The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-07-09


He sent for the Marshal, but he was found to bt
armed with no authority to clear the house. He made
an appeal to the thIongthey would hear nothing bu
from the old man himself; he came forward, and
addressed the crowd-hey seemed somewhat moved
by his appeal and appeared TO be about TO retire. "he
unIuckiIy one Of them pulled out bundle and begged
the General to look over II by the morning; this
started others-they rushed forward-the President
first filled his pockets, then his hat, and looking
mournfuy to the Marshal hesooght his aid he
came to his aid filled his pockets, then his hat, &C.,
&c until the whole affair became one OF perfect rid
icule Sir this was not the affair of single day--it
was repeated nearly every day-from morn I'LL night,
and almost I'LL midnight-unul they brought down
his gray hairs with more than sorrow to the grave
Yes sir the oce-seek ers literally killed and murder
ed their own President and yet they dare repeat the
old Islander against the Democrats that "they are the
spoiis partyn When did the Democrats butcher
700 men, and mark for the slau hter 5000 more =
When did they throng the Presidents mansion SO ke
the myriad vermin OF dead carcasel NeveT-and
long NAV our country be saved from another such a
scene Of iank and lean and hungry office-seekers,
bowling like famished wolves around all the Execu-
tive Departments OF this Government. And, sir, let
me here express the confident belief, that II John
Tyler had no, in good degree stopped the progress
Of this bloody proscrption and ne had never stood
IN the way OF the distribution of the loaves and shes
., the friends of Henry Clay, he had never been
called the traitor the wret the reaS and Facilitating
Chief Magistrate. NJ, should have heard but lit
Ito Of all these things if John Tyler had bestowed the
patronage of his high office the especial friends OF
the great Dictator of the Wing Pany.
Mar. Speaker, before allude TO other acts OF v"lal-
ed pledges given by this universal Wing party, let me
glance at some of the false and deceitfu humbugs by
which they succeeded in gelting into power. Ihe
first which will is their shameful attacks on
the leading Democratic papers. They were called
,hc by authority pres es-the hireling presses, &c,
&c And after bringing hem in such Tepue as to break
OF hundreds and thouss nJs from reading them they
came forward with the solemn pledge II they were
elected to power TO
SEPARATE THE PUBLIC PRINTING FROM THE POLL
TICAL PRESS.
They declared that they would separate lhe pul-
cal press from the Government. What had they
done Their very first act was to elect Gales and
Seaton printers to this House Their very first act
in the Senate was to violate solemn contract, perfect
and complete IN all its parts, and dismiss Blair and
Rives from their office as printers to that body.
HooE CAsE-rREE NEGRO TESTIMONY IN NAVAL
COURTS MARTIAL.
There was another hunbug cry which they used
in the Presidential election, and which gave the De-
mocratic party much trouble--the Hooe case gotten
up by the Representative OF the Richmond (Vrg'nia)
district They trumpeted 1t all oveI the land, That
white had been convicted by the tesii iony OF a
free negro From the noise they made about this al
fair he supposed that their first act, in coming into
power would be to pass law prohibiting the recep-
ton negro testimony at all in our naval Courts
martial. Yet, they had not done So although they
had a triumphant majority in both branches of Con-
gIess.
STANDING ARMY.
There was the standing army, too, which gave the
Democrats some troube-more SO than the Hooe case.
The other day, when proposition was made by his
colleague MI. G. Johnson to reduce the real stand
ing army Of The country, of $4,000 men, how did
the Wings vote2 He referred TO the journals to
prove that they not generally anxious have
reduction.
CENSUS LAW.
Another humbug used very much in his State.
He referred To the census law. The people, in many
sections, were made to believe that their property
the most fling articles, was to be taxed by
the Federal Government. Look at the vote ordering
these statistics to be taken. Was it a party vote
AssuIedly not; and that the statistics had been
printed every admitted their value
L wish to aliude to another humbug freely
used by the Wing party in l84O 1t deceived thou
sands. The election coming on in the midst of
great embarrassment in money matters and whilst
the prices of produce and property had greatly fallen
from those Of the preceding years. Instead Of tell
ing 10 the people the plain truth the subject they
pretended that the great scarcity of money and the
low prices not the result OF individual
gante and folly, but Of management in their rulers,
and that if they would only Mr.. Van Buren out
the tide of prosperity would again roll the nation
that money would flow freely into every mans pocket,
and that there would be
TREMENDOUS RISE IN THE PRICES OF PRODUCE AND
PROPERTY.
Mr.. Clay dealt largely in such representations.
He did not hesitate to proclaim that the fact OF
the election Of General Harrison would raise the plice
of property in every portion of the Union. His col
leae ue the Senate Mi. Critenden) declared that
in his opinion, it would add one hundred millions OF
dollars to The capital of the country When these
two distinguished men uttered these sentiments and
opinions they caught up and repeated by all the
little Clays and little C,tendens all this broad
land, until the false and deceitu prophecy fastened
tsefon the minds of hundreds and thousands dwell
meaning people. But what has been the fuitment 2
Property and produce have gone down, down to
cles predicted their RISE Money has grown er
and scarcer. One Bank after another has blown up,
strewing the land with fearful wreck of poverty,
bankruptcy and ruin.
Mr.. ST. eaker, should be exceedingly glad if had
no other humbugs of the Wing party to expose 10 my
constituents and to the country But there Is another
which occupied too conspicuous place In the ca n
pagn OF S4O, and which succeeded too welin decev-
ing and cheating the good people of this country to be
here omitted OF course, aIlude to the great Oge
humbug about the furniture of the Presidents House.
The White House described as more splendid
than an Eastern palace, and its decorations and fur
nlture ouved the elegance and grandeur of any Eu-
Iopean monarch The speech made up OF news
paper scraps and garbed extracts OF accounts with
total suppression, confused arrangement of dates,
and exhibited false and deceiiiul view oil the whoe
subject throughout. 1t was in fact volume of old
scraps pasted and patched about with most studied
and aItful perverson Of the facts of the case Gov
ernor Lincoln, Wing member from Mas achusetts
of the highest character, exposed the whole trick at
the time TO the most whitening scorn and contempt
But it good eIectoneerlng document, and II was
therefore franked TO every corner and region OF the
country with many slight insinuation that Lincoln
was not to be relied on-,hat true ii was he was a
Wing, but unfortunately, 4" in almost every flock
there was some black sheep 10 be found" Never did
a work, either PHILOSOPHY or OF fancy, go Trough so
many editions, and enjoy extensive circulation as
Oglc Spoonery. But mark how soon full expo
followed upon the heels of this vile piece OF trick
cry. In less than three months after, the same party
came forward and here, in these Halls asked for and
voted the Of S. 900 to buy more furniture for fit
ting up and preparing this more than Eastern palace,
for the residence of Gen Harrison. The application
astonished the House. The question was asked how
is it possible that more furniture can be wanting, If
what Og,e said true or half true This led
10 an examination and description Of the different
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