The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-08-01

portant business of President making, 30 legisa
ting as tina: every measure has direct and open .,
an indirect and covert reference to the succession OIL
tn presidential ofce-the object being the depression
of the hopes and prospects of one presidential cand
date and the eieraon of another upon the rum oil
those hopes and prospects In the oil ts
business has a large portion of the present seven
months session been wasted-alnost every measui
having for its object the enlistment Of interests, ana
the securing of votes In favor OF preferred cahd-
date whose otherwise insufficient popularity would
furnish faint hope of success. In this way are mem
bers able at the public expense and al the expense
even of heir own political opponents TO spend weeks
and months furhering their plans OF ambtion tha'
some would-be Caesar may ascend the throne oil pow
err though like the original Caesar, when he thrice
refused the Lupercal Crown, most modestiy pretend
ing that they have no wish to be great, ana tha IL
with the greatest possible reluctance they can coheh
TO make so great sacrifice oil personal comior'
and convenience as to accept the prohered honor
Such ins,irmounable modesty-such seli-sacrihcing
patriotism--is worthy Of the most unqualified ad-
miratlon.
IL proves that we have men SO devoted to the well
fare of the country-so submlssvely obedien TO the
behests of the dear, confdng, im fortunate people,
that they are willing to take upon themselves The
onerous burdens of government, rather than mat inc
country should suffer- and that they VIII iorego the
sweets of retirement, TO ward oil the dreadful eViis
that must inevitably result, II any other Than them
selves were unhappily called upon to rule Dear
llslnterestet
the name of martyrs-for the astonishing sacrices
you make. Most noble and magnanimous men You
are entitled to the lotiest niche IN the consecrlted
temple of patriotism, for the pains and prlyatons 10
which you subject yourselves, IN order to serve anu
save your country No doubt your conntrymen VIII
be prompt and proud to serve you as they were TO
and support that pure and seli-deDylng man,
who pousy invoked the blessings of I" war, pesll-
lence and famine, upon in preference to the ter
rible, anticipates tyranny Of Andrew Jackson This
same pure spirit is now again before the people,
clothed in the lofty and ETHEREAL patriotism As
inspired him, in the days of his former Invocation
He now then, the modest disclaimer of power for
himsef-and has meeky retired to the classic groves
of Ashland, TO avoid the popular gazc-to abstract
his thoughts from every object of ambition-and to
await calmly and phlosophcally the mandate that Is
to terminate his terrestrial destiny.
And yet modest and retiring as he IS, and averse
his professions prove him to be- to the acceptance
of high official station, his unguarded friend and add
vocaes in Congress- have exhibited he temerity OF
r!sking the favor and esteem OF their Immaculate
chief by cruelty dragging his name before the public
gaze and pushing the pretenslons OF its owner for
ward in spite of his blushes-as the only being on
earth fitted to rule the realm-the only statesman in
the whole circuit of the States able to the re-
public. And to effect the elevation of this man, OF
such modest and retiring merit TO power have Con
gress kept themselves session for long months
| and will probably keep themselves in session some
two or three months more. 1t is to accomplish such
purposes this rather than to the country that
the session is spun out to unprecedented length
1t is TO pull dozen and d'shonor John Tyler, and TO bIo
up and eraH Henry Clay that, month after month OF
precious time must be thrown away, in reckless and
| wrathy debate-and that hundreds of thousands OF
dollars must be mprovidently s1uandered 1t is to
make Henry Clay, President, rather than to make
just and wholesome laws, that the public treasures
so lavshly expended-the public burdens libe-
rally increased, the public debt so munfcenty en-
larged, the public mind seriously sickened, and
the public hopes of relief SO badly dlsappontedso
entirely extnguished. And it is for this, that the
States send to Congress, that may revel on the
rewards of eight dollars a day--merey to make
themselves political IDOLS to woship-and to bind
the whole country to car of Clay-which like that
in some pagan land we read of rolls and brushes
its votaries If such is the fact, the quicker Con-
gress adjourn and go home the better. We want no
idols here to worship, much less such idols as the
worshppers at the shrine of Henry Clay, would give
Our idoatry is for the welfare of our country,
and not of vain and erring man like him.