The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-09-21
From the Baltimore REPUBLICAN and Argus
PANIC AMONG THE WHIGSi

The New York Herald says there is terrible
panic amongst the Wbgs Of that city" which seem,
To be increasing and widening every dav' Th,
Herald adds -" During ihe last two days numerous
secret and important consu hatious have been held
amongst the leaders Of the Wings IN this city, and
couers have been sent into the interior Of the State
for the purpose of deyisng ways and means for
ducting the campaign with the greatest possible sf
feet for the next SIX weeks. The committee rooms
and private as well public places OF resort, have
been crowned with individuals seeking information
as TO the prospects, and endeavoring to find som,
&, opnd uhieh their faith and hopes may repose."
The Herald also Gays, that the panic has been in
creasing very much, particularly since the Maine
election, and that there is really very little doubt
that every possible means will be resor,ed to b,
the INSCRIPTIONS partisans Of the Wings In order
to prevent TOTAL pIsoReasIzAros OF rnIIT
RANKS
The Herald next notices article in Webb
Courier and Enquirer, in which alusion is made Il
the probable resort TO physical force the day o
election
ave all know very well what these prelirninsr,
Ell hortstion to abstain from whence sdduccd by ,h'
party organs To their supporters mean. They arr
merely adn0niiions TO the lawles- and dsorderiy 10 b.
IN rtadinsr. And nothing shows more clearly IN,
existence Of the panic than this talk about physca
foice in the Wing organs. We frost however tha
the sirtuous and respectable iend- e our republican
ns, uons will unite for the pu pose Of preventing
any scenes of violence at the Ia, and to save VI,
country from being again associated in the journal
Of Europe with The ou.fsges of a mob.
Not only do these hint. about r. aud and physica
force indicate the existence Of The crossing panic IL
the Wing ranks, but the new tactics OF agitation
adopted by the organs Of that PARTY very sinklngl
DE- monstrs,o the fact, and their Consciousness
the necessity OF the introduction Of theme
Of popular excitement in order to create a lille al
dtionsl buoyancy Of sp,rit in the camp
During the last week there had been lukewarm
ness in the wbig press, VIII oh but too strongly ind
Gates the parslyzed condition Of the internal fsbr
Of tina, party. Now, however, IT seems that It'll
courage has been plucked up, and new movemen
made Of a character different from any Of the recen
attempts TO create an excitement on the old issue
IN the contest The controversy on the Tariff ha
degenersted nto the gros, est absurdtes and imbe
cy, having ended in miserable discussions sbou
co,tons and needles, AID the price Of warming pans
and such ridiculous small wares Then the discus
SION on the Texas question: coupled with the letter
Of Mr.. Clay and the speeches Of Webster Steward am
others has tended only TO give strength, force an,
momentum TO the Abo iton party, and thereby to alb
street large portion Of the Wings from the supper
OF Mr.. Clay. A National Bank is an unpopular ,opr
here, where all the moped men are opposed TO an
such institution, and II has been brought ve,y littl
into play. All these topics then dissipst,d am
exhausted, So that scarce vesige OF them remain
that can be brought to bear upon the popular mind