The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-10-28
THE CAUSES OF THE RESULT OF
THE OHIO ELECTION.

Like people playing at blind mans buff, whose
eyes are moi properly bandaged, they seem TO be
cropping in darkness, while, in fact, they see
well enough, and take excellent care to hit no
thing that will hurt, or catch the wrong one.
The New York American, pretending very
serious search after the truth, gives US, as the
result of its investigation, the following:
"To return for ms ant to the Dayton Convention.
That cannot have been unmeaning pageant, and,
therefore, we are constrained TO read it, homage
to the services, the name, and The popularity of MIR.
Clay inspired by his presence-and which, when he
is more Immediately in question, will be found avail
ing and prevailing throughout the State.
For the present the Wings of Ohio were dissa-
tisfed with their Representatives and meant to show
it but towards Mr.. Clay, and for him, they alone at
united nation.
Such at least is Interpretation of the two
events, the Wing defeat and the Dayton Convention"
The Intelligencer. ON the other hand, gives
out that Abolition has done il, and that the Wings
have thrown away votes, on this subject, in the
State election, which, when Mr.. Clay alone is
before them as a candidate for the Presidency,
they will collect together to give to him.
Others of Mr.. Clay's truth-seeking prints,
have, probably, given other reasons. All find
something that seems to answer and with
laudable zeal put the best foo, foremost TO cover
the patches OF their argument as well as posi-
BILE.
All this is very well indeed. 1t is fine illus
traton of the 'never say die" principle.
These g, ntlemen editors have the right TO
say what they please, and those may believe
them who can but if we should hear one Of
them saying such things, with grave face, we
should exclam with Mrs. Quickly, "Oh the
Father, how he holds his countenance %
Since they will not tell the truth, we will
We have no occasion for the suppressio reri,
in which our neiehbors, the experienced
heads" so much excel
Let us refer, then. 10 what we said in April
Ia, 1S42, 10 wit:
''The inscription of Mr.. Clay's name on
their (lhe Whig's) standard, has been the sig
nal for genera dispersion, and the true harbn-
ger of total overthrow. Like the Bodach
Glas to the McIvorS, Mr.. Clay's appearance TO
the Wings has been the certain presage of I'M
pending destruction"
Here we told the truth that these people dare
not tell, at present.
lion, owns this truth He has showed, by his
management, that he knew it, and felt it. To
support himself, who could not go alone, he has
been compelled to make props Of the popularity
of others. With that cold and cruel sel6shness,
for which he is so notorious, and which his best
friends and his warmest par,sans perceive, and
try 10 conceal, he hesitates not one moment to
use, though in the very act consuming, the
popularity and political strength of every
friend he has. IF their prostration can fill the
chasm between him and the Presidency he has
no scruples about pushing them in. He Is to
himself every thing-they are nothing-mere
STOOD for powder, food for powder"
So, TO follow him during his latest move
ments, we see him commencing with poor
''Tom Corwin," and Ohio.
Mr.. Clay knew very well that he could not
get through Ohio aone-but Mr.. Corwin, a
Wing, was confessedly the most popular man
in the State-perhaps more popular in Ohio than
any other man in any other State. Mr.. Cor
win, therefore, was to be used If Mr.. Clay
exc out his" very well if he failed, why then
was Mr.. Corwin ruined-but wha, of that p
That was Mr.. Corwin's business, not his.
MIR. Corwin consented to be used With
nineteen thousand majority on his side, he
commenced the campaign as Clay candidate for
Governor. His personal popularity was almost
unbounded. He commanded, by it, votes from
the other side. He was thought to be stronger
than Harrison himself. The "wagon boy" was
to carry straight through, on his shoulders, "the
mill boy of the slashes,n and he meant to ''do ii
or die"
There are no sashes in Hanover so deep as
the political slough into which this old ''man OF
The sea" has sunk his too confdng friend
He has changed that nineteen thou sand ti-
umphant majority into four thousand minority,
has driven away all his friends, and taken all his
strength from Mr.. Corwin, and, retiring into
Kentucky, leaves him, up to his neck, to get
out, or perish as he may
But while all this has been going on in Ohio,
equal and similar arrangements have been made
in Massachusetts. There, John Davis has a
capital of fifteen thousand. John Davis and his
fifteen thousand must be obtained. The agree
ment is consummated. clicked with the
straw" Of a Vice-Pres denlia nomination, Mr.
Davis forgets all Old obligations, all Stare pride
all former associations, and comes out as ella,
candidate for Governor in Massachusetts, ant
is 10 be chosen Governor of that State and Vic,
President of the Union on Mr.. Clay's ticket, b,
party declaring " eternal separation from Johr
Tyler"
We shall see, in about one fortnight, how
much better off Mr.. Clay leaves his friend Johi
Davis than he left Thomas Corwiu.
Some thousand majority for Marcus Morto
will teach Mr. Davis the value of Mr. Claw