The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-04-01

| ing rebuke to the man whose distinguished me-
rits were so recently lauded in the same press
as worthy ofths highest honors.
When Mr.. Richie, the justly distinguished
organ and grand ra wing point OF the Demoera-
tic party IN Virginia, is called upon 10 point out
the "errora" OF the Administrators, and TO do
justice 10 The President, he is compelled al last,
after brooding for days over the subject, TO draw
upon bis disturbed Imagination, aud TO dip his
| pencil ia The " sombre coors'' Of some slande-
rous Pennsylvania sheet. before lac can make
out an answer. And how does he meet the
question Just hear him. " Into how many
errors and abuses may NOT such men attempt
TO beuay hint He may be on the brink of the
| precipiee and where is the friendly hand which
will warn him" Now, is not such papable
evasion too puerile 10 be noticed Is such rea-
soning worthy OF The palmy days Of the Rich
mond Enquirer And, as if conscious that his
impartia! readers will at once see how abortlve
aud futile such arguments (Which are no
arguments at all he changes the une from the
doubtful potential TO the vague indicative, and
sings in the first future Negative and positire.
| by turns: "Those who surround Mr. Tyler
will not be the first TO admonish him. Many Of
| them piH be the last 10 teach him lessons Of
wisdom thus looking always 10 the gloomy
future, and never 10 The present, tense.
After such pause, | expected his lremen-
dous batteries would have been opened upon The
Administration, and Mr.. Tyler would have been
literally swept away by the foce Of argument
and the power of demonstration But, notwilh-
standing his repeated warnings 10 the People
that the Administration is not TO be trusted in
stead Of showing the "abuses and errors" which
the President has actually committed the editor
contents himself with the caniing and doietui
lamentation, as usua, -''into how many error.
and abuses may not such counseors belray
hIm!m Mr. Richie is a sentinel who never
sleeps al his post and one Of his maxims has
been 10 cry aloud and spare not His failure,
therefore, 10 point out the errors and abuses"
of MIR. Tyler's Administration ; (and Of which
he appears 10 . dream" both night and day,
especially when the People at large, who
are anxious and determined 10 do the Pre-
sdent ample justice, are waiting for cor
rect information TO guide them; | say this
failure on the part Of Mr.. Richie, is " con-
firmalion strong proof of Holy Writ" that
g such errors and abuses exist no where but
in the delirIOus excitement Of his own distem-
pered imagination. IL is hard indeed, 10 kick
against the prcks 1t is harder stu for an
honest man TO play the part of false prophet,
and decoy confding community from The path
Of rectiiude and truth. Let the People have
light, and they will judge for themselves. Let
facts be stated let plain unvarnisned account
of john Tyler's stewardship, up TO this date, he
rendered, and the untrammellcd and incorrupt-
ible sovereigns Of the land piH do their Chief
Magistrate and themselves justice.
The same editor admits that the Presidents
flag is emblaz Jned with Every good maxims in
deed" And in the forcbIe language nf the dig
nifed and talented conductor of The Madiso-
MAN, ask, "Are these not pure principles p
Does he (Mr. Ritchie) deny that the President
is Ihei honest representative r. Here, plant
yourself Mr.. Jones, and fling these questions
right into their teeth Here, level your cannon
and let tie battle rage. "The war is inevita-
BILE; and let 1t come. peat II, sir, lei il
come" An appeal to the People and their love
of truth and justice, is oil that is ienus. But,
|, aring and trembling, this doubling Thomas
goes on TO inquire" What probable grounds
there TO hope his election II is not the
small meeting Of office-holders and ,ffice-seek-
ers, and Of a few honest fiiends at Boston, per
haps, chow contracted and shametuiiy iHibe-
raj y that augurs any success. 1t is not sim
liar meeting at Philadelphia, with the present
collector" &c. &c. The brand has already
been fixed upon this quoted toisehood in the
Enquirer. Such insidious attacks serve only TO
burnish the impenetrable shield Of John Tyler
and as each cloud Of calumny is promptly dis
PEELED, his prospect becomes brighter and
brighter.
The Enquirer, still fla ping on with broken
wing, proceeds with another precious moroccan
from the same polluted sheet, instead Of some
argument Of its own "lt is not by the coun-
sci Of his new Secretary of War, that a wise
statesman should suffer himself TO be guided -
And wherefore 2 Why, simply because the
Pennsylvania asserts, among other things, that
Mr.. Porter was the active enemy Of Andrew
Jackson, from "a up TO the close Of his Admin
stralion in 80" And where, let me ask, was
the veteran Richie himself in the year of our
Lord ls247 Will be tel his readers, and hi,
compalriot Of the Pennsy and save one
OF his humble, but devoted disciples from the
painful task Was not Mr.. Richie also the
"active enemy" at that very time, of the same
prosecuted, but honored soldier 7n Let his |
well charged columns, pouring forth incessant
volleys Of grape and canister into the sides Of
the Old Hero, tell the tale Of other days And /