The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-05-28
THE ADISONIAN.

We object to the last few lines OF the ioi-
lowing article copied from the Nashville Union
Wewill give the Union our reasons. In the hrst
place we cannot be made responsible Tor anything
written by our predecessors. If it be true that
this paper has changed its politics since lS4o'
are have not changed our principles We came
TO Washington TO publish REPUBLICAN paper
10 advocate the doctrines of Jefferson and Mad
son-and we intend to do it. President Tyler
is following in their footsteps, and therefore he
has our hearty support. But if we had changed,
has there been no good reason to justify 1t e
Think of the abuse of the ewing leaders."]
CLAY OR NO CLAY-AUT CESAR AUT
NULLUS.
The issue of the next Presidential campaign, so far
as the wishes of Mr. Claws political friends can pre-
vail at this early day, is already made up II we,
may nudge from passing events and the signs that ac-
company them Mr.. Clay has sought only temporary
retirement and has idea Of going into obscurlty
To avoid the responsibilities OF public service at inns
calm and quiet hour of the popular elements, when
the country embarrassed and an expensive Congress
'all the day dlen not his governing reason Tor
resignng the Senatorship There was an Interior
purpose main chance which was more powerful
IN its influence upon his conduct than this-than the
necessity which compelled him to 'mend his fences,
or the attraction that invited him to ruralze over the
delightful pleasure grounds, and beneath the UNI
brageous shades of Ashland.
Ever since the contamination of that "bargain" by
which he was marshalled into the line of ''saie pre-
cedents his purpose has been settled upon the Pre-
sldency of the United States Whether IN office or
out Of Office his has been illustrative OF the
most ardent aspiration to the highest office and honor
that his counfrymen bestow. We blame not
Mr. Clay for this extent of audable ambition. But
we do blame his friends for carrying his late retire
to the account of pure patriotism unmxed with
selfshness.
In 1929 we repeatedly advanced the opinion that
Mr.. CLAY would be the wing candidate for the PIesi-
deency in $780, Such was the prospect His friends
well his adversares expected it. II was the OPT
mon not only of the democratic but OF the why press
Mr.. Clay himself was making every arrangement for
the race and expected to be entered by the Conven
ton of Harrisburg. We were disappointed hen
Gen. Harrison WAS nomnated-nor did We stand
alone The Banner was dsappointed-so was the
Memphis Enquirer was the Knoxville Register.
The newspaper files of that day our written
thority.
"Cast down but not destroyed" Mr.. Clay and his
friends reluctantly fell into the hardcider professions
carrying with them the Bank and Tariff influences
They compelled to do this if any thing. They
could not bolt and join the democrats, for Mr. Clay
the last man to be countenanced by old school
republicans. Another bargain was struck. In con-
sdera,ion of a strict observance of the zone term"
policy by Gen. HARRISON and a fair prospect of the
successorshp with chance for share of "the spoils
of victory" TO be distributed among his peculiar
heart the axiom quoted in his speech upon Ewng's
Fiscality, that "half loaf is better than no bread
The death of General Harrison and the consequent
accession of Mr.. Tyler to the Presidency wrought a
change in the aspect of Mr. Clay's future, and pro-
duced the most painful alterations of hope and fear
under his thinking cap. Would Mr., Tyler be can
ddate in lS44i Had not accident placed him before
all other Wings in the line of safe precedent. y
Was it not possible that he would ask his party TO
protect his fame by honoring him with an election to
the office which he had been called to fill by
contingency In either event. alas for the ong-che-
rished hopes of MIR. Clay, who in four years more
would be too full of years for service 1t was not
only possible but probable, and what was to be done
" Head him. was the decree head him, DIE
And how long was it before Mr.. Clay had made him
perfectly odous with the Wings, and with his power
over Congress placed him between the two greatpa
ties enjoying Headed,
dispatched he longer be feared as rival.
Mr.. Clay (who now " slept quietly o'nghts again, W
knowing that at this late day of his life he would add
nothing to his character public man, resigned his
seat in the Senate and retired to his home in Ken
lucky to rally his Charles and plan his campaign.
Mr.. Clay has resigned his seat in the Senate for he
is resolved to be Cesar, on nothing"
His most active friends at this time hose who
have stood by him ever since he apostacized from the
Republican party-who supported him in his political
contest with Gen Jackson-who the supple in
struments of the United States Bank and the advo-
Gates of the notorious American System" They
have already made partisan demonstration in North
Carolina and are at work throughout the Union like
So many moles beneath the surface, sapping and min
ing popular sentiment. Their issue-the issue which
they would make-is Clay no Clay" Asa Ten
nesseean, would not object to this for who can
doubt that the Hickory State, upon whose legislative
journals Henry Clay is recorded by unanimous vote
as having been party to bargain and corruption"
with John Quincy Adams for office, will render a
verdict of "No Clay" 1t is as certain as the sun.
OF the conduct of Mr.. Clay, the President and his
friends haye right TO complain. 1t has been I'M
worthy man occupying station exalted, and
possessing order of talent high that of which
Mr.. Clay boasls They have right to complain, to
be heard-and we have placed upon the outside of
this days paper a number of articles from the official
paper at Washington, measure of justice merely,
not being answerable for every sentiment therein adj
vanced We commend them to the attention of the
public; and be IL remembered they are copied from
the Madisonian, newspaper which was as 'the live
ly oracIes" to the Wing leaders of the State few
short months ago.
WAR IN AFFGHANIsTAN.-We find in late
London paper, the following letter from Lady
Sale, the wife Of Major General Sale, who was
separated from her husband at the time of the
late ragical events-she being at Cabul, and he
at Jellalabad. 1t will be remembered that sub
sequently to the date Of this letter, the troops
and Europeans at Cabul attempted to proceed 10
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