The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-12-20

TO THE POINT.

Tue ioNo"ihst popeou W ihnot " 'oJush
pertinent TO the Issue that wefecl mpeed 10 call the
| sraeil stentiao of our readers 10 liz oerusal:
Cosdhfss.-Durng 'he tnree years past inc Lac
g's'ause has been engaged In constant warfare
against the Executive Department OF lne "0sein-
nen,' lhe devotion OF the representative OF 'ne
people ana OF the states 10 names ana 'au'o"s, "
partisan ends and projects OF INDIVIDUAL anpioh' mas
brought much Disgrace upon them' involved Tie pa''oh
~ gtal iors, anu threatened IL WIN greater oanget.
| The manifestations oil pubic sentiment thoughout
this period have been Of the most decisive character
and speak volumes in fay or of the fundamental prn
cple of our polity-the capacity of the people for
selfg yernment.
When the present Executive, who was nominated
as a Republican, and chosen to the second ofre by a
ma orlty unprecedented in any previous contested
election asserted the obligations of HE oath md the
principles of his whole life and endea vored TO admin
ser the government in a spirit of moderation, and
with a single eye 10 the public welfare, he vas at
tackled by the Federal faction OF the wing parry with
a ftrocity equally unlounded md unheard Of The
halls of Congress resounded with the gr,ss and
viiupera,ve denuncialions day by day the federal
press poured forth column after column OF brter in
,eciiye and every avenue TO the popular earteeked
of malice and fasehood. The assailed bore DE ter
rble onslaught neither protected by the machinery
of party, Wind cate by the voice Of prom nent
public men. Contact with the Executive wasdtem.
ed political death. Ambition overcame the Pomp-
ings of reason and candor; and all who asIireJ in
the future, comprising the great body Of every sec
ton, held silence, joined In the general clonor
Under these circumstances, in 1872 the focused
and his accusers appeared before the trbuna of the
People. 1t might have been supposed that lie truth,
urged by single voice, would be drowned in he
alsehoods dldused by ten thousand tongu's, but
truth is mighty and will prevail. The accuad was
acquitted, and nobly vlndcaled-the people Tturoed
verdict against the Federal Wings by majority
Commensurate that OF 1910, Thus do Me old
R-i''l"." r-''J' .h '-~r'-1 - '.h.' 80" anu Mau,
, '@y' anu '''" 'no oa'@'oe "
~ @,
49,; =" ne o,un'pu vas 'oo e'.at ouon a uen'o"sla
~ 'a'o, u'u nI' ,a'' " a"ahen '"r Jea'
ouoy VI men ""o ,nae'neu '"ey saw y Tue EXecu
sa,va -. ~ ,ho su somp. t e'snei Vi ."en'
IT, 81 '. ~ WON on 1 m nopes uePenueu'
.h,.t III ,,I 49, y, .ne Pa'"'a' 10
vo.. 49, v .,lJ.n,, ST. ~ - '''' ~
~. ar. 49, Nv" ,no"o.u' anu u pe'ane' ~
WA ar,;n -, a sanrGoai ~. ,h " 'ne
| 800; >, - r ., " ' 'p''i ~ '-''"'
! VIZ ,ha no., fn,as ,
WAS nresen,ed The EederaI W. -
from The ranks If The nemnor,nY and psn,ou .,d
| Adams viii ax,raos;ona ~ J,;;,;I cIt.
shook hands in the c,nitol IN. no, onaina, ,fb
Executive was waved ,yi,h renew.J visnIanaa
| Nomina,;ons IN A.. ,r..,;as 81 ;Ss,
abding interest anJ n'.as,,.as os -. ..,,a, sn
t,nce 70 The na,;onaI n,osner;,v ~, .i,
| lSnr tnttpa tnlu Cd No. 49,.
mes, of the country was forootJsn Wv d;srsas,,td
and BODY of men, delegated by the neonIe and III,
States To condnct and facilitate cat aver ohst,cI
| in the course of public affairs and gave tbemseWes
IN to the nur.ut of nriva,e ends and the ind,.,cs
! OF party spleen.
The result was such as mobt have been antici,,.
ted Honest and candid citizens were oishsar,en,d
and the old republicnus sbrnnk hocL in disanst
Whether our domestic or our foreign affairs were
considered the golden moment seemed 70 have
passed AWAY both at home and abroad The Demo
cratic policy fell into imminent ieonardv and N,
homes founded on the spendd vciory of 80 ran;I,
den.r,ed An ms ,h.n hriah, and s,o, - i
! had become dark and lower,pg The action Of IN,
Baltimore Conyention Indicated II general and ner
yadinp sense of danger From the ,dionrnm.n, n
Congress TO the withdrawal of President Tyler n,
unbiased Judgment could have en,er,a,n.J zoo
sonabe exneciaton oC the success or Tho Democra,,
party.
Unon that even, however things ,ss,med NOR,
cheering aspect The adbereots az the Presiden, en-
tered the canvas with the utmost zeaI and v,cn,
and the old RenubIcans again nrned the haIancs q
mower The ta,uros ,roysd hsyond o.vI H., "a
mi,,nr tho Gid. az tha adn;n;s,ra,ion >. ha -
weak in numerical force nc ,,as ever s.rionsI Or
tended. thew were VET strong enouob 10 ba,e rro
duced a very a ,gsren, cons,7mma,,on Thns 90,
was faction cbas,ised and ,ha Fyeo',,;vs
and v,ndica,ed nv the Peonl. thus uss tho Damo
cratic marty fhird time ssyed NV one Con, ,bon, !
bad wthb.Jd ,h. 80 81 -. - 49,, ~ -,
a portion of !, 1eJ ,,r,,, - - -.
majority AMI ,h.r. I. go 1879 'uPpoi1o oy tn'
! ,on'. ~ -; - -. Ju',oe ~ Pre'a"iuB oPih
cordance With ,ba orsai ponoy nav oeen III ac'
performance If b,s A., 30 h anu ~ 'n'
faithful and VIZ iy;II %''' on "T"es' fearless
! from exneri.nce and 60 Oe,es, ied,n WISDOM
against the Executive ag,ins, tho n,,h,e "as 'I
against the nonnlar vii r. ~, az III puono Soou
will assuredIy com. m no ,"e u'y VI account
enough from The shirt Of fa,,o ,, ',' 90 ,os
its welfare and NJ, Co. o." y - Sonoe'nel 'oi
What 6gnre ,be record Of 49, III ~ al, NAL
wi make in history Conrross ha. pao' o,ss'on'
dant od,um and resnorsihiI,,, !, 10 - W ,un,
aside the uncean nas.ioas "a si, uno /" mao 'ao
of individuals and cl,oue. =, 4, atoms
to the faithful disc,,rge If bs ,r,,s, sI "SeI'
Ont of malice aga,es, ,bs oo"nue ~. 70 ~
important circuits have been Ieo w,ho,,,
Iigants have thus been denr;v.d W ulouaal'
posed TO long delav and cnp,in,,e ,ou,o'' s,u tx
rould m have horn. !, The r,a,,e p', ni4py