Democratic banner., 1845-10-11
TIL F A N N E r.
JOEL H. HADEN.

field, IN ms State, is producing quite
a stir among the public journals of
the day. We confess our surprise a.
the course which the Fayette Demo
crat has taken, his motives and rea-
sons are beyond our comprehension;
and we can only account for his
lame and inpotent defence of the
Parson, by suppo.ing that the Editor
is actuoted in his defence Of lladen
bv the motives which he says
prompted Col. Polk to APPOINT Nc
Bride, viz "consanguinity of love-
Charity bids US hope that this alone
was the melting cause; that Haden's
conduct has been grossly dishonest.
and that he has according to the
Democrat, baselv and dishonorabiy
pandered 10 the vanity of Mr.. Tyler
,siu order to secure an Office" must
be evident TO all. For ourselves, we
know Of no difference in private and
political honesty. An individual who
will lie in his private transactions
will do so in his political relations
for ourselves. We can see no dlstlnc-
tion between the private and The po-
Iitical knave although some indlvldu-
ais hold that they may with proPrle-
" act the honest man in their private
relations and play tie political knave
at the same time. Every n who
knows any thing &C the position OF
political parties al the time Hadens
letter to Walter Forward was writ
Ten, is aware that a wide difference
.hen existed between the Democrat
ic party end what vas then termed
the Tyler marty; although previous
TO this time Mr.. Tyler bad vetoed
the Bank bills, yet lie was by no
means consideredas -ct;ng in concert
with the Democratic party. Grant
ing then. for argument sake. that II
be a. the Democrat has it. tia; iia-
den at this time was "firm, and Just
and true to the cause Of Democracy
he al the same time writes 10 John
Tyler's Secretary. al opened mouth
avowed and notorious Wing. as fol
lows: 81 have never been a heated
politician at any time in my lie, ana
would be pleased to see the presen'
Chief Magistrate continued "here n
u.s." Such is the language OF th''
Democrat. "frm, and lust, and ,rue'
to one of the Cabinet Of John Tyler
who had so long been the cmbltter5,
foe OF Democracy. Suppose for al
instant that Eiaden was sincere, wa
he not playing false to his p~oi,ica
friends in Missouri, who believed
him "manfully standing up 10 them
Or suppose it was mere tiatery to Mr.
TYLER in order TO ecure IN office
was it not downright h%yPocracy
wholesale deception, and lying is tn
mildes. term that Can be applied +
this treacherous proceeding on III
part Of Mr.. Haden, and he a disc
pie of the meek and lowly Jesus
he who wore the "livery Of heaven.
who stood before his fellow men
model and a guide for their walk
lie, is the first openly to vIolat
those known rules OF propriety "t
secure an cfice," which many, VIII
make no professions, religious'y re
gard.
The Fayette Democrat SAYS tha
it would not have been proper to a
tack Mr.. Haden through the medlu'
of a Democratic paper. We ar
forced again to differ with the Edlto
we hold that a public journalist
not set as 4 sentinel 10 watc
over the acts Of his opponents alon'
he is not 10 set in judgment alone VI
on those individuals who hold dlie
ent political views from himself. II
is placed there to know NJ partialIt
favor or prejudice, where right is col
cerned, and he who censures only h
enemies, and who passes by, blind
q fault and act Of corruption
his own party, i, not only acting Il
Eaithless Sentinel, but he is playir