The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-05-02

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This is the whole matter in nut shell, and
as true as bri f. The first and greatest Of the
heresies is NATIONAL BANK. The next HIGH
PRoTEcTIvE TARIFF. The next DISTRIBUTION,
even while the high Tariff is in operation, and
so ON to the end of the chapter.
Mr. Clay will make one more grand effort,
and will rally to his support all who are IN favor
Of a National Bank. Tie Bank is stronger
than Mr. Clay himself, and therefore he will
muster considerable army in the field. He
will have the capitalists, the arstocracy, on his
side.
This last effort will be great one, but 1t IS
destined to be fruitless. 1t will be great one,
because it is positively Mr.. Clay's last effort,
and because it is the last chance for Bank
1t will be fruitless, because the silk-stocking
gentry are out numbered by the hardy, honest
yeomanry of the country. But we must take
care There is a possibility Of his jockying us
he may stock the cards as he did at Harris
burg-but it is only necessary to watch him
closely, and the power exists to defeat him as
effectually as il was done there.
We will expose his plans to insure success
But we will first premise that they began as far
back as the extra sesslon-ten days after he
reached the Capitol. The first thing he did on
reaching the city, was to ascertain whether
President Tyler would exert the influence Of his
Administration to insure his Mr.. C!s) election
for the next term. Of course, he was soon con
WINGED, thoroughly convinced, that he would
not He then resolved TO sever the whole
Wing party--the Harrison and Tyler party,
compost d of the National Republicans, and
some half dozen schisms from the original Jackson
party from the President. The mode adopted
was to put aside Mr. Ewing's plan offnance, and
pass such bill or bills as the President would Veto.
The first veto did not produce the effect de-
sired-it did not ALLEVIATE sufficient number
and another was prepared Gin which Mr.. Bolts
fisured) with certain rumors and tales in readi-
ness, about the Presidents concurrence in all
its details. This, Of course, was likewise vetoed
Then the tales and rumors were let loose, letters
were written, certain organs played most fu-
rious concerto, and Mr.. Clay smiled in extasy.
The Cabinet fed at given signal. The Mani
festo followed Meetings were called to de-
nounce the "Irai'or.o He was burnt in eMgy,
and insuted by rabble in his mansion. Every
thing worked admirably. Surely he could not
endure all this He piH resign in a tew
months" was the expression And then,
thought Mr.. Clay, will have everything in
my own hands. Then he would be able tokeep
together all the variety Of elements that made
up the Harrison and Tyler party, and by little
management transfer them all to his own sup
port in 1874.
But the President did not resign. He was
not willing to be driven from his high and SOL
emn duties, in this most rude and unceremonious
manner. The day of the regular session came,
and he still, most unaccountably was found at
his post. This was provoking. His annual
message was issued-an able, cear-sighted,
patriotic document-and gave almost universal
satisfaction. This troubled MIR. Clay exceed
ingly What was to be done next2 The pure
Jeffersonian principles promulgated in the mes
sage, might carry away three-fifths Of the Har-
rison party, and leave him nothing but his old
band of National Republicans! What am to
do now ? thought Mr.. Clay. He will not only
carry the principal part of the Harrison party
with him, but he will have two thirds of the
Democrats, if some counteracting influence
is not Immediately set in motion. | will go to
Benton He knows how many Democrats
TYLER brought to our standard in Tennessee,
North Carolina, Georgia, &c. &c. will tell
him this ball must be stopped, or 1t will crush
us all now and forever, If Benton will only
pounce down upon this Exchequer as soon as it
leak from the Democratic ranks, and by high.
toned patriotic forbearance till resign, | shall
be able to win back most Of the Wing stragglers
And then il don't give it to "Captain Tyler,
my name is not Harry Clay We will hold
back his Exchequer till Pm of-embarrass his
Administratlon-reje his favorite nominations,
and break down the Madisonan | will have
all my presses written to, to bring me out by
the first of April There is nothing like good
start, and | will be ahead of every body else.
Tie Wings and old Jeffersonian Republicans
that will rally around the "Captain," will about
equal Ben,on's "hard money" party. Neither
of them will equal mine, but they would be too
much for me combined. There is no danger OF
that, however. Benton's agrarians will never
harmonic with the moderate Wings and old
school Republicans. II will slip in between
them The Bank will do it And these are
Mr.. Clay's meditations now, on the Ohio river
The great Missourium had shay upon his
horns" and was ready to spoke" He beloved
and ran at the Exchequer scheme as soon as j
was carried into the Senate Chamber. The
Globe iclled after him, and many smaller satel
es followed in their train.
This combination Of the extremes of partie
confused and COMPOUNDED the People And MI