The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-07-18
THE JUST CRITERION.

Tie subjoined article FROM the BosfoH Morn
ing Post, lbe leading organ Of he Democrats
party in Massachusetts,, exhibits the just cF'se'
ron by which The Democracy, not only Of
Messrs Henshaw aud Nelson, Lu. Of President
TYLER and this whole Cabinet, is to be tested.
Like Messrs. Henshaw and Nelson, President
Tyler hims,lf entered upon the duties OF his
high station, s.pertectiy nnframmeifed" and
unpledged, except 10 the main,enance OF De-
a ocralc Republican principles His present
standing with the Democratic party depends,
as his future standing will depend, "upon me
manner in which he adm iaisters the dutits 81
his Office" This Of course is what be de-
sires, aud all he desires. Il is all that
Messrs. Henshaw and Nelson, and all others
WHO act with them and the President, de-
sire. Neither Office nor Government Pat
ronase clothes man with the mantle OF JET
fersonian Democracy. But by his conduct IN
carving on, his principles shall he be judged.
No Sc, of newspapers or clique of men can cx-
ercise the prerogative Of proclaiming any man
within or without the pale Of Democracy IN
spite ofhis principles. by their conduct and the
principles they openly ayow, Messrs. Tyler, Hen
shaw and Nelson are just much Democrats
as Gen. Jackson, Mr.. Vaa Buren,, Mr.. Calhoun,
and Mr.. Buchanan. The Democracy Of the
whole country will so decide, however much TO
the contrary the Globe, the Pennsylvania, the
N. H. Patriot and State Gazette, &C., &C., may
labor aud keep on laboring.
From the Boston Morning Post.
When Messrs Henshaw and Nelson Joined Mr..
Tylcrs Cabinet "they threw Oft the habilimcnts OF
democracy in party sense, and became Tyler men"
saws the N. Ii. Patriot and State Gazette. II this
be So we suppose that Gen. Jackson "threw on the
habments of democracy" when he asked MIR. Iy-
Ter to appoint the present u D. Marshal Of Ienncs-
See and when he asked him to appoint the founder
OF the Bay State Democrat and late editor Of the
Nashville Union, Maj J. G. Harris, foreign com
mercial agent. That Mcssrs. Henshaw and Nelson
took Office on their own responsibility, and that their
doing SO in no wise commits the democratic party to
the support Of Mr. Tyler is as true as that the ipse
hrit OF no man can change their characters or their
standing with their party Mr. Henshaw we know,
goes into the Cabinet perfectly unfranmeisd and In
accordance with the advice OF many as good demo-
Gratis as live he pledged to but one course In re.
ation to the candidate for the next Presidency, and
that is to abide by the decision Of the Democratic Ma
tionaI Convention. Hence he has compromised moth
ing in accepting an appointment, un olicied, which,
80 far from depriving him OF his democratic habiii-
ments" clothes him with increased power to SUBJ
serve the great cause of true democracy, which he
has advocated from his youth up HIS future stand
ing with the democratic party will depend upon the
manner in srhich he administers the du es Of his Office,
and not upon the fact Of his holding ithe will be
Judged by his conduct and the people will decide up
on fhai unpreiud ccd by the denunciations OF the
Washn gton Globe, or the few editors who submis-
sively follow its proscripive and dictatoria course