The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-04-29

but the spssslsg 1.sss wiiI drive them before !, IN
terror ssd disasy and IL they escape the deyouring
,nd sgration, they will ind themselves stuck fast In
tho swamps and marshes, or plunged hesdlong ia the
overwhelming sea. Gentlemen. there is no rctres-
no Backing out You may finch and dodge bul
tell you again, you have to sand 10 the rack
In this Democratic town opty called the s'eock
ade" Of the State, and la the adjacent eountie, ~.
arc rather too old set Of " fox hunters TO be ,r,
upon new scent now;" and let the honorable and
truly smiable Speaker Of the House Of Repre,ent.
tives and the justly distinguished Dromgoole. MARY
my words, II they will. You may bold out tbe iJs.
gs.liemen, that Mr.. Van Buren, must and ,ciB han
NOMINEES. You may sin against light and kDowle,..
il you choose but the golden fruit you (opdIy %
,icipste or dream Of gathering, will turn to bi,t.,
ashes in your hands. You, and each Of YOU. gentle
men, have again and again declared TO US tba, vo,
are ever ready to "bow TO the majesty Of IN.
People" Now, some Of your constituent, q,
least desire to know whether you really admit IN.
good old Jsdersonisn and Hickory doctrine-u,,,
you are the servants Of the People, or whether Wa,
assume to yourselves the high prerogaye TO say Tia,
voc ue bound to support Mr. Van Buren, note beeau,.
we have supported him heretofore; notwthstandipg
we are fully convinced, by running him at this time
we should doom ourselves and the whole Democratic
party to certain discontinue, and perhaps to ire.
trievablc ruin Gentlemen, "will you excuse me
the least and lowest Of the People" if remind YOU
of the fearful responsibility you take upon your.
selves in saying that we cannot support John Tyler
when Mr. Richie has soemnly declared tina, "every
State uhf Ren Iica in inia
Democrat in the Union, owes him debt of graft.
tude for the glorious act Of DEL,ERAScE he acher.
ed"-when ANDREW JACKSON has thanked his God
that ONE HONEST MAN was left 10 support the Const
tuition and defend the rights Of the People :" when
Spencer Roane proclaimed TO the American Con.
gress, more than twenty years ago that he was tie
fast friend Of the Constitution, the unyiellng friend Of
justice ~ and that he possessed "hs confidence as much
he could give il to mortal man"whel that undis-
guised patriot aud gallant Representative from Ohio
Or. Duncan, who, despisirg the iranm Is Of party
and fearless of consequences dares do all that doth
become man. has just risen in his place on the floor
of Congress, and declared that the Democracy
and tn. country Mr.. Tyler debt gratitude"
which must be paid, il "mERIr and'woRrH" VIRTUE
and rArIorIsM, have any charms for freemen. /
persuade myself for these reasons, that you will
review the ground you have taken, and rely with
more confidence and safety upon your sober second
thoug ht."'
The friends of the Chief Magistrate in Virginia
have fears for the honor and welfare Of the coun
try, while such pure minds and lofty spirits as Cal
houn, Mason and wilkins reyolve around him, and
shed their clear and mellow light upon his councils
Yet, strange as it may appear, feel an indescrba
BILE anxiety-a sort of melancholy foreboding about
the future; aud scarcely know why or wherefore
Some Of us see, think we see, Trojan horse I,
the camp" Others have had visions; d they saw
among the green Bays and stately Fines of the
grove, here and there barren fig tree the bane full
night-shade and the deadly Upas springing up and
aourishng under the fostering of official CON
hdence, misplaced and betrayed And they saw each
OF the latter dug up, as it were, by the roots, and
taken, and transplanted in foreign soil, and they
were troubled. And came 10 pass that they heard
loud voice. as Of mighty People filled with wrath
and indignation, crying cot, "Why cumbercih it the
groundi Why cumbereth it, Cut il down, cut il
down, and cast it into the hre.n
Mr.. Editor, look we'll TO the signs Of the times.
WAR, PESTlLENCE and FAMINE are abroad in
the land. The Great Moloch Of Federalism ha,
reached the CiPito, and his imperial fat has gone
forth. An awful dissolution Of the Union sares U,
in the face. Let freemen wake up to the erisY o.
their liberties gone forever.
Your friend and servant