The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-04-17
MATTERS AND THINGS POLITICAL.

The result Of the recent elections IN Connec-
ticu, and New York, may be taken as fair types
of the success and popularity Of Clay doctrines
throughout the Union. In the first named State,
the Republican party has but very seldom been
in the ascendant, for most of the leading poli'i-
clans always belonged to the blue light school oil
Federalism, strongly SO in fact, that one OF the
principal towns (Harford) has often been used
| as Term of reproach by The Democracy to-
wards their opponents. Here, however, as IN eve
y other instance where the baleiu spirit OF party
| ul,raism has been exhibited to the citizens, we
have indubitable proof that the sober second
| thought Of the People has proved too much Tor
all the wire-puIlings Of the demagogue, and
just sense Of their own rights, and the freedom
of opinion, now firmly fixed in the hearts of all
men, has evaporaled the cloud of error and mis-
rule to which we have been so long doomed by
selfish politicians and aspiring knaves.
No true man, be he Democrat or Wing, can
deny that the first cause of this success, the
prime mover of this battle, has been and will
continue to be, John Tyler. 1t is worse than
ridiculous, therefore, for the Globe TO be making
itself holrse with loud bawlipg against the man
its object is too we'll known to the honest por-
ton of all parties, and Mr.. Benton, who re-
mains here directing its motions, will find him
self in try plight when the time for action
in the Republican ranks shall arrive, should he
continue to use his ammunition as he now does
No one can misunderstood the tactics OF
Messrs Blair and Benton. Their late savage
and uncalled for attack on the Spectator, the
publisher of which, by the way, has been long
connected with the Globe office, shows the sell
fshness of the editor, and the pomposity OF lht
Senator. Few Democrats Guild have learned
from The Qate) organ of the party that such
. sh ct as the Spectator was in existence, but nj
sooner had the fiends Of a prominent can
diJale of the Democracy taken that Journa
under their special charge, than the big guns o.
The great Missourian were opened, and lht
whole establishment mathematical. Luckily
however, the Bull was not so potent as !
used to be- The poisoned chalice was returned
10 the lips of those who rendered it, and they
who bot Yesterday threw up theii hats at what
ever Sir Oracle would say, now do nothing
more than smile at his impotency. In common
with the mass of my party, regret that 'h'
instvad or tine tsseOes pO.s ss2kft T.b q MheQ
tons Of reading any one out Of the party, il ha,
been itself virtually secuted from the ranks by
most of those that had formerly looked to il.
columns for guidance on political matters Ils
editor can no longer be Gf he ever was) looked
upon as that pure advocate Of principle for
which the Republican party has SO long and Sc
ably baltled, and he remains but little more than
The shadow of his once great name When
battening on the spells of Government favor and
iawning, sycophant-lke, beneath the footstool
OF Executive power, he could cry "Kingdoms
TO the right about wheel march % Can he add
SO now2 Look at the hundreds of Democratic
presses throughout the country for an answer.
More in sorrow than in anger do we record
the defacaton of the Globe in its swift progress
to the grave of forgellulness and disgrace which
il seems TO have marked cut for itself; and did
we think it practicable, we might yet ask the
editor not TO suffer himself longer 10 be made
the tool Of Benton. The admission in late pa
per that "ANY change must be for the betterD
is too startling not TO Lad US TO suppose that in
a certain event, MIR. Clay would be preferred TO
Mr.. Tyler. Does the editor really mean it7 III
he does, il would be well for us TO ascertain
how far the Democracy can trust him. He has
but little credit left with il, and in his answer
will depend whether that will desert him or not
More anon.
ALABAMA.