The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-07-19
THE INTELLIGENCER.

During the recess OF congress the lnteiliYen
Ger had been remarkably moderate, yet occa-
sionally threw out straws which completely ia
dlcated their subsequent course. For instance,
Thought public attention "should be awakened
10 the mischievous tendency OF the Veto power
as il exists in the Constitution
On the 9th of November it thought the Presi-
dent would not recommend anything that could
be adopted by Congress. The same day it de-
cared the Wigs had permitted the New York
election to be lost.
On the 10th, it published the letter of the
President to the committee of New Kent coun-
~, without word of comment. On the Goth,
it compared the loss Of the Fall elections to the
beating of the race-horse Boston-because he
was ocerione. In other words, because he
wanted bottom. 1t then speaks of the 'loss OF
temper'' of the Wings, sand consequent indlt-
ference TO success or defeat" and then promises
that the Wings shall sweep the board next (his)
year.
On the gath, it commended Mr.. Tyler for en-
tering noIle prosequi against the leaders OF
the calilhumpan band, who disturbed the city
CLAY had attributed this disturbance TO the De
mocra,ic Senators, who he accused of getting
funny in general jofcation at the Presidents
House that same night.
so much for November. On the 9th of De-
cember it gravely announced that the Wings had
"come back to Congress unchanged in any
principle that they ever professed. They come
back, however as we hope, and have reason TO
believe, with minds free from passion and open
TO conviction"
This was kind of plaster-a false light to
lead the President into a belief that they would
cheerfully cooperate with him in all his mea-
sures for the good Of the country forgetting
that they themselves had all along been fore
shadowng the course of the majority, or rather
telling them to batter away at the White House
with more fury than ever.
The next day (the 7th) showed how well the
majority had taken the hint so slyly, yet so con-
linually given out by the Intelligencer Mr..
Wise moved TO print 10 900 extra copies Of the
message and accompanying documents.
Up rose Mr.. Mason, of Ohio, on the instant,
to inquire if the motion included the Congress
sioual Globe and Appendix, annexed to the
Message.
Mr.. Wise explained how some of the Mes
sages happened TO have the Extra Globe and
Appendix attached, which was because the In
telligencer had not a sufficient number struck
of. The Intellgencer, be it observed, never
saw fit, from that day TO this, TO correct Mr.. Ma
son, though his attack on the President and the
Presidents friends was owing entirely to the
Inleligencer itself. Both the lntelligencer and
Globe are indebted to US for copies of the Mes
sage.
The editors chose to remain dumb and let the
President receive all the assaults the majority
might be pleased to make. This attack Of Mr..
Mason was the first made in the House this scs-
sion, and made with the connivance Of, and in the
spirit that had characterized the course of the
lntelligencer during the recess.
The next day Ohe Slh) the Intelligencer
hoped that the plan Of the President would turn
out such as Congress would approve,
and added another hint to Mr.. Mason in these
words" but we have serious misgivings to the
contrary"
On tue Stn, NiIf HiHOTc OlleTeu Il TeSolutlonT re-
ferring the message contrary to the usual custom;
and on the 10Th, another putting the Presidents
plan Of finance into the hands of Select Com
mitee. Here sprung up debate to what
this Select Committee should do, and this was
the second attack by Wings upon the President
in the first four days of the session.
Ga the 18th, the Intelligencer confessed that
the message was more Wing than had been ex-
pected.
These two attacks were after the lntelligen-
Ger had been quietly and in its usual dignifed
ardy, telling the Wings in Congress that they
believed the President was all wrong and no
Wig.
as the great Wing interpreter of things at Wash
ington, and its opinions oracles with the
State party leaders. 1t had sent out the impress
sion that the President would not cooperate
with the Wings, and by its co lrse urged Con-
gress to open upon him at the onset. It's man
date was obeyed, and the result we shall give
as we progress with these articles. We shall
now 60 on with the course of Congress and the
occasional expressions of the Integencer, and
before we have done shall show how much that
paper received for sheenng Congress and
squirting on the majority in their reckless course
against the President.
ACHMENT-BOTTS AND HIS