The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-05-07
NEW YORK CUSTOM HOUSE COMMITS
SlON-THE PLOTTERS EXPOSED.

SDN--IHE PLOTTERS EAPOSED-
We have for some time past, been convinced
that was but necessary to let certain partlsans
OF Mr.. Clay in Congress follow the bent OF
their own weak and wicked minds, in order TO
arouse the indignation of the honest people OF
all parties, at the treatment which the President
daily receives at their hands. We know that
certain orders were given by Mr.. Clay previous
TO bis leaving this city. We know the extent
and import of those commands. We know the
instruments he selected, and the duty assigned
to each, and we have been prepared to expose
to the People their miserable designs and shall
low devices.
This session of Congress, like the extra ses-
sion, has been devoted by Mr.. Clay and his par
tisans 10 President-making. The great mea-
sutes of relief and reform, for which the People
have been necessarily calling from all quarters
OF the Union, are disregarded and scofied at by
THESE intri2uels. They are determined that
every hour, every moment, shall be spent IN
connecting SANDERS against the Executive,
his Cabinet, and the measures of his Admins
tration. The last few days have been thus
wlckedly spent, and that too, in manner so
barefaced and openly reckless, that instead of
exciting anger it has elected no other feeling
than derlsion and contempt. We cannot afford
time, or condescend to notice that political per-
soni6caton of malignty, Mr.. Stanly, or that silly
cats-paw, Linn, of New York. Neither Of them
would even be mentioned, were it not necessa-
ry to give these names as the underlings in the
play bill of this Legislative farce.
The first named of these persons having, we
suppose racked his brains for some successive
days and nights, entered the House big with the
importance of the task he was about to per
form, and gravey reported that the Committee
on Expenditures, of which he is the housing
Chairman, had instructed him to say that, il
had adopted the Investigating Report Of
Mr.. Poindexter, on the affairs of the New
York Custom House, as part of the
Report of the Committee. 1t is unneces-
sary to repeat what this parsonage said
him speak once, has heard all that he is compe-
tent say. OF course Jesse Hoyt and Samuel
Swartwout were mentioned. He abused the
Loco Focos, as he classically styles gentlemen
in opposition. He vilifed the President and
his friends, in style nearly equal to his coadju
tor, Mr.. Bolts, whose copyst he is. He mis-
represented the Secretary of the Treasury as
per order To be sure, when called upon to
say whether he had ever read Mr.. Poindexter's
report, he acknowledged that he had not
When asked, whether the committee had ex-
amined it, he replied in the negative. Never
theess, he and the committee adopted it, careing
little what it contained, and anxious only to
make its introduction pretext for abusing the
President and his friends Mr. Stanly having
possession OF the floor, at stgnal agreed upun,
Mr.. Linn asked leave to read letter from the
President. it being, as he stated, a part of the
report! Mr.. Stanly, Of course, gave way, and
then, with all necessary pomposity, part Of a
private letter, addressed by the President to
Mr.. Pondexter, was read Mr.. Linn doubt
less thought that he was etfecling wonders,
when, 10 and behold the countenances of the
Clay Wings depicted their modification, for a
general burst of appreciation arose all over the
House at the sentiments expressed in the letter,
and then laugh at the expense of the discom-
fitted plotters Several voices exclaimed s'read
all the letter." But Mr. Linn stood silently,
se]fcondemned ",Send the letter to the
clerks table," exclaimed several gentlemen.
But no Mr. Linn put il in his pocket, took his
seat, and shortly afterwards, sneaked out of the
the House, followed by several Of his aiders
and abetters, all charitaby attempting to recon
Gle him to his disgrace, by avishing praises on
him for his party subserviency. Every effort
to obtain the whole contents of the letter and OF
the letter from Mr.. Poindexter, which elected
the Presidents reply, having failed, and great
anxiety having been manifested to see them
published, we have al last an opportunity Of CIV
ing them to the world. Mr.. Profit having
caused them to be read in the House on We'd
nesday Mr. Underwood having yielded the floor
for that purpose, the People of the U. States,
of all parties, can now judge of their merits,
and decide whether they ought to be con-
sidered as public or private letters. The
President has nothing to conceal his friends
have nothing to hide from the gaze OF
dav. All they wish is, to be fairly and
fully quotedno garbling-no misrepresent-
ing-no shutting The following is the letter
from Mr.. Poindexter to the President, which re-
ceived the reply from which the extract was
read by Mr.. Linn, and though its great length
encroaches on our columns, still we will not sub
iect ourselves to the charge of suppressing any
part of it,
Letter from Governor Ponderter to the President
WAsHINGToN February g. 1912.
My DEAR SIR: have had the honor to receive
your communication of the 9Th instant, in reply tc
mine of the 5th instant Your regret at the failure
my effort obtain an interview with you immediate
" after my return from New York cannot be greater
| than my own. i could have explained to you more
fully the which have interviewed to delay th'