The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-11-04
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The following important facts are drawn fran
letter Of the Honorable John C. Spencer Srrr,,.-
Of War, and the speeches Of Messrs. Cu,hIas
Webster-ai Nhigs-or are matter. Of hi,tor, III.
have not been denied, or attempted to be denied
Ii is fact that the present Congress wasted re.-
the whole of the extra session and the entire ra,
session, (the latter the longest ever held !,
the organization Of the Government in an ef.-, P,
which one Bolts was the leader - 10 head the D.
sident"
That all this time was thus wasted-six monte
least OF u-in factious action IN facti0.. .
ton as Mr. Cushing has it, under the prelegl. vi,
the President was intriguing for recollection. .g
latlon oil The understanding express or implied .
der which he and Tippecanoe" were elected.
That upon the earliest occasion after the Pre,,5
ascertaIned what the pretence was under ghict
quarrel between him and Congress had been ,ri
and before any rupture had taken place eitbe-
tween himself and Congress or his Cabinet C,..
Tyler proposed TO his Cabinet General Harr
own mem TO make an announcement 10 Congre,, s-
the country, that would at least have given ar,-
direction to faction" as Mr. Spencer says if no, d.
armed the facuonlsts altogether. His propositi5rt
TO Imbody in his second veto on the Bank bill
tinet GUo,cal Of has determination not 10 be cIl -
The Presidency for a second term.
That while the war, thus encouraged and promo.
by the Presidents cabinet advisers was at IL. dai.
has assaants sent flag Of truce to the White Hol,
with proposition on behalf of these cabinet ,l,4-.
= Il.
moes,ed enjoyment of their places. Ii was a prom.
son 10 suspend hosliiiies for The present. on eoad
that these men should be retained in office
That these cabinet counselors finding them>e!J.,
thus deniiiltd with the hostile movements of n.
Bottses IN Congress, and anticipating perea,l, o.
dismissal or feeling that they deserved it, threw &.
thelr COMMISSIONS, and took sides openly witt D..
PRESIDENTS neutrality-suspicious. TO the world n.
honor and SegTespect compelled them to resign a..
that no man could hold seat in the cabinet con,
tenlly with ether.
That Granger, Ewing, SC, whose advice was a..
ca on 'his suoJect-seeing and knowing, as they n.
have seen and known, that such a course ON the p
OF The President would place Bolts and his coad d q,
hors du combat at least for the time beng-disit1
odrSed him not 10 lciihdru0 his name from The o
for second term.
That under this advice, the second veto wen. p,
Congress without this healing clause in it-tIa,s
vantage was taken Of the omission, in Congre,,
out oil II, TO re-assall and remalign motyes 90. o.
signs OF the President-that the message was rear
ed as cognovit or confession ON his part of d. mas,
had been charged by Bolts and his coad tutors.
the heading movement thus acquired a new lmr g.
and new recruts-the breach between the Pre- ....
and Congress wdened-and the business of Pre-.
dent-makinS, or unmaking, became exclusively .e
order Of the day
These are facts which have not been and ,--.
be denied-presenting state OF things hilbert r..
precedented IN tins countrythe wheels oflegi. ..-
wei nigh stopped Congress in session m0re (.
year, at an expense of millions and nothin. l.-.
many OF the States compelled to hold extra session.
OF their legislatures for want of action on the ait
iionment biii--the United States Treasury DR., a.i
the Government obligations dishonored for the ~ az,
OF revenue lawn word, the country and ID
great interests left to take care Of themselves
cause . casen was TO be made out against the Pr
sident at all hazards-Capt Tyler TO be headed abb.
Mr. Clay made President, let what would come.