The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-11-18


the overwhelming defeat OF its late Dragging and vain
glorious party, might be passed with smilc Of
desion, IT It's viruience and intolerance, not less
gsrng 10 its hour OF greatest than Ia its day
Of palmsst hope, did not call for rebuke and cen
sure.
Amer openly admitting during the progress Of the
canvass, the efforts which the abest partssns OF the
Wings at the North we're making 10 win the cSunte-
and support Of that execrabe faction the Abo-
litionsts, (then courteously styled by the Wing
presses the Liberty Party Dit now turns furiousy
on the allies 1t invoked, and, in the rage of its dsap-
pointment, that all the fawning and wooing OF It's
Northern friends had suficed TO win only portion,
not the whole II rails and denounces, strikes and
rends without discrimination or dignity. In any cru
SADIE against such faction, DO the motive what II
may, we should deem the work holy, and both ap-
plaud and aid it, II, with assurance unparael
ed it is unjust, the Wing did not blend in its mad
assaults the Democratic party, the untrue and
causeess preence that it had received the votes OF
this faction. Surprising The pretence true as It IS
unfounded the head and front Of our offending would
be, that had succeeded in doing the very Thing at
which the Wings failcG-that we had won without
woong, where the Wings wooed and duplicated in
vain; and surely 1t would require power OF face
| and stock Of brass only less than that which the
Editors of the Wing may well boast to assume the
part Of "Satan rebuking Sin," and condemn what
they had all the will and only wanted the address TO
accomplish. IT, indeed, the Abolitionsts To any ex-
tent, gave their votes TO the Democratic candidates,
and utter contempt which they must have felt at the
interested batteries and degrading entreaties which
we're addressed to them by the Wings they doubt
less believed, for the purpose of humbuggng, delu-
ding and betrayng them. But do not believe that
such feelings however NATURAL led the Abolitionsts,
such, to sustain, to any serious extent the Demo
cratic party, who, as they well knew, were utterly
opposed TO all their fanatic views and mad designs,
and were the avowed advocates of a great measure,
with the express view (among many others OF ma
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Southern slavehoding institutions. No! however
some (who have been casually OF heedcssly involved
ia the fanatical feelings of the Additionally may
have voted for the Democratic nominees, their votes
were given, not because they were Abotonists, but
in despite of their being such, on welI-founded con-
vctions of the great truths Of the Democratic creed
and Of the wisdom and justice OF their proposed ad-
mnistraon. The great mass Of the Abotonists
as will doubtless be by the official returns have
! (perhaps with the exception of Ohio and Indiana
where, under the influence of the infamous Birney
| Roorback, they allied themselves with the Whigs)
maintained their separate organization, and voted for
| their own independent candidates. They did what
| alone, as the whole past course of the Democratic
press evidences the Democrats desired or hoped
They held oil, and while they did not contamina our
ticket with their sutrsgos they did not league them
selves in dark coalition with the Wings. Let, them
the venom of the Wing be spit its own friends at
/ the North, who would have united with the Adolf
tionists if they could. On the Democrats it cannot
justly fall Let the CALLED Jade vince, withers
| are unwruDg"
ence presented by its utter inability 10 understand
| or appreciate the magnamity and moderation with
which the Democrats have demeaned themselves
amid all the heart-insplng consciousness of great
national dellverance and while yet fresh from the VIC
torous strife, and crowned with unading aurels 1t
seems not to know, that the heart of the brave is al
ways geneIous-that the nature of magnaDimous
victor revos at triumphing a fallen foe. 1t APP
pears not to be aware, that deep abiding qualification
is never loud or bosterous in its manifestations, and
least OF all will external insignia Of triumph be faunl
ed by the contented and satisfied mind before the
gaze of mortified and depressed friends and fellow
citizens All must admit, that the Democrats have
borne prosperity well and meekly-with a modera-
ton only surpassed by the fortude with which they
heretofore have sustained adversely and yet this
lofty magnanmity-this dignihed moderation is, by
the rabid editors of the Richmond Wing, made the
ground of charge, that the Democrats rejoice not
their success-repent them Of the deeds through
which they may realize the blessings of our instiu-
tons in their purity and bequeath TO their children
heritage Of fame, and would fan lament, that James
X Polk, the candidate of the Republicans, and not
Henry Clay, the imbody ment of Whiggery is really
elected President of these United States "Credai
Jtdeus." The charge is too udicrous for refutatjon
Every Democrat, In his inward delightn his heart
felt satisfacon-in his conentment at the present
his glad hopes for the future feels be false and
as for those Wings, whose besotted folly-whose in
capacity to appreciate the noble sentiment. of manly
victors enables them to believe and find consolation
in the thought-why we will not grudge them the
meagre crumbs of comfort their folly or their gno-
rance can supply. We would fain hope however
such idle charges were confined to the distempered
Imagination Of the acting Editor Of the Whig, whose
disappointed frame Of mlnd at the utter Justification
OF his high sounding promises, evidenced at
the Democratic Association of last Saturday night,
might well render all exhibitions Of good feeling and
| disDOsltIOn m ISL nd.rst or
1t is perhaps not to be wondered at that he should
think such manifestations merely pretended, I"
when he clearly msunderstands and peryerts the sp-
rt of the most liberal remarks of the able gentleman
MIR. Patton who addressed the Association last Sa-
turday night That gentleman referred to the fact,
that on every occasion in which he had spoken in the
canvass, he had declared high admir- alton of many
qualities possessed by Mr. Clay, and his personal es
TEEN and respect for him a friend He then ex
pressed the opinion, that his political career had
closed, and used the expressions which recently
quoted by the acting Editor of the Wing in the way
OF invocation to those Democrats who did not agree
in his favorable estimate Of Mr. Clay, to abstain from
denounclng him, that his political existence was
at an end. How strangely have this liberal feeling
and sentiment been perverted by the Editor Of the
wing, under the influence Of personal disappointment
and political chagrib
While referring tn MIR. p we may a. well add
that as to the stale and small wit about fence men,
again applied IN recent article by the acting Editor
OF the Wing to that gentleman 1t deserves little no
tee The "fetort Courteous so effectively given by
Mr. z. in the Association last Saturday week, was
entirely sufficient. To all Democrats who heard il
the qualification was complete, and even the Wings
must have admitted its justice, and rel shed IFS blend
ed good humor and elasticity. 1t to have been
hoped, the lesson then taught would be 'oa,iiionr
to the acting Editor Of the Wing, when he felt dis.
posed TO cast stones to reflect on the CLASSY brittle
ness Of his own tenement.
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