The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-08-24
Ffom The Nelo York Epeaigg Star.
THE EMPIRE STATE

article on the wing candidate Tor the PRESIDENCY
censuring In strong terms the made OF the name
OF General Scott, as intended 10 injure the pros
pecis Of Mr. Clay, which that paper declares has
never been authorized or countenanced by General
Scott, and is calculated 10 produce the most nju-
rous results TO the Wing party As the editor of The
Courier and Enquirer is one among the attach
ed and devoted friends OF The General the objections
TO the course pursued, comes with double force.
We have considered the whole affair from the
beginning as a very harmless one. and not remotely
calculated either TO divide the Whig party, or i'm
pair the strength Of either of the candidates. and we
said as much 10 those who were freiting themselves
into fever, and running half crazy through The
city and State, endeayorng 10 prove that General
Scott was most popular candidate and could carry
the State by storm. Il has terminated where we knew
il would terminate, in coming 10 the conclusion that
his time had not yet arrived so he is TO be consider
ed as entered for the heat four years hence, Dec
Volente Nevertheless, we cannot but admire the
consistency Of some whig politicians, Who after hav
ing written column after column against any more
military candidates. have perched at las, General
Scott, and tried 10 get up hurra in his behalf
Have we not had political surieit OF Military
But we regret TO hear an opinion preached in The
Courier and Enquirer, which we are quite sure is
not sustained by facts. II charges the State admi-
nistration with disregarding the great wing interests
OF the country and striving alone TO retain the pow
re Of the Stale, by flying from candidate to candi
date in race Of popularity, and adds
Better that we should lose the State for the next
ten years than that Loco Focoism should be per-
petuaed in our national councils; and il the State
should be lost will be fairly attributable to such
dishonest and dishonorable conduct"
There is no way more sure to dislodge the Loco
Focos from the national councils than preventing
their carrying the empire Stale We can only work
by degreesit is State after State declaring against
the administration which saps the foundations of its
power. We have certainly lost strength in Tennes-
see by the great personal exertions of the enemy,
backed by the power Of the government Indiana
may be said to have almost turned somerset and
in manner utterly unaccountable in all the other
States the wings hold their own Yet what is all
Tennessee and all Indiana compared to the glorious
State of New York7 Let but the wings hold to
the power Of this State, and we defy Mr.. Van Buren,
to be elected. Without Ner York aud its forty
tro potes he is defeated We must not then lose the
substance for the shadow-we must not lose our hold
on this great ate by cropping in the dark TO secure
| a majority in Congress. On the contrary the wings
should sound the tocsin in every town and county
should arm forthwith and say TO the ireemen Of the
Slate, Martin Van Buren, is in the midst of you,
TO recover power and compel you to vote for him
he comes armed with the Subfreasury project,
which he says shall be adopted I'm spite of The Ia
| mcntatiOns of The pcoptc"-he comes TO charge you
with having been brbed by banks-he comes to
make war again on your internal Improvements
he comes 10 fulfil his pledge TO General Jackson in
the destruction of the credit and adoption of the hard
money systematic comes 10 put down bank bills
ander five doars-he comes in short, TO re-insiate
that star chamber confederacy, the Albany Regency,
which has for nearly twenty years bestrided the
necks of the people. To the pols--to the polls-and
prove to the world that what you have done you can
again do Thrice you have declared against Van
Buren, for the very measures which he says he will
carry in spite Of you-can you now support him
with honorl
This contest has nothing to do with the Presiden-
tia election, and should not be permitted 10 enter at
all into the question: or mingle itself in the contest.
Even il we should lose the Presidency, slil with the
great State of New York in our grasp Mr.. Van
Buren, is bound hand and foot and oannot carry into
feet any OF the raa0us phich he has long
had contemplation. So far, therefore, from de-
crying exertionS 10 save the State, let all unite
hand and heart, as we did at the last election, TO
carry it. What care we for the loss OF few mem
moved from the scene Of action to account clearly
for the loss. Stand By New York" should be the
watchword, and all is safe. We are not aware that
the wing administration of the Stale has been doing
any thing that should forfeit il the confidence Of the
Wing party. Governor Seward is every where
considered and Justly So discreet Straight forward
and sensible fully capable OF carrying out all that
has been entrusted 10 his care-an excellent officer,
and by no means neglectu of his political position.
He has not afforded his opponents an opportunity to
arraign or condemn any Of his measures-they are
content TO let him alone. The other State officers,
we understand, are laboriousfy jealous in the dis
charge OF their several trusts, and ii in the delicate
and most unsatisfactory duty of filling vacancies,
occasional errors occur they to be attributed 10
the effect Of influences which at all times is diff
cult TO control, and to which every Executive Is
more or less subjected Let us then discard jealou
sizes, distrusts, and suspicionsput aside every con-
heart and hand for The rescue Of The country. New
York can achieve that GLORIOUS object II the Wings
are true to their principles.
|