The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1844-04-16

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TO THE DEYOCRAJIC REPUBLICANS OF
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N Believing thst ths result Of the appreaehing atrng
gle for the Presidency,wiN mark IN era IN the haaer,
Of the Republic, venture 10 address 10 you fen
words Of Aoher counsel. ,AAnsitas2 ,gzhlalssg
The occurrences Of tho past four ysnrs, Regarded
Ia ooanexon with dc present aspeos Of affairs, ahd
is shalsws 81 coming events, esnoot faA 10 impress
every seleetanx nlBa, s&at SstEstkiAx moro kFBr
tssds4 than the uShal consequences Of the casual
aseendency Of party and the detr'sion Of is ad
versary.s The saDguine friend Of the advancement
Of mankind who reposes in the belief that each sue
ceeding year is but another step in the progress Of
the human to equality Of condition and hap
pinss, may refuse to admit that the change which
10 now ensced in the partisan auspices Of the only
true Republican Government on earth, can effect
the cause Of Liberty. Let none be misled by this
delusion.
Let US not be stigma'ized as alarmists, when, in
compIiance with duty we owe TO our friends at a
distance, we proclaim here, at the capital Of the
Union, that just apprehensons entertained Of the
fate Of the Democratic party in the coming struggle
These confined to any class section of the
party but pervade all circles incuding the most dis
tinguished champions of our principles Regardless
Of the lessons incnlcated by the contest Of 1870
blind 70 the tokens of the future and appa-
rsntly reckless Of the consequences Of their
acts, few adroit and ambitious men have man.
eyed to give to caucus nomination an appearance
Unpopular approval such as to justify assumption
Of its ratification before it is made in form and
thus TO sligmatze with apostacy all who have the
honesty or nerve to question its policy.
1t is due not less to truth than to the Democracy
of the Union, that the causes of the succession of
party in l84l ~ and '43, should not be forgotten
Do any doubt that they resulted from the course Of
President Tyler, his vetoes Of the United States
Bank bills his eminenty successful administration of
the Government, the sympathy for a time honored
public servant awakened by the prosecutions of his
enemies, together with the untiring abors Of body
Of friends whose fidelity and zeal have never been
exeelled II equalled, in the partisan annals Of The
country Every municipal, county, district and State
election in the Union, herald Of his virtues and a
tribute to hl achievements Sustained vindcsted and
triunpaant il every quarter Of the country bis flag
was everywhere greeted by the Democracy ~ the
harbpsr Of eesss, md was adopted, N tho fslisess
Of their joy and gratitude, the standard Of the
party CONSERVATION and despair dispersed his foes,
and their banner was trailed in the dust.
Eated with victories, in the accomplishment Of
which they had but subordinate participation, the
expelled junto of 1910 Immediately sought to ap-
propriate to themselves the laures of President
Tyler. Upon the Hickory poles, for the glorious en-
sign Of the gallant Virgniau inscribed with his Va
ross, was Immediately substituted Haunting, soiled
and tattered pennant The People revolted at the
spectacle, indignant not less at the injustice of the
proceeding than their own attempted impressment un
dethe banner Of ls40 One after another the strong
holds Of the party were captured BY the enemy
Tennessee, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Massachu-
sets, Maryland, and Connecticut surrendered OF
fifteen elections to supply vacancies 10 the House Of
Representatives, since its present organization, but
one resulted in favor Of the Democratic party And
it with forces thus dsprited by defeat and in per
muiny against the tyranny Of party leaders that thu
Republican army is asked to contend against th'
mighty united and enthusiastic hosts headed by Henri
Clay-a leader famed for the devotion of his follow
ers, not less than for his own indomitabe courag,
and proves.
in this condition Of the Democratic party, large
number of Republicans who had been called t.
Washington from various quarters of the Union, by
other duties, spontaneously assembled to consult and
devise, il possible, some of averting the i'm.
pending catastrophe. The only Of relief wal
found to be in the nomination of John Tyler for re-
election. His name and achievements only were
deemed adequate to the task Of restoring the conf
dencs Of the People, revivng their dropping spirits
and rsinv xoratins them for the contest Associated
with his name alone, could be offered new issues
such as the crisis demanded He only, of all the en-
inent statesmen presented for the Chief Magisracy
possessed that hold upon the sympathy and aec ion
oil the crest mass of the People, indispensable il
such an encounter az that with which he Democrocy
s mensced by their adversary. Springing from thu
purest Republican stock Of old Virginia -school.t
at the footstool Of the Sage Of Neutrality-suspicious.,
to his couotrymen the pledge Of long life Of illus
trious services in the cause OF Demoeracy--fre
from an smbittered struggle with the agents Of tn
moneysd interests, in which, with his unaided arm
hs had Frustrated them-vindicating the too lonl
neglected rights of our fellow-ctzeps on the North
ern frontier and giving to them honorable pence
guaranteeing brilliant Understanding 10 tn
South the only security which can be offered agains
the torch and knife of the fanatic, THE RE-AN
NExATION OF TEXAS, Of which his predcces
sors had suffered US to be despoiied-to the Yves
and Southwest, free access to the Pacific, and III
widest range for their skill and enterprise in the
oupaton Of Oregon--these Invest the name AM
fame OF John Tyler with Nationality which thos
of no other living statesman of America possess
We present, then, to the Democratic Republican
of tho Union flag under which they can con