The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-12-13

The ahe,sni regime. 7Hsy count upon return 10
honor aud smoumen 10 the event Of the Restoration,
and the only unsnmiy OF opieioo, so lar as MI Van
Buren, Is concerned sxl-t. with hem iha unanim
ty The Clipping o. q common ia'e--a Tie "h'oh
four years' d'I rsalon m III oa'es and hsheS WIN
very nearly have eenented Ii may be uttered as an
axiom political matters that no man can be elevated
TO the Cb,f of this DION who 10 not pos
.essed Of sterling qualities himself and for whom
the nation does not entertain prof und gratitude Tor
distinguished services, either the Bench, in the
Cabinei, The Camp, the Halls of Legislation
Look over the annals of our country, and # M
Van Buren, has giIded any of its pages by the eIer-
else Of great faculties, the development Of original
genius, or those noble suggestions which, acknow-
leJgDg Tie natural equality and inherent ghts OF
man, come spontaneous aud gushing frhm the true
mericsn heart Where is the enthusiasm which he
is to enlist, or the devotion he can command His
dlsbanded egsns not the People, and hardly y
them. They cannoi command that confidence which
shall make them leaders ami they do not POSSESS the
VIII oh give strength aud victory the RANK
and file Look the Lfcting interests in the diff
ferent portions Of the Union at The present time. Is
Mr.. Van Buren, to obviate all difficulties and haImo-
nlze them Can he r.move, by that cunning Jug
fl ~ which is claimed for him The anipathies that
have been heaping up against HIM during The last
fur ycarsi And he, who was put 50 Completely hors
du mbai in the campasn OF iS4O-ias be that spsci
lc which shall render him invulnerabe 7 Has he
lha. invisofailng and nerving iohuence which shall
so peIyade the mass that in the wheeling charge
they shalt annihilac the hardy band winch So easily
truuphcd over thea, in the first onset doubt it
doubt livery much--and moreover, entertain strong
hopes that he Democracy will pause ere They ad p,
policy that will ruin them in the approaching contest
The victory is in tieir hands if they make choice
Of popular leader, one who thinks oiM them,
Of them, and for them-one, in fine, who has been
identified with all the great interests Of the country,
who has exhibited his capacity by the accomplish
mcnt OF brilliant actions, and whose whoe career is
earnest that the honor prosperity, and happiness
of his country is first and last in his heart Such
is John ryler-such man has saved the coun-
try and can do il again. Look at the sublime
moral courage exhibited in his Vetoes and then CON-
pare il with Undertook communication With
the one there is something tangible aud permanent;
with the other all is Faia Norgana, which,
you approach its seeming locality, like the baseess
fabric Of dream fad into airy notIngness Men
may egslate for themselves and not for their cOun
try, too often see, and following out his sell
fshncss, may nominate to tie highest Offices of the
Republic, not the best men, but those personally most
available. The sovereign People want no such man
they would have for their leader who has pro-
found craftsmanship, great oral courage, and I'M
doubted potiiG. Such one is now at the helm,
and when next the owners send the good ship Coum-
bia her four years cruise, let that man command
her who in long voyage, with adverse winds and
nterminab le difficulties brou lht her safely into por,
without any loss TO the underwriters or even mast
or plank started VIII The Peaple the potheiors
decide Nous