The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-11-27
THE MAIDS ONlAN .


will do otherwise than laugh heartily. "eas ~
convinced there is no guile meant, al all even"
GENERAL Scorr's LErrEa-Shouid iolssn.,
aa,;rsly h, our newspapers. he would say
nj w.. had no other occupation than the making "
p.s,d.n,. for 80 soon is elected quarfei en-
snes about the succession, and committees anu ne.
;ng, start 10 in all parts Of the country ana
distinguished citizens" about 'he', phhe'pI 49,
onoions and about what they would do, should thsy,
81 spy chance be elected 10 the Presidency. t Du'
he 6oreigner's Judgment would be erroneous. Inc
oeope have had quite enough Of this President ma
king and will probably feel interested IN any more
Of il till the constitutional period Tor eiecthg IT,
dent il near In the mean time, all the zeal TOR una,
King new Presidents 10 confined to clques OF Ponea
schemers who fssten themselves upon some us
guished citizen" in the expectation OF ge'Hs -
when he gets elected. Thus one set OF hungry 49, 49,
disappointed in the expectation OF fastening M
selyes upon the treasury through the influence Of
Cav are moving earth and hell, for they canno' &c.
near enough 10 heaven to move ii, Tor 'ne
making their IDOL or rather their expected patron RE
sident for they have idols but Their own l
Another clique. Of amPhibious character, ua'' -.
and half land huber have been trying 10 make noise
.bont Old lronsides !" and while their shout " yer
heard nv those close by for they are mol numerous
enough be heard at great distances sno'nes e"aus
are irving 10 raise shout about "Old Niagara, Wy
Chippeway," or some other old one W emay he'e ~
serve that all our modern presidential shouts are 10
favor Of something old Thus We have had O.d
Hickory, and Old TiPprary,-we beg pardon, o9a
IYppseanos; and now we have Old Ironsldes and
:" Old Niagara Before the Term Of " Tyler too mas
expired we shall have dozen or TWO more ahu9u.s
20 shout about and If The inanciers Iuie Us much
longer We shall finally he compelled to clap our hands
and shout for the Old Boy" OF the Old HAIRY. =
We do not like this overw heming respect Tor anu
guilty for is not in keeping with The soaA on our
country and It's institutions Europeans eau Us
Young people, and our country young country ana
some Of their philosophers contend that tins whoie
continent is young about half baked, mo- old enough
10 produce any thing great or astonishing 40"
really young this slrainlng alter oiu things
looks if we were ashamed oil our laSenhts, anu
ie like Misses not quite old enough to come out, and
in their impaience, trying TO persuade mamma thai
they are older than the record In the family bioe-
We do wish these cliques would raise up some
young scarecrow dance about and shout about iaf
young one would be much better ior the sihg q =
Young republic Our elder cousins across the waller
are getting ashamed Of their antiquity and, ike an
old beau trying to look young again and 90 'ney
have got Young woman for president and young
prince tor their Vice President or Presidents heiP
mate, and baby for President apparent or neA'
President Let Us follow their example, and produce
a set of young nominees for the next Presidency
There is young Rives; the Conservative leaven VIII
keep him young. There is young Ialmadgei ne
has the same conservative principle avoids croWus
and rides in an omnibus for exercise. Then there
is Young Buchanan bachelors are always young
enough yet. Then there is young Wright; and they
say he well knows how 10 preserve the fresh color Of
youth But however this be, his fine talents are
worth preserving, and therefore we sincerely hope
that he will have discretion enough to take care Of
them. Then there is young-but we should consume
month in enumeration, and therefore VIII cut Tue
story short by saying that we have piles and plies OF
young timber and therefore under no necessity OF
using any old, worm-eaten, dry rotted logs Ana
therefore if sold Ironsdes who they say Is made Of
platina and live oak and so cannot decay, Is
IN he ali cd far Let he aD
his name, and let it have new handle. Lei y be
called Tough IronsiJes" or Hard headed Iron
sides" or Commodore Steel Trap or Captain Ne.
verbreak something that implies Immortality and
If "OId Chippeway," or "Old Niagara is to be
brought out let his name have handle that implies
that he is just young He was not too young
v,AAs, ~>;--A L. -.l IL ~liA IA la aa,ah
Blu. we mus, 90 back 10 the starting point, for we
have forgotten the very thing for which our journey
was undertaken, General Scotts letter. As read
els already know, clique who have been trying to
invest somebody or other with large stock Of grail
tude 10 be paid 10 them in Offices have lately beset
General Scott for his opinions about al the great
questions Of the day, and have extorted letter from
him about the Presidency He tells them in plain
downright English, that be will take nomination for
the Presidency This is candid and perfectly conss-
tent with his frank and ingenious character and it
must be the more acceptable to the whole people, be-
cause II Is thoroughly responsive to their opinions
cepta nomination as soon as he got it. The General
not like of those silly coquees no refuse the
men whom they love, for the purpose Of showing
their power, and when they find themselves taken at
their word, repent, and fall asking and get refused
in for their pains He is more like those consi-
derate DANES who take what they get and get il
when they can, and do not say when they mean
yes for fear Of not having another opportunity The
party who wish to get up claim upon the Generals
gratitude, TO be paid in office, not confined to any
Seala rr,g.,
are to be found every where. We believe that not
enough yet been found in any one place to form
quorum, which, as every body knows, must consist
OF chairman, secretary, and nominating commit
tee or committee to report resolutions But they will
become numerous as prospects briphte and in
the mean time the General is willing take as many
more as there be, like Johnny NORM when he could
not have the l99lh psalm sung and he addresses
them as the authors Of "many letters from as many
diherent States, each propounding, 1--WE wish we
could pound that word out Of the language, put il
in the pound, and prevent it from breaking into the
Enclosure OF good English j -prepounding, on the
part OF the writer and his neighbor nearly the same
political inlerrogatories."
These many letters" from the writer and his
neighbor" which poke at the General the same Do
htica interrogatories," ask him. among other things
about rotation in Office" All Is there n cloyen
foot beneath that long robe Of patriotism! Rotation
In officel This means, will you, General if we
elect you to the Presidency, out the present ser
wants o. 'he people ana give Us their salaries If
you Will we promise to commence operations immedi-
atey and to prevent you from forgetting US in the
general scramble shall call ourselves the origi
mails that is, the original Scots" General Jackson
had his originals, though he was a greater original
than any Of them and General Harrison had his
originals and some Of them must be rightly named
for such people never could have existed before them
Then why should not General Scott have his origi-
mails He is as much entitled 10 an original body
guard as any other General And why should they
not be called the original Scottsl The name is ex.
ceedngly significant, and has the beauty of brevity,
a great beauty always, excepting when women are
short II - significant, for il reminds Of the Scots
of Britain whom these originals will resemble 10 more
ways than When did the Scots br eak into Eng.
land, excepting IN pursuit Of plumber And what
not the Scots clannsh And will not General Scots
originals sck toIether and hunt dow every one lhnf