The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-01-20
From The Old School Democrat.
THE ADMINISTRATION


in observing and contemplating the lofty and indie
| pendent bearing Of the President, whilst passing
through the fiery ordeal from which lie is now emery
| ing unscathed
| Volumes would be filled in the attempt 10 recount
| the alterations of Establishments and threats, by
which the CONSPIRACY which overspread the land a,
pail, endeavored to carry out their purposes Of Sc
ducng the President from the faith OF his fathers
and from his fidelity 10 "God and the country" We
need not do than allude 10 them, for they either
have already reached, will long reach the
hamets and cabins Of the frontier and there, IN
towns and cities adjacent the theatre of the nrigues
and outrages referred to, will effect thorough reyo
luton amongst the people, and bring down upon the
heads of the "headers" awful, whitening, over
whelming and enduring Reproduction.
Our object nOU Is less to review the past than 10
take counsel for the future-and to this end pro-
pose TO make few suggestions TO the Democracy OF
the country, inv ncibe IN their present organization
if they shall sustain the principles which lie at the
foundation of Republican Government, and which
have been defended, and we may say snached from
demolition by the President, under circumstances
which prove his devotion to his country
In dong what we have suggested, we shall not at
tempt to deprecae the merits pretensons Of 9TH
er distinguished citizens whose names before the
country IN connection with the Presidential cam
paign Of 1874 but shall submit the question and
argue it respectfully, but freely-Whether any thing
can be gained which will justify the adventure, for
the Republican or for the country al large, by per-
hitting the services of the President TO be repaid BY
contumely and by the ngratitude Of supersedng him
in station which cannot be better filled than it is ?
Why CONTEMPORARY court the consequences of an
Djudicious and unfraterna effort to force again up
on his conservative friends the very issue which drove
them from the Democratic party and which thus re-
duced 1t to a meagre minority' Nothing less than
defeat will follow such an ultra course Will the
seady-minded, arseeing, and patriotic men of the
party encourage permit few leaders again to risk
The tate oil The party upon the success of ultra mea-
sures?
1t has been recently announced by an utra-mind-
ed and interested correspondent Of Democratic
paper in New York, that the Democracy are not to
be allowed to forget any thing" If this maxim is
to be established by the Democratic party and acted
out to the prejudice Of Mr. Tyler and Of thousands
OF others who were temporarily driven from the par
ty, let il be knO,on.
IL this is to be so, and if those who have never
abandoned the tenets Of Jcffersonan Republicanism
Ill the one hundred thousand Republicans who voted
Tor Harrison and Tyler, because they could
ton the adoption of that Sub Treasury scheme ,chich
epen Me Globe itself in 1884 pronounced revolutionary
and disorganlzing'-f this prescription is to be the
watchward of the party, why the sooner it is known
and understood the better, That gallant army Of
Conservatives which laid urai in the dust of lS4O
can put It there in 1874 1t has the proper selfre-
spect either to recprocate generous oblivion or to
illustrate lively remembrance of the past
Nor will it be difficult TO find proper and Repub-
can resources and alliances against such ultrasms as
were involved in the contest of 1870 No,p as then
the Conservative portion of the Democratic marty
declare themselves to be Democratic Republicans
as good, as true, and as faithful to the States Right
and strict construction principles those from whom
they have been temporarily dissocated-and now, az
then, they attest the sincerity of their faith by en-
couraging and cheering the President amid the oppo
stion by which he is encompassed
We VIII not pursue these reflections further than
TO say that II we are not permitted to forget nor for
give anything, some new name must be found 10 har-
monse the Republican elements
We believe, however, that these element, can he
and and should be harmonized under Mr. TYLER His
separation from 1896 to ls4O) from the dominant
party, was forced upon him by the ultra measures of
MIR. Van Buren,, and IS no proof of an abandonment |
of Republican principles The Sub Treasury scheme
recommended in 1886, by Mr. Van Buren,, drove
thousands of Republicans from the dominant party
and all such may fairly protect themselves from pro-
scrPton, on this score, by referring to the memora-
bic, emphatic and hitherto unretracted declaration
OIL the Globe, IN 1884, when General Gordon "a
Whig) presented the same scheme in Congress To |
wit, that II was Revolutionary and dsorganizingn
scheme So thought Nh. Tyler then. Nor has he
changed Others did change at the subsequent bid
ding OF party leaders, whilst Mr. Tyler remained
steadtast and immovable upon the same ground he |
then occupied II then he Is entitled TO proscrnton
1t Is simply bee lie could not be made weather
cock 10 Vetr about al every change in the Ltcal
breeze Th firm adherence to his matured opinions |
has always been, and is now, his peculiar character
because proposed by Wing, and advocated il in |
1885, because propo ed by the then head Of the party
ne would now, forsooth, be orthodox democrat |
Or to make another oompariso equally to his credit
had he denounced the Bank of the United State. in |
ioii as da men the Hon. Henry Clay Gin a speech |
which dd honor to his principles and to his talents
and in ls4O, surrendered his principles. and violated
ms conscience TO please majority of the party VIII
elevated HIM to power he would now be an orthodox
!. avg bm such man is moi John Tyler. Convince
ms judgment and you may change his course But |
the man who would and who did resign the Office Of
Senator, into the hands of those who gave il 10 him
rather than obey an instruction which directed him
10 do an act that his conscience did not approve il
mol the man to be sweryed from his duty by aaery or
BY threats
But TO return TO subject
IL the doctrine is TO prevail as a maxim with the
Democtahc party, that "nothing is to be forgotten
Dr Forgiven there Is not one in the whole list of
residential asprants, who has not more Sins of de-
',dhon TO answer for than President Tyler Not ON,
But 1t is not our purpose 10 attack Others and We for
merits.
II is objected 10 Mr.. Tyler by The Globe, and re-
,eated by kindred prints of an ultra class that Mr.
Tyler retains dist nguished man IN his cabinet who
vas appointed py Ien Harrison and who has been
red rai,t paper, that once occupied so high
tation in its party the Globe should not wonder
hat ITS influence is daily and hourly diminishing
when It thus cssaying to nuse its own hatred and
'reJud'ces into the Democratic ranks. TITS course
contributed not a little TO break down the Jackson
'arty under the leaders who came in under old Hck
'ry-it has aided in breaking down the Wing party
II leao and II this double lesson is lost upon such as
low attempt TO lead public sentiment thew must a,
urcdy lose their influence II was never objected to
General Jackson as Republican that he advised
'lr. Monroe ito crush the monster party" in the for
nation OF his cabnet Nor was il objected TO III.
10 hero that he acted upon this principle HIMSELF
" no were fancy, .hLane aud Lirngsion not TO
mention the hundreds Of other distinguished federal,
sts who were promoted by General Jackson at home
nd broad We pity tina, obiquity Of vision which
erceves but single edge TO the sword II is WELD
ne, and which madly thrusts il into the bo.oms of
9th friends and foes {
whatever may be the present convictions of the
oweru and candid mind Of Mr.. Webster-to what c