The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-08-31
THE INTELLIGENCER'S STRAIGHT
CIRCLE

CIRCLE.
In 1882, just ten years ago, the editors OF the
lntellgencer were fully convinced that General
Jackson ought to have been impeached for We
toing the Bank bill; yet they thea stated that
they did not desire that he should be because
il would ultimately fail, and they did not wish
to see the country disadvantageously agitsted.''
This is the amount Of their reasoning at that
time. Two years before that, they declared
their hostility to the Veto power, $50 they say
nolo,) and they boast OF being the first thar pro-
mulgated the heresy They say:
SOLITARY and alone set that ball in motion and
we rejoice that has rolled along with the crcing
years until it has accumulated much and such pow
erfu authority that we do not despair seeing restrc
ton upon the Veto power yet Incorporated IN the Con
| stituiion."
This printers ball blackened every thing it
touched, and has been rolling for twelve years,
though Tor about half that lime printers balls
have been out of date. Yet the Inelligencer
holds on TO old fashioned notions all old-fash-
toned monarchsts do. But what has the ball
gathered in twelve circling gears? Let US
ask Mr.. Adams and his Committee. He says
| the case has occurred in which it is necessary
to impeach the President; but they CHE Com
mittee) "are aware that resort to that expedi-
ent might, in the present condition of public af-
fairs, proue ab0rhpe."
The House Printers thought that General
Jackson ought to be impeached but felt conf
dent an impeachment aoould fail.
Mr. Adams thinks President Tyler ought to
be impeached, but is confident that an attempt
afi i'm
This was after the IntelIigencer had been
pounding on that iron for twelve years, and af-
ter the idea had been % accommodating so much
and such powerful authority"
| We know not under what particular head in
bellies le,tres the Inelligencer may class theirpe-
cuar style, but, for our part, we are inclined to
consider it a mixture OF euphonious, periphrasis,
and hyperbocal analogy. The former indicates
its soft verbosiy, with frequent sprinkle of
egotstic tautology. The latter exhibits its ex-
travagant conclusions and constant propensity
to exalt the mole hill TO the standing of noun
tain, which accounts for its tall articles. Both
these compound peculiariies are visible in the
sentence above copied
"Solilary and alone WE set that ball in mo-
ton" Here is the egotisic: "And pe re-
joice that it has rolled along with the circling
years" Here is the yain-gorous, and the tau
toogical. Here also they confess that their ball
has diverged from straight line, and, like the
editors, rolled in a circle. Here, 100, is the sub
Unity of hyperbole, for it has rolled along abou,
North half South as usual.
"Unu it has accumulated so much Thow
much? and such pouertui authority" Here
is the analogy, which, when compared with the
facts OF The case as they really are, resembles
the ejaculation frequently heard from old wo-
men, Of, sit was so big !" or ''abou as big as
a piece of chalk" THAT zoe do not de
SPAR OF seeing restriction upon the veto
power yet incorporated in the Consliut y
Here is more of the vain glorious though the
foundation of the sequence is only as large as
piece OF chalk
Having analysed This compound of laf the
styles of Blair or Adams we may now venture
upon an application to get at the facts and
notions INTENDED 10 be promulgated by the House
printers. The sentence would then read thus:
SOLITARY and alone we set that ball in motion and
rejoice that it has rolled straight along in a circle
cared that rolling stone gathers no moss vet our
ball has accumulated so much and such powerful
authority that 1t is now nearly large as piece of
chalk, having been quoted verbatim by MIR. Adams
and been fully adopted by his intmates, Bolts Arnold
ct al, that we do not despair of seeing a restriction
upon the veto power yet Incorporated in the Constt
ton by which Congress snail be the government abso-
lutte, and we the absolute printers ofevery thing worth
printing, In all the Departments; and shall then
roll ball of Clay which have had IN course of ma
. in
and with 1t crumbe all creation-eradicate the small
grOwth-deslroy the fences both SIDES of the lane
ike iasracklng horse-exend Mr.. Tyler as fir as
II, on on Wednesday, and leave nothing of his pary
| Iarger than gl5bule of oily righteousness"
Having progressed thus far with the vain
boastings of the Intelligencer we will now state
problem which, as they have given the data,
they should be able to calculate. 1t j., this-if
in twelve years a proposition has only advanced
so far as to compel new advocates to fall ack
on the declarations of ten years since, how long
will it be before the original suggestion is
adopted
Figures cannot lie, and, though the solution
will be of service to the editors or their chill
dren, yet posterty may be enlightened by the
House printers and it is very evident that most
OF their IDEAS are so far in advance of this be-
nighted age, that many centuries must pass by,
before the world will sufficiently illumined TO
understand their depth. The present solution
OF our problem may save future philosophers
vast deal of trouble, and cover the Jntellioencer
with the mantle of prophecy.
The session of Congress is drawing to a close un-
der circumstances fat auspicious than WINS anti
cpated by any body whatever hopes some persons
beside ourselves, may have entertained TateLL-
gencer.
The Inielligencer, then, confesses that il