The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-10-29
From the Albany Argus.
THE CONE TERM PRINCIPLE-MR. SPEN-
GERS LETTER.

If there any principle on which the coons
planted themselves in the campaign Of lS40 it was
the =" one. term Dcipe''or the restriction of the
Executive Magistrate Of the Union TO single term
of four years Gen. Harrison, himself, though chary
enough OF making declarations Of principle for the
public eye, distinctly placed himself before the peo-
pie as a candidate for single term only and the
coon presses and partisans dwet without cessation
during The campaign on the q one term principle" as
The ond thing needfd in the grand schemes of reform
which they were about to introduce into all the de-
partments of the General Government No doubt
had Gen. Harrison lived, he would have felt himself
bound to retire at the end Of his term and it will be
remembered that the set up by Bolts and hl,
coadJuors for attempting 10 % head off President
Tyler, was that he intriguing for a re election
and that in so doing acting in violation Of the
implied II not direct pledge given by Gen. Harrison,
with whom be ran, and in whose shoes he stood
And under this pretence, the Clay 'coons justified
themselves before the country for holding one Of the
longest sessions Of Congress record, and making
their sole business to 50 head Capt. Tyler"
What will the coons say, in whose name and in be-
half OF whose principles these efforts to head the
President were put forth at such wanton sacrifice
of public time and public money, when appraised as
they now are, by dtho ill., of the fact that President
Tyler himself volunteered before sending in his Sc
cond Bank veto, to mbody in il dstiLct expression
OF his determination TO retire from public life at the e.
piration Of The eristing term-and that all e members
Of his Cabinet, then present. Gen Harrison's own
-
that not having been elected by the people to the
Presidency he was under no obligation to withdraw
candidate for that office for the next term Tins
fact has not only been stated by Mr.. Gushing, upon
auth rty, but Is reiterated 10y the Hon. John C.
Spencer, Secretary Of War, as fact g long known"
TO him.
Another important fact connected with this matter
and avowcd by Mr. Spencer is he identity Of thcse
rery members Of The Cabinet (,oho thus adpised The Pre-
sdent in fact TO go in for another term ,ch The Bottses
in Congress ,chO pretended 10 be iaboring TO head him
oGH-and thar t7idingneS nevertheless, 10 retain their
places, (rhch they subsequently, declared man could
hold icM honor SetrepecD almost anu terms and
al any sacrifice ,rheh might be required Of The heades
IN Congress The latter proposed to postpone the
heading" operations then C mmenccd under the
cover OF the bauk bills, and the proposition was made
distinctly on behalf Of the then members of the Ca
binet, and to ave their places
What have the retiring members Of the Cabinet 10
say for themselves, under this strange development
OF facts; What becomes Of the pretence that the
President was intriguing for the succession and that
1t was necessary to spend some fourteen months Of
the public time in heading him What becomes of
the pretence that could hold place in his
Cabinet with honor Where does the charge Of
treachery properly rcst