The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-04-30
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ABUSE
It is amentable to see the abuse which is lavished
upon distinguished men of our country by the parry
press The opponents of President Tyler use the
harshest language in censurng his conduct and can
not discover that he pOsse-ses single redermhg quar-
ity All that he says and does Is viewed through
laundiced medium and Of course is not larry repre-
sented This is wrong-fnr, whatever may Dc tne
feeling towards the man and however Ieso'u,o NO
NAV he defeat his re-eiection they shouu
Judge his measures with candor, and Meth support
nor oppose them because of their source. Eash mea
sure should stand fall by us own merit, ana hot oy
The consideration in which we hold the individual
who proposes it, 1t reason for opposing the Ex
cheouer plan for instance if be deemed beneficial
to the country that President Tyler vetoed two bs
for the establishment of National BANK. we IKE
to see Lbrraty in party discussions, and above all We
desire to have The interests of the country always
kept in view. Harsh language makes no converts
but strengthens oppos'on-and hence IN pointing
out what may be conceived to be errors OF poicy,
mi,dness and moderation OF tone will prove more e
fecrive than violence and vuperalion.- Baltimore
Clipper.
The Clipper proceeds in the next paragraph,
to reproye. 10 calm and earnest tones, the con-
duct of the Madisonian-its "attacks on the
reputation of Mr.. Clay"
DO We esteem the editor of the Clipper. We
admire his talents. We do not think he would
blame us, if he knew all. We ask him if he
reads the Richmond Whig-the Independent
the New York Courier and Enquirer-the Lou
isyille Journal, and the New Orleans Bee? We
ask him irthese sheets are not engaged IN com
bined attempt TO demolsh not only the public IN
Huence, but the honor Of the President and the
Cabinet2 We ask him If they DO not daily
not only assai the private characters OF those
cons,itutonally in power, but invade the sane
tity of their families? We ask him If wives,
children-ay, the innocent babe, whose well
fare and moral existence are dependant upon the
good name of the fAther-are spared by these
rude, remorseless assaants 2 We ask the edl-
tor. if he does not believe, if he does not knoW,
tina, those papers act ''with the advice and con-
sent of Mr. Clay 2" We could convince him OF
il in five minutes were he present.
But this our friend does know, must know
When Mr. Clay retired from the Senate, he be-
came candidate for the Presidency. We
do not blame him for this. AT The same time
he was nominated by the North Carolina Con-
veution, and several minor assemblages. we
do no, censure him for this. About the same
time, half score of journals ran up the Clay
fac. We blame him not for this. But we ds
blame him for his own malignant and inexcusa-
bic acts-his covert attack on the President
and the Secretary of State in his North caro-
lima letter, and his gross assault on the Chlei
Magistrate in his Alexandria epistle. Was this
a retirement into private life? Was this the
quiet he was seeking for himself, and the peace
he would grant to his country2
And what should the Madisonian-the organ
of the Executivr-have done? Remain ST.
lent-silent, while the very Head OF the Go
yernment, the President himself, was dellbe-
rately and solemnly pronounced :" weak, va
cillatino and failhess Chief Magistrate" by
distinguished politician in the field as candl-
date for the Presidency? Silent, when a
concerted, simultaneous and unprecedented
outburst of bitter inveclive, personal abuse, and
base SANDER assailed the President and all
connected with him
Oh no. We are sure our friend would not
have advised such an ignominious course.
Even with his years and experience, his noble
shirt would have rebelled within hun. Ills
calm eve would have flashed Indignantly. His
relaxed nerves would have been braced again
as in the ardor of youth. His pen would have
traced the lightning stroke of genius on the
page, and he would have hurled back the base
imputa,ions far more effectualy than we have
done.
But have we assaied the private reputat on
of Mr. Clay? We trust not. 1t is the lhberai,
unjust, hypocritical and dishonest Vaccinations
Of the political aspirant that eXpose-ex-
nose in self defence If we have gone beyond
this-if we have unwittingly respassed on for
hidden ground-forbidden to all honorable men
nitrate character-point it out, and we will ask
God TO forgive us, and apologize to the world
We could not do it. We have seen 1t done TO
Others We have seen the wife and child IN tears
the pallid cheek and the agonzed brow-and
heard the hearl-rending shriek-all, all produced
by the demoniac pen of the professed SANDER er
we have witnessed all this, and although such
scenes have double -nsrved, and thrice-armed US
in the defence and vndication of the injured
and The innocent, vet we will not Islander bach
again. Perhaps the monsters have no wlve:
and children; if they have, we would be still
the less capable of doing 1t.
Our friend in Baltimore must know us well
He knows how we conducted our paper there
tits true we abandoned our peaceful literary
pursuits 10 embark on a stormy ocean ou
heart has not quailed. We feel able to noun
in safety the troubled pillows. Duty bids us on
and we mu It discharge our duty.
A NEW FLAG IN THE BREEZE.
From two articles in the Globe of the 9th
one about Treasury Notes." and the olhe
about Federal Courts" Sir Robert Wa