The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-05-25
From The Oid School Republican.
ACTUAL UNION OF THE CLAYlrES AND
RADICAL LOCOS.

| 1t may be known TO our readers that we have often
charged and charged seriously too, upon the coabi-
nation the appearance, al least, oi POSITIVE UNION
between these two parties Among some ii was at
first laughed al a, idle whm-anong others treated
as nele Joke. We are not much IN the habit OF
travelling out of the road in making such broad al
legations, would we willingly intimate what to
| many may seem SO unnatural union, without rest
ing our insnuations upon some good and substantial
| foundation; something that will naturally excite sus-
| picion aud di,trust.
The GLOBE Of the 18th inst has rather refreshed our
| memories upon this particular point 1t publishes
with much apparent exulaton, the entire speech Of
Mr.. CLAY on his famous retrenchment resolutions,
occupying it does to the excluslon Of almost every
thing else, the whole of the reading matter upon two
hges OF Nh. Benton'S paper The usual acconpa
nying notes of the editor are left out Sill farther
on in the sdne paper, we find the following charac,
teristc paragraph in reference to the Philadelphia Gus
tom House, and the recent removals there
Talking of shocks and the Administration it is
said that the Executive electric machine is being
charged for grand explosion in the Philadelphia
Custom House, whereby some twenty, thirty, or for
ty, Gas the may be) officers of that department,
who suspected oinclvisni-.Ca ism az d anti Iy
lerism-are TO receive clearance" Illustrative OF
freedom OF option and presume that thus is only
part OF the Madlsonlahs plan for purifying the poll
tlcal atmos pierre"
Here the President is made to receive a severe rap
over the knuckles for turning out, threaten
ng turn out the disciples and worshppers of Hen
ny Clay; and this public journal that, three or
four months since, could scarcely speak of MIR. Clay
with any thing less than adherence and contempt
But is this all the proof? And is there no further
otninous sign of the iraternal league of the Ulras
and Radicals to put down John Tyler What does
the present visit of MIR, Van Buren, to Ashland ndi-
cate And how happens all these things just at this
particular juncture5 What has so suddenly caused
the appearance Of MIR Clay's speech, the Globes
condemnation OF removals OF Clay men from office,
and the cordial welcome of the former to Kentucky,
where Lord Lord Morpeth, from England, has Just at
this present time found himself conveniently soourning,
if some dark coatlon--a coalition threatening TO the
great interests if not TO the future liberties of this
country, is not about to be consummated between
these two late rival aspirants to the Presidency;
We slbmit these queries in all seriousness. IT'S
time the Globe should clear its skirts from all such
unjust impuaticns upon its character if false and to
admit it if true But we can have no hope of its
bracng the latter, alternative, until PUBLIC Cpl
MON forces it into APP logy. The country is be-
| coming wide awake to the indicative signs of the
times around us and no fraud hlddeh-no scheme
dark and cunnlng-no plot so deep or ingenious as
efectuay to resist the scrutinzing eye of Jealous
people, or escape that prompt and ready exposure
which is ever awarded to the false and the faith.
less.