The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-05-03


and Bolts.
Vi,yinians The true issue NOW is, Clay Clay?
There is no mistake about it. The Federallsts are
going for HIM-with all his heresies. The Federal
lists will now shape every thing by that end Judge
ae aud AcT.-Richmond Enquirer.
This is the whole matter in nutshell, and
as true as brief. The first and greatest OF the
heresies is a NATIONAL BANK. The next HIGH
PRorEoTlvE TARIFF. The next DisrRIBUrIoN,
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 National Bank. The Bank is stronger
than Mr.. Clay himself, and therefore he will
muster considerable army in the field. He
will have the capitalists, the aristocracy, on his
side.
This last effort will be a great one, but it is
destined to be fruitess. 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 fruiuess, because the silk-stocklng
gentry are out numbered by the hardy, honest
yeomanry of the country. But we must take
care. There is possibility OF his Jockylng 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
effectualy as it was done there.
Wewill expose his plans to insure success
But we will first premise that they began as Tar
back as the extra sesslon-ten days after ne
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,
composed 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 otfinance, and
pass such bill or bills as the President would Veto
The first veto did not produce the effect de-
sred-it did not ALLEVIATE sufficient number
and another was prepared Gin which Mr. Bolts
fsured) with certain rumors and tales In readl-
ness, about the Presidents concurrence IN all
it's 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 traitor" He was burnt in efngy,
and insulted by rabble in his mansion. Every
thing worked admirably. Surely he could not
endure all this. "He aoiU resign IN tep
months" was the expression: And then,
thought Mr.. Clay, will have everything in
INV own hands. Then he would be able TO keep
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 1914.
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 unceremonous
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, clear-sighted,
patriotic document-and gave almost universal
satisfaction This troubled Mr.. Clay exceed
ingly. What was to be done next? The pure
Jeffersonian principles promulgated in the mes
sage might carry away three-ffths 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 counteractlng 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 it will crush
us all now and forever If Benton will only
pounce down upon this Exchequer as soon as it
is read with the aid OF the Globe, he may stop the
leak from the Democratic ranks, and by high
toned patriotic forbeardnce till resign, shall
be able to win back most Of the Wing straggers.
And then if don't give it to captain Tyler,
nv name is not Harry Clay! We Will hold
back his Exchequer till Pm of-embarrass his
Admnistratlon-rejec his favorte nominations
and break down the Madsonian / will have
all my presses written to, to bring me out by
the first of April. There is nothing like gooc
start, and | will be ahead of every body else
The Wings and old JefIersonan Republicans
that will rally around the "Captain," will abou
equal Benton's 'hard money! party. Neithe
of them will equal mine, but they would be TOT
much for me combined. There is no danger o
that, however Benton's agrarians will neve
harmonic with the moderate Wings and oil
school Republicans. | will slip in between
them The Bank will do it And these ar
Mr. Claws medtations now, on the Ohio river
The great Mssourium had =" hay upon hi
horns'' and was ready toa'' poke" He believe