The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-09-08
THE EXCUSE MACHINE.

A
The great Wing excuse manufacturing es-
tablishment, generally known as the National
Integencer, is again busy with It's peIversion
of facts, aud twisting Of small cords into mighty
large ropes. SO great is the just indignation oil
the people against the late session OF Congress,
that it was found necessary for a few leaders to
tramp off to the North Immediately upon the
adjournment, To get up llttle gunpowder anu
birthstone, 10 deceive the honest voters oi me
country. The people have been heard, lar ana
wide, denouncng the electioneerins schemes OF
the maj ority of the late session The wing pa
pers have spoken, in terms OF bitter reproach
against the plots and counter-plots OF Congress.
The excuse makers themselves have denied, one
day, all knowledge of political designs against
the President. and the next day confessed that
they had been Informed Of the fact many days.
And vet we are now told that a few facts" are
necessary 10 enable The multitude TO judge OF the
enormous quantity of business transacted by
Congress, and the wonderful patriotism OF the
majority members. As usual, the lntelligencer
is behind the times in promugating It's tep
tacis-they have been before the people for a
long time, and the majority have been weighed
and found wanting
We have repeatedly stated facts as matters
progressed The lntelligencer has repeatedly
denied our position, and the same paper has
repeatedly acknowledged its error and plead
guilty and justification. The guilt no one dis
puted, and the justification has always been
discovered within the reach of money vaults
of the Treasury.
The article in yesterdays Intelligence and
the fen facts, but little soap to aid the feio
majority members who are endeavorng TO get
up triumph as they pass along from city 10
city. The Congressional organ would not have
opened its eXcuse-making machinery on so
grand scale, had not some Of the triamphing
could not swallow all the delightful fctions wove
of gOssamer threads to catch lions. 1t was to
prevent these inflated jewellers in the miseries
Of others from being completely annhilated by
an outraged people, that the Intelligencer dis
posed of its essence of soap at ftp cake yes
lerday. 1t was to bolster up the fragments of
the dispersed majority that their organ manu-
featured its grave excuses for the ears of the
People; and, our word for il, they will never go
farther than the ears.
Honesty, patriotism, and justice, require no
excuse; nor do they need the bazonry Of Go
quent sentences or conspicuous puffs, To call
the attention of the People. True merit is
modest; Coy the way, the Intelligencer
said that Only on Monday last,) and the
People are sure to discover modest merit,
though ii may for time be concealed by
homely cloak The deeds of Washington, JEFF
ferson and Madison, require none of the tinsel
OF bulfoonish praise to Arrest the attention of the
scholar and patriot. The former rushed from
the Hall of Congress in tears when mo-
ton was made to appoint him to the chief
command Of the army Of the young Re-
public. We should ike 10 see Bolts, Ar
mold, Stanly, or any of their kin, exhi-
biting as much modesty. We should think
there was indeed praiseworthy revolution of
sentiment in progress, or that we had been blind
for years 10 the surprising genius of the said
intelligent tito. But all the excuse-m making
their friends more than the Thirty barrels of salt
will save The Lord of Ashland Perhaps the
inhabitants OF the Salt river country could be
ipdnaad to Ind barrel picce to .i,s "'"jori,Y,
which would be quite sufficient Until the next
election, when they can have the privilege of
visiting that interesting region and making pur
chases to suit themselves.