The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-07-06
OUR CREED.

"a government instituted for the benefit OF The
rhole people
81. A Clearly defined and well preserved separa
ton of The three great departments of orr govern
ment-execuive, Legislative and judicial.
4lh An uniform and well regulated currency
The same inr the government and the people.
9th. Retrenchnent in government expenditures
ECONOMY in their administration, and honesty IN
their di> bursenentS. .s.,
9Th. Dninulion OF executive patronage.
To b.. secured by
Isl. The restoration to the people of the power
unconsitutionaly u>utped by the execu i've.
81. BY rescuing The government from the hands
OF those who regard IL merely as snb,ervient To the
purposes of party.
81 Bv restricting the veto power to lis con ,titu-
tonal intent; by The prohibition of the app nnent
To Office OF me,nb Of Congress by causing the APP
poinrment Of more great officers u emanate from
the people; by removing the public money from I'M
der the cauiroloi the executive, and by uncompro-
uisng opposition TO all attempts Of tampering with
the constitutional organization Of The Supreme
Court.
A n. Bv the performance Of their constitutional
duty BY Congress without executive interference.
+ 5yh. Reform in all the executive departments;
close and rigid conformity To legislative appTupria
tnns; well dgesed and severe system OF response
biljiv aud strict acc unab lity-
9Th. One Presidential term; no Treasury Bank;
Secretary Of he Treasury and Postmaster General
appointed by Congress; federal officers by law pro-
hibilea from interfering with elections.
A QUEER Casa j. now undergoing examination
before Ad-rn 10 Nc Micharl, OF Spring G rden. It
is nothing more ,r less than the invests CATION Of
narriage ceremony, which is alleged Ia be illegal on
the one h md and legal on The Other. The facts a.
we understand ihem, are lhe following: In April
last MIR. Scot, Benjamin Hutchinson, Esq, and an
other gentleman, whose name we have uot vptaScer-
iained were perambulating the streets Of Kensing-
ION. When in the neighborhood Of Mr.. SCOTS
house he politely requested them 10 walk in and AXE
something, very significant word and one which,
no doub, was CORRECTLY interpreted br the gentle
uen. In they went, and the Aide rman seeing
Young lady seated in the room, asked Scott il that
was his wife. E" No" waS III. reply, but accompa-
nying il WAS an intimatian hat there was Young
lady up stairs Who had fund grace in the ewes" Of
Mr.. Scot and with whom he would not object TO
contract ma,rimony. The lady WIS called, Mr.. s.
took her BY he hand, and The Alderm q ROBBED in
his official dignity, duly pronounced the marriage
ceremony. The unconscious bride however, did
not say Yes" that alriH aye, that fatat word,
knowlrdgn2 the correctness al The malii rona rule
of arithmetic, which adds one To one and vel m kes
bn one. The Alderman, however, morning laath
atrhu ed this omission To those causes 10 which all
Aldermen would attribute IL, FIRST 10 his presence;
second, 10 his dignilied manner aud magi>,eria
looks and thirdly 1, moiestv, as i, is generally
supposed that all girls apt To b. modest when
a peariug under similar circumstances. Snihce il
to say, they were married, YES, and married to The
AhIeImauS satisfaction, loo. Alter having per-
formed his duty he wendell his WY hnmeward and
next day issued certificates for the parties, To the
utter establishment Of The bride, who had considered
The matter as joke, and had never dreamed of
making preienSUnS 10 The title of wife. Inquiries
were in>iiiu ed and the lady informed that She
was actu"iiv and legally married. The fe for per-
forming The cerem NY We understand, was IN NOR
eeau de IGaf, which, translated into pure English,
means piece oi 6cej!
The case now pending before Alderman McMi-
chael charges III. parties with conspiracy. Il came
up on Monday last, and WIS then continued until
Fr,d ~ next, al o'clock. f. Brewster, + q. acts as
one Of The counsel, and Alderman Hutchinson hl-
tends to act as his Attorney and will, under
stand make his remarks in The case on next Friday.
The ,cered partie were bms single previous to this
saclion.-Phiiad l. dyer.