The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-03-20
THE PROGRESS OF The COALITION

THE PROGRESS OF Il HE COALITION.
The Globe of Friday had its usual coarse
and personal attack on The President of the
United States. Whether this is good policy for
The great cause, or whether il be just. honora-
bic or fair. is question for the People OF the
country, for the constituency Of John Tyler, 10
determine. We leave the matter, SO far as this
point goes, with them. Let them decide ne
tween the private and public character MAINTAIN
ed BY the President, and those attributed TO
Thomas II. Benton and Francis L. Bar, by
general consent. We fancy there can be very
liuIe hesitation on thar head. The Weaver
case is on record. The declaration of war by
Mr. Benton in the secret session Of the Senate,
while the two Ministers were negotiating The
Treaty, and the shameless desertion OF his par
~, on the night Of the third of March, and the
pandering to the passions of the Federalists on
tina, occasion, wall not soon be forgotten by the
Republican party. The Globe goes on 10 re-
mark:
Thus situated, Mr.. Tyler who brought to the
Executive chair bat little intrinsic weight, and could
rally but few friends in its support had his choice oil
men and measures and difficult one IT certainly
was. to one who has more than once, twice thrice
nav scores Of jamestown himself without any set
tied principles and if possible sill more deficient IN
frmness TO maintain those he processes to cherish.
There can be little doubt that he would have entered
into the views OF the Coon party thoroughly, had 1t
not been perfectly apparent that such course would
only serve to strengthen Mr. Clay, the great cham
pion of that partys measures, and thus interfere with
his views of the succession for We believe Mr.. Iy-
Ter early entertained hopes OF ultimately obtaining,
by a direct vote Of the people, what accident alone
had bestowed. Still, he went as far as he could and
approved every measure most obnoxious to the Dem
ocracy with the exception OF one; against which he
had so often publicly committed himself that an APP
proval would have covered him with lasting nfamy"
Well, Mr. Blair, this is as good as if written
by the Richmond Wing, or Baltimore Patriot,
or Courier & Enquirer. 1t is capital defence
of Mr. Clay and savage condemnation of
John Tyler. We again put it to the Republi-
can party to decide the question. (which is dearer
to them, the reputation Of John Tyler or that
of Henry Clay; which of these two gentlemen
do they prefer for the Presidency, Tyler or
Cay2 Let the American Democrat and
true Republican answer-let the Irshman and
the German answer, Tyler or Clay-this is the
issue presented by the Globe. Shall the Globe
defend Tyler or Clay? He showed' (says
this truthful o GAM that he was willing TO
sacrifice the Democratic party, by giving his
sanction 10 any measure, which every acknow-
lodged Democratic Senator opposed; and by
placing in his Cabinet either notorious Federal
lists. or " renegade Democrats"
Now to test this wholesale assertion by the
truth. Is the President Bank MANI Are not
the Federalists Bank men And are not Demo.
Gratis anti Bank men Is the President a Protec-
tive Tar Fl mani Are not Federaisls Protec-
tive Tariff men2 And are not Democrats
against Protective Tariff Is the President p
Distnbutionist2 Are not the Fednrasts Dis
uibutionists2 And are not Democrats against
Distribution 2 Is he Treaty man7 Are not
the grea, mass of the Democrats in favor of the
Treaty land did not Benton and only three
others OF the democrats IN the Senate vote
against the ratification Of the Treaty2 Is the
Democratic party opposed to the termination of
The Florida war; Then upon what point does
the Republican party and The President differ
As an honorable man, called upon by eighteen
out of twenty-six States, he signed the repeal
of the Sub Treasury. And he and the Repub-
lican party, we fancy, will find no difficulty in
settling that question 10 their mutual sat-
isiaction. The President is not vanglo-
rious enough to suppose that he alone
possesses all the financial talent in the world.
He contends (Which all honest men admit that
the People have decided against all financial
schemes heretofore submitted. But the Presi-
dent and the People will yet settle this ques.
ton. The only point of difference between the
Pres dent and the Democracy, is that he is not
surrounded BY a thorough Democratic Cabinet,
and that Federal Wings are yet in Office and
yet, when the President ppoints Democrat. to
office, the Globe accuses him Of corruption, aud
denounces them as renegades. Beautiful con-
sisiency! Democrats Of Pennsylvania. Ohio.
New Jersey, and New York, bark and heed.
The Globe wants none Of you in Office You
are renegade" If you apply for, or accept, an
office. For instance, J. NJ. Porter is a "rene-
GAGE" The Democrats Of New Jersey are
''renegades," and, we presume, the Democrats
of New York will be "renegades." The
charge against Porter is, that, in pa. he was
Clay man. Consistency again At that Pc
rod Francis p Blair was the bosom counsellor
Of Clay and the Pennsylvania, which fur
nishes all this authority, was established to OPP
pore Jackson.
Bot has the President appointed any notori-
Gus Federalists to ofice7 MIR. Blair, you can.
not escape the issue of fact You have made
the declaration either prove il or confess your
self to have spoken falsely. What notorious
Federalist has the President appointed to ofFce7
Is SPenc notorious Federast All, in
deed, when Blair opposed Jackson, Spencer,
with all bis ability, was sustaining him! Has
any man even applied the cognomen Of Fede-
rsst to Spencer7 And on the third of March