The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-09-02
From the Missouri Reporter
THE CLAY PARTY.

When The Wings were discussing the claims Of
their several candidates foi the Presidency, in 1888
the Boston Atlas, leading Harrison journal, and
now warmly devoted to Mr.. Clay use,l the following
language
"That Mr. Clay is the chosen candidate of the
arlsocracy sfthe Wing party is unquestionable; and
II Is equally unquestionable that very and
lous efforts will be made to impose him upon the
Wings their candidate. 1t is also certain that Mr.
Clay Is not the choice of the Democracy of the Whg
party. Apart from other sufficient reasons therefore
which we shall give hereafter the very fact that Mr.
Clay is the darling of the aristocrac Wings,
ter The very causes that make him So operate in The
nature Of things to prejudice him in the eyes of the
Democratic Wings and TO lead them to fix their choice
upon some other candidate; and under the actual cir
cumstances of the case, that candidate is Gen Hsr-
rison."
The same paper described the aristocratic Wings
as follows:
They include a large proportion of the richer mer-
chants capitalists and Planters and their immediate
tanners and dependents, well as the members Of the
legal profession generally throughout the country and
indeed most OF those persons among who, with OF
without reason, think themselves little better than
their neighbors, and more entitled TO political weight
and influence. This section Of the Wings, thus COM
posed, forms what may properly enough be described
as The arisfocracy of the Wing party"
The above description Of Mr.. Clays political friends
was drawn ny one VINO now ranks himself among his
most Jealous supporters for the Presidency. Ii can
not therefore, be regarded drawn TO prejudice the
claims of Harry of the West. 1t is fairly presumed
that his friends know each other best. The aristocra
TIC portion of the Wing party-those who wish to
i've by their wits, not by honest indusrythe bank
ere, brokers, ck-jobters, Spectators &c.-are
ous to see him elevated to the Presidency in the sell
Sh hope that his policy will be thereby carried into
full operation and the business of the nation kept
stany hucuaiing, 50 that they may continue to prey
upon the necessities of the people Such men con-
stitue the gambling politicians Of the Eastern cities
who are always the most vocierous and noisy men in
the country. They full Of expedients for getting
up public meetings, denouncng all who oppose then
| selfish schemes, and for ppe-iayng numbering, &c
They have again determined to make ia desperate
camo in behalf Of their avorte leader and to force
him upon the party their candidate the next cleo
ton, unless the hard working and industrious portion
of the Wings can head him.
The chosen organs Of the Wall street financiers
have been engaged for months in denouncng the Har
risburg convention which nominated Tippecanoe, be-
cause they postponed the claims of MIR. Clay. They
have determined that there shall not be another
tional convention of the Wings, because they feal
that in that Mr. Clay would in that case be AGAR
thrust aside. The Boston Atlas is familiar with tina
class of men now shouting for Mr.. Clay vocife
rously, and its former description of them only needs
little addition to be entirely accurate. The aristo
cratic candidate for the Presidency now fully be-
fore the people, and we hope he will remain there
until lS44, SO that the nation may have another OPP
portunty Of pronouncng verdict against him, and
condemning the ruinous policy which he and his CO
adjutors have been endeavorlng to fasten upon the
nation during the last fifteen or twenty years.