The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-05-24
REUNION OF THE WING PARTY

About once a month rumor goes the rounds
that the President has submitted under the
Iash and finally agreed to surrender the Admi-
n,straton into the hands of the ultra Wings, on
coalition that his measures shall be supported
by the Wing majority in Congress, and himself
escape, in future, the torrents oil savage abuse
hitherto aimed at him by the Clay Wing press.
That such is the design of the Clay Wings, no
rational man can doubt: but that there Is the
slightest possibility of such an end being ac-
complished we have positive knowledge to the
contrary.
The President is, has been, and we are quite
certain always 1oiH be, fearless old school re
publican. We are also quite sure that great
portion OF the Harrison party Of 1S4O, was like
wise Republican. This portion will continue
10 adhere TO the President in spite OF all the ar
lhces Of Mr. Clay TO secure the succession
Mr. Clay may be able to muster the old . Ma
toual Republicans" the high tariff and Bank
men-precisely the same party that has been
feated so often during the last twelve or tt-
teen years, and he will be defeated again OF
course.
This rumor of reconcliat ion aud reunion is
sometimes got up by the ultra Wings, and some
times BY the ultra Democrats. After threaten
ING in vain, abusing in vain, the ultra Wings
viii al last beg in vain, TO have the influence OF
The Administration exerted to secure Mr. Clay's
election in 1874 But why should the ultra
Democrats, lat least some of the Senatorial
leaders, strive 10 encourage the circulation of
such an absurd rumor2 The reason is very OBJ
yious TO US. They behold the honest and mode
rate Democrats of 1880, with whom the Presi"
dent was identified heart and soul in every sec
ton of the country rallyng in support OF the
Administration. They see them abandoning
the standard of defeated candidate-deieated
b cause of the dictatorial usurpatlons and doml-
neerlng tyranny Of his Jacobinical counsellors-
counsellors and leaders who regard the sovereign
P, ople as slaves, and themselves as masters
men who care nothing for country, everything
Tor partu tits no wonder these men are striv-
ing to saddle the odium and dead weight of the
Bank faction and Claytes on the Admins
tration They we'll know that il Clay were
Identified with the Administration, with pros
pect of being the administration candidate for
The Presidency, that even the Harrison and
TYLER party proper would abandon the Pre-"
sdent. Their motives are not obscured
BY so much as gossamer veil. If the Pre-
sdent could be made f,se TO his true
friends, recrelnt to HIMSELF and inveigled into
The sanctioniug of Bank high protective Ia
riff, &C., &C., these ultra gentry would doubtless
clap their hands and rejoice. Then the ster-
ling old Democrats, the Jeffersonians the State
Rights men, &c, &C., by uniting with these
leaders, would inevitably form large party
as Jackson's was in 1882. And they would dc
it, too, If there was no other alternative bu
Clay. OF the Two evils, they would choose the
Least And we are free to confess that we be
lieve Van Burenism would be the least Of the
two. Recent events have forced this opinion
on US We will enumerate few of them. The
unconscionabe and illiintable abuse Of the
Bank-hought presses which MIR. Clay has been
breeding and training for the la i fifteen oil
twenty years-the desperate and reckless polti
cal hacks stationed at ali the important posts by
Mr.. CLAWS Cabinet-lhe utter disregard Of the
necessities Of the country, by Mr.. Clay's major
lty in Congress refusing TO pass any measure
for the People, unless it will benefit the party
The iactous rejection OF nominations merely Il
annoy and thwart the President and this, too
IN one instance, when an important portion Q
lhe machinery of Government was stopped II
c9nsequence-the delay in passing the Appro
lalation bill, and tn reby plunging thousands il
tae. employ of the Government into the deepe J,
distress, simply to moriy The Presldent--these
and thousand Others too numerous to mention
npel US to declare frankly thar tre would rattle
have any one to rule us than Mr.. Clay.
We do not wonder then that the rabid Loco
TOGO leaders strive to impose Mr.. Clay on til
Administration The Presidents loss would b
their gain. But we will have none of him, an
50 they must be content to make the most O
iher own capital without any such adventitiou
aid
The Administration will be sustained by a
the Republicans in the Union. Mr. Clay, WIT
his little batch of Bankites, will probably joi
Van Buren, and his squad of Radicals, aud bot
together will make but an aiokwdrd squad,
opposition to the Administration party. w
presume the high contracting parties are a
ranging the articles of agreement now at Asl
land. In the meantime Mr. Benton and h
posse are endcavoring to prevent the Democra
that W re banshed from Office by the retire
Cabinet, from being restored to their lorm
places, on the one hand, while the ultra VIII
sheets cry out prescription every time one
the netc incumbents is touched, on the other.
MR. CIJNNINGHAMS REJECTION