The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-07-21
THE INTELLlGENCER.

the IntelIigencer, during the recess OF Congress,
had the effect of encouraging the majority in
their early and continued assaults upon the Adj
ministration of President Tyler. We have
shown thar during the four first days of the SEES
sion, two attacks were made by members OF the
majority in the House upon the Administration.
But the grand onslaught was reserved for Mr.
Arnold, who had been previously advised to his
course. Before we proceed to examine this
concerted TRADE, il is necessary to continue our
history of the present session.
On the 18th Of December, Mr.Fillmore intro
duced set of resolutions for the reference Of
the Presidents Message to various committees
These were debated during the whole of that
day, and the first four disposed of. The fifth
embrace reference OF the Tariff question and
on this sprung up debate for the purpose OF as
certaiLing how lar members would go against
the AID ,nluIstralion.
On the 22d, the Secretary of the Treasury
sent to both branches his plan of an Exchequer.
On the 23d, resolution was introduced in
curing of the President, under what authority
the Poindexter committee had been appointed
On'the same day. in the House, MIR. Arnold
relieved himself by discharge, of what he call
ed speech, against the President, as he had
been advised, and as the Intellgencer had been
constantly inducing by its articles. Early in
this renowned phllippic, Mr.. Arnold used the
following language:
"Whose Administration was this Was it a Wing
administration? He denied emphatically, that il
was 1t had not the least tincture of Wing princi-
pies about it," (Laughter)
We quote fom the Congressional reports OF
the Intelligencer, and shall do so in all our arIi-
cles If compelled to quote from other reports,
we shall state it at the time. MIR. Arnold then
added:
"When Wing administration had been paralysed
in every effort by the Executive, who now stood sur
rounded by modern Democracy on every hand, mo-
dern Democracy rises here and runs parallel be-
tween the expend lures of Mr.. Van Buren, admins
traton, and the administration of John Tyler, who
is worse Locofoco than Mr.. Van Buren,"
After this sweeping off of Mr.. Tyler-this
open and bareflced and advised attempt TO
drive him fro IL the ranks of those who had
elected him, Mr.. Arnold made the following
very nece sary declaration
"They he w hgs) were not accountable, and did
81 intend to be, to this Administration"
Now here was an open avowal that the
.higs would do just as they pleased, and the
vowal thus early made, has been closely fol-
lowed up, as we shall show before we finish
this true history. But how did MIR. Arnold pro-
cure information upon which the Wings acted
Hear him tell the world where he found all his
mysterious and astounding philosophy.
L.. L,J in Tho
public prints, that they who were the wing party
proper this hoor were to be pardiyscd at Inc Whe
House.
Now this declaration tallies nicely with the
remark of the Iutelligencer early in November,
when it thought that public attention ''should
be awakened to the mischievous tendency of
the Veto power" Mr.. Arnold but spoke after
the dictate of the Intelligencer, which had de-
cared that the 'sWhigs came back to Congress
unchanged in any principle" Mr.. Arnold but
spoke after the Intelgencer had ''serious mis-
givngs" (bsforehand) that the Exehequer
would be worthless. Bnt Mr.. Arnold followed
on and coupled the Globe with the Administra-
ton, and asserted that:
"He would tell to the Globe if his life wa spared,
before this session closed, hnw much h had changed
his opinions since the called session.
There was one very sensible remark in Mr..
Arnold's speech, and It reads thus in the Intel
gencer:
odd the peopie want to hear six or eight hour
.peeches here the called session. when the country
was bowed iown under misery and wretchedness Z!
The people did not want TO hear such speeches
then and do not now. We shall show how
many long speeches have been inflicted on Con-
gress and to how much purpose. Mr.. Arnold
must recollect as we progress, that his was the
first long speech, and at that time the most VIC
lent.
Next Mr.. Arnold uses the following Ian
guage:
eTyler had not only kept in Office some who were
considered dishonest but than that, the very
dishonest knave that the sound patriot Harrison, who
never removed officer without cause, had put out
of Office, John Tyler, this modern Locofoco had
put into office again"
We have given these specimens to show how
well the plan Of the IntelIigencer was acted out
by Mr.. Arnold first, and afterwards by others,
who we shall speak of hereafter If more be
wanted TO show concerted plot TO head the
President, take two lines more from the same
speech. Mr. Arnold said:
"The country should know the length breadth
and heighth of his (the President's) wickedness"
Thus far the length, breadth and height of
John Tyler's wickedness, was the fact of his
having vetoed two Bank bills. The IntelIigen-
Ger had declared itself not ready TO quarrel with
the President for this, because the editors them
selves pretended to have consciences, and avow-
d. ,ho
enjoy his conscientious scruples; yet no sooner