The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-03-28
THE RICHMOND ENQUIRER AGAIN


THE RICHMOND ENQUIRER AGAIN
''Mr Tyler has more occasion TO pray TO save MI
from his friends than his enemies. Misled oy me
sl distant points, who abuse his ear for the sake
ofice-ill-advised by the men who surround MN, IA
is battered with the hope OF being cIecteu
of the United States. His nomination al the laoei
nacle in New York evidently magnlhcent ia''
ure-and yet they cry up as sl0r, s US, %aI.rOac
nomination, which the Madisonian cries up as th'
voice of 1000 voters Of the city OF New York, TN
official paper sezes upon II as the nomination OF Jho
Tyler for the Presidency-and displays his flag, oil
which are emblazoncd these very good maxims In
deed, No Bank-a Revenue Tarif-no Distribu
tion-no Abolitionsm-a strict construction OF thu
Constitution, as by Jeherson--Do Public Debt--aI
Economical Administration of Public Ahars-ant
Universal Suffrage with Universal Education" bu'
what probable grounds there to hope his election
1t is the small meeting of office holders and oil
flee seekers and of few honest friends at Boston
perhaps, that augurs any success. IL IS not similar
meeting at Philadelphia, with MIR. Strickland, Gus
tom-house officer in the char-with =" the present
collector The naval officer and his deputy, three OF
the appraisers one of the markers, all the measures
and guagers the weigher and his deputies more thas
fifty of the inspectors, besides dozen or more OF the
clerks" thus transgressng every rule which Mr.
Ter formerly laid down against the active nterPosl-
ton of Government officers in political designs. !,
is not by such movements as these that President
of the United States is to be elected 1t is not by the
advice Of such counsellors as Messrs. Webster or
Spencer ministcring TO his aspirations, that wise
statesman should suffer himself to be guided-nor by
his new Secretary of War, whose character is
drawn in such sombre colors by the Pennsylvania
Republican. Ii says The selection Of James Madison
Porter ''wl by means advance the President In
the estimation Of the honest Democracy Of Pennsy-
vana or the Union. Mr. Porter the active enc
my of Andrew Jackson, from "a up to the close Of
his Administration in SO he was and is the fast
friend and advocate OF that monster of corruption,
the United States Bank and the paper money bank
ing system; he has always been regarded as the po-
ltca friend of Henry Clay and he it was who re-
commended Daniel NJ. Brodhead to the United States
Bank, proper person TO be sent to Harrisburg du-
ring the memorable session of lS40 TO procure legis
aton favorable to that and other rotten and corrupt
institutions, fully established by the testimony Of
Mr.. Handy"
Into how many errors, ard into how many abuses,
may not such men attempt to beray him. he may
be on the brink Of the precipice; and where is the
friendly hand which will warn him backl 1.-The
great (says a French wiiter) seldom hear the TRUTH
and yet to none s.truth more precious" Those who
surround Mr. Tyler will not be the first to admonish
him. Many of them, indeed, will be the last to teach
him the lessons of wisdom.
1t an ungracious office TO warn Mr.. Tyler against
the batteries of ofcehunters the suggestions of
his councillors. For his sake, and for the sake
OF his county, we hope lie may be able to retire
with Glory. But it is not by indulging extravagant
speculaons of success, by conserving to have the
patronage OF the Executive employed for his own
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, that Mr. Tyler expect either to
retain his oice or to leave it with the highest hon
or, Ii he has any chance of reelection, it is by
ceasing to dream Off, by doing his duty by employing
the most honest and capable men, not sycophantc
partsans, to administer the affairs Of the Govern
ment-to employ no portion of its patronage for his
own advantage-to purchase vote by the bride Of
ohice-to forget himself if possible for the sake
A a
recolect man who takes unworthy means TO
promote himself"
The above extract will exhibit the fact that
MI Ritchie has again put on the gown and
taken the rod Of the lecturer into his hand.
We uaiue the success fhe Republican party
too much TO quarrel with MIR. Richie, or any
other person connected with the Democratic
party, and we but sustain our dignity and exer-
else a natural right when we repel the wanton
assaults which be or any other persons make
upon US. II it were our last breath, under such
circumstances, we would strike back, and as it
Is, stimulated and sustained by consciousness
OF having the People with us-Stimulated and
sustained by a consciousness Of right--stimu-
lated and sustained by the late decided demon-
straton Of six or seven thousand Democrats Of
the city and State of New York, assembled in
would not be surprising if we replied with some
warmth TO Mr. Ritchie's very off nsive remarks
But we will end, ayor TO be firm and dspas-
sionate. We repeat, we value too much the
success Of the Republican party TO exhibit any
heat, or 10 ursu. any course calculated 10 mill
In tp hp info of he
which we are attached, no matter how DESTROYS
some persons may be TO torture and goad US to
such course.
We beg leave TO ask Mr.. Richie, if he thinks
1t altogether consistent or proper that he should
take the birch in hand and lecture the Presi-
dent of the United States, as though he were
school boy Does he not think that the good
sense and good feelings Of the People will revolt
against this assumption on his pau7 A person
who read the Enquirer during the extra session,
would not have supposed that the author of the
vetoes of the Bank bills, would so soon have
been iecfured by Mr.. Thomas Richie, as
though he were man Of straw. And what is
the foundation Of this attack2 The direct and
actual cause is to be found in the fact, that six
or seven thousand Of the Democratic citizen,
of New York. have chosen to nominate John
Tyler as President Of the United States
Now, it strikes US, that however much such
nomination may interfere with Mr.. r., peculiar
wishes, and his personoigrati6cation a. a friend
of Mr.. Van Buren,, that nevertheless, since this
is a free country, and since it is no crime that
Mr.. Tyler should be the recipient of the good
wishes of any portion Of his fellow -c,izens, al
though Mr.. r. may deplore the result, he can
not fad in it a fit cause for malevolent and
harsh attack on the President OF The United
States, in the form If an elaborate lecture