The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-03-13
BAD POLICY.

The last number of the Democratic Review,
10 an article entitled /" The Late Acting Presi-
dent" bestows upon Mr.. Tyler and his friends
unmeasured abuse and denunciation. And the
Globe has been for several days past urging the
President TO remove the friends of MIR. Tyler
from office.
This is bad policy, and we are sufficiently
convinced that il will not have the countenance
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 aud
the President to adopt, we do no more than
would be incumbent on US were any other dis
unguished Republican and his friends similarly
assaed.
Whether il be true or not, that Mr.. Tyler has
but few devoted friends, IL 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.. Tyler's friends, supported the cleo
ton of the present Chief Magistrate, with zeal,
and with some effect And we take II 10 be no
less true that the Republican parry cannot at
ford TO decimate many of its numbers without
mourning some danger of defeat in It's future
contests with the enemy. Therefore, we de-
nounce such dragging 10 the stake" and
running over roughshod," as bad policy, and
in bad taste.
Even if il be true that the friends of the late
Administration be comparatively few in num-
Der, yet if they should all be driven over TO the
enemy by the dctators of a certain clique, is il
not obvious that they would, in such an event,
count double And is there not many a coun-
ty, 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 a Presidential election
1t is a dangerous thing for few partisan
presses TO have the power and the disposition
TO excommunicate any portion of their party,
when there exists no difference in 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
TO add new zeal and energy 10 the opposition.
They hail every symptom Of detection and di-
vision as harbinger Of success, and hasten to
contribute every thing in their power TO widen
the breach and scatter the seeds Of discOrd.
The friends of the late Administration claim
to be true Republicans in principle, and design
10 be so in practice. What right, then, has
any press, or any two presses, to turn them out
of the party, and slam the doors upon them g
If they have the might, they cannot have the
right, unless Republicanism has degeneraed
into desporism, and editors have become ire
sistible dictators. If this should he so, 1t then
becomes all parties to band together for the de-
motion Of such an evil; and if there still exists
any of the old spirit of Republicanism in the
breasts of the People, the accommodated par
ty would most assuredy succeed in putting an
end to any such second edition of the Reign
of Terror"
In regard to the "TYS" which may be in
office, we claim no further immunity for them
than we do for the friends of any other individ
ual We only assert their rights as Democrats
Ifthey are not capable, or honest, or orthodox
(should prescription be the word,) out witt
them. But in, removing the Democrats ap
poipted to office under the late Administration
we warn the Globe against hurting It's owl
friends, and the friends of the man whom 1t Il
determined shall succeed Mr.. Polk in ls49. Ii
New York. and in the Northern States general
", where the greatest crush" will always be
large proportion "got in" under false pre-
fences y and we presume there would not b
many "Tylerian" tears shed, should pretty
extensive sweep" take place.
But where will all the prescribed victims go
Where will they go, they and their immediate
friends? Ask Mr.. Webster! They cdnno
90 into the Democratic party, for the doors ar
barred against them; and yet they must g
somewhere, for they must 'strike back after be
ing stricken Turn out the hypocr'tes;' tur
on, the rabid, abusive Federalists; turn out tn
dishonest an incapable of both parties: but lie
alone the good and the true, for the sake OF ~
ture success
We understand that The Senate yesterday confirm
ed the nomination of Gen. ARMSTRONG, OF Tennessee