The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-11-15
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| "NOUS NEhhONS!
| The Madisonian processes TO be well pleased
| with our article on Tuesday last But SUI no an
swer TO the categorical question, :" VIII Mr., lyier
and his friends support the nominee oil The Baltimore
Convention :" The Madsonian assures US, " that
Mr. Tyler had formed no alliance with any one can
didate." So far, so good we are sorry 10 see ue
Madisonon still pressing the claims OF Mr.. Tyler,
and still entertaining hopes of But nous Ter
rons Richmond Enquirer
| The reason for delaying our answer TO the
+" categorical question: till to-day, was because
we saw that the Richmond Enquirer had fallen
into an awkward category and we hoped 1t would
adopt some plausible means Of extricaton in a
subsequent number. What, then, was our as
constituent TO find the categorical question"
repeated, instead of retracted, in yesterdays
paper7 We will forbear TO express it.
| The Enquirer no doubt remembers that about
year ago, committee, on behalf Of a State
| Cony en,ion, addressed letters 10 Messrs. Van
Buren,, Calhoun, &c. putting to them the same
categorical question" so impudenily PROFOUND
ed to US fortnight ago by the Globe, and echoed
by the Enquirer. Those gentlemen responded,
after some delay and profound consideration,
and the purport Of their respective answers, can
UaTuit nave Uttu lotSOtttu Ny VIC 'ooh'g. .'ii
Tyler did not answer with The rest-ior the obvl~
Gus reason that the Committee did not condo
scend TO address him. And now we would re
specially ask The Enquirer, if the party, and
particularly those sentinels who not only watch,
but direct the party, required an answer then,
| or seemed to evince any discomfort at his 81
leuce2 If not will the Enquirer be good
! 1. e. o.,
an answer at this late day
The Enquirer will not deny that the organ"
whose lead it follows in putting the question TO
us, has assailed and continues TO assail the Pre-
sident, with more rabidiy, and if possible, more
injustice, than even the Clay journals that ii
! has never yet does not now, and we care not
whether il will hereafter, acknowledge Mr.. Ty-
ler's tile TO any position, however humble, in
the Republican ranks, much less any claim 10
the distinction Of being classed among the pa
trots and statesmen named (proximale OF re-
mote) as candidates for the Pres idency these
fact. being admitted, land who will not admit
them y we submit il TO The Enquirer if it was
not contrary to all rules of proprety for the
Globe TO PROFOUND such question 2 1t seems
to us that The design was merely to crafty al
idle curiosiy-a curio ity which it would b,
beneath the dignity OF a Chief Magistrate tC
CRAFTY.
7 But how shall we answer the Enquirer itself
, which has fallen into the same error, though no
to the same degree, for it has been more respect
I full, certainly never so disrespectiul2 VIII th
Enquirespardon us for suggesting, that whei
t the responses Of other gentlemen are referred Il
b as examples to be followed by Mr. Tyler, tina
, the same courtesy shown them in the time al,
! manner OF address, should also be taken int
J. consideration examples We put this to tn
It Enquirer as a prginidn, in reference 10 Viz
+" ginia President, who, according TO the Enqui
l. rer's own showing in The hour Of greatest pc
e ri!-true 10 his established Republican prin
'f ciples, and 10 the Constilu,on->avcd the Re
r publican party from the curse of mon ,te
e Bank, and long term Of Wing domination
h We ask the Enquirer il such treatment has bee
10 merlcd by such President2 We think it ha
er not been-and we think, moreover, that III
:, Enquirer will not persist in IT,
ID As to The categorical question: Of the Fl
10 quIrer, we declare that we have never catechisc
S. the President on the subject But we doubt n
d his purpose can be easily ascertained by b
Of friends-that is, by those who are willing
u, recognize his claims to position in the Repu
al lican party.
lie But the Enquirer is ''sorry to see the Mad
ty sonsn still pressing the claims of Mr.. Tyler
n We press no claims for Mr.. Tyler, which az
American citizen may not press for anolhC
at Mr.. Tyler cannot be elected without votes, al
all without votes we will not insist upon his ec
in ton. IL we can persuade the People to vote (
ho him, we may do so.
mi If Mr. Tyler be not recognized as a Repub
Ia. can, he certainly cannot be held smenabc
er any alleged ron-coniormty TO the usages of &
to party. Bot if he be acknowledged by the part
III he will doubtless conform to its rules. VI
Nc think his veto Of the Bank bill was grca' err
in nobler Republican act than has been perlorl
Try ed by any other Republican candidate for {
,te Presidency; we think he has sacrificed MOI
cd suffered more, for the sake Of Republican pr
al, ciples than any of them aud, finally, we belle
CHI he has better /" claims" on the party than al
N of them Hence we "press his claims" and
nd il be crime 10 do SO, we plead guilty.
er II majority Of the People do not prefer N
n Tyler, iha. is his misfortune, and so far fro
Of complaining, he will submit with what grace
can. But at al events, we think he has dol