The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1845-03-14
THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH I3, ls45
BAD POLICY.


The last number Of the Democratic Review,
in an article entitled :. The Late Acting Presi-
dent," bestows upon Mr.. Tyler and his friends
nnmeasured abuse and denunciation. And the
Globe has been for several days past urging the
President to remove the friends Of Mr.. Tyler
from Office.
This i, bad policy, and we are sufficiently
convinced that it will not have the couDlenance
and appreciation of the President. Mr. Tyler
has retired from public life and, in deprecating
The unwise policy and action which the Re-
view and the Globe would have the party and
the President TO adopt, we do no more than
would be incumbent on us were any other dis
tingushed Republican and his friends similarly
assailed
Whether it be true or not, that MIR. Tyler has
but few devoted friends, it is certainly true that
he has some, and that TOO in every section of
the Union Ii is also true that all, or nearly
all, of Mr.. Tylers friends, supported the cleo
ton of the present Chief Magistrate, with zeal,
and with some effect And we take it to be DO
less true that the Republican parry cannot af-
ford TO decimate many of its numbers without
incurring some danger of defeat in its future
contests with the enemy Therefore, we de-
nounce such 4" dragging TO the stake" and
running over roughshod," as bad policy, and
in bad taste.
Even if it be true that the friends of the late
A administration be comparatively few in num-
Der, YET ii they should all be driven over to the
enemy by the dictators of a certain clique, is it
not obvious that they would, in such An event,
count double? And is there not many coun-
~, and Congressional district, in which very
few votes may turn the scale Nay, have we
not seen that very few votes, in single city,
could turn the scale in Presidential election
1t is dangerous Thing for a few partisan
presses TO have the power and be disposition
TO excommuncate any portion of their party,
when there exists no difference ia principle,
and no purpose on the part Of the latter TO OPP
pose the measures and men of the whole party.
Aside from the numerical strength of the ex-
communicated party, such an expulsion IS sure
10 add new zeal and energy 10 The opposition.
They hail every symptom of detection and di-
contribute every thing in their power to widen
the breach and scatter the seeds of discord
The friends of tae late Administration claim
to be true Republicans in principle, and design
10 be so in practice. What right, then, has
any press, any two presses, To turn them out
OF the party, and slam the doors upon them p
If they have the might, they caunot have the
right, unless Republicanism has degenerated
into despotism, and editors have become ire
sistibe dictators. If this should be so, it then
becomes all parties to band together for the de-
molilon of such an evil; and if there It'll exists
any Of the old spirit of Repubhcanism in the
breasts of the People the communicated par
~ would most assuredly succeed in putting an
end TO any such second edition of the Reign
of Terror"
In regard to the TVS" which may be in
Office, we claim no further imrn unity for them
Than we do for the friends of any other ndivid-
ual. We only assert their righu "a Democrats.
Iithey are not capable, or honest, or orthodox,
(should prescription be the w"rd,) out with
them. But in. removing the Democrats APP
we warn the Globe against hurting its own
friends, and the friends of the man whom it is
determined shall succeed Mr. Polk in lSs9 In
New York. and in the Northern States general
ly, where the greatest "rush" viii always be,
a large proportion got in" under 81 false pre-
fences !" and we presume there would not be
many "Tylerau" tears shed. should a pretty
extensive sweep" take place.
But where will all the prescribed victims go
Where viii they 60 they and their immediate
friends Ask Mr.. Webster! They cannot
90 into the Democratic party, for the doors arc
barred against them; and YET they must 60
somewhere for they must " strike back after be-
ing stricken" Turn out the llypocrilcs; turn
out the rabid, abusive Federalists turn out the
dishonest aud incapable OF both parties: but let
alone the good and the true, for the sake of fu-
turc success
We understand that the Senate Yesterday confirm