The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-09-09
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Then we had number OF reports and bills 10
undo the doings Of The late extra session. Ihe
House, for instance, passed bill 10 repeal the
Bankrupt act; and various other matters exhib-
tied the foresight of the majority legislation
dIaving now successfully shown the misera-
bic subrerfuge of the lnlelligencer, in its excuse
manufacturing propensity, we have out one
other point TO touch upon; and as this Hrucie
has already gone far beyond our usual limits we
ulsl our readers will be indulgent when we
call TO our aid the eloguence Of the Hon Mr.
Marshall.
Ii may be remembered that the intelllgencer,
Mr. Bots, and others, have denied The caucus
ing during the late session, though we nave
constantly insisted that the Wings were hold
ing nightly meetings, and on more than one oc-
casion have given their very doings. We have
stated that the purposes of these midnight gath
erings were TO destroy the President and Gov
ernment that the Lord of Ashland might be
advanced TO the Presidency on the ruins OF the
Republic. We have also mentioned the dlvl
sion in the majority ranks, and the facts that
tn, Western members would fly the Tariff, be
cause they could not carry OFT their views on
the Land question. The Intelgencer even
gave notice of an attempt to adjourn Congress,
in row, and we now learn, from Mr.. Marshall,
that Mr. Adams was at tie head of this disor
ganizing body We learn from Mr. Marshall
that the caucus at last withdrew the iron rule,
and LEFT every man at liberty to vote as he
pleased, and the result was the immed ate pas
sage of Tariff bill without the land clause
From Mr. MarshalPs letter to the editors of the
Intelligencer, we make the following extract.
This letter was published on the very day that
the Iulelligencer eulogized Congress so highly }
The message of the President was received Au-
gust 9Th The report of MIR. Adams, to whom it
had been referred, was made the 10th. Every Wing
member of Congress knotrs that in this interval
strenuous efforts made to unite the Wing party
on some proposition After successive consultations for
several successive days. three propositions submit
ted for the consideration of the iohole party MIR.
McKennan knows what they They had been
submitted to the delegations separately and their
atye strength tested first in that way. They were
the l4th at night placed upon paper in order, each
designated by the name of the mover. At this juno
tre and lust before the vote was about to be taken
every Wing member of Congress knows that for the
first time such proposition had been preached at
least publicly that and moved to strike out the
9th section of the vetoed bill, and proposed that it
should be passed in this FORM and that it was added
to the list and designated as 'Mr Marshalsn propo-
sitior. argued it fully. The question was post
poned till the merit evening. The vote taken
Mr. Cooper, of Pennsy vania, knows that Mr.. Nc
KEENAN,, Mr.. Thompson, MIR. Fillmore, aud MIR.
Stany, in most especial manner, voted against
"Mr. Marshall's' proposition, the very bill for which
these four gentlemen have been, in particular
ner held up to the admiration of this nation for pass
ing. Every Wing member of Congress kno,cs that
this proposition when the vote taken, notwith-
standing these gentlemen opposed it, met with the APP
probation of majority of the Wing members Of the
House Of Representatives Yet there could be no
agreement upon it, and the council of the Wings ad
journed to meet more, with the understanding that
every gentleman at liberty TO bring forward in the
House what proposition he pleased. Party obligations
tcere trotrn off, Ii was ascertained that although
great number of Wings considered my proposition
involving surrender of principle and an entire
abandonment of the lands, still it stronger in the
House than any other which had been named A
-ory large -~..y wings TOO manifested
determination not to ad ourn without attempting
something further.
The party who icith Mr.. adams, were for an inre
dias adjournment, and abandoning any idea of rev.
BILL and cngIng to the distribution designed TO
appeal to the people against the peto, and wait firmly the
influence OF public opinion upon the President was
small but resolute and determined it included about
iweny. BY uniting ,oih the party The other
against epery proposition in the House, supposed
this their tactic and that it was within one vote
of being successful.
Here were twenty members determined to
destroy all action, come whence it might, for
the purpose Of heading the President in his
vetoes. Mr. Marshall designates Mr. Adams a
the very head and front of this clique, and Bolts
and Arnold probably stood at the right and left
of the ex President And the party was
reduced to twenty only within two weeks of the
adjournment. Previous to that il had embraced
the whole Wing majority, and the iron rule had
been held over their heads all the session
We hope sincerely the Intelligencer will see
the necessity of exertng a little discretion in
its editorials and save US the trouble of So often
showing up its fraud and deformity. If it will
adhere to the truth, we shall not be panied with
arraying its acts before the public, but we give
it due notice that we shall expose it whenever it
deviates from straightforward path.
ANOTHER EXCUSE.
The wise and polished IntelIigencer, Of yes