The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-03-26
Correspondence Of the Madisonian.

PmLADELPHIA, March "a, l645.
Philadelphia with her museums, her colleges, and
her halls of science surprisingly destitute Of sound
consistent Democratic organs. We have, it is true
some three or four which, considering their age and
the ability at their command, ought TO be fair set
off to the Wing press but regret to say the disor-
ganizng cliqueism which pervades our city Demo
crazy, has far emasculaed their strength, as to
render them often auxiliaries of Whggery as a
palladium of Republicanism. The Keystone and
Sentinel might, perhaps urge an exemption from
this charge, and of the spirited little Spirit Of the
Times, and for one should not be inclined to trouble
them with an issue but to the PeDnsy lvanian,
should consider myself dsloyal TO Democracy, to pa
triotism and to liberty if were not to hold il strict
y amenab!e. In Fridays number of this latter jour-
nal an attack was made upon our eslimable Senator,
General Cameron, only equaed in its malignity by
lis worse than evelng, barn-burning, ultra radical
ism. The idea is unbushngly put forth that, because
the Democratic party had a majority on joint ballot,
1t was the duty of their opponents withdraw abso-
uely from the Legislature, and leave the question of
United States Senator to be settled without auy
interference on their part Ultra as have ever been
in Democracy, have to thank my stars for never
having disgraced my principles with such tenet
Can the editors of that paper be ignorant of the ac
that ninety-nine hundredhs of the laws which, at this
moment, vouchsaie happiness and prosperity to TWEEN
ty millions of people, were passed by mixture Of
party voes' Can they be ignorant of the fact that
the vote given for General Jackson in "a was against
the nominee of caucus of acknowledged regularity
Why as understand the principles of our party, an
honest majority, whatever may be the political ele-
ments which compose it, ought to be as thoroughly
respected as unanimous party vote any other course
indeed, would be total disfranchisement of mino-
rites, and totally at war with that part of
the Presidents Inaugural which relates to this
very point. All patriots agree that the ultraism TO
which parties tend, requires occasional check and
all agree that that check be given by no one bet.
ter than by he who after having lost his party favo
rite can dispassionately choose between his oppo-
nens. coDcede, of course, the propriety of party
nominations, but like all else human, they must oc.
casionally fail. The Wing Convention which noml-
mated Gen Harrison, indoor failure the De-
mocratc Convention which nominated Mr.. Polk
would also have been failure if it had not been for
the universal favor with which that single Demo-
crat was regarded In fact, this also may be consid
cred failure, if adopt the doctrine Of the Penn
sylvanian. There in the recent instance at Har-
risburg, respectable number refused to acknow ledge
the edict of clique. If their opinions and their
known influences bad been disregarded it is album
dainty probable that they would have retired from
the Convention. As it was, however, they were alb Q
to make themselves felt and the man was nominated,
who re-captured from the Wing party two hundred
thousand who aided in the election of the Wing
ticket of lS40 Why does not the PENNSYLVANIA
| characterize this election as Wing victory9 The
one, in my opinion, not whit less acceptable to
its heart than the other. This is broad assertion
but conceive myself Unidentified in making it, not
less by the Kisses which peculiar clique favored
portion of the Pennsylvania delegation with, than BY
the large black letters which were made to SPELL
TRuros, opposite certain names in the Democratic
Reading Room in this city. But I am over-stepping
my bounds let me wind up by requesting you, and
the party generally, to consult the Democratic Union
printed in Harrisburg, for better evidence that Simon
Cameron and Aaron Burr not synonymous.
Mr.. Walker, the Presidents brother in-Iay, has
been sojourning with US few days, and has won
many golden opinions for the courteous and deni6ed
bearing Of an old school gentleman.
A DEMOCRAT