The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-04-28
THE UNITED STATES GAZETTE

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THE UNITED STATES GAZETTE.
The editor of the United States Gazette, in
his paper of Tuesday, has very awkward art-
Gle on the authorship of what we called Mr..
Clay's General Orders, appearing in that paper
some days before. Without denying our asser-
ton respecting that authorship, Mr.. Chandler
talks of the great the too great, compliment, which
such an ascription of his editorials does to his
humble powers. This is childish, very childish.
Mr.. Chandler knows that Mr.. Clay wrote or
dictated every word of the article upon which
this paper commented He will not deny 1t.
We know he will not. He will not say on his
veracity. that he, Mr.. Chandler, was himself the
bona tde author of that article in his paper
which we have called Mr.. Clay's General Or
ders. Knowing. ourselves, that the production
was Mr.. Clay's, and every word of it written
or dictated by him, we have so declared, and
we so repeat and re-affirm and we say again
Mr. Chandler will not declare, on his veracity,
that he is himself the author.
Having quoted part of our remarks, the edi-
tor of the Gazette observes, "There is a bel
ligerent tone in the above, which indicates
the Department of its origin" Its origin
is immaterial, but that its tone is bel
ligerent, is certainly true. We meant il
should be. We are at war with Mr.. Clay, a
war certainly not Of our seeking, but a war Of
his seeking-a war in which he is the assailant,
which he is waging BY all the means in his pow
er, open and covert.
We have said, heretofore, and we now repeat
it, that within ten days from the commence
ment of the last session of Congress, that is,
the extra session, Mr. Clay resolved on breaking
down and destroying this Administration 10
further his own future advancement And that
object he has steadily pursued, and is still pur-
suing. Whether in Congress or out of Con
gress, through the Press, or among the People,
every energy of his mind is excited, and strain
ed to the utmost pitch, in efforts to embarrass,
to annoy, to cripple, to destroy President Ty-
ler's Administ alton. We are not blind enough
not to see this, Notwithstanding all Mr.. Clay's
Probabilities, nor are we tlmld enough not to
proclaim it. Has not Mr.. Clay publicly pro-
nounced Mr., Tyler to be WEAK, FACILITATING, and
UNFAITHrUL Has he not sneered at him, as a
"President without party" and at the same
time denounced him for attempting TO ere
create party, by the patronage of Govern
ment? In the very article in the Gazette, did
he not reproach the President, and scott at all
the members of his Administration !? And yet
the editor of the Gazette is maa0kish enough to
think it strange, that the tone of this print
should be ''belligerent" towards MIR. Clay The
United States Gazette is Clay paper. It's edi-
tor is Clay editor Very well. He has a
right to be so, although we cannot but feel regret
at seeing an old and useful paper beguiled into
willingness to throw away its just influence
in such a hopeless pursuit. Nevertheless, he
has right to do this, if he so choose; butt he
opens his columns to reproach and abuse of the
Administration, whether furnished by Mr.. Clay
himself or others, he has no right to complain
if what he intends as "begerent' toward the
President, is met in tone ''belligerent" TO MIR
Clay. At this very moment, as the editor Of
the Gazette full we'll knows the conductors Of
the principal Clay presses are as black-mouthed
and venomous towards the President and
the members of his Administration as ever
were those of the Globe, or other the
most low and loahsome of the Locofoco news
papers. The editor of the United States Ga
zette sees all this, and knows all this and eve
ry body else sees and knows it: and every body
knows that Mr. Clay could stop all this, if it dis
pleased him, by the raising of his hand He does
not STOP This unprecedented outbreak O.
backguardism and abuse has received neither
check nor reproof from Mr.. Clay; nor any of his
leading friends And yet, when this press, de
tecihg new and hostile movement on the par
of Mr.. Clay and hearing and knowing that Mr.
Clay himself is the author Of well studied ar
ticle full Of contumely towards the Presiden
and his friends, exposes that article, reveals its
author, and brings him and his purposes into
broad daylight, Mr.. Chandler charges it with
"malignancy of intention towards the grea
statesman Of the agen'
The editor assures US that he shall refe
''more than once" to our former article. We dc
not doubt it. And he will refer "more than once
to this article also. No doubt of it. And hi'
editorials wW be- acritten, at least some o
them, betpeen Philadelphia and Ashland, o,
at Ashland itself Let them come. In thu
offspring we shall recognise the parent.
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