The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-04-07


opinion on the part of Mr.. Ewing or those who
acted with him in the Cabinet, as it was well
known that their views remained unatered then
why could il be- unless on account of the peculiar
views of the President so often and so strongly
expressed2 With the irresistible inference thus
power in the event of an old fashioned Bank
being proposed, Mr. Clay and his peculiar
friends frame bill in which were imbodied, as
if by design, all the points to which they knelo
the Chief Magistrate entertained objections.
In vain were they told that it was useless ex-
pendture of time to urge the matter, and that
the country, which was bleeding at every pore,
must have relief. la vain was it urged that
however imperfect Mr.. Ewlngs project was, it
would be better than nothing, end could be af
terwards amended, if amendment aoere found
necessary-nothing would satisfy these gentle
men but an old fashioned Bank, forsooth-the
stock of which, by the way, if the bill had pass
ed, would never have been taken, as nine-tenths
of its warmest friends are now ready to ad-
nit.
and what followed2 The President had sane
toned every Wing measure, but that of the
Bank, which, after all that has been said, we as
sert, never was Wing principle; and were
these gentlemen satisfied? Oh no; the great
and darling object had not yet been effected, and
Mr. Tyler, notwithstanding his having sanction
ed every Wing measure save one, was to be
branded as traitor, untrue to has trust, in a
word, the Wing party was to be divorced from
him for the especial use and benefit of Mr..
coSrse, the Wing candidate for the next term
of the Presidency. Was ever such thing
heard Of? Why, we would as soon think of
divorcing man from his wife, because she
wore green bonnet when he preferred a
blue one, as to think of separating the
President from the party with which he
had acted honorably and in good faith, so far
as his conscience Mould let him, for such a
trivial cause. Mr.. Clay, however, thought diff
ferently, because it suited his purposes, and
Mr.. Clay must hare his aoay. The next thing
to be done, the divorce being obtained, was to
fill all the Offices aoith the friends Of Mr.. c.,
that they might work for him, for the next cleo
ton. Here another cause of divorce arises
Mr. Clay thinks that his partisans are alone fit
to hold office, and the President takes the liber-
ty of supposing that there may be good Ameri-
cans, and faithful and Intelligent men, who do
not believe that Mr.. Clay is the only person in
America that has honesty, Intelligence and pa
triotism enough to fit him for the Presidential
Chair, and therefore the President is a traitor.
Here we have the secret of that part Of the glo-
rious North C,1rolina letter aphich refers to the
improper exercise Of Government patronage,
with view to create third party, or, in other
words, not a Clay party. If the President ven
lures to appoint person to office, who dares to
believe him an honest man and no traitor,
then, according to Clay logic, he (the Presi-
dent) is a blach-hearted traitor, but if he were
to appoint men who proclaim him, as q rene
gade IN euery dram shop and at epery corner,
then he would be most true and loyal to Mr..
Clay, and consequently a marvelIously proper
man.