The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-02-02
apRINcIpLEs, NOT MEN,

Perhaps no three words have been more
abused than the three we have prefxed TO this
paragraph and seldom have we seen a bolder
attempt to reverse the good old creed and motto,
than may be found in the very mild and sensi-
Die note below, signed by the editor OF The New
ark Constituencies, and taken from the CO.
umns of the Ohio Statesman. According 10
the sublime theory of this famous editor, the
meaning of the word Democracy, IS the sup
port of Martin Van Buren, for the next Presl-
dency and has no more TO do with principles
than horse has with spectacles NO matte
how soundly Democratic man may be as TO all
public measures, if he dare TO support, or hint at
any man for the first office, except MIR. Van Blu
rem, he is denounced and stIgmatlsed as rene
gade. Not satisfied with having crushed the
Democracy six years since in his own county,
by being pinned TO the skirts of Van Buren,,
when the real Democrats went for Calhoun, he
now attempts TO repeat the assassin stab airesh.
The People acknowledge no such Democracy
the People will not worship AT the shrine OF any
man, and TO make Democracy only Van Buren,
ism, or only any other man-ism, may do for the
leaders, small and great, but will never satisfy
the People. We request the free, unprejudiced
People TO peruse the article below.
From the Ohio Statesman.
Cor. MEDARY The editor of sheet printed in
Eastern Ohio called the ST. Clarsville Gazette, has
seen proper in a couple of columns of regular abuse
to notice the underse ned and, in doing, declares
that my family once lost the county of Muskingum TO
the democratic party At the time referred to, |
was editor of the democratic paper in that place, and
which has since been merged into the Aurora, and as
the presumption is fair one, that knew more of that
matter than puppy ,cho ,cas then in distant State
preaching in6deiiiy, | ask small portion of the
Statesman to set him right.
The time alluded to during the panic session
of 1894, '35, when John G. Calhoun over to the
en-. my, body, soul and breeches, and drew with him
knot of camp followers, and who, in their denunci-
alton of the democratic party, proved the truth of
the saying that renegade is worse than ten
Turks" Their sole object seemed to be the pros
tration of Mr. Van Buren, Their head quarters
was in Belmont county, and from thence sprung the
causes which, at that time nearly annihilated demo-
cracy in Muskingum. Then, as now, my FAM com
batled for principles long cherished, and :hen, as
now, the Belmont clique of Calhoun politicians in
trgued TO put down Mr. Van Buren, one of the purest
and best men belonging TO the Democratic party
Then they acted secretly and knew from whence
the blow came until the wild shouts of victory min
ged with groans and curses from drunken Wings and
Calhoun men, at midnight leard round the
dwelling Of the undersigned. Now, thanks to the
exertons of Senator Tappan, they are unmasked
and the puny effort to bring out Sias Wright as a
candidate for the Vice Presidency for the purpose
of excluding Mr. Van Buren, from the canvass for the
first office, has subjected John Durham and his
cates to well-merited ridicule.
Ed. NEWARK CoNsTITuTIoSALIsr.
c. lumbus, Jan. %, lS43.