The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-07-23
aTHE UNIVERSAL WING PARTY

Ever since the last Veto the cry Of the Clay
Wings has been, that "John Tyler sets himself
up in opposition to the. Peoples Representa-
tives; J" that she has thwarled the will of the
country;p that ''one man has had the effrontery
to oppose the universally expressed desire Of
the ohoLe nation" &c. Such is the jargon Of
Mr.. Clay's Charles and Mr.. Clay's presses
while Mr. Clay himself would rather lose his
right hand than to see any good Tariff bill
signed this session.
But let us look these presses and Charles full
in the face. The presses that ring the loudest
are those in the large cities Do they express
''the will of the People?" Let US see Some
two hundred and fifty wealthy merchants, by
subscriptions and advertisements, contribute one
hundred dollars each TO the support OF Clay
Wing paper This is $4,000. Three or four
banks contribute 81 900 each, and some $4,000
or $4,000 are obtained from casual subscribers
and advertisers. Thus between $4,000 and
100000 are raised, and large daily Clay Wing
paper is sustained. Does such journal reflect
the sentiments of the People? Is the dictum of
two or three hundred aristocrats to be taken for
the twill of the People?" Are the interests
of these overgrown merchants and bank Off
GERS identified with those of the farmers and
mechanics? And yet the poorest aborer has
as much right TO dictate, by his vote and his
voice, as the aristocrat And they will never
submit 10 be dictated to! Mr.. Clay has chosen
the fen with their riches-give us the many,
though poor, with honest heart, So much for
the city aristocrals and their Bank presses.
Now for ''the Peoples Representatives"
Who are they? We have indubitable evidence
that si.rty -t,0o of the present Wing members
misrepresent their districts, and would be de-
feated tomorrow by overwhelming majorities!
And yet, with sirty tuo Wing members aching
contrary to, and in defiance of, the wishes Of
their constituents, the Tarif1-distribution bill
was squeezed through the House by meagre
majority of four. Now who will believe the
calerwaulings OF these Wing members and
their presses against the President, for not sane
tioning their mad ruinous measures?
In the the Senate, we see the same thing. A
large portion of the Wing Senators are at this
moment representing Democratic States. 1t can
not be said that any of the following gentlemen
are, at present. the choice of the Legislatures
of their respective States: Messrs Conrad,
Barrow, Evans, Phelps, Tallmadge, Archer
Berrien, and we might name several others.
And the Wing members and their presses
keep up the unvarying cry; that because the
President will not cooperate with them In fix
ing upon the country their mongrel hermaphro-
dte measures, he ''arrays himself in direct OPP
position to the expressed will of the People !"
We venture to assert, that the President is act
ing in exact conformity to the will of three
ftiAs of the People. Worse than vain are the
efforts of our enemies to ntimidate the Presi-
dent with these false cries of the "w Of the
People," He has as accurate a knowledge Of
their will as any body else, and will obey it.