The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1826-03-23
Domestic s. MtsreUaurous.
WAsHINGToN Cry.
From the National Journal

The political enemies Of Mr.. CLAY spare
no pains to excite the hatred of the people
against him. The attacks levclled at him
must originate, not in sentiments of patriot
ism, but in motives of personal revenge.
Indeed, his advcrsaries scarcely disguise
their thoughts, and plainly intimate to the
public that he is odious to them because he
would not, in the late presidential election,
sacrifice his own opinion to crafty their
wishes. In truth, Mr.. Clay is reviled, not
for the want of ability and virtue in dis
charge of his duties as Secretary of State,
but for not having voted for Gen. Jackson.
That is the ''head and 'front.' of his offend
ing. For this reason, and for none other,
it would seem, it we may credit certain
wrtcrs, the measures ofthe administration
are to be opposed, right or wrong; and dis
like of the Secretary Of State, with these
critics, is to be the standard by which they
are to'decide upon every proposition from
an executive source. Mr.. Clay, it is said,
is in favor of the Panama mission the mis-
sion, therefore, must be resisted, however
beneficial to the nation, because mr.. Clay
did net vote, in February 1924, for Gen.
jackson. An anonymous writer, the other
evening, III vcnomous article, openly de-
ciared that the judiciary bill, as 1t passed in
the House of Representatives, WIS altered
by the Committee Of the Senate, because it
was thought the Sccetary of State, wish
ed it to be enacted as the House had de-
termined; and this merely, on account of
mr.. Clay's no, voting for Gen. Jackson.
Nay, the gentlemen 90 further: They look
in advance conjecture what the President
and mr.. Clay wish to do, and manpuvre TO
defeat it, because mr. Clay did not vote for
Gen. jackson. Whether this conduct is
fllat ofa man of honor or of bullev, per-
sons Of liberal minds are left to decide
The ambition of some individuals, must be
very hot indeed, to pursue this course.
The business of the Union is not to be
transacted on fair grounds, but is to be re-
Culatcd by the revcngeful feelings of the
few who do not like Mr.. Clay ; and thus
his opponents abandon the gcncral welfare
toindulge the selfshness Of their own evil
passions. The design of all this is quite
apparent. The administration is to be rem
dlred unpopular, so as to supersedc Mr..
Adams at the next election and Mr.. Clay
is to be titled otto make room for another
active and managing parsonage. These
gcniuses calculate far ahead but they
reckon without their host; they count
without the consent Of the people. Be-
cause some half dozen men want places,
and cannot get them, are the serious aud
important affairs of government TO be ne
g'ccted One oftheir artihces is, to crcu-
late runors that differences prevail in the
clbinct; but these differences exist only in
th ir own wicked dimaginaiions. The tran
qul firDncss of the a.. lministration speaks
language that no one can misunderstood.
II argues peace and concord among all its
members. If the heads of ploiters and in
iriguers arc disturbed by anger, or misled
by cunning, 10 doubt they see strange vi
eions; bat the citizens at large will soon
teach them that tho defects that they at
tempt to point ont exist in their own facul-
tics, and not in the measures Of admins
sration.