The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-08-11
THE GAME GOES BRAvELY ON.


Wing party. We had understood that eau
Gus, the evening previous, had resolved to adopt
an extraordinary course in relation to the Presl-
dents Veto Message, and this we found to be
the case
MIR. Adams had the floor, and delivered
one of the most inhammatory speeches
we ever listened to- We do not hes
itate to saw that "ths venerable old man,
now in his dotage, is willing to preclpi
tate civil war-to foment revoutlon-recK-
less of the consequences. Indeed we under
stood him to declare that ''CIvIL WAR NOW Ex-
lists BETWEEN THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE
BRANCHES OF THE GOVERNMENT The APPEAL
MAY BE TO ARMS! If so, MAY THE GOD OF BAT
TIES DEFEND THE RIGHT" Such, if we are not
mistaken, were the words OF John Quincy
Adams!
That this demonstration, evidently aiming
at discord and ruin, was the movement OF the
Wing party in Congress, the farther develop
ments of the game sufficiently proved.
After strain of the most malignant abuse 1t
has ever been our fate to hear Nh. Adams
moved that the Veto Message be referred to
Select Committee Of thirteen, aoitt instructions
to report ON 1t! and the previous question was
moved thus cutting off all debate and preventing
the friends of the Executive from replying
question Of order was raised, and Mr. Speaker
White decided that the motion was in order,
and based his decision on precedent which
he stated had occurred in 1882, in disposlng OF
a message from Gen. Jackson. An appeal was
made from the decision of the Chair, and Mr.
Wise demonstrated to the satisfaction OF every
one, that the case cited was not in point, mas
much as the bill was sent to Gen. Jackson only
a dav or so before the adjournment, and aods
not petoed, but was merely referred to in sub
sequent Message of the President, stating that
it had failed to become law, which portion OF
the Message had been referred. In the present
case the Constitution says, that Congress shall
reconsider the bill returned with the Presidents
objections. Notwithstanding the want OF analo-
gy in the cases, and in defiance OF the mode OF
proceeding prescribed by the Constitution, the
Speaker decided that the matter should be re-
ferred to Select Committee of which Mr.
Adams should be the Chairman-and the party
sustained him in it Such had been the decl-
sion in caucus the evening previous, and
this was the mere ceremony of carrying into eff
feet its mandate And thus this valiant
party after declaring war, and firing the first
gun, resolve to retreat under cover OF commit
tee room, not daring to face their opponents!
But we have word to say to the People IN
relation to this la It move of the President-mak
ing Congress- The cloven foot of the party is
elarinaly exposed in this trick. The automa-
NJ 10 will V
the President an hour, and then obeylng the pull
of the wire decides that no one shall reply TO
him. Next, it is decided that the whole sub
ject shall be placed in the hands OF a select
committee, of which Mr.. Adams is the Chair
man, which will bring in report, consisting OF
some forty pages of abuse, 100000 copies OF
which will be printed by order of the House,
at the erpense of the Government, to be circu-
lated all over the country And during all this
time not a single friend Of the President is to be
permitted to repel the attacks made on him !
Such is the game of the parsans OF the Lord
of Ashland In this way do his Charles ex-
pend the public money to make him President.
In this way do the Wings perform Their promi-
ses of retrenchment and reform.
We intend to review at length MIR. Carrot
Dayis's report on the case of Sylvester. We
will show the People how their money is ex-
pended by this President-making Congress-
We will show them that the documents printed
by the order of Congress are frequently the
most contemplate elecloneering tricks ever re-
sorted to by ''mousng politicians" We will
make copious extracts from Mr.. Davis's report,
TO show that these Congressional Committees
do not hesitate to pry into the pripate and DO
1,estic affairs of their political enemies.
We cannot resist the temptation at this time
to give an extract from Mr.. Davis's report. We
will substitute dash for the name Of the member
of the Cabinet whose private pecuniary affairs
are thus made public by grave Committee OF
the House, and printed at the expense of the
Government to be circulated over the country.
SIN December last he (Mr. S. was directed to
hand Mr.. IS note to Mr.. Morfit, an attor-
new, for collection, with proposition that, if
Mr.. would pay $1,000, the remainder
might run for a specified time, otherwise suit to
be brought upon it, An arrangement was at
length adjusted, by which Mr.. -- was TO pay
$1,000 on the first of January last at the --
Bank, and he accordingly drew for that amount
in favor of Hubbard; but he neither had eve
ialicize it) nor placed any funds in bank to
meet his paper, and, at maturity, it was dis
honored."
Now this is pretty specimen of congress
sional report--and the United States Gazette
saws no Congress ever made many reports
as the present one We ask the virtuous and
intelligent reader, if any circumstances can JUS