The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-10-21
Nem fork Correspondents.
New York, October Is, 1912.


Little progress was made in the nominating
committee for members of Assembly from our
city, last evening. A want of union, its sacri-
fee to private interests still presses like an incu-
bus upon us. If we lose the city, the loss will
depend on the cliqueish spirit prevalent in the
Democratic ranks. The glorious result of the
Ohio election, however, swallows up all minor
subjects Ii is the harbinger of a still more glo-
rous triumph in the Empire State. The Fed
eral Clay men are still exerting every nerve to
insure the State for their idol The cry Of in
ternal Improvements, stoppage of the public
works, &c, is loud and long among US; but
Federal charlatanism has had its day The
fulfilment of Wing promises are among the
things that were not, and are not; the eyes OF
a deIuded population have been opened; the
true light has shone upon US. The disciples OF
Aristocracy may cling round the altar OF their
faith but the saring presence has departed
from the temple.
In our city and State, taxation is the war
shout of the Clay Wings. The leading journals
in the Clay interest denounce the present State
Legislature as body of politicians who seek to
Cypress the People by an enormous load of tax
alton, while they stop the progress Of the public
works. The veil with which they seek TO con-
ceal this miserable sophistry is TOO himsy to
conceal its deformity and weakness. 1t is the
"dernier resort" of party who cling with I'M
wonted tenacity to the spoils of office and the
high places of power, and whose epitaph will
soon be written in indelible characters over the
grave of departed msrue. Taxation, indeed
Where is the freeman in our State who would
not desire TO preserve her honor untarnished -
to satisfy the claims against her-even though
such claims, as in the present state OF her
finances, may have been brought upon her by
the Federal Wings?
Twenty-six millions of dollars, in three years,
have been added to our State debt by the Clay
Wings the annual interest on this debt is more
than one million. The yearly cost o. our canals
is more than half million. The State is
pledged to pay off from its principal debt, yearly
for eight ensuing years, the sum of one million
of dollars The DEFICIT for this period will
exceed seren hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars, The State must either repudate or sat
isfy the claims against her, Claims that have
been brought upon her by works begun in ex
travagance and ended in folly-directed and con
trolled by political gamblers, who have enriched
themselves on the spoils of their victims anc
laughed at their credulity When Democratic
Legislature seeks to satisfy these claims-tC
preserve the character of the State-its mem
bers are assailed by the party which has unne
cessariiy and ertrdragantiy imposed the bur
den, with the cry of Oppressors Of the People
Who are the real oppressors7 In the creator,
of the burden or in those who seek constitution
allv 10 relieve it2 We need not answer tn,
question. Neio York will respond to It on thu
eighth of November, and will shake the strong
holds Of Federalism throughout the Union-
We are sorry to learn that the ''Globe" of you
city has nothing better TO do than corertiy tc
! attack Mr., Calboun-and still more so at the