The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-04-19
ON THE OTHER HAND.

ing on Thursday evening, al which likewise the rfe
sident's letter was read. The meeting then unani
present proceedings, but offered additional induce
ents for them 10 press forward and elect their officers
under what they call the peoples Constitution undis
mayed at the threats OF their rotten borough adveI.a
RES The meeting addressed by Thomas w.
Dorr, the lnsurgent candidate for Governor
POSTSCRIPT.
The Providence Chronicle of last evening says that
Mr. Atwell has seeded from the suffrage party since
the receipt of the Presidents letter. and will no longer
give that party his support. His secession may pro-
duce favorable effect IN the section Of country where
he resides. Otherwise the party remained INN IN is
determinati
Such was the case also in Newport.
We copy the following from the Chronicle
Dr. Brown, the delegate to Washington, Iom,the
party returned TO the city this morning. lie states
that he has had the coun'enance OF such men as
Tappan, and Smith, Of the Senati of the United
States. and of Messrs. lngerso Wood, Burke,
All erton, and many others of the House. John
Quincy Adams too, the Doctor reports TO have been
rather favorable than otherwise to the cause he repre-
senied.
Mr. Benton declared to the Doctor that the Presi-
dent of the United States though he had the power,
would not dare, on his own responsibility, to send a
military force to this State. Another distinguished
Senator has wrtteh letter to gentlemen OF this city
against the suffrage people, she would subject him
self TO the of the friends of suffrage
in Congress, and that then the cause OF the people
ia Rhode Island would be made the cause OF the
country"
Dr. Brown thinks his mission as been successful
the whole aud declares it to be the opinion OF
all the distinguished men above named, and of many
others specified that the President cannot carry
out his promise to the authorities Of this State without
doing himself irreparabe damage
The feeling with the opponents of the people 5
constitution faction is of a more composed and de-
cided character Governor King we are told, come
what may, will certainly enforce the laws OF the
State, and that the authorities at Washington will
render him all and every assistance; in SO doing the
President has given the fullest assurance in his letter
which we published yesterday.
Still il is evident, the other hand, that this morn
ing's boat has brought such encouragement TO the
suffrage folks, that they have recovered themselves
again and are quite active ever in carrying oul
the prelininaie les or the election on the 18th
We copy the following just remaTks-and as
portentous as just-lrom the CHESTER (Pa.)
REPUBLICAN. We commend them to the con
sideralion of all candid men. Most of the
" Harrison and Tyler papers" we open contain
similar manifestations of a determination TO
Judge the President by his acts. We ask moth
ing more:
A LETTER FROM MIR. CLAY.
A letter from Mr. Clay to portion Of the Wings
of North Carolina has recently been published in
some of the newspapers. We subjoin an extract
from it. to show the position in which that gentle
man has placed himself toward the present Admins
traton of the General Government. 1t will be seen
tn t he has arrayed himself against it, and
quently against the interests of that people of whom
he spoke so ahectionately in his valedlctory which
we published last week, from which we were led to
believe that he would seek that repose to which he
was Justly entitled after long arr active life spent
in The service of his country. But were mista-
ken--the people were mistaken-ihey did not expect
to see him so upon the stage, armed and equip
ped for action. Mr.. Clay is ambitious He has
looked forw ard to the Presidency for years. He
has been disappointed in his aspirations time after
with our better feelings-on this account we have
some charity for him. Many of the assertions con-
tanned in this letter, however, not calculated to
enhance the good opinion we had heretofore en-
tertaned of Mr.. Clay's veracity He charges the
President with making war upon the principles of
the party that elevated him." We would ask what
/" principles" has President Tyler made war upon
and we know ask in vain, for even Mr.. Clay him
self cannot point out single instance. He does the
President unintenonal justice in saying that he is
without party, and that parties without Presi-
dent" This is the very state of things for which
the Wings have professed to labor for years to bring
about They want President of the PEOPLE, and
not President Of PARTY, and the former they have
found in Mr.. Tyler These and other positions equal
ly groundless, which we have not space to notice,
make up Mr. Cay's faithful picture of our national
councils" The letter will be read with surprise by
many of the retired Senator's friends.
Since the date Of this letter, Mr. Clay has written
another epise to the Wings of Alexandra, in which
he speaks of President Tyler as "a WEAK, yAcrLLAr-
ING, AND FAIrHLEss Chief Magistrate 1t will be
recollected that this language made use of by the
same Mr. Clay who eulogised Mr. Tyler at the late
extra session of Congress- that was about the time
he thought he could mould the President to suit his
views. Mr.. Tyler is now "weak, vacating and
faithless in Mr. Cs eyes, since he has found out he
cannot use him to suit his purposes WE'LL that is
natural enough.