The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-07-27
THE WAND OF PEACE, OR UNRELENTINt
WAR

THE WAND OF PEACE, OR UNRELENTiNG
WAR.
The Richmond Enquirer is panied TO see
the fierce contest now raging between the
Globe, Washington Spectator Post, and De-
mocrat, of Boston, Worcester Palladium, New
Hamp shire Patriot, and Maine Argus, &C., &c.
as TO the propriely Of Messrs. Nell on and Hen
shaw accepting Office under the Tyler Admins
lration." g We deeply regret" says The Enqu-
rer. "to see banded about by journals of The
same political faith, such violent expressions
as swearing his politics like loose robe, made
TO fit any body, bur Of color thai might be call
ed Democratic : .honest Idg0 fattening upon
the spols that others had won : NEEDY adven-
turer; 'proscriptve and dIctalorial COURSE"
&C., &c. ave cannot refrain from in,erposIng
the wand Of peace between these contendins
Democrats, and warning them to desist from
war that cannot but enure to the beneh, oil the
Wings, for whom we should reserve all our
weapons"
The Enqurer's tone is pacific, and had that
of the Globe been of that character, there would
have been no necessity for the interpostion Of
the Fan Ruren end of Mr.. Ritchie's wand Of
peace. The Globe denies that any of the above
named journals are Democratic-it denies that
they are of "the same political faith" with
itself, and its terms Of osIracism and repudia-
ton have been alike unprovoked, insolent, and
diclatorial.
The Enquirer says" it would have dissuad
any Republican from a>sociaing his fortunes
wuh those OF the two Secretari,s we have de-
signated," and does not believe that any distin-
guished Republican in Trginid would have
united in such Cabinet as Mr.. Tyle,'s, before
i, had been purged and before Mr.. Tyler had
disclaimed any hope Of the succession.
We surely are not disposed TO quarrel with
the Enquirer on point of fact, as TO what any
distinguished Virginidn might do in the event
Of being invited to seat in the CabInet, but we
are equally far from bell, wing that all the mem
bers Of the Cabinet should come from Virginia,
81 that distinguished gentlemen from MarylaSd
or Massachusetts,, are not as true Republicans
as any Virginans who could be dssuaded by
Mr.. Richie.
1t may be polite in the Enquirer 10 nterpose
its pacific wand to put an end TO the war which
the Cube has recklessly waged upon gentlemen
and presses of the Democratic faith but, in lis
nedia,oral character, the Enquirer must have
reference TO the origin OF "the fierce contest
to the assin-like assaults Of the Globe upon
distinguished Republicans, and To its predatory
neursions upon'lhe Democratic press.
The Enquirer desires harmony, prorided
peace shall result in favor Of Mr.. Van Buren,,
in whose behalf, and for that cause only, the
Globe commenced and continues its war upon
Messrs. Henshaw and Nelson.
The Enquirer says that Messrs. Henshaw
and Nelson will be ''udfchef by the Globe.
Why, that print has already denounced them as
accessories, before and after the fact, TO all the
offences of which it alleges Mr.. Tyler, his
Cabinet, and the whole Wing party, have al
ready been guilty, and TO all the "medtated
mischief" Of which they may hereafter, by pos
siblity, be guilty. "Watched' lest they dare
to be Democrats as they interpret that term
lest they shall dare to believe that the doors OF
the National Convention ought to be open 10
every candidate, aud not TO Mr.. Van Buren, ex-
elusively! Watched! maybap as Clay and
Adams were watched by the same Cerberus Of
Ihe Globe-for his own benefit!
Mr. Richie says he has "long entertained
the most respectful feelings for the new Attor-
ney General !" so he says he 'had, and still has,
kind feelings for Mr.. Tyler" This is amiable,
and, no doubt, true; but if he manifests his re-
spectfui feelings as he has hitherto his kind
feelings, we think the Attorney General will
take little by the reverence except what may
be deriv, d from being watched"
We apprehend that The profiered mediation
of the Enquirer at this stage of the " fierce
contest" will be miscnevous; for, however
much DISPOSED the Democracy may be to peace
they will not permit one press to lord it over
dozen; nor-when eminent Democrats wholly
untrsmmecd, as to their preferences fot
Presidential candidates, aud by and Nth III,
adpice Of The most distinguished men NJ then
party in their respective States, accept public
trust, will their Democratic friends, either con
nected with or disconnected from the press
suffer them to be denounced in advance, or con
sent their being "waichedn afterwards. Thi.
espionage may suit the policy Of dictaiors, bu
will not be tolerated by the members Of a parl,
claiming to act openly and fairly towards men
and measures and especially towards men VIII,
have always been of "the same political f,uh'
as that protest by those who are TO watch
them.
Mr.. Richie il amiable again as 10 some re-
ports of coalition" between Mr.. Spencer
and Mr.. Van Buren,, and understanding" be-
tween Mr.. Tyler and Mr.. Calhoun, though he
says nothing Of the alleged auang mcnt between
Messrs. Hensbaw and w, bster, " bich the Globe
intimatcs, and to which the Boston Post las
replied. Win Mr.. Richie tell who started The
charges Of coalition 2" Who raised the re