The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-04-19
ON THE OTHER HAND,

ing ON Thursday evening, al which likewise the Pre-
sdenrs letter read. The meeting then unani
mousy agreed hat that presented obstacle TO ihe
present proceedings but offered addi'ionai inuuco
ments for them press ard and elect their "fhcer
under what they call the peoples constitution, undis
mayed at the threats of their rotten borough adverse
res. The meeting addressed by Thomas w
Dorr, the insurg ent Candidate tor Governor.
POSTSCRIPT.
The Providence Chronicle of last evening says that
Mr. Atwel has seeded from the suffrage party since
the receipt of the Presidents letter and viii no longer
give that party his support. His secession may pro-
duce favorable effect in the section OF country where
he resides Otherwise the party remained him In It's
determination.
Such the also in Newport
We copy the following from the Chronicle:
DR.. Brown, the delegate to w Washington, from the
party, returned to the city this morning. he states
that he has had the countenance of such men as
Messrs Benton Buchanan, Wright, Calhoun Alien,
Tappan, and Smith, of the Senate of the United
States and of Messrs lngerso Wood, Burke,
Atherton, and many others of the House John
Quincy Adams, too the Doctor reports to have been
rather favorable than otherwise to the cause he repre-
| sen,ed.
| Mr. Benton declared to the Doctor that the Pres-
dent of the United States, though he had the power
| would not dare, his responsibility, to send a
military force to this State. Another distinguished
Senator has written letter to gentlemen of this city,
to the effect that should the President take up sides
against the suffrage people, she would subject HIM
self TO the anmadversions OF the friends OF suffrage
| in Congress- and that then the cause of the people
in Rhode Island would be made the cause OF the
country"
Dr. Brown thinks his mission has been successful
one on the whole, and declares it TO be the opinion OF
all the distinguished men above named, and OF many
others not specified that the President canno, carry
his promise the authorities OF this State without
doing himself irreparabe damage
The feeling with the opponents of the people S
constitution" faction, is of a more composed and de
cided charactr Governor King, we are told, come
what nav will certainly enforce the laws Of the
State and that he authorities at Washington will
render him all and every assistance in SO doing the
President has given the fullest In his letter
which published yesterday
Still it is evident the other hand that this morn
ing's boat bias brought such encouragement to the
suffrage folks that they have recovered themselves
again, and quite active ever in carrying oui
| The preliInina. les 'Or the election on the 18TH
We copy the following just remaTks-and as
portentous as just-from the CHESTER (Pa)
REPUBLICAN, We commend them to the con-
sideralon of all candid men. Most of the
g Harrison and Tyler papers" we open contain
similar manifestations of determination to
Judge the President by his acts We ask moth
ing more:
| n
A letter from Mr.. Clay to portion of the Wings
of North Carolina has recently been published in
some of the newspapers. We subjoin extract
from it. to show the position in which that gentle
man has placed himself toward the present Admins
tration of the General Government 1t will be seen
tb.t he has arrayed himself against it, and conse-
quently against the interests of that people of whom
he spoke so atfectonately in his valedictory which
we published last week, from which we were led to
believe that he would seek that repose to which he
was justly entitled, after long ard active life spent
in he service of his country. But we were mista-
ken-the people were mistaken-ihey did not expect
to see him so upon the stage, armed and equip
ped for action. Mr.. Clay is ambitious. He has
looked forward to the Presidency for years. He
has been disappointed in his aspirations time after
with our better feelings-on this account have
some charity for him. Many OF the assertions con-
tanned in this letter, however, are not calculated tc
enhance the good opinion we had heretofore en-.
tertaned of Mr. Clay's veracity. He charges the
President with making war upon the principles o.
the party that elevated him. We would ask wha
, principles has President Tyler made war upon
r and we know ask in vain, for even Mr. Clay him
self cannot point out single instance He does thu
President unintentional justice in saying that he
without party, and that parties are without Presi
dent" This is the very state of things for which
the Wings have professed to labor for years to bring
about. They want President of the PEOPLE, anC
not President of PARTY, and the former they have
found in Mr. Tyler. These, and other positions equal
" groundless which we have not space to notice
make up Mr.. Clays faithful picture Of our nationa
councils" The letter will be read with surprise b,
MANY of the retired Senator's friends.
Since the date of this letter. Mr.. Clay has writer
another epise to the Wings of Alexandria in which
he speaks of President Tyler as "a WEAK, vAcLLAT
ING, AND FMrHLEss Chief Magistrate" 1t will b,
recollected that this language made use of by thu
same Mr.. Clay who eulogised Mr. Tyler at the lat
extra session of Congress that was about the TIM
he thought he could mould the President to suit hi
views. Mr.. Tyler is now weak vacillatng ant
faithless" in Mr. C's eyes, since he has found out h
cannot use him to suit his purposes! Well, that
natural enough.