The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-04-28
THE UNITED STATES GAZETTE.

w
James Chas E. Muslin and ID. X. Muslin.
THE UNITED STATES GAZETTE.
The editor of the United States Gazette, in
his paper Of Tuesday, has very awkward arti-
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 ascrption 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 it.
We know he will not. He will not say on his
veracity. that he, Mr. Chandler, was himself the
bona fde author Of that article in his paper
which we have called Mr.. Clay's General Or
ders. Knowing. ourselves, that the production
was Mr.. Clays, 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 veracty,
that he is himselfthe 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,
war certainly not of our seeking, but war Of
his seekng-a war in which he is the assailant,
which he is waging BY all the means in his pow
en- 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 i,
the extra session, Mr.. CLAY resolved on breaking
down and destroying this Administration TO
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-.
ers Administration We are not blind enough
not to see this, notwithstanding all Mr.. Clays
plausibilities, nor are we umld enough not to
proclaim it. Has not Mr.. Clay publicly pro-
nounced Mr.. Tyler be WEAK, FACILITATING, and
uNFAITHFUL2 Has he not sneered at him, as
president without party" and at the same
time denounced him for attempting TO ere
create a party, by the patronage of Govern
ment? In the very article in the Gazette, did
he not reproach the President and scoff at all
the members of his Administration And yet
the editor of the Gazette is malckish enough to
think it strange, that the tone of this print
should be ''belligerent" towards Mr.. Clay The
United States Gazette is Clay paper Its edi-
tor is Clay editor. Very well. He has
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 hopeless pursuit Nevertheless, he
has right to do this, if he so choose; buff 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 "belligerent" toward the
President, is met in tone 'beligerent" 10 Mr.
Clay. AT this very moment as the editor OF
the Gazette full well knows, the conductors of
the principal Clay presses are as back-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
zete 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 of
blackguardism and abuse has received neither
check nor reproof from Mr.. Clay, nor any of his
leading friends. And yet, when this press, de-
tecting new and hostile movement on the part
Of Mr.. Clay. and hearing and knowing that Mr..
Clay himself is the author of well studied ar
ticle full Of contumely towards the President
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 great
statesman Of the agew
The editor assures us that he shall refer
''more than once" to our former article. We do
not doubt it, And he will refer more than once"
to this article also. No doubt of it, And has
editorials lriH be WriHen, at least some of
them, between Philadelphia and Ashland, or
at ashland ITSELF Let them come. In the
offspring we shall recognise the parent.