The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-05-21
TIE PROSPECT.

We presume that every candid man will now adm. I
that any candidate thrust upon the pIty by Messrs.
Benton and Blair and ,un within the prescribed par
" limits, laid down by the above named pair Of beau
ties "repelling Tyler help and denouncing Mr..
Calhoun aud oil his friends turning against the hero
Of New Oileans and cobabding with the Tories and
the Aboonists-we say we presume that every cans
did man will admit thai any candidate thus named
and thus run must lie inevitably defeated by MIR.
Clay. Nay it is not denied il cannot be disg used
that any candidate, by whumsoever named or in what
manner selected or whatever may be his quail
6catons and claims, who shall contend on precisely
the old grounds, where Mr.. Van Buren, fell with the
same weapons and the men, no more nor less
certainly more-must suffer iTemediabe over
throw.
i, follow. then, of course tina, the Republican
party, if it would not II. Clay in possession
Of the Government" must select candid who
rseorsr the Democratic forces that abandoned Mr.
Van Buren 10 the last ca paisn
Who can they selectl 1t is not who will they pre-
fer-but who con they get for personal preferences
must be laid de- and old prejuJces must be deeply
buried, if Mr. Clay is 10 be- defeated. JOIN TYLER.
in our humble, but candid opinion, il the only mn
who can save the party from defeat in 1914. as he
was the only man who could save the country from :,
National Bank n ls4l.
II Mr.. Tyler be not the candidate run against Mr..
Clay, the friends Of the Annexation of Texas NAV
Be mot bitterly disappointed in their hopes and the
Democratic party may fail again, but not again TO be
rescued from destruction, in the hour of its Calamity
hy some chivslrous Republcan-for the "ineratitujs
OF the Republic" would deter others throughout all
future lime.
Amer wha, the President has done for Annex atom
-aitr all the vie abuse heaped upon him by the
Federal Presses of his own country and the caumn,-
ating prints Of Great Britsio FOR STIMULATING for the
acquisition Of extensive and valuable domain when
the ioss Of il would peril the safety ADD welfare of our
common country-aher all this, if the Republican
party should thrust him aside him off, and select
some new man" in favor Of annex alton but who is
unified in moments OF responsibility and danger and
who would be power,ss for good, if willing to net
would not the injustice of such an act-the reproach
and condemnation piled in such prose,ip,ion-un-
nerve the arm that strikes this golden moment q,
Would not the treaty now before the Senate b. re-
Jseted in triumph, and with impunity, and would no,
TsIm be gone, forever gone, before the preferred
TEXAS champion could he installed in the Executive
ehar-y elected
With Jos TYLEn as The candidate, the supple
mnons Of Dctators might reject the present treaty,
/" true. They migh dare to do it in despite OF
the will Of majority Of he People: but with
the nation on his side, the PRras,sr would sure
y succeed, and that too right speedily. lie could
put TO them qgan-apd however bitter the pull TO them
so that the People demanded it as essential for the
health Of the Body Poltc-they would have to ,wal-
low It. ], would go down, and perhaps before neI,
March.
But, it is asked, why will not the President thu.
act, If he be not capdidatei We answer, that
II another physician be called to supercede him. he
must naturally take it for granted that his prescrp.
tons are not rclished that biz services are not agree
able to majorityi and it would seem to be hope.
less task for him to continue, singe-banded against
the enemies Of the measure ohe It's friend, ,s,r, d,,
boying him
Who could persevere under such circumstances
Who would not abandon the measure in despair and
disgust