The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-07-13

In
WAYS been governed by the principle that il was
far more proper to have an open enemy than
reacherous friend Hence, in our political re-
ations we have sought TO conform to the spirit
Of the motto which heads our editorial CO.
umn ia those things which are essential
lei there be UNITY; IN non-essenfidts LIBERTY
and in all things CHARITY" We have, there
fore, let those alone who let US alone. Our aim
AS been to conciliate aud preserve-not de-
aroy-where injury would result to both par
ies in the contest. We wished not by sophism
or casustry TO throw dust into the eyes of those
with whom we were dealing. If TRUTH could
not convince, we felt satisfied that our cause
was hopeless with a certain set. None of them
nave met us on the fair field of argument, as
our most bitter opponent must acknowledge,
and it was only yesterday morning that our
@clarum ct venerable nomen" neighbors of
the ntelligencer undertook to make the high
sounding issue which heads this article.
THE President and the country" Who is
the COUNTRY If our digni6ed friend had
headed" his article O. The President and the
Constitution Us. Henry Clay" he would have
bit the mark to T. AS it is, however, we can
fud only the following argument in regard to the
Executive:
"A mind thus cramped and fettered by prejudces
can hardly be in condition to form sound judy
ment upon any measures which it might become the
duty OF Congress to present TO the President"
Throwing dignity" like physic, to the dogs,
there is a decided sod protanum vulgus"
about this paragraph which we did not expect
from the Inlelligencer. Since the death and
burial of Cock Robin, we suppose that cen the
Gods themselves must become scullions or
sarve for want of the cooking Of their proven
DER
are in a state of posihumous Mesmerism in re-
gard to this said country. Our ignorant self
had counted the People Of Maryland, Connect
cut, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and other
' "Tippecanoe and Tyler too" States, as having
some People in their limits since the first VETO
was issued, although we had neither four hun
dred and eighty thousand, nor even ffty-tuDo
thousand REASONS TO ''form sound judgment"
on the subj Get
To revert TO our text, however: We are glad
that the lntelligencer has at last shown the clio
ven foot. We have too long nurtured wolves in
sleeps clothing amongst u.s. The iatted calf
! ofthe House of Representatives, has turned, like
the canine animal TO the ofal Of former times. The
''ancient and fish-like smell" is perceptible
IN the different gradations he has marked out
| far salf nd 10 hiS
live Clay
In thus boldly yielding himself to the "collar"
Of his old master, he does not hesitate to take
up his last card of making the Constitution the
odd trick. The Briton and the gamester are
plainly seen in the movement, and, at proper
lime, they shall be exposed.
The modesty of the editors of the Intelligen-
Ger is proverbal. 1t does not deign to seek the
xNonents Of pr bic opinion in the Republican
and independent press. Oh no! Looking
down from their high eminence, they say:
81 am his Highncss' dog at Kew,
And now, pray sir, whose dog are you ~
We have been willing to put up with this
Chief Justice Dogberry style, as it OILY bursts
allow our neighbor the privilege of becoming Sir
0racle, that Z" when his mouth did ope, the dogs
would BARK But we must confess that the
time has gone by, and g the light Of other days
has faded,n when we greet the noble brother
hood Of the Intelligencer, Louisville Journal,
and Courier & Enquirer We even ask Prem
tees pardon in placing him in such company,
or though natural backguard he received no
solid reasons from his employers, for improving
IN his vocation.
The 'sdeuslon" of the President is great
source of trouble to the Intelligencer. He would
have the Chief Magistrate
With optics keen, | ween,
That sees ,ohat is not to be seen -
And il is pity that keepers were not appointed
to deter him from doing aush than exercising
"a sound judgment" A man that has been
in the world more than half century, and
passed through all the trials Of political life,
must certainly need pery "sound Judgment
10 yield up his opinions at the shrine of disap-
pointed and corrupt politcalleader who has, as ii
Nlted him, assumed all the colors Of the chame-
on. And yet, for doing this, the President Of the
People is TO be sacr6ced-and as commence
nent offering, the Horeb is to be built up of the
Scattered foundations of the Constitution
Towards the close of its article the lntelli-
g'ncer has attempted 10 bring in the Federal
IS" to its support. This rose may not swell so
sweet in regard to the Veto as the editors wish,
and as we will show al another time. Our OBJ
Rect to-day is merely to take view, en- PEASANT,
the insidious efforts resorted to by our oppo-
lents to deceive the People by making false
Ssues. Thus, casual observer, in looking al
ae Inteligencer yesterday, might suppose that
here really icds difference between "the Pre-
Adent and the country" when The fact Is, that