The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-03-19
MR.. STANLY.

It's with some regret, that we are compelled
to take the trouble TO notice this little gentle
man. but if fly becomes troublesome, we must
brush it away. We observe that Mr.. s. has
again Con Thursday made furious onset on
the President, denouncing him with the usual
humorous and original and gentlemanly epithets
of traitor, &c, to the great Wing party. What
perfect inanlty or unleavened stupidity all this
augurs Have not all such calumnious charges
fallen still-born, from the lips of the retiring
Cabinet, and does Mr.. S. suppose that his small
peevish voice can produce a conviction in the
country Of the Presidents dishonesty, which all
the combined efforts of the " Illustrious Re
tired of the "Manitesto Club" Of politicians,
and the fulmnaions of the sat last resigned
Representative of the Union" have so sianally
failed to accomplish? If such. charges are
made out Of personal malice towards man
whom all admit to be amiable and high-souled,
they are, we conceive, in exceedingly bad taste,
and the President, in our opinion, pays about
as much attention TO them, as he would do TO
the tuneless croakings of tiny summer frog que
rulous for rain.
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sound and prosperous condition the PROSTATE
energies and interests Of the country2 Do
they fortify our coast against foreign invasions
Do they increase our naval force, in order that
the Governm mt may furnish some defence to
our great mercantile interests on the high seas
Do they furnish currency, or fill the vaults of
an empty Treasury? If they accomplish none
of these things, for what purpose they made2
Has Mr.. Stanly, or any other man, right
when all the best interests, almost the very faith
of the country lies bleeding, TO be consuming
the precious time of the legislative session, and
the money of the People, in committing as
saul,s upon the credit and ability Of the
Executive branch of the Government through
the President Neither is there any good
policy even on the part of the enemies
of the Administration, in such attacks
When the President first came into Office, he
was, comparatively, unknown to the People Of
the Confederacy. Those senseless clamors
might then avail, to a certain extent-but now
the whole People, with almost common con-
sent, Certain paltry cliques alone except
edo acknowledge his sterling abilities, his
Roman integrity, and his bold resolution to do
the right. MIR. s. in attempting to Willy the
Presidents political character, (and we can see
no distinction between mans private and po-
litcal character, though it is nova days fash
ionable to make distinction) might as well
attempt, for all hope Of success in such design,
TO cause earthquake, by piping forth his
senseless TRADES against the Administration, in
the House of Representatives.
Mr.. S. is not altog ether without talent Let
him be content to move in the sphere in which
God has placed nina frog cannot swell him
self into an OK, nor fox into lion, though
they each do pretty well in their way. BY
making tilt against the President, Mr.. S. only
discovers his weakness; he shows that instead
Of barbed and fiery eyed steed, he is mounted
on kicking and vicious donkey, and that in the
place of lance, "to do good battle withall, y
he switches about in his ungoyed hand point
less willow wand.
Why should the legislative branch of the
Federal Government wage such continuous and
hot war on the Executive, and endeayor to shift
Gas far as efhgy Whiggery is concerned) their
misdeeds on the President. The People are
quite well satisfied, we should presume, from the
hundreds of newspapers which daily come to
hand from all parts of the country, that there is
disposition on the part Of the Executive to
serve the country. Let Mr. S. and others OF
the same paternity look to their own conduct a
little more narrowly, and they will possibly find
out where the coven foot is.
Mr. Stanly intends Ohough he cut. himself
off from the Administrator to attempt to swa
low the Exchequer plan Of finance This is a