The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-10-12
MATTERS AND THINGS.

speak more of ourselves man mas peeh ou'
wont To the rdcule which has been at
tempted TO be cast upon US, in the inquiry so ex-
tensiyely made-because Of our advocating and
sustaining this Adm nislralion, aud defending
the Chief Magistrate against the vile ISLANDERS
which have on all sides been uttered against
him-of "who is John Jones 2" we have re
manned entirely silent. We left the Knockers
undisturbed in the foil enjoyment of their ex-
ceeding great wit In taking charge Of this pa
per, we presented TO the public synopsis OF
cur political principles and pledged ourselves
10 the support OF certain course Of policy and
measures. We have not departed in any degree
from the pledges given In despite OF all man
ner Of obloquy which has been attempted TO be
thrown upon US, we have steadily pursued our
course, and We shall continue TO do so to the
end To those, however, who are oyer-anxIous
TO know something of our course in the political
world, prior 10 assuming our present post
ton as editor Of this journal, We have TO say,
that we and our fathers before MS have been Re
pubcans Of 'the straightest sect" While we
did not approve many Of the measures and
much Of the policy pursued by the last Admin
islration we, nevertheless, because ofthe mys-
terry which hung over the future, preferred to
bear existing evils Than to ay to others that might
be worse. We, therefore, supported Mr.. Van
Buren, for reelection in 1910. In casting our
suffrage for Mr.. Van Buren,, we did not deem II
either becoming or proper 10 attempt wllh'nihe
small sphere of our il huence (the paper we edl-
ted was a neutraD to delract from the well
earned fame of General Harrison. We could
not but recollect the thrill of joy which ran
through our bosom Chen but a chlld) at the
annunciation TO the country, during the last war,
of the brilliant victory obtained by that gallant
soldier over the common enemy. We saw in
the bloody field Of Tippecanoe, evidences Of
hardy and nfexible courage on the lart oil the
commander, which entitled him TO be placed in
the front rank of brave men. We saw after
wards, in the overthrow OF Proctor and tie
capture of his army, by one OF those bold and
almost unpractsed movements, which denoted
high military talent enough 10 satisfy the coun-
try that it had not within its borders a truer or
more devoted patriot. We voted against him
when the day of election came, because we
feared that his politics were too much tlnged with
Federalism. Our fear may have been unfounded.
lie was removed from among US too soon TO
enable him to develope his line of policy, and
we have deeply and sincerely regretted it.
All eyes, upon General Harrison death Were
Iutaed to his successor. During the contest Of
1910 no voice had been raised against him by
bo,h PARTIES he was regarded as an unhlnching
Republican of the old school. His celebrated
speech against the Bank, in 1879, was quoted
r., I aygr frot hat
SPEECH tuere printed in the form of Bank notes
ami circulated among The People. The re-
narkable fact was presented for the first, and
only time, as we believe, in the history of the
world, Of man run for the second office in the
country in the midst of the most violent pollti-
cal agitaIlons, and yet remaining wholly unas-
sailed either personally or politically. BY the
Democrats he was regarded as Democrat aud
often, during that contest, did the expression
fall from the lips of Democrats-" if Mr.. Tyler's
name was at the head Of the ticket we would
vote for it," In Virginia, Vice President
was nominated against him, 1t being, we pre-
sumo, esteemed sound policy TO throw the
whole contest between Mr.. Van Buren, aud
General Harrison, and not TO hazard the State
by involving in the contest The merits of the can
didates for lie Vice Presidency. BY this r1lse
we firmly believe the meagre majority OF 1900
was obtained for Mr.. Van Buren,.
Mr.. Tyler's opinions on all the agitating poll
teal questions, Of the day were well known. 1t
was not believed that he had departed; in any
one instance, from the strictesl principles of Re
pubIicani,m and yet il was doubted whether
he would not have to yield his well settled OPT
Mons to the Federal phalanx which had then
possession Of the Capitol.
We were in comparative retirement in BALI
more; but when we saw him marching up to the
vlndlcation Of his ong-cherished opinions with
firm step al d unddunted brow-when we saw
him prepared to encounter the fury and wrath Of
dominant party and to stand alone, if need be-
in the defence of The principles in which he had
been reared, and TO the advocacy Of which be
had devoted hi, life, we resolved al all hazards
10 Place ourselves in a position to vindicate his
course, and to sustain his Administration. We
believed then, as we believe now, that it was
the duty Of the Republican party of the country
10 rally to his Adminisiralion-we believed then,
as we do now, that such rally would, at this
day, have confirmed that party as firmly in pow
er as it was under Mr. JelIerson--we believed
then, as we do now, that OLD VEro,n rs he
has been called, would have challenged the sup
port Of every State in the Union. And we ex.
press the opinion upon mature r,Aecuon, and
with reference TO the occurrences now daily
iranspiring around US, that there is but one man
who eau re-unie the Republicans of 1927 aud
lead them to vctoy-and that men is JOHN
TYLER.
We trust now hat ''the veritAble John Jones'
IS fully understood, and that the inquiries con-
Calming him have Lcnn .nL,.c,n1...l. .--.----l