The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-12-12
THE OPPOSITION CANDIDATE.
The Globe says.

THE OPPOSITION CANDIDATE.
The Globe says.
I" Nominations by great body Of the delegates Of
party from every section Of the country usually produce
harmony and concerted action"
The Globe has seldom uttered more inte-
resting truth. The nomination at Harrisburg,
Of Gen. Harrison, SO far as we can Judge, HAS
produced that effect in degree which we did
not anticipate. Never have we seen the ranks
of the opposition more harmonious, more
united. BY present appearances we are con-
strained to say that, the era Of good feeling"
seems again to have dawned upon their pros
poets. They have buta single object-a SIN
gle candidate. and if they shall persevere with
resoluteness, energy and union, they will sur
prise their adversaries with splendid achieve
ments.
What shall be said Of the opposition made
to General Harrison by the official organ
when the only charge il brings against his
politics is that "his political education aoas an
The stand,ng army q the elder Adams p The
army that drove the British from their posts
in the northwest. and shed its best blood in de-
fence Of American citizens against the barba-
rites of the savages, rendered more atrocious,
by the base instigations Of the English That
army which made General Jackson President
Of the United States, the command Of which
Gen. Harrison had relinquished to the Hero
Of New Orleans! Is an education" in thai
army which has achieved for itself and the
country so much glory, now to be condemned
by the confidential organ Of ihe.Executive Of
the Republic Does not the blood Of the
fathers Of our country Jingle with Indignation
in the veins Of their descendants, when the
self-sacrifcng conduct Of their armies and
generals is mentioned by a Tory organ as
matter Of reproach Has it come to this
that even the virtues and deeds Of our revolu-
,tionary heroes and sages, are to be ridculed
and denounced with impunity by the organ of
federal tory party which has crept into pow
er, as Mr.. Jefferson predicted it would, in the
disguise Of democrats Genius Of Liberty
forbid it! People Of the Union, We who owe
your liberties, and your republican institutions,
to the justice, intrepidity and patriotism of
glorious line of American heroes, we appeal
to you; forbid it!
1t has been the language of the tories and
federalists from the commencement Of the re-
volution to the present day. Let the people
silence it forever.
ANOTHER STEP TOWARDS ORGANIZATION.
For the last two days there have been few
er long speeches, and more attempts to act
On Tuesday the House refused to lay Mr..
Wise's resolution on the table--the opposing
sides balancing each other.
Yesterday, the direct question was taken
on Mr.. MAYORS right TO vote, and decided in
his favor. Yeas ll9, nays III. 1t was
then decided that Mr.. Ingersoll had not right
to vote-nays ITO, yeas 100. Mr.. Ingersoll
attempted to address the Chair; but the
Chair promptly refused TO recognize him as
member Of the House. Mr.. Ingersoll in
decency, was obliged to abandon the seat he
had taken on the floor
The House then determined by small ma
jority that Mr.. Aycrgg, of New Jersey, was
not entitled to vote, and then, by larger ma
jorities that none Of the members from New
Jersey whose seats are contested, should vote.
There were none to vote in favor Of the admin
istration claimants from New Jersey. BY
this act, il will be perceived that New Jersey
has been almost blo,ted out of political exis-
IL
but one member on the floor of the House en-
titled to vote. The Constitution gives her
six. Is not this act then, palpably and direct
ly UNCONSTITUTIONAL We agree with the
venerable Chairman in the opinion that, it is
direct in(raction of the Constitution Of the
United States. But can it be expected that
the Constitution will be sustained, when par
tizans are not under oath to do so
When the House had settled who should
vote, the question came up on the adoption Of
Mr.. Wise's resolution, directing the Clerk to
proceed to call the roll in the usual way calling
those who have the legal certificates. This vote
was very nearly strict party vote, and the re-
suit verifies the estimate we made some three
weeks ago. In favor of the resolution there
were Is; against il Is. So the resolution
was lost. And howl BY the absence of
members presumed to be in favor of it, viz:
Messrs. HAYES and Kemphsall, Wings
Mr.. Hopkins, Cons, and there being no
one to represent the Wing district of Frank
lin, Mass.
Other resolutions were introduced, and dis