The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-08-12
A FEARFUL CRISIS.

in the ascendsnt. Ii good principles are stronger
than bad men, the party secure n dsappoin ed
ambition, ranking in the breasts OF reckless few,
can produce distrusl and division, the party must be
overthrow.
Schemes 10 distract and divide the party are con-
santly plotted by indis duals who scuAted either
by feelings Of revenge for real lanced dis
spT ointment, else with view attain some sell
fish object, to hich they could lay no just claim.
But il the party shall true 10 its integrity,
and mlinan its forward course egardl Of
every insidious effort to divert it, any serious por
ton OF it, from its good old channel, is still des
tined to be em,nently successful, in despite Of open
enemies aud false advocates.
A handful of Aboli,iopsts in New York attempted
to SOW discord few weeks since, by means Of sc,
crst circular" These Abo!itionsts, though profess
sing 10 be Democrats absolutely old Federal
ists the tsprng Of the nest of traitors who, in Con-
vention at Hartford, concocted the ways and means
Of dissolying the Union. This movement was
cessfully nipp in the bud by being promptly dis
avowed and disapproved by the Democratic party.
Since the above occurrence Modification has rased
its thrcate ming head in South Carolina. The Demo-
cratic party must disavOw this movement also, or be
ruined by passive acqui scence. And this can
BIZ easily done, since the Null6ers, while not degn.
ing notice Mr. Tyler at oil, do not hesitate TO de-
bounce Mr.. Polk The following is an extract from
leading editorial in the Charleston Mercury
But We cannot help it, and will scarce regret it, if
Carolina, by the redemption Of her pledges and the
constitution, shall "em arass' MIR Polk in his cleo
pioneering negotiation with her oppressors. Can lie
complain of the unkindness, when he made no scru-
pie Of fret embar. os>ng her, by going over the
DrufectiOnist3 after She had allied nj as
that Of free trade man. She II consent to be
shorn Of her principles that she might be shaped
into less nconvenient ally. lie may think her I'M
practicable but has he not embarrassed her by con-
founding all her calculations on his political fidelity
And ven were he true as st. el, aud had not come
out for proteCtion-passve submiss on to tyranny is
too costly price 10 be paid TOR worthless AID bar.
:. ron share in his election triumph She values her
own State inerposi ton much more than any Pre-
sidentai Interposition IN behalf OF the Constitution
that she really could not abandon the former for the
certainly, much less The chaHce Of The latter, not
even Il the succession after his Presidency, by
whDms,eve she might select, thrown INTO tie
bargain.
The Democratic party will undoubtedly dlsapprove
Of the measure proposed by the ulr, ee-traders,
viz: " res isiance" to the laws Of the u s. (Nullf-
caton) or Disunion.
But the last Mercury brings the most startling IL
dngs Its editorial columns are filed with the vo-
luminous proceedings Of the great Button Din
ner.' specimen of the toasts on this occasion,
will show the temper Of the guests:
BY Or. George NJ Stoney, Vice p esdent-The
Cnon-we regard and cling t. II long as ii man.
tains It's purity and Is undo filed by corruption bu.
II expressions and wrongs are It's consequences. Sc
VEK IT.
BY DIR. Thomas f. Scrivep, of Grahamv Vile
The Federal Government having failed to secure to
the South liberty and prosper y 1t becomes the sol
emn duty O. people who would be flee, to alter
or abolish It,
by Colonel w. E Martin, of Gillisonyie-a
nli r r. 'Nforalr.r resistance !, Inc ONLY rene
d. have no words, my vice is in my .word"
BY ,. l. Mccarthy, guesl, aud candidate for
Reelection To the Legs AZURE. - he Unicn-created
for the purposes OF Liberty, has failed to fulfil It's
object, unless some tic,ent remedy be found for
our grievances, II viii sooL cease to be worthy Of
longer preservation.
BY r. w FckiIng, guest-Tbc State OF Caro-
ns-pledgei to resist the reflective tariff OF lS42 to
its overthrow; let Ler redeem her pledge, or perish
IN the attempt
BY General J. II. Ho ard, a guest-The men
Of 10 they dared do All thugs bu, DE slaves
By N. lie ward, Esq. OF Beaufort gust
General James HaniI,oo-If they will not use HIM
in Alabama, lei them send hin back to Sou,h Caro-
lima
By Capt. f. Bsrnwell, of Beaufort, a gues,.-A
gallant ION Of Sout, Carolina &c proclaimed 10
the world Millions f,r defence noi cent Tor tri-
bu,s' Let our state &C, up to this doctrine at
any and every hazard, against the Plundering manu-
facturers OF The North.
by DR.. J. w. Kuk one If the Commii,ee-Son,b
Csr.h "a lie tIue Tor ac ,on has lived; " He
who "a lies Is daslard, he VII, dub is damned"
BY }. $40, e,-Ihe c tzsns Of Soulh Cmoina
ttas the spirit of her ,tors OF he Re, outon
cvaporateJ that they h. tate .ois a,c ia de
fence OF 'heir rieh's They have borne oppr s,ian
full long, and the occasion will reveal SUI pier and
Marion.
BY II. Ferrll-The Hon r. B Rheti-The de.
voted fliyrJ OF south Caroina he has .h,wp fully
this day our grevan, We appreciate hrs talent,
Add pledge ourselves To ca ~ out his measures
BY DDci- Usl of Hilton iesd-Stste IN crposi-
ton The only ,fiec,uaI remedy cor rcd ess 81 our
grievances
Bya Cause.-The Palmetto State: There i. ,b,,
wi,hia he, which will reaen,raie the Union.
BY b. Virgins, Of the CJmmlilee--A Southern
Convenl'on-We autoipete no relief irom that mea-
sure Carolina must look 10 herself
"in natl swords and native ranks
The hope Of freedom dw,lls.'
We are mistaken If there be not rank Treason in
the above extracts from the proceedings at BufIion
Mr. Virgins Is poet
Next hear Mr.. Smith
BY Mr. smi,h--Our Revolutionary father, tough,
for rights Are We bastard sons iha, we dars not
maintain them
Mr. Smith had father, no doubt
Then we have the following voice or,inv In the
wilderness;
BY q. P. Elliott, OF the Committee
or kevolution--the alternatives: The North has he :
cholce, the South pauses e he reply
We hope, and no doubt MIR. Elliot hopes, the South
will take a worry lo' br, 18th.
Mr.. Thompson is frank,
BY A. II. Thompson, guest from 81. Peters