The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-05-04
THE COALITION-THE ISSUE-THh
MADISONIAN


All doubts will soon be dispelled in relation 10
the coalition formed between Clay and Benton
They have not joined their forces together rom
any affinity of principle or love for one announcer
They have agreed to disagree hereafter. But
their immediate object is TO clear the track
for future operations-to get rid oil the present
Administration, the Madsonlan, and all dan
qerous rivals for the Presidency, that they may
take the field in opposition TO each other.
The great issue is to be between a BANK and
an exclusive METALLIC CURRENCY. Clay is the
only Bank man that can be rum and Benton is
the only exclusive metallic man among the Loco
foco leaders. Hence he hates the very name OF
Democrat or Jeflersonian Republican. Hence
he is opposed TO Sub Treasury, and also every
measure recommended by General Jackson.
Mr. Clay must induce his friends to repu-
date" the Exchequer, or it may injure the
chances for a Bank. Mr. Benton must "gore' il
TO death, or il may enlist the support oflhe Sub
Treasury men.
Thus the country must suffer, (f these men
rule, but they will be disappointed,) three more
tied. The first grand object to be effected is to
suip the Executive Of its patronage When
this is done, nothing remains but the Madiso-
MAN. All else are minor difficulties. BY re-
ecting the Presidents nominations, he will
lose caste with Office -seekers-his power gone,
that moment his influence ceases. He can
make no new friends. His enemies in office
-. I ala lar
They are secure. He can't name their success
sors-at least he can't "get them through"
But the greatest undertaking, the grand cas-
tie to be first stormed, is oar printing office. If
this press holds out, they are continually in
danger of overthrow and defeat. They have
already tasted its quality From its watch-tower
was given the alarm at the common cement Of
the session. The cry was President-making y
"Negect ofthe country's interests p Factious
opposition to the President ofthe United Statesr'
This cry was taken up by our contemporaries.
Both parties acknowledged its truth. 1t was
borne on the winds. 1t swept through the
valleys, and was echoed from mountain to
mountain. They became alarmed in the CAPT
tol. The country, which they were to appro-
pirate to themselves, loas up IN arms against
them! The only remedy was to go to aoork.-
They were forced to attend to some of their du-
ties. And now, having done something Chow
ever little) to quiet the public clamor, they
must effectually annihate the Madisonian, or it
will raise another storm about their ears as soon
as they ne glect the public business again. And
this they resolved to do some time since. Ask
Bolts
But, in the mean time, another difficulty
springs up and it, too, is owing 10 the "cursed
Madisonian," as Messrs. Mangum and Barrow
term it, The President being Jeffersonian
Republican, the measures of his Admnistra-
ton, when fairly developed, are precisely in con-
sonance with the pure old Republican doctrines.
This is truly alarming Wings, who are not
Bank men, will rally on the old Jeffersonian plat
form. Democrats, who are not exclusive me-
talc men," will rally on it too. This they
scarce know how to resist. Benton must
stir up his agraran organs on the one hand, and
the Bank men must induce the Intelligencer to
throw out hints that we are not authorized by
the Executive to say that it entertains the pure
State Rights Jeffersonian Republican prncl-
pies And this is not all. The Madisonian
got up an excitement about Tyson's cruel perse
cution, and now the press generally is witch
ing the factions Senate by the nose 1t must
be killed off or bought off without delay. Do
your worst gentlemen. Benton's Globe gets its
$4,000, and Clay's Intelligencer $4,000, be-
sides perquisies-both are safe for their patrons.
The Madisonian has its fortune to carve out il
self-a mere adventurer But energy and
resolution are better than fortune without hon
esty.