The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-11-23
THE FALL ELECTIONS"

| It's moderation anu pfuuence-he'ei ihouS'hS
in violent and offensive epthets, and generally
cautious in assuming its positions in eyentiul
times We cheerfully accord this praise be-
cause we feel that il is due. But the fact can
not be disguised that its old associations, attach
ment TO certain men, and an incorporating
Partially to decayed and repudiated doctrines
have placed an impossible chasm between US IN
our political views. We are sorry for II, but
"man is doomed TO sorrow here below"
Speaking of the late elections, the editor says;
"These results our readers will bear us witness,
are wha, we anticipated many weeks ago. and we are
not therefore disappointed in them. They are IN me
natural order ofthngs and might have been predicted
by any attentive observer Of the signs OF the times
with as much certainty eclipse IN the heavens
may be calculated by one who Is skilled In astron-
omy."
Not having had the pleasure of seeing the In
telgencer previous to the elections, OF course
we are ignorant of the manner in which It's
prediction was expressed. But we may infer
that if the course adopted by the ultra Wings, OF
which the Intelligencer is confessedy the organ,
led to such anticipations. its conduct Tin waglng
war against the Executive) was impotitic, TO
say the least Of it. II was impolitic before the
elections, (when such disastrous antcipations
were entertained,) and certainly unjust since
the PEOPLE have sustained the President.
The editor very composedly proceeds thus;
"Tbe Wing party has-to use figure borrowed
from the Turf-been distdnced by an antagonist
whom less than year ago, on the National Course,
it had beaten with the eaiest The same thing
has happened on the Tart before now to the nobleft
animals II is but few days ago, indeed, since Bos-
tom the heetest horse Of his day, was actually dis
tanced" on the Camden Course by competitor who
would a few weeks before, have been match for
him. Boston being beaien-if good judges to be
believed-and the defeat of the Wing party are TO be
accounted for on precisely the same principle The
high mettled tasked too severely. He had
done his best, had been successful and looked for
some respite from labor Disappointed in this just ex-
pecation, his temper was soured. II was not that
Boston could not easily have done at Camden what
he had 50 recently before accomplished elsewhere:
but his high spirit revoted at what he considered ILL
usage in being overworked, and he refused TO run.
The Intelligencers figure is hypothecated on
purely imaginary premises. The editor takes
it for granted that the present dilapidated Wing
party is precisely the same impregnable struc-
ture that successfully breasted the storm in 1910.
Sitting in his sanctum which he has inhabited
perhaps nearly half century, and which from
its isolated condition may not have been broken
BIZ the conclusion, he seems not TO be aware
that the chief Of his party, finding the garrison
would not submit TO his dictdfion, in fit Of
desperation applied match to the magazine
and blew his followers to atoms Nor does his
chief (now a singed and cisped misshapen
mass seem to know that the blow fell upon his
own forces exclusively, all the others having at
tanned position of safety before the explosion
took place
But TO the editors "6gure from the turf
Mr.. CLAY has been distanced-but not by an
antagonist che had once beaten with the great
est ease" When was Mr.. Clay considered
'sthe heetest horse Of his dayq" That day"
never dawned He never won race in his
life on the National Course" His triumphs
have been confined TO jockey-speepsfdkes.-
The Intelgencer remarks truly that 'the same
thing has happened on the Turf, before now, to
the MODEST animals"-but unfortunately IL ne
Ger happened otherwise to Mr.. Clay The
..good Judges that would assimale Mr.. Cidys
case with Boston's, are not TO be beliered.-
They have rery satisfactorily accounted for
each Of his uniform series of defeats ever since
he was first brought upon the "Natonal Course"
But he has never yet taken the premium cup
Truly he "nas tasked too severely" and had
done his best; !" but he had never been success
full in building up monstrous Corr Grafton,
whence to leap over the heads of his compe,i-
tors TO the ''shining goal" And doubtless 'his
temper acas soured." His long, ceaseless, and
unavailing efforts to secure an irresistible corps
Of editors and orators, by means of a NATIONAL
BANK, TO advocate and enforce his claims, were
enough to break down any MIN He is doomed
to be always disappointed in this expectation"
The American people and the American Gov
eminent, have suffered too much from powerful
chartered Institutions, ever to abide the creation
of another. But he did moi 'reiuse TO rum
Those presses that still entertained lingering
hope of again being fed by U. S. Bank, trimmed
his name and tail and grthed him for the race.
The only reason that he was distanced was be-
cause he could not run. He never lacked the
will. But what horse can run ''with mill
stone dangling to his neck 2" The Bank mill
stone has caused all his defeats. He must
throw it of, or he can never do any thing on the
National Course"
Inc loloWlng is unODJecuonaDle'
'Under the influence of the could not
but have happened, or later what has come TO
pass and it is surely much suspicious to tho
continued success of the principles which riumphed
at the last National Election that 1t should have hap.
pened thus early" SC.
Undoubtedly the result could not have been
otherwise And il is 'auspicious TO the CONT
nued success Of the principles which uiumphed
at the last National Election, that it should