The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-01-27
OUR POSITION.

the columns Of the Madsonian, has made ou'
posision and tendencies matter OF speculation
with many. or all of the politicians we pen
this article with the avowed intention OF quiet
ing any uneasincss that may be felt upon this sub
jec,. We arc a friend and supporter of the Re-
publican Administration Of The present Chief
Magistrate, and we have no other purpose, and
never had any other purpose in view than to
advocate his claims, without consulting HIM as
10 his wishes, to the nomination OF the Demo-
cratic party for the Presidency. Our opposition
10 Mr., Van Buren, as the nominee of the Repub-
lican party rests principally on three grounds,
each of which, in itself, would be sufficient, if
the Democratic party be wise, 10 prevent his
nomination We will name them. In the
first place, he is absolutely unavailable. He
cannot be elected, (in our opinion and he has
no claim on The party to enlile him to make a
demand upon the Republican party 10 sacrifice
itself and the Constitution TO please his vanity
or caprice, or TO be regarded by anticipation as
The nominee OF the party, when, presently ii riH
be too late to elect any one. In the second
place, the means which have been employed to
specl TO The nomination, meets with our decided
disspprobation and most emphatic condemna-
tion. Ii was useless to yield 10 the People the
Republican principle of putting off The National
Convention to the latest possible period, in order
that they should have time to consider so mo
mentous q question as The choice of candidate
for the Office of he Presidency, if that very
principle was subsequently, by intrigue and par
~ management, TO be violated and dishonored.
The Syracuse Convention, held, nearly year
before there was any necessity for action on
the subject, with view 10 bag the thirty six
votes Of the arges, State in the Union for Mr..
Van Buren,, by forced Judgment the People of
New York being entirely unprepared for the
question, and, in fact, being unrepresenfed Ia
that Contention must be condemned by every
true Republican. And the virtual nomination
Of this gentleman, by Legislature Caucus at
Washington, must render he defeat Of Mr.. Van
Buren, positively certain. The People have,
long ago, emphaticay condemned such course
of action the part of their Representatives in
Congress.
In the third place, the friends Of Mr.. Van Bu-
rem have urged, as an argument against the
idea ofyieldiug confidence and support TO Mr..
Ty Ter, that he opposed Them IN 1870 Since
that time John Tyler has rescued the Cons,ilu-
ton from the desecration which, but Tor hi. he
roic fidelity TO Republican principles, awaited it.
He has saved the country from the INDUSTRIOUS
disasters Of full-blooded Federal Bank. Since
1910 Mr.. Van Buren, has done nothing, except to
eat, drink, aud grow rich and fat. II, sierthe Pre-
sidentsseUices TO the country Mr.. V. BIS friends
canno, support him, it strikes us that they have
right, by the same rule, to ask the friends Of the
President TO supper, Mr.. Van Buren,. In truth,
we regard il as both audscious and unjust
iha, such an issue should have been presented
10 SO noble patriot as Mr.. Tyler has shown
himself TO be. To ask John Tyler to sup
port Martin Van BURN, the exploded Sub
Treasury, the iollies Of MIR. Van Buren's
Administration, and the Bourbon prnci-
pie Of restoration, when Martin Van Buren,
and his friends cannot sustain John Tyler, the
Veto President is amusing, but, at the same
time, contemplate in the extreme.
There are other reasons why we continue in
opposition to MIR. Van Buren. One of these is
that we believe there are designing men who are
playing for their own personal interests through
Mr.. Fan Buren's er,peeied dcfeut The Globe
politicians, we are inclined to believe, have now
no expectation Of Mr. Van Buren's cleo
ton. Messrs. Benton and Blair are looking TO
as, and having played the game oil along
e. b,v ,l, Iu l.rA th,,Y
object is TO continue their original policy. They
know well that their game is difficult and des-
perate one; bu, they personally win oil If they
succeed, and lose nothing If they fail, both
knowing that before '52 they will be too old
for another trial. Their game Of policy is nop
10 commit the Democratic parry TO extreme po-
S,iops, so that when AS comes, they may still
control with their Jscobinical machinery and
absurd preten ions Of Democracy. But, al
though we oppose Mr.. Van Buren,, we, the
friends of John Tyler, claim TO be better Demo
Gratis than he or his friends and iruer the Con-
stitution end to our principles. We ask nothing,
aud we give nothing. We demand honesty in
private conduct, and purity in the public admin
istration. In respect to the present Admins
tratiou, we challenge issue on this head, AID we
will be content with nothing less; and ipasmuch
rs Mr.. Van Buren, nomination would be una
variable to an election, and obtained by anti
Democratic and dishonest mesDs, besides being
impoIitic and unjust in itself towards us, we
oppose him.
Let no man, however, imagine that because,
for the sake of Democratic principles, we OPP
pose Mr.. Van Buren,, we are friendly TO Henry