The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-06-12


sident in the utmost contempt.
Before single year Of Mr.. Van Burens admins
tration had elapsed, he recommended measure
which all his friends had repudiated and denounced
as corrupiing and dangerous when presented by the
hands Of a decided and devoted friend OF MIR, Cal
houn, and which was never presented until every
effort to PROSTATE yacksons administration by com
polling a restoration Of the public depostes to the
Bank of the United States had failed by the fidelity
Of the House Of Representatives Upon this mea-
sure Mr. Calhoun seizes--claims il as progeny Of
his own inventive genius; and he and his friends
nov apparently allied TO the administration, and
using every exertion of which they are capable to
procure Its adoption by Congress. While Mr. Cal
houn and his friends thus apparently giving TO
the administration strong and cordial supports and
urging on as fear to its ruin, by pressing upon
II unwaverng perseverance In its efforts TO fasten
the Sub-treasury scheme upon the country, his ute
rior motives are shrouded in deep mystery. He has
not yet reracted any Of his charges OF prodgality
and corruption upon the members OF the adminisra-
ton or the party in power He has not expressed
confidence but says he has n0veasoa to eondc in The
Administrations He has upon no occasion minated
determination TO sustain the general policy of the
administration, or advocate the reelection Of Mr..
his ultimate objects This is question which the
old and decided republicans may well put to them
selves, and seek well they an answer in the
signs OF the Zodiac, mystifed and obscured they
are.
We confess we are somewhat distrustful and are
much inclined TO believe, that in few months, we
shall hear that Mr.. Van Burens prospects Of
election are hopeless; and that Mr.. Calhoun is the
am he uni IF
the democracy of the South and to secure this object
the abolition question win be pressed into service,
and Mr.. Calhoun held up as the sole champion of
Southern rights. We may be mistaken, but this is
our reading OF the "sgns of the times" If any of
our readers DESTROYS Of slight glance into the
secrets of the prison Aoase, we would recommend
him to give to Mr.. Cradles (,he editor Of Mr.. Cal
houn's organ, the Washington Chronicle, y third
letter to MIR Peasants careful reading and If we
do not misinterpret that letter. it will be found that
there is promise Of support 10 the administration,
save in this single measure, and none to the men in
power. We therefore say, "timeo danaos." In
this seeming alliance with the friends ofthe admins
tration we think we the elements of destruction
to the administration, and that the alliance will only
last until Mr.. Calhoun is enabled to secure to him
self sufficient confidence with the great body Of the
party to throw off the disguise in which he is STROUD
ed, and boldly avow his objects.
Many Of the administration party, in the meantime,
are playing most admirably into Mr.. Calhoun's
hand He who has been their most bitter, most vio-
lent and uncompromising enemy. He who has de-
nounced and traduced them in the most unqualified
terms. He who was the parent of most of the fede-
raj measures, with which they have had to struggle
for years. is taken into favor without distrust, and
hel mn To IN he mo- ed Of
patriots, and pattern of pure and consistent democ-
racy, every way worthy Of the most unlimited con-
fdence; while those who aided in bringing General
Jackson into power sustained his administration in
its most difficult and trying circumstances and used
their utmost exertions to elect Mr.. Van Buren,, for
differing with the administration in the measure
which Mr.. Calhoun sustains are denounced with the
greatest bierncsstraduced traitors and descrters
and communicated from the republican faith.
The Horse which admitted into Troy amidst
the shouts and admiration Of the people, in the
midst or their cxuitations disemboweicd its armed
hosts, and Troy perished. We warn our republican
friends Of the danger which awaits them. They
may escape, il they WILL the hidden destruction, but
delay will secure it. The people are beginning and
will prosecute the inquiry. Why is il that. their
faithful servants have been thus accused and thus
branded2 Why is it that a measure which was so
odous when presented by a friend of Mr.. Calhoun,
under circumstances calculated to cripple ard en-
barrass Gen. Jackson's administration, was opposed
and denounced by all its friends, has suddenly be-
come SO beautiful, SO benignant, and so very repub-
lican as to render opposition to it obnoxious to
much wrath and SO much censure. We do not doubt
what will be the result of the inquiry. When our
columns are more disengaged we shall besow upon
this subject more thorough consideration, with a
proving that the ostracisms ndproscrptions
OF the day are not much for measures as for men,