The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-01-22
THE CHAMPION OF THE ApMINIsTP
TON

The CHAMPION OF THE ADMINISTRA
TON.
The time OF the House was occuped \ mart If
Wednesday, and most Of the day on THURSDAY. bv
DocToR DUNCAN, of Ohio, in defending the admins
tration generally and Mr. WOODBURY. in particular.
He stood forth the Lion Hearted Champion of
both. The facts and statistics which he brought for
ward, showed cencluSively that he had been allowed
access to the archives of the Government He so adj
milted for he declared emphatically that they were
all taken from the record. II furthermore appeared
by his own statement that somebody had assisted him
in collecting the statements he made, which con-
sisted in part Of the personal politics of the public
ofhcerS and clerks employed in this CITY their saa-
ries, &c.-the politics Of PoStmasers throughout the
country-in relation 10 which he stated opinions he
had personally obtained from the Postmaster Gene
ral-and the politics of individuals, whom he named
as defaulters 10 the Government, beginning with
John adams many Of whom were at once declared
not to be defaulters for single cent Who this
somebody was, who had assiSttd the champion of the
administration to libel the memories OF many of the
illustrious dead, be did not say. Whether it was
MI WOODBURY., from whom he read a letter ad-
dressed to him recently, with the aecona,e preface
of-My DEAR Sir, or some one else are left TO con-
lecture, as We were before as to who assisted in
published after the last session as an answer TO Mr.
Bond The printer Of the Globe, however in his
article OF the nh inst addressed to the editor of the
Globe, gave clue to il in the following obser-
walton Doctor Duncan and yoursef have answer
ed Mr. Bonds speech" There is one thing how
ever, in the position assumed by this organ and re-
doubable defender of The administration, which is
of some Importance and that is that all those in the
empOV Uhn do hos
part and become open brawlers in favor OF the adm-
nisraon, and thus bring the influence of office into
conflict with the freedom of elections are no Dino
Gratis" All who content themselves with faithful
performance Of their duties and abstain from med
ding with politics altogether, be denomnated oppo-
nents of administration, and so classed them.
Now, who is this Doctor Duncan, the Admin
is,ration and Mr.. WOODBURY. have selected as their
champion on the floor of the House of Representa-
tives Of the Congress of the United Statesl He is
the Representative of Hamilton county, Ohio He,
who, when he made his debut in this city as mem
Der of Congress- brought with him "a RIFLE AN Ac-
CITRATE INSTRUMENT PROCURED IN HAMILTON COUNTY,
Ono, AND MADE HIS ORDER" That instrument il will
be recoec,ed, appeared by the published tesli-
mony was placed in the hands of the unfortunate
Cilley and its use taught him. That instrument of
DR.. Duncan's, was fired by Mr.. Cilley at of his
fellow beings and broken when he, himself fell
dead upon the ground.
What did its proprietor, the chivalric defender of
the Administration, resort to in lieu OF the broken
rife shortly after the commencement of the pre-
sent session weapons either offensive or defensive
or both BOWIE KNIFE Of most inordinate size
and length, and PISTOL! This is fact that cannot
be controver,ed. The purchase of those instru-
mens of death was made at Constabe's sale in the
open market, and was witnessed by many, who stand
ready to testify to the fact, at any time. Think Of
this friends OF morality and peace-supporters of
public and social order.
Such is the hero who stands forth in the forum to
defend the acts of the Administration, against the
consequences of the late astounding robberies of the
Treasury
Again this representative from Hamilton county,
Ohio, is he who just previous to the election last iall
wrote letter TO some of his abolition constituents,
saying: There is no man living, perhaps who is
more hostile to slavery than ! am. My feelings
my education-lhe circumstances that have sur
rounded me through life, together with my princi-
Piles of what believe TO constitute the natural rights
of man-all conspire 10 make me abhor il as one OF
the greatest evils that exists the face of the earth
i, greater in all its effects and corruPtng tenden
cics than all other human evils put together SAID
he; &c is Grill thai has, does notr, and nrH IN a"
time to come rhk it ezists inroire IN H. as cfH I"
its present possession as its future operations CRIME
fraud, hen, robbery, murder and deah
Again he said, Gross the line that separates me
free from the slave States stand upon II ana look
across the former, you will see c"mpafanVeN an
lie, all happiness, all prosperity oo,h Puo''c ana
private: but turn your eyes over the aler ana sur
vev i-every thing material Except few OF the
wealthy proprc,ors) bearing the impress Of poverty
and dilapdation; all looks as if pestilence and
canine had been making sad innovations--the anger
If God and the vengeance Of Heaven seems to rest
upon every thing upon which you cast your eyes.
Every prospect seems TO be withered and wcd
BY The frown and disapprobation of ayenging justice
and violated humanity. In short, almost every IN
sitution every prosperity public and private seems
to be sickening and dying from the corruPt!he anu
corroding effects'of slavery Bit nc cur" q ." 80