The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-05-05
THE COALITION-THE ISSUE-TH HE
MADISONIAN.


MADISONIAN.
All doubts will soon be dispeled in relation to
the coalition formed between Clay and Benton.
They have not joined their forces together from
any affinity of principle or love for one another
They have agreed to disagree hereafter But
their immediate object is to clear the track
for future operations-to get rid of the present
Administration, the Madisonian, and all dan
gerous rivals for the Presidency, that they may
take the field in opposition to each other.
The great issue is to be between BANK and
an exclusive METALLIC CURRENCY. Clay is the
only Bank man that can be run, and Benton is
the only exclusive metallic man among the Loco
foco leaders. Hence he hates the very name OF
Democrat or Jeffersonian Republican. Hence
he is opposed to Sub Treasury, and also every
measure recommended by General Jackson.
Mr.. Clay must induce his friends to "repu
date" the Exchequer, or it may injure the
chances for Bank. Mr.. Benton must "gore" it
to death, or it may enlist the support ofthe Sub
Treasury men.
Thus the country must suffer, Gf these men
rule, but they will be disappointed,) three more
years before the currency question can be set
tied The first grand object to be Effected is to
strip the Executive of its patronage. When
this is done, nothing remains but the Madlso-
MAN. All else are minor difficulties. BY re-
iecing the Presidents nominations, he will
lose caste with office-seekers-his power gone,
that moment his influence ceases. He can
make no new friends. His enemies in office
are encouraged to thwart HIM and SANDER him.
They are secure. He can't name their success
sors-at least he can't "get them through"
But the greatest undertaking, the grand cas-
tie to be first stormed, is our printing office If
this press holds out, they are continually in
danger of overthrow and defeat. They have
already tasted itsquality. From its watch-tower
was given the alarm at the common cement OF
the session. The cry was C President making %
"Neglect ofthe country's interests !" " Factious
opposition to the President OF the United States"'
This cry was taken up by our contemporaries.
Both parties acknowledged its truth. 1t was
borne on the winds. 1t swept through the
valleys, and was echoed from mountain to
mountain They became alarmed in the Capt.
toll The country which they were to appro-
pirate to themselves, aoas up IN arms against
them! The only remedy was to go to aoork.-
They were forced to attend to some Of their du-
ties And now, having done something Chow
ever little) to quiet the public clamor, they
must effectually annihilate the Madisonian, or il
will raise another storm about their ears as soon
~ ~ IN, III y,,,bl;c AGAIN nd
this they resolved to do some time since. Ask
Bolts.
| But, in the mean time, another difficulty
springs up, and it, too, is owing TO the "cursed
Madisoniap," as Messrs. Mangum and Barrow
term it, The President being a Jefersonian
Republican, the measures of his Admlnlstra-
ton, when fairly developed, are precisely in con
sonance with the pure old Republican doctrines
| This is truly alarming Wings, who are not
Bank men, will rally on the old Jeffersonan plat
| form Democrats, who are not " exclusive me-
| talc men," will rally on it too. This they
| scarce know how to resist Benton must
| stir up his agraran organs on the one hand, and
| the Bank men must induce the Intelligencer tC
throw out hints that we are not authorized by
the Executive to say that it entertains the pure
State Rights Jefersonian Republican prnci
pies And this is not all. The Madisonian
got up an excitement about Tyson's cruel perse-
cuton, and now the press generally is twitch-
ing the factious Senate by the nose. 1t mus
be killed off or bought off without delay. Dc
| your worst gentlemen. Benton's Globe gets 1t:
$4,000, and Clay's Intelligencer $4,000, be-
sides perquistes both are safe for their patrons
| The Madisonian has its fortune to carve out it
| self-a mere adventurer. But energy and
resolution are better than fortune without hon
esty.