The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-09-11

Extracts from the address Of The CENTRAL
COMMITTEE OF FAuauIER, TO the People Of
that County, on the army Bill.
Taking ourselves to be portion of the 'scit-
zens who have subscribed their names to state
ments, of whom the President speaks SO harsh
" and unbecomngly too-as the society in which
we have been bred has taught US to think-we
will again remark that we invited those who
controverted our statements to put their denial
in writing, and point to the specific fact denied.
The President has animadverted on one only OF
|our facts, we have right to insist, therefore,
that all the others are admitted We gave, in
an abridged form, the several sections of which
MIR. Poinsett's details were composed--some of
them we gave word for word-we assume that
we have been accurate in this We stated that
the Secretary of War had, IN his report to the
President, set forth the heads of certain scheme
for organizing the militia, which we quoted.
The accuracy OF our quotation not, having been
questioned, we assume that it is admitted. We
gave, too, an extract from the Presidents Mes
sage which, as we commended, endorsed the Sc
cretary's plan. In this ii is said we have offend
ed; and in the strong, not 10 say dlscourteous
language of the President, we attempted to prove
'an untounded assumption by the publication of
CARRIED extract from that document, with its
true meaning faisifed BY the suppression of a
material part" We will remark, en- PEASANT,
that as we had taken upon ourselves the respon-
slbillty OF attaching our names to the pubhca-
ton, and issued il amongst our nelghbors and
acquaintance, some of whom eat the bread Of
the President, whilst Others are his 9 sink or
SWIM MISUNDERSTANDING the means of instant
correction were in the hands of every body as
the omission was of three Uorris only, and il
was the only inaccuracy complained ola little
OF that charity which he so largely bespeaks for
his own conduct and motives might have indu-
ced him TO suppose that II was accidental, and
that his sense of decorum would have led him
to use less offensive terms than suppress" and
" garbie" and ''fatsity" The same charge
was made against us by his organ, the Globe,
and in the same style; whence we infer that it
is TO crafty has palate well as to indulge their
oWn natural propensitles that the conductors of
that print fill its columns with ribalry and abuse
But let that pass.
Our extract is in these words "The present
condition Of the defences of our principal sea-
ports and navy-yards, as represented by the ac-
complaining report of the Secretary of War,
calls for the early and serious attention of Con-
gress; md, as connecting itself intimately with
this subject, | cannot recommend too strongly
the pla n submitted by that officer for the organi-
cation Of the militia of the United States The
true Message read thus. -" The present cond-
ton of the defences Of our principal sea-ports
and n avv-yards, as represented by the accom-
panyi 90 report Of the Secretary Of War, calls
for the early and serious attention of Congress
and, as connecting itself intimately with this
subie ct, | cannot recommend too strongly TO
your considerations the plan of that officer for
IF rom the Presidents letter TO the honorable Rice
Carl. md it is clear that the words ito your considera-
ton constitute the omission which he says faIsifcd
the true meaning of his message No Others were, in
point of fact omitted by any of the citizens who
signt ,d their names to statements &c