The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-06-04
THE TERRIBLE TRIBUNAL OF DA-
VIS-THE AWFUL BAR OF BOLTS.


closeed in dark room under the Capitol. We
were seated at a gloomy looking table, with
pen, ink and paper before us, and required TO
write down answers, under oath, to all the ques-
tons that the Committee might be pleased to
put to us on any subject whatever.
1t was fitting place for such business, Eve
mean no offence to our friend the artist who
occupies it as his studio when the light OF the
sun steals ND and the Committee left no
thing undone. We threw oursef upon the rack
with as good grace as possible, having resolv-
ed to smile at the torture. But we confess that
we did not expect TO confront such machine
as was brought to bear upon US. If we were to
be questioned only in relation to Mr.. Sylvester's
removal according TO the letter and meaning of
the resolution authorizing the Committee 10
send for persons and papers, &c) we knew that
we would have an easy time OF 1t, and obtain
a speedy discharge. But our horror, and asto-
nishment, and dismay, may be imagined when
we were informed that we were ''obliged 10 an
swer any and euery question, ON any and erery
subject, that should bepropoumded to rs" by the
omnipotent Committee! Thus were we caught
at last After demolishing Benton and eleyaing
Mangum-after sencing all the lhunders Of the
Clay press from the Louisville Journal down TO
the Independent under our nose-after queing
the disturbance got up by Vanderpoel, Cambre-
leng, and our good friends, Slam, Bang and
Ming, in New York, and overreaching the
Globe itself-and finally, after getting up beau
uful storm about the ears of Congress for cut
ting off the nations right arm, eve are charged
with them alD was il not too great an ant-c-
max to be tossed heals over head into the base
ment Git was bdse-mednt) Of the Capitol, and
brought to the end Of our career in dark com
mittee room
| Well, there was no alternative but to diruige
whatever was required Of US, or to anguish in
prison, and perhaps die there. Inasmuch as our
paper must always go on, let what will trans
pire, and as we had wife and child at home,
and were not ready to die, God willing) we
preferred the first. We could not avoid telling
the truth, for we deposed under oath"
| Thus has vengeance overtaken us! The
"CharIies" may exut now. We, who had been
daily with the President the Secretaries, the Of
|
faliliar with the modus operandi of removals
and appointments, were at last brought TO our
manow-bones before such terrible tribunal,
and at such an amful bar y (Botts was not
| thcre.)
We made clean breast of it, We could do
nothing less without becoming, in reality the
unprinclpled wretch that our enemies and eulo-
| gsts say we are. Well, the deed is done, and
the sooner the country knows all about it the bet
ter. We proposed to publish our deposition in
the Madisonan (and in truth we think we
should be permitted to enjoy the profits arising
| from our lawful disclosures and thrilling de-
velopements," but Mr. Darts objected. If re-
| pentapce and remorse should seize upon this
gentleman, (and he was extremely courteous anc
polite while disseciing our breast) the worlt
might never know the particulars Of our inter
view. The country now has right to all the fact:
disclosed in that long, low, dark room. Let the
People insist upon having them spread out tt
the gaze of all. Mr.. Davis need fear nothing
from his Wing constituents because the inves
litigation was instituted in behalf Of removed
Loco Foco-have not Mr.. Clay and Mr.. Var
Buren, put their heads together9
But the matter is not to stop here. We mus
have another commlttee-a committee of some
honest Democrats, to inquire into the causes 0
the removals of the many thousands by the RE
TIRED CABINET. Every officer that was removed
by Granger, Ewing, Badger, and Bell, mus
send his documents forthwith to this committee
and insist upon restoration TO their places, i
no good and sufficient reason is given why they
were removed. Let the committee send 70
person and papers Let them have us bacl
in the long, low, dark room again. 1t is tru
that Mr.. Clay was never President-Mr Davi
may live TO reach one-but can they ESCAPE
"scot free 2" We will see. In the meantime
we beg, we implore, we beseech Mr.. Davis i
give those momentous and mysterious papers L
the world,