The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-07-15

a. thar. WAS NOT one man la four, PERHAPS ho'
one ,n ten tho would have yoied Tor nm INC "'4
iarity Al sny rate was Overwhelmingly against ni'h'
No new election was TO take place ior lou. ,eT,'
ma that was the anti Tyler majority 10 oof ihe
n~r,,. nr,neiple says-they were 10 take arms,
march 10 Washington, displaee John Tyler, ano Pe'
Michael Walsh OF some other chleIlan oil inc my.
in the chair Of state, telling him m an P'ooAu''
that the viii Of the majority Was, that the 'ons.su,
ZION should no longer control the hAeouu'e, - ~
the viii and pleasaIe Of their apponee should DC ,'
yulde To this result does the new doctrine ueA'u'
and TO this result would il Immediately pfihs oui
haDp, country. The majority would DC ascei,s'"su
ON The held OF battle and the Constitution wouo pe
the will Of the strongest The men We nave na"'e M,
aud the Democratic leaders very extensively, win
the Evening Post aud most Of the Democratic news
papers have been sowing these seeds, ana now uie'
ses The harvest IL is harvest Of blood and oesoia
ton Ii these rank weeds OF political aisehoou aie
permitted 10 grow the end viii be- the estaOiisheh'
of an absolute monarchy US, governing ,io' "
the will and in the name OF peaeeabie ana haPpj
majority but by the loud voice OF an arisieeiacy u
cannon and democracy OF muskes' Nouims ~
more certain than this process "lhe people sui'
stand out in Southwark the governors oil VIC mum
epaliiy As a commonwealth IN the state House oi
Wharton market with cannon and all The I'M piemenS
which kings do use, the people deliberate ana RUE
setting the magistrates OF their own choosing anu 'o
Constitution OF their own adoption at defiance These
traitors who, according 10 the agreed principles Oh
our government, deserve u die, assume that 'nes
constitute the State and, with Governor Dofr' pro-
claim the constitutional authorities traitors 10 inc
commonwe alth. This doctrine IS doomed IN fhiia-
delphia GO where II has gone IN hhooe isiah", w
the deep abyss Of niamy. May It's abeiiorsoe SUNK
TO The same depth There was never movement oil
traitors IN our country half SO dangerous nor when
called half SO loudly for stern, unfinching reproba-
ton. The question lis present attitude Is DOL
Philadelphia question, but national question: III
which every American has the deepest interest
z. ). 5 writing be article above, we have
| converted with gentleman from Philadelphia, VINO
has led farther into the secret OF he diihcul les
there putting down the riots. He Is worthy man,
and IA cool times Judic,ous, dare say but Ne was
thorough sympathiser with the mob de sand the
military mad no business Ia Southwark that the
citizens there could keep the peace, and would do so
that the firing unnecessary precipiate, and thai
! innocent people killed; that the military com
mander exceeded his authority that the people weit
not bound TO clear OIL at his orders but had as good
right the street the military aud he would Dol
obey such arbitrary commands Ii Is easy TO see ,ha
it such opinions and feeling pervaJe Southwark, a,
he says do, there is no foundation OF public senimen
on which order be restored. There is no sounC
tone to pubic OF non, and there can be no music
SUI pose all these thlngs 10 be as The genilemai
states, what would good citizen dol Would b.
90 into civil war No: he would 60 home to hi
house. trusting to The laws to correct all wrongs
The Judges and other magistrates appointed &C
coring 10 the Constitution, and every other man ha
fairly Invested himself of magislracy, and Inyeste
them What government could there be, If Ia tim
of IN b violence every man were TO say to the militia
~ authorities who oTdeIed HIM 10 clear OF from
certain space " Look here, Captain, | do not belev
you have any right 10 order ne away. Come beior
me, Captain, and prove 10 my satisfaction that 30
have right to order OF, and then III go" It
this is precisely The assumption. Every man as
sumes To be gistrate, and instead of obeying IA
constituted authorities, summons them before hln sci
for judgment If such principles are correct, the
every cuiprit who is brought before court for tina
must fret be placed hms If on the bench, and hav
II proved to him that the court have jurisdiction II
his case and If convinced, why then he viii al
low himself be tried. his would be more reason
able in his than is in rioters, there wou
, be time for the discussion. The pretence that Ia
military not needed, IS as absurd the oiher.-
A revolutionary mob declare that they VIII keep a
safe and so he law must leave them in their lawes
, jurisdiction. The military fired too quick forsoot
Aher being booted and briekbatted Tor twenty-fou
hours and then attacked, the commander of deact
meht knocked down and about 10 be murdered,
was too quick to fire-ihe firing une pected an
innocent spectators killed before they had tin
To get away Ii would ks ,rnrSs-sbIs TO Gre a,
time without meeting all these difficulties. But ther
"a no innocent pcr-nns He'd snrh occasion -
Every MAJ. tho Joins mot To crafty bis curiosity
becomes a criminal and liable to So Ger with the com
pany which be has chosen. In time Of not the plac
for every good citizen is al his dwelling With hi
family, unless he Is called cut 10 sustain the author
ties. IT, as the editor reporter of newspaper o
for any other god reason he goes into the crowd
does 1t voluntarily, taking upon himself the perils
his enterprise and Il he is wounded or killed thet
is no reason for complaint The duty Of every ci
. zen on such occasions, is implicit obedience to ih
constituted authorize, whether civil or military
they exceed the limits Of their authority they e pos
hem 10 the penalties of law. Whether, therefore
he orders of the magistrates OF the commanders b
right or wrong the present duty Of every man
/ Ob No OF ran f,op m
horrors ofinterminsble war. TIE laws must be sus
tanned a, all hazards, and to then workings when thu
sustained, We mus, look for the correction Of a
wrongs. .uthwark is in rebellion. l. is in III
hands of ia~lcss mob The Constitution and tn
laws are trodden beneath their feet, and what boot
Il that such mob guaranty peace Peace can neve
be really restored until the mob is subdued and ID
laws placed in honor. Tue Cons tuition Of the mo
is their own will and II subyers and over,hrows al
Other Constitutions.