The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-07-25
THE DEMOCRATIC PARrY-ITS PRESENT
POSTURE

For a number Of years past, few Individuals and
clques have been permitted TO lead, rule, and dictate
to the great Democratic party OF the county 80
long a. that party victorious, this exercise 81
authority wGs silently aequieseed IN The Albany
Regency --the Globe, Benton, Co.-and lew
others constituted this power. Success caused them
10 become vain naughty and dictatorial. Their
mandstes became offensive and disgusting and were
resisted by such had the moral courage and indie
psndence to array themselves in battle against these
arrogant ogarchss. This action on the part OF those
who refused to submit to the dctation OF these die
taiors caused them to become ierocous, intolerant
and proscriptye. They drove from the Democratic
ranks, to those OF the opposing party, or forced them
10 become inactive spectators, many OF the Oldest,
staunch, and most efficient members OF the Demo
cratic family. And what was the consequence
They broke down the party. An ignominous defeat
followed. The Wing party Giumphed,
The Democratic party was dismayed palsied, and
in state bordering despair These leaders, how
ever, appeared undauned. They resolved that they
would hold on the power they had long exercised
They were determined that the defeat they had been
the instruments of bringing the party, should no,
deprive thsm Of the future exercise Of that power
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date Of the party for the Presidency four years there
after. The defeated candidate their The
party must take him. however mpoc the nomina
tion or unpalatabe to many, the individual. Their
will was the law, and must be obeyed. The party
machinery, under the old organization, was put in
full motion, and all the chcanery of these cliques
was employed to accomplish their purpose.
The spirits of the Democratic party were still
dropping. The Wing party had large majorities in
both houses Of Congress They were carrying out
their measures, and daily Ilanling themselves more
strongly in power. The Democratic party no.
thing TO raise CLEAN Of hope for the future. Their
alarm was augmented; and they were almost on the
brink of despair in the expectation of seeing another
Monster bank fastened the country, in the hands
and under the control Of the Wing party. Tbs ca
tsstrophe, as ii would have BEEN both to the country
and the Democratic party, was arrested BY whom
By John Tyler. BY him who had been elected to
the second office in the country, by the Wing party
BY him whom the hand OF the Almighty had raised
TO rule over the destinies Of this country.
The Wing Congress passed bill to charter
National Bank. True to the Constitution, which
Mr.. Tyler had taken solemn oath to support--un
awed by the terrors of party frowns and denuncis-
tions he vetoed it, He placed his veto on second
bill, having the same object. He received the
,hemss of the whole Wing party. lie denounc-
ed rs a traitor. And deriding the act Of God, he
stigmatiIed by them his "Accidency," and the
Accident" by some of the presses Of that party.
His yetoes suddenly revived the dropping spirits
Of the Democratic party. Their hearts lesped with
JOY. They sprang to embrace President Ty.
Ter. The welkin rung with their praises Of him
Their presses and their orators WED with each other
which should excel in their euloges OF him No one
In the country ever became popular and gained so
fast upon the affections of the People, as John Ty-
Ter. He had been the saviour of the Democratic par
ty--the deliverer of the county In the elections
succeeding the Veloes, the Democratic party was
almost every where victorious The Wing, were
defeated. The Democrats acquired overwhelm-
ing majority in the House of Representatives.
Mr. Tyler had done the Democratic party
too much service. lie wss acquiring too extensive a
popularity. Those who sought 10 maintain the con.
troll Of and to dictate to the party became alarmed
They we're jealous They feared that Mr.. Tyler
might suppant their candidate for the Presidency.
They denounced Mr.. Tyler They reviIed and
crimes, ingratude. The columns Of the Globe
the speeches Of Benton, and Of the members OF
the Albany Regency, have been replee with the
most bitter invective against Mr.. Tyler. They have
no, been surpassed by the spleen Of the Richmond
Wing, the violence and malignancy Of j. NJ
Bolts
Such is brief outline Of the course Of conduc,
pursued by these desperate factioniss towards John
Tyler. What has their course been, and what is Il
now, towards the Democratic party tsef' wewnl
show.
The Democratic party, through their representa-.
tves in the Convention rejected The candidate of tn,
woud-be leaders. In doing this the, were thus cas-,
of. He, whom they would have again fo,sted on tn,
party and who would sgain have brought defeat, wa,
dropped. Another was selected in his place-one
perhaps, with whom the former influence Of the
Globe Benton, the Albany Regency, &c will ceAs,
10 be eIsred. This act Of the People-this disap
pointnent to thep-ihis sudd,n departure Of power
and influence, has driven many Of the members Of
these ciques to commit acts that "look rebellion.
like" What has the Globe, the Albany Argus, the
New York Evening Post, done, since the nomination
at BALTIMORE to advance the cause Of the Democratic
party Nothing whatever; their columns are tame
and apahe,ic; they have done more injury than ser
vice 70 the cause.
The opposition to the Texas treaty broke down
Mr.. Van Buren,; IL defeated his nomination He
expressed the same views MIR. Clay on that subject,
That was fatal to him. The Peope who constitute
the Democratic party, entertained Democratic, not
Wing views, in regard To That important and deeply
interesting measure. Now, what Ia. been the coupe
pursued by Colonel Benton, since the rejection of
Mr.. Van Buren,, whom he the first TO proclaim as
the candidate Of the Democratic party in ls4il He
has taken the Wing side Of the question the Tex
~ treaty. he has acted with the Wings, been com
pi'nented and praised by them be has made eeches
which the Wing party have had printed by hundreds