The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-04-05
MIR. CLAWS LETTER TO THE WINGS OF
NORTH CAROLINA.

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would have bid adieu to political life, in the spl-
rit indicated, in some degree, by his farewell
speech in the Senate. AT the age of sixty five
or sixty-six 1--WE know not which he has attain
| ed) one would suppose that the passions would
be calm, the judgment well balanced, and the
heart bearing malice. But we regret to find
different state of things existing with MIR. Clay.
He steps upon the arena Of North Carolina
Whiggery with his gloves on, clad in the ar
NOR Of political knight combatant, and draw
ing his sword, makes desperate pass at the
g acting President of the United Statesn 1--WE
quote his own expression, since il may be por-
tenlous of the future, and calls our attention 10
the fact Of g a President without party, and
parties without President" as matter deep
ly TO be weighed and considered. In this last
sentiment we fully concur with Mr.. Clay. No
man than Mr.. Clay understood this thing better
Mr.. Tyler, in his inaugural address to the PEG
| pie Of the United States, Swallowed forth this
very condition Of things. He anticipated what
was most likely to be his condition, when he
held the following language 8. For the first time
in our history, the person elected to the Vice
ing of a contingency provided for in the Con.
stilution, has had devolved upon him the Presi-
dental office. The spirit of faction which is di-
rectly opposed to the spirit of lofty patriotism
may in this, finn occasion for assaults upon my
Admnislration-and in succeeding under cir
cumstances so sudden and unexpected, and
to responsibilities so greatly augmented, to the
/ ~ ,uhl;c I oh
the intelligence and patriotism of the People
my only sure relidnce." We doubt not that
the President plainly ioresaw from the first.
his only sure reliance, was not on Mr. Clay,
nor any other leading politician, but on Hte
People, He doubtless saw then, as every one
has seen since, thatunless he would consent to
hold "a barren sceptre," and to surrender the
| seal of authority into the hands of some bold
and daring factonist, who, backed by host Of
| allies ready TO obey his nod, was standing on the
tiptoe to make assaults upon him, that the coun
try would witness ''a President without a
party, and parties without President lie
doubtless foresaw then, as plainly as we all do
now that some reckless asprant for the success
sion, whose sand Of life was so nearly run out,
lIldl unleSS He luOst Specully llt Sltdl
end and object of his existence, he could never
attain it at all, would seek, by all means in hrs
power to produce mutual dstrust' between
the President and Congress--that if the Pres
dent dared to have an opinion of his own, Il
shout of treason, treason, should deaten the
ears Of the natves-should be Numbered from
the Capitol imbodied in Manifesto, repeated
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had served to affiliate, and exhibited in the glare
of burning efligies. All these things might
have been anticipated, and doubt not
were anticipated by the acting President of
the United States. But we have our Coubt>
whether he or any other, could have an
ticipated that any leader, or wouId-be
leader of any party would have adventurcd
under his sign manual, to put forth other
statements contained in Mr. Clay's letter. We
could have wished that Mr. Clay would have.
had the goodness to have pointed out the prtR
cipies upon which he represents Mr., Tyler AS
\ making war. Every man who knows any thing
Of Mr. Clay is well aware that his assaults here
tolore. in his political course have been made
upon specific charges against the pcrso Il he as
sailed-and no man knows better than himself,
the ridiculous figure which any man must cut
who steps forward as the accuser OF another
without making specific charge We deslrt
10 relieve Mr.. Clay from this awkward embdr
rassment, by calling for specifications Fray
tell Ii, then, thou man of acknowledged consist
ency, what principles of the party that elevated
him to office, Mr.. Tyler makes war upon -
Does he deny 10 any man the right TO think a.
he pleascs7 Does he make war upon Mr.
Clay, because Mr. Clay thinks nothing bur
an old farhioned Bank can do any good to
the country. Mr.. Clay, il he chooses may
live the balance OF. his days among the ladlh4
spirits of the banking Institutions when, ~
their substantialities have passed. and are pa
ing away. He may rumlnate upon the blrs>
incs of corporators and directors, and mas
his last will and testament direct that his VII
; ing sheet be made out of their hollow ptdinlN
d, to nav. and we cannot bring ourselves to bep'
that Mr.. Tyler would feel toward hun an'
other sentiment than that entertained toMa
an old man of an old and broken do"N
DYNASTY, who still wears the bpckt
the are Of Elizabeth, and refuses 70 am e
at court except in the coat of by gone ceniui',
Did Mr. r. make war upon PripciPieS when y
vetoed the Bank bills Of the last session
Eheip miserable! Bills so defective, so
terly incongruous, so much at war WIN a.
sound practical legislation that no one believe
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