The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-01-16
POLITICS OF THE DAY.

For some time past the Washington cores
poodence Of the Chsresioa Mercury has a'usc,
ed public attention. and eeen commented on
pretty excessively by the political journals Of
the dsy. We do not remember 10 have seen
any inl,ul4tioas As 10 the authorship OF the VET
tiers referred 10; bst they are doubtless si'ro9'
liable 10 sone one who ). supposed to be Aesr's
or quite accurate in his speeuiat'ons and in'ef-
enees. Bot we ms.t he permitted TO suppose
the important statements an the annexed extract
from the last letter Of the writer referred to,
ar. materially incorrect:
.4s C~rssps.sr~es 81 lAs -Mere.'y.
wAsunsros, January 8.
Won oil observe the editorial Of the Gtses on Nj
Y.spsy's spesch IL Is thought here 10 be very siS
..kcsnt The o<hcs Of the Constitution nev'psPe'
- bsrn removed do~n on the avenue essr tne esp'
t,a ana IL il sad the clsS< Is nov sstshed that u
v,i, nd B, the organ Of the new Adminstrstoo and
!. thsssfors .atsot on orkanixog the Northern and
W.,s.rp ,ectioes Of the Democratic party against
the south asd The new President; that II prePar-
ing 10 90 into opposition, and with WRIGHT IN inc
North and Benton in the West, put mr. ro,t n
ler,.. oo~erle.s for good They may certainly make
il very feeble, but By dividing the party, they wn
surely Kill hemselves--perhsps destroy the party
too Some ssy they dare not follow such desperate
purpose Others that they are Just tho men 10 rush
90 and embrace ruin If they can only have The sra-
hcstion of involving the same unlucky scraPe ther
r;y,a and enemies 10 the Democratic party. At all
sveota. these demonstrations do not make foi the
success Of annexation. II any project does pass me
House, il will be to admit Texas as q State.
We repeat that, in our opinion, there must
l.. IL. tot
or not the Globe will be the organ OF the new Ad-
minlstrstion, of course IT would be difficult, at
this particular juuciure, TO obtain the privilege
of kaowing-and as for Information on that point,
we feel no anxiety-but that its editors and
friends could be '' intent on organizing" any
"sections of the Democratic party against the
new President merely because Mr.. Polk should
select some confidential friend, against whom
no partisan or personal prejudices have been
enpendered, 10 this poi,ico-gladiatorlal arena,
would be, to say the least Of il. a most extra
ordinary and unheard-of proceeding There
must be some mistake in this. The Globe will
be governed by immutable principle, and not by
dollars and cents. IL has more OF the latter
now than the editor could count during the res
of his days-and as for his orthodoxy and con-
sistency, do we not see him daily laboring to
concentrate the Republican forces on plan fo'
the immediate annexation of Texss2 No, no
if the Globe should not be President Folks
organ, il would scorn to step aside from the old
well-beaten Democratic highway.n consequence
of il. The editors have the printing OF Con
gress, and must retain it, least we suppose IN
ii! NEXT December. This is more profitable
than the Executive patronage, and will doubt
less content them. They are not avaricious.
Neither the "W estern" nor the T" Northern
sections of the Democratic party" will, in ouI
opinion, oppose the new Administration be-
cause the President may happen to repose con-
fdence in a certain personal and political
friend We have no approximations of thai
character. The Democrats are not so silly,
The Wings might doit. No "section" of the
Democratic party will oppose The President
whom i, contributed TO elect. If any of the
leaders shall choose to 60 astray, the flock vii
not follow them.
We repel the inference that Mr.. Tyler's Ad
minstration has been "powerless for good
and so will history.