The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-01-30
SPIRIT OF PROSCRiPTlON-RElGN
or TERROR

The revolving spirit of prescription, which
characterizes the Jacobin presses throughout thu
country, conjoined with the parry machIner,
which their managers WELD aud rely upon, i'm
parts 10 the approaching Presidential question
not merely an issue between rejected men
and condemned measures, outside OF which the
choice Of the People will not be permitted 10
travel, but an issue between servile submission
TO those presses and their managers, on the one
hand, and relentless prescription, for opinions
sake, on the other.
: When at the extra session Of Congress, con
voked by the proclamation of Mr.. Van Buren, in
1887, few honest. independent, and patriotic
members in each branch, with whom the ''sot'
impeachment Of an authorship, or Judge
ship or other Executive appointment in expec-
fancy, could avail nothing, dared TO stand erect
in opposition to the previously condemned hard
money Sub Treasury system OF the President,
the war-hoop of The Globe was furiously sound
ed against them, in the ominous cry OF ~
"shoot the deserfers.".Eu
From that period until the presen-embol-
dened before the last Presidential election by
the certainly of success, and iniuriated, subse
quently, by the shame aud disappointment of a
most insiorious defeat--lhe same Globe, the
prime organ Of this hideous spirit of terror and
prescription. and its confederated allies, such
as the Richmond Enquirer and NeD Hamp-
shire Patriot, have continued TO howl their ana
themas against the Conservatives and Straight
outs' of 1897 and 40, stigmatzng them by ev,
cry term of either reproach or ridicule within
the compass Of their vile vocabulary. "Rene-
sades," "trditors," "corrupt few," "iurn-
eoats." political Arnolds," ".Judases," "iost
tribe" Bank bought minions," "recruiters
Of renegades," ''coon worshippers"-these are
but few of the epithe,s that have been en-
ployed by the presses alluded to, for the purpose
of branching with public opprobrum and infamy,
the men who had the moral courage to dissent
from the views of the President, and the dicta
ton of the presses Immediately connected Nth
him by the persuasive lies Of a common infer
est in the patronage and pittnder Of the public
Treasury.
The same spirit of denunciation and pro.
scription is designed, likewise, 10 terrify Others
lions, into submission to The Van Buren, dynas-
tv--warning them, in advance, of what they,
also, are to expect, if they dare think and act
for themselves, adversely TO the dictates of these
managers of "the party" II is by this system
of terror, that the Democratic party are to be
1ehipped into support OF Mr.. Van Buren,
against their choice, their honest judgments and
their sense of policy. Although no Convention
has yet been heId-no nomination has been
msde-a plainly see that no Democrat i, loIe
rated under the suspicion Of inclining to any
other persons nomination than Mr.. Van Buren,
but all thus suspected are instantly prescribed
denounced, and placed under the same law o.
accommodation from 'the party with the
"miseraJle Conservatives" and States right men
themselves Letus go little into examples.
Mr.. RIvEs avows his preference Of even Mr.
Clay over Mr.. Van Buren,, If the issue is con
fined to these two candidates. Immediately tn,
Richmond Enquirer comes out with long, de
mandatory article, headed "Mr Rires-the de
serfer.n .and procams that "no epithets o
contempt are spared 10 mark the inJdmy o
his deserfion." The Globe, the New Hamp
shire Patriot, and their like, conseculively bol'
up "Mr Riues-fhe deserfer,n after the man
ner Of the Enquirer, and repeat the terrific CT
of ''no epithets of contempt are spared to mar
the infamy Of his desertlon ~
Mt. BEAnpsLEy, from New York, always he
nored heretofore by the Democracy of Ne'
York, and always respected by the public for hi
earnest support Of Republican measures, dare
10 differ with sour Nothern man with Souther
prime iplesn on the particular course now poItl
TO be pursued on the subject of Abolition pet
tons, land on which subject the Madsonian doe
no, concur with him,) and the consequence IL
tina, forthwith one OF the above named guilloi
necrs--,he n. Hampshire Patriot-utlers the sol
joined Elimination against him, which no joul
is, by previous agreement, TO be copied, cthe
with or without lines Of appreciation, by each
the confederate presses, viz:
awhile the people in every State north, cas-
west and southwest, are declaring with singular
pimity for Van Buren,, some Of the professcd demo
cratic politicians at Washington are bent on layn
the foundation to defe at his election by the pcopl,
The course OF some Of the New York Democrat
members Of Congress, Is TO us in singular contras
with their profession Of friendship to Ngp Buren,
Ever since the commencement Of the session the
have not taken a step which has moi created dstru'
among the southern democrats Or ttese mer
Beardsley seems TO be the leader. In him we bav
no confidence lie was one of the men who IN 1881
had such a horror of uitroism to make them shud
der nj the thought OF IT. We believe him TO be dead
Iy hostile l., Van Buren, a, heart, and that his
~ shaped with view 10 give the impression that b
speaks Van Buren's sentiments, through seemin
friendship. aud thus to stab him more fatally He
h;~b protective tariff man and q conservative ban