallowcd ends.
II our country is now prosperous if agricul-
ture seems encouraged; il mechanical industry
is active, trade iourishing, and commerce ex-
tended if the laws are faithfully administered,
public trusts worthily confded, and p,bic men
held responsible; if the Executive of the coun-
Try is of character for honesty and morality,
for devotion to the public interests, unquestion
ed and unquestionable I; if all the public servants
strive for the preservation and the increase of
the public weliare-why agitate the public mind
with false issues, with reproaches that such men
do not rightly belong to such party, when it is
acknowledged they are honestly laboring for
thcr country's prosperity? Why talk in un-
meaning jargon Of Democracy, and conceal the
true merits of the individuals " hose adminislra
tive energies are fast establishing The business
of The country upon frmer platform than ever
il before occupied? If the People find they are
prosperous, growing rich, and happy, and feel
that their prosperity, their wealth, and their hap
piness, are deriyable in great degree, from
wise administration OF the laws, and careful
attention TO the public interests of all the respon-
sible agents Of the Government, why should
these agitators, these market.place orators, these
mounebanks in the science of politics, why
should they hope longer 10 enthrall the sense of
the million? win not their iniquilous design
be fIustrat,d7 As sure as there is an abiding
judgment in the People.
1t is not the Richmond Enquirer alone, the
People themselves are tired Of dissension :"
and not only among the friends of Mr.. Van Blu
rem or Mr.. Calhoun do they hale discussion, Tut
among the population of the whole country
What care the great mass Of the People, whe
Their Mr.. Calhoun or MIR. Van Bur, n is the bet
ter Democrat2 Whether one has had too much
or the other not enough Of public honors
The People wish good government land
with the good sense to desire, they have, and
will exercise, the power 10 keepi,-even though,
by their action for Themselves, rolilicans siarvc,
and the Globe new .paper itself be consigned to
the oblivion it has so long richly merted, aud TO
which it is with such rapidity hast, ming.