The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-09-05
From the Old School Republican

About three months since impeachment was
gravely considered advisable by the leaders of both
parties in Washington and this fact coming to the
knowledge of his Accidental Excellency, he was al
most frightened out of his wits. ~ Courier and Eng
precious confession indeed Ii we mistake not,
the time is not distant when developments will be
made showing degree of prohigacy of certain lead
ers, which will astonish the American people. We,
at an early period Of the commencement of the pre-
sent session of Congress, and the Legislatures of
Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana, called the attention of
the public to facts showing concert of action be-
tween certain leaders of the ultra Wings and radical
Locotocos, who, a few short months previous, were
found bitterly arrayed, charging each other with
crimes, which, if true, would justly consign them to
infamy Individuals, who were never known preyi-
Ously to concur, found cooperating to defeat
measures demanded by the public good When the
difficulties in Rhode Island broke out threatening to
involve the whole country in civil war, we find these
same individuals laboring to prevent Just and hon
orable adjustment of the difficulties. The one party
urging Dorr and his party to levy war upon Rhode
Island, while the other party urging Governor
King to refuse any, the least concession to the just
claims of the suffrage men, calling upon the Charter
party to butcher the people of Rhode Island like cat
tie in the market.
forts adjust the difficulty securing to the people
their Just rights and at the time indicating the
laws of the country he found his bestdrected efforts
constantly thwared by the reckessness of the Dorr
Of the United States became the theatre in which
the grave Senatorial gladators and agtators acted
their part in the drama. resolution IS introduced
which was warmly discussed; the Wings sustaining
the President, and fe, radical ocos making violent
appeals the angry passions Of the excited populace
Of the Eastern cities. Suddenly however the discu
sion ceases vote is aiken ON the resolution, 1t Is
quietly laid upon the table, there to sleep the sleep of
DEATH We hear Of the oit-repeated intention to call
resolution, in order that principles deemed Of
such importance to the permanency of free Gov.
ernmen might be discussed and settled but it is qui,t
Iy permitted to sleep. Ii would not be polite to thus
explicitly sustain the President by emn act of the
Senate of the United States. 1t would never do for
the w hip majority ofthe Senate force the democ
10 vote upon proposition which would result in dis
rupon ohe party The policy of both parties were hat
the integrity Of each should be preserved. For the
FIRST time in the history of party warfare the Wing
majority in the Senate failed to push to final issue
question because their opponents would thereby be
thrown into confusion-an rreparable breach effect
ed between the leaders Of the Democratic party
Three months since the leaders of both parties
thought it advisable to impeach the President We
ask the reader to note the time, about three months
since.n Ii will carry us back to the time of the
Rhode Island affair. Two months since stated
that Rayner and Bolts, 10 the streets at Baltimore
during the military encampment that city, de-
clared that they only waiting for the President
to send troops to Rhode Island when the articles OF
impeachment would have been instantly brought for
ward We ask any candid man to take the state
ment of the Courier and Enquirer, In connection
with the declaration of Rayner, made in the
presence of Bolts, Baltimore, and the efforts
made by the Wings 10 induce the President to send
troops to Rhode Island and decide for himself wheh-
there not base conspiracy between certain lea
ders of the ultra Wings and radical Locos. The
Wing majority could be got TO impeach the President
if there had been prospect Of conviction. II, by
supporting the President in his action in the Rhode
Island affair he could be induced to send trsops tc
Rhode Island, il would so offend the radicals tc
insure their votes in the Senate to convict the Pres
dent thus while portion of the Wings in the Senate