The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-06-16


between them"
What is the attack on the Philadelphia custom
house but san Executive measure at President-mak-
ing by official action ~. S. Gazette"
We contend that it is the 6 attack" of pa
triot on the enemies of his country We ask
the editor of the Gazette if he has not personal
positive knowledge, or such information as he
can rely on, that the Democratic .incumbents of
the Philadelphia custom-house were thrust out,
and Wings thrust in, by Mr.. Ewing, with
special view to the election of Mr.. Clay? Else,
why were the Democrats turned out? Was it
because the Harrison party overcame the Van
Buren, party, and the latter had no claim TO the
favor of President Tyler, because they had been
hostile to him? The Clay portion of the Wing
party are now far more hostile to the President
than The Van Burcn posty was, and, ar
cording to this rule, they have no claim what
ever to his favor. If it was right to remove the
Democratic incumbents for party reasons, can
it be wrong to remove Clay incumbents for the
same reasons? The old incumbents are not
hostile to the Administration, Gas Mr.. Charles
Brown will discover when he returns to his
constituents,) although they are out; those that
snakes in August. Now, according to the Clay
logic, we submit 1t to the Gazette, whether the
former have not the best right, legal moral, and
political, to the places. That Mr.. Roberts, and
every one else, who may be removed, will be OBJ
noxious to the rule laid down by the President
in his oft-quoted Message, we have not the
slightest doubt; but If they aoere not, we assert
that the rule was not intended to be an e:r post
fdcto law, and therefore it would be but just to
rub out all the work Of the "retired Cabinet"
and begin anew. Thus, if we look to the JUS
tice of the matter, we will discover not only the
injustice of removing the old incumbents, in
the first instance, but the enormous turpilude of
continuing the Clay Wings in their places at
the present instant.
If we mistake not, the Gazette intimated a
few days since, that there were not perhaps ten
Tyler men in Philadelphia. Now, if this is
true, how will it be possible for the President to
place hundred partsans in office there ? We
think the Gazette, according to its own assump-
ton, should entertain no fears as to the honesty
and capacity Of those who will be appointed to
supersede its dear, dear Clay friends.
But is it true that there are not ten friends Of
the Administration in Philadelphia? This is
very grave matter, inas.nuch as the Gazette has
heretofore maintained reputation for vera
city. Has the animal, or Clay portion of the
editor, successfully rebelled against the moral :?
r l. II trv1lv
that he is calcined ultra Wing! At all events,
instead Of only ten friends the Administration,
our readers are aware that we published in yes
terday's Madisonian, several calls for Admins
tration meetings in PHILADELPHIA, signed by sep
eral hundred friends Of the Administrat ION.
Will the Gazette dare, ay, dare, say that these
signers are not respectable 2" We knOD
them-the country knows many of them-and
for intellect, honesty and patriotism, we defy
any city or party to produce their superiors.
And the. e are merely the signatures to call
mind you, to CALL, for meetings of the friends
of the Republican President. How many
''friends" will the meetings number? Will it be
too much to suppose the hundreds to the call
will turn out THOUSANDS at the meetings ?
We will see.
But ,cho are these men resolutey bent on
rallying to the support of Republican Presi-
dent They are both Wigs and Democrats.
Thus we see that while Messrs Clay and Van
Buren, are putting their heads together a, Ash
land to "head the President" their quondam
supporters in Pennsylvania and New York are
uniting in his support So be it, and so it will
be. The GREAT REPUBLICAN PARTY, which will
triumphantly support John Tyler, will be com
posed of both Wings and Democrats.