The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1843-07-20
PRINCIPLES OR MEN


The Democracy Of the country should, and
doubtless will, reason together dispassiona,ely
on the subject of the Presidential election and
act in harmony, for, by union and concert of ac-
ton alone can we hope 10 succeed against the
Federal enemy.
Has it not ever been the boast of those who
claim to be Democrats, that they go for princi.
piles and not for men? What to them would
be The most talented and exalted men in the ma
ton when weighed n the balance against De-
mocra,ic principles?
Thus promising let us view dispas sonatelv
the present state of things. The Democracy Of
the country IS triumphantly in the ascendant
How came ii so? BY rhose erertions was
Whiggery, so recently flushed with an unrre-
cedented victory, laid PROSTATE, and Democracy
raised from defeat and dependency to victory
and powerf " Ill any one, can any say
that the measures and exertons of JOHN TYLER
and his friends have not been The means of ef-
fecing this wonderful this brilliant and sublime
moral achievement. To what else may or
can justly be attributed the recent revolution
which has made the States Of Maine, Massa-
chuselts, Connecticut, New Yolk, New Jers V,
Maryland, Georgia, Louisiana, Indiana and
Ohio, TO say noting OF several others, all, all
Democratic If President Tyler and his
friends had submssvey followed the grand
DIcTUM of Henry Clay, would things have gone
so well for Democracy as they have done
Who will pretend i'll
WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON and JOHN TYLER
were of the Old Republican School. Know
ing this, the Wings, at the Harrisburg Con-
vent'on, put them IN nomination for the two
highest Offices in the gift of the People in pre-
ference 10 Henry Clay and some other Bank
Wing. HARRISON and TYLER were elected
The former died, and he latter continues to
administer the Govern lent upon sound Re
publican principles. For this, the Washing
ton Globe and some half dozen other papers,
protesting to be Democratic, bitterly and abu-
sively denounce him. They, at first praised
him, and were ready to pat him on the back for
steadily persevering IN the Democratic work
But no sooner did the shouts of Democratic
victories, achieved in consequence of TYLER's
Democratic measures and by Tyler votes,
reach the ears from the States above named,
than these brave, magnannous and generou-
organs, change their course to the right-about,
and commence abusing President TYLER, charg
ing him with lngratitude TO the Wings, &c,
DC. The Globe, and such as the Globe, after
this, prate of ingratitude
These selfconsttuted guardians OF the De
mocracy, proclaim that President TYLER's
name shall not g. before, or be considered in,
the Democratic National Convention And
yet they profess 10 support measures, not men
They proclaim that all Democrats who take Of
fee under this Administration to help carry out
ats Democracy, shall be Democrats no longer.
And yet they profess to 90 for principles and
not for men
Are such men hypocrtes, or moi 2 If they are
indeed Tor measures and not for men. what
matters 1t whether Mr.. Van Buren,, MIR. Cal |
noun, Mr.. Tyler, Mr. Cass, Mr. Buchanan. or
Coi' H. M. Johnson, is the candidate Of the De !
mocralic party7
But why should any one wish 10 exclude Mr.
Tyler, wLo has done so much for Democracy.
JUST al The Juncture when it most needed the
support oil powerful arm, from the Democra.